Today marks International Women’s Day! To commemorate, here is a gallery of some of the women I’ve photographed in various parts of the world over the last few years. Most are just going about their days, some are sculptural renditions, and their is one painting of a very special lady, indeed. Whatever they are doing, wherever they are, they sparkle both individually, and as a colorful, beautiful mosaic.
Kristine and Sadie Enjoying the Beach, Stinson Beach, California
Barrel Racer, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Amanda, Marin County, California
A Little Salsa In the Streets of Antigua
Sunset Walk Along the Seine, Paris
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Little Girl, Guatemala
An American Woman Reading on Board a Junk in Halong Bay, Vietnam
In the home of a Guatemalan woman
Street Photo, Paris
Red, Paris
Lynne and Ashley, Mother and Daughter, Marin County, CA
San Francisco Metallic
Tree Hug Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Umbrellas at the Eiffel Tower
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Golden Curls and a Smile. Matt Davis Trail, Marin County, California
Concern on a Second Grade Teacher’s Face. Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip, Long Beach, California
Native American Princess, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Sunrise, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Colorful Textile Seller, Panajachel, Guatemala
Young Female Loom Artist, Antigua, Guatemala
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Jacque – Ready to Explore Antigua, Guatmala
Modern Monochrome Stained Glass Madonna. Vatican City
Guatemalan Women, Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship Recipients (except Jacque)
Shy. On the Bus to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, California
Along the Via Sacra, Rome
Classy Ladies in the Rain, Paris
Jacque and Scottie
Guatemalan Woman, Chimaltenango
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Paris Sentinels
“That Seal is So Big!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Grandmother’s Pearls, Marin County, California
Wonder at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Jacque – Shuttle to Antigua, Guatemala
Praying Madonna, Picture Over my Bed, The Convent of Suore Elisabetta dell’Olmata, Rome, Italy
Young Ladies, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Profile View of the Offering Bearer
Female Sculpture, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy
The Offering Bearer, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Aphrodite, Known as Venus de Milo, Louvre
Fingerpainting
A Kiss for Baby Brother, Marin County, California
Lori Nelson, An American in Paris
Female Statue, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Street Photo, Paris
Laughing Friends. Vietnamese Coffee, Hanoi, Vietnam
Beautiful Vietnamese Women (and a Couple of American Ones, Too!) Hanoi, Vietnam
Ishtar: Goddess of Love, War, Fertility, Sex
Woman with Flat Basket and Conical Hat. Hanoi, Vietnam
Guatemalan Women (Except for Jacque)
Vietnamese Musician. Hanoi, Vietnam
Reading On the Metro, Paris
Penguin interactions at the California Academy of Sciences
Vietnamese Nursing Instructors Learning Teaching Methods. Hanoi, Vietnam
Little Girl, Guatemala
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Female Horse Rider, Hyde Park, London
Paris Painter
A Walk Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Woman Wearing Hijab
Look at Me and My Mussels!
Taken individually, each is cause for celebration in her own right. When considered as symbolic of all of us women, the collage forms a pleasing and consistent whole .
For International Women’s Day 2016, Google travelled around the world and asked women to complete the phrase #OneDayIWill. Here are some great responses from London:
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#OneDayIWill visit the North and the South Poles and every country in between!
#OneDayIWill fly!!! This latter dream I posted on Twitter and Google responded! Here’s the Twitter conversation:
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
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