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.
Guatemalan Woman, Chimaltenango
Barrel Racer, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Golden Curls and a Smile. Matt Davis Trail, Marin County, California
The Offering Bearer, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Modern Monochrome Stained Glass Madonna. Vatican City
Reading On the Metro, Paris
“That Seal is So Big!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Young Ladies, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Woman Wearing Hijab
Little Girl, Guatemala
Female Statue, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Paris Painter
Praying Madonna, Picture Over my Bed, The Convent of Suore Elisabetta dell’Olmata, Rome, Italy
Lynne and Ashley, Mother and Daughter, Marin County, CA
Grandmother’s Pearls, Marin County, California
An American Woman Reading on Board a Junk in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Sunset Walk Along the Seine, Paris
Colorful Textile Seller, Panajachel, Guatemala
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
Profile View of the Offering Bearer
Concern on a Second Grade Teacher’s Face. Aquarium of the Pacific Field Trip, Long Beach, California
Guatemalan Women, Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship Recipients (except Jacque)
Penguin interactions at the California Academy of Sciences
Sunrise, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Jacque and Scottie
Jacque – Ready to Explore Antigua, Guatmala
A Kiss for Baby Brother, Marin County, California
Laughing Friends. Vietnamese Coffee, Hanoi, Vietnam
Red, Paris
In the home of a Guatemalan woman
Skeletons and Lace, Cour d’Honneur, Palais Royal, Paris
A Little Salsa In the Streets of Antigua
San Francisco Metallic
Beautiful Vietnamese Women (and a Couple of American Ones, Too!) Hanoi, Vietnam
Wonder at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Native American Princess, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Look at Me and My Mussels!
Jacque – Shuttle to Antigua, Guatemala
Shy. On the Bus to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, California
Fingerpainting
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Lori Nelson, An American in Paris
Guatemalan Women (Except for Jacque)
A Walk Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Umbrellas at the Eiffel Tower
Kristine and Sadie Enjoying the Beach, Stinson Beach, California
Tree Hug Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Little Girl, Guatemala
Vietnamese Musician. Hanoi, Vietnam
Female Horse Rider, Hyde Park, London
Paris Sentinels
Woman with Flat Basket and Conical Hat. Hanoi, Vietnam
“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California
Female Sculpture, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy
Amanda, Marin County, California
Young Female Loom Artist, Antigua, Guatemala
Street Photo, Paris
Vietnamese Nursing Instructors Learning Teaching Methods. Hanoi, Vietnam
Street Photo, Paris
Along the Via Sacra, Rome
Classy Ladies in the Rain, Paris
Ishtar: Goddess of Love, War, Fertility, Sex
Aphrodite, Known as Venus de Milo, Louvre
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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