Palais Royal Courtyard, Paris

International Women’s Day

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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.

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

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:

#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:

Child, Little Girl, Field Trip

“I’m Flying!” Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California