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.

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