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

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