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.

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

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