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