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.

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