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