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.

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

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