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
The Offering Bearer, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Toddler Twins, San Francisco Bay Area
Colorful Textile Seller, Panajachel, Guatemala
Modern Monochrome Stained Glass Madonna. Vatican City
Amanda, Marin County, California
Along the Via Sacra, Rome
Kristine and Sadie Enjoying the Beach, Stinson Beach, California
Native American Princess, Pendleton Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon
Street Photo, Paris
Shy. On the Bus to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach, California
Woman Wearing Hijab
Red, Paris
Sunrise, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Guatemalan Women, Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship Recipients (except Jacque)
Female Statue, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
Reading On the Metro, Paris
Profile View of the Offering Bearer
Look at Me and My Mussels!
A Walk Near Muir Woods National Park, California
Guatemalan Women (Except for Jacque)
Little Girl, Guatemala
Paris Sentinels
Golden Curls and a Smile. Matt Davis Trail, Marin County, California
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: