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.

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

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