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.

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