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.

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

#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