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.

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

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