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Wandering through the Kasbah in Akka. #morocco #photography #streetphotography #fotografia #travel #documentary #portrait #travelphotography

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This morning we enjoyed the vast, silent majesty of the Sahara desert in Morocco. #morocco #desert #photography #fotografia #travel #documentary #landscape #travelphotography

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Kenyan Somali women erect a shelter called an “aqal” in northwest Kenya. These portable shelters are dome shaped and covered with thick grass mats and carried on the backs of camels when disassembled. #photography #africa #kenya #somalis #documentaryphotography #portrait #nomads #travel

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Kenya in two portraits: coastal Swahili and Northern Samburu. #kenya #africa #portrait #portraitphotography #photography #travel #safari

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Walking down a narrow chasm to the Treasury of Petra, one walks in the footsteps of the ancients. #jordan #petra #history #archaeology #travel #voyages #photography #landscape #adventure #middleast

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“All at once the desert was everywhere, and I was overcome with a feeling of relief. Sand, rocks, hills — the whole landscape was tinted the same shade of orange as the sky.” — Jasmin Darznik #photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #jordan #desert

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I used to take photos for Doctors Without Borders, which took me to some far-flung places. In this case the war troubled region of (now) South Sudan. This is a Dinka boy in front of a crashed food transport plane. #photography #documentary #MSF #africa #portraits #travel #safari #people #southsudan

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Sleepy kitty at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem. #photography #cats #islam #travel #portrait #wander #middleeast #felines #furface #animalworld #jerusalem

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It was 1988 when I made this photo of a Somali man and his daughter filling water skins at a mountain stream in northern Somalia. This was right before the civil war when I could still travel safely. Pastoral traditions continue even now. #photography #film #somalia #nomads #documentary #portrait

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Ma’in Hot Springs in the hills above the Dead Sea. Once the therapeutic retreat for Herod the Great to bathe his skin sores, it’s now a popular waterfalls and thermal springs site for Jordanian visitors. #photography #jordan #landscape #landscapephotography #history #waterfalls

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A Samburu guide on our walking safari in the Mathews Range mountains in northern Kenya. His antique era rifle still seemed serviceable. #photography #safari #kenya #portrait #portraitphotography #travel #adventure #wanderlust #holiday#voyages #people #landscape #culture #samburu #fotographia

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When I lived in Jordan I followed the path of the Arab Revolt in the Great War. Instrumental to the ouster of the Ottoman authorities was T.E. Lawrence. This castle in Azrak was one of the bases from which attacks were launched. #photography #history #landscape #WWI #travel #documentary #middleast

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You meet the nicest people in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In this case, a Coptic Cleric from Egypt deep in the cavernous recesses of the church. #photography #portraitphotography #christianity #portrait #religion #travel #jerusalem #travelohotography #voyages #middleeast #church

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In Kenya you meet the most interesting people. Here, I photographed Lupita Nyong’o on a fashion shoot in Tsavo West National Park before she attained Hollywood glory some years later. #portrait #portraitphotography #fashion #celebrity #hollywood #kenya #photography #hollywoodstar #tsavo

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I could spend years on the streets of Cairo trying to capture the ever shifting spirit of this loud, chaotic, dynamic city. If it doesn’t move, then it’s ancient history! #photography #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel #voyages #streetphotography #documentary #culture #history #egypt #cairo

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Two fishing pirogues glide serenely upriver in the Sine Saloum delta of Senegal. Days of perfect calm and peace. #wanderlust #photography #fotographia #travelphotography ##africa #senegal #landscapephotography #landscape #zen

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An old fashioned merry-go-round at the Christmas market, 2024, Brussels, Belgium. #photography #fotographia #streetphotography #brussels #travel

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"When you're in the desert, you look into infinity.... It makes you feel terribly small, and also in a strange way, quite big." ~ David Lean #jordan #photography #fotographia #landscape #landscapephotography #desert #environment #wadirum #adventure #travel #travelphotography #adventuretravel #wander

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A mountain village in Oman. One of my favorite countries to visit to get off the beaten track. #photography #oman #travel #travelphotography #landscape #adventure #middleeast #arab #fotographia #adventuretravel

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Anyone who has a cat knows this look. #wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife #cats #samburu #travelphotography

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Close encounter of the feline kind. While staying in a cottage in the Tsavo West national park a pride of lions wandered outside hunting buffalo. Here we came face to face to each other’s surprise! #wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife

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Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate! Since food is the center piece of this holiday (and life), I present to you Senegal’s national dish of fish and rice (ceeb-u-jeen). Magnifique! #photography #travelphotography #senegal #food #culture #africa #travel #voyages #globalcuisine

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“The Treasury" is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom. The ancient Middle East is a mind boggling patchwork of overlapping kingdoms and cultures. #photography #jordan #petra #history #travel #wanderlust #archaeology #mideast #architecture #landscape

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Egypt: the fountainhead of civilization. When I was a child I used to pore over old pictures of the pyramids; visiting them was like walking through a dream. #photography #fotographia #egypt #pyramids #archaeology #history #landscape #sphynx #mideast #travel #wanderlust

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Jerusalem - varieties of religious experience. City of faiths, passions and histories. #photography #documentary #religion #jerusalem #israel #history #mideast #fotographia #travel #wanderlust

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There are still many beautiful things in this world, if you open your eyes. Let’s fight to keep them for future generations. #photography #fotografia #landscapephotography #landscape #africa #middleeast #conservation #environment #world

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These Somali camel herders are watering their herds at a deep well in the deserts of northern Somalia. They regulate their lives according to the needs of their livestock. #photography #portraitphotography #somalis #nomads #portraits #africa

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Remember that libraries are proof that not every goddamned thing needs to be “for profit.”

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I spent many years in the Somali inhabited areas of the Horn of Africa, which made it easier to gain the trust of people for candid portraits like this. #photography #portraitphotography #fotographia ##wanderlust #travel #africa #kenya #portrait #blackandwhitephotography #nikon

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St. Louis, Senegal, stuck in traffic on the way to the Jazz Festival, I grabbed this image from my taxi. Serendipity abounds! Keep your eyes open. #photography #fotographia #streetphotography #wanderlust #travel #africa #senegal #portrait

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If you are a cat lover, then go to Istanbul, which is cat heaven. #photography #fotografia #cats #istanbul #travel

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I’ve also lived over thirty years in Africa and am profoundly grateful for all it has taught me. I’m currently in Senegal and will post photos of this magnificent continent to challenge the victimhood tropes it’s saddled with. Follow the ride! #photography #fotographia #travel #africa #portraits

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To get the measure of a person look them in the eye. #photography #fotographia #portrait #travel

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Omani elders at a livestock auction. A more dignified group of men is hard to imagine. #photography #fotographia #travel #arabworld

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I had the honor of living four years in the Middle East and to experience its wonders, peoples and beauties. I’ll be posting photos of my travels to try and challenge tropes and stereotypes that narrow our world. #photography #fotographia #travel

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Now that BlueSky is on everyone’s radar… disinformation, harassment, propaganda, and community-pollution operations are getting more sophisticated. It’s—on purpose—an open-protocol network. Lotsa innovation happening. But also exploitation. Say vigilant about what blocklists you subscribe to. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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