fascinating Creek Street in Ketchican, Canada

poignant scene in the night market, Luxor, Egypt

waiting their turn outside the butcher shop

market scenes in the old city of El Kharga, Egyptwe

weary work

The ancient town of El Kasr, Egypt, from the cover of book 2

wearing the black makeup from goat’s horn blackened in fire and ground on a wetted stone

Considered a sign of beauty, these two ladies demonstrated the production and application of the ethnic makeup.

continuing my pictures of Pakistan

coffins in the graveyard of Karakal village in the Bomburet Valley

Most of the coffins were desecrated and many contained bones. The cemetery also featured two life-sized effigies, a custom that is fast disappearing.

images of Jordan from book 2

the atmospheric site of Umm Qais

sixth century floor mosaic in the chapel on Mount Nebo, where Moses climbed to survey the Promised Land - note the  spotted camel!

impressive gorge en route to the Dead Sea