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Blog - On My Own: A Self-Portrait

FotoweekDC, advice from National Geographic, and more...

Nov 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

My last 5 days included 5,000 miles of flying and more than 300 miles of driving. I went from a photography awards ceremony and reception at the National Geographic Society in DC, followed by a gallery opening and a meeting with the Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic the next day, to a red-eye flight back to the west coast to shoot a 50th Wedding Anniversary party in Seal Beach and then to Santa Barbara to attend one of my good friends wedding receptions. At least I'm keeping busy...

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Camps (Part II) - Moqoble and the Syrian Kurds

Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments

The Syrian Kurds living at the Moqoble Refugee Camp are officially recognized by the UNHCR as stateless. They have no citizenship. No country. No home.

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Kurdish Refugee & IDP Camps (Part I)

Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments

I'm down to my last day here in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and have seen all that I can this trip. As promised, here is the low down on my experiences with the camps I visited and an update on my life with the Dizayee tribe.

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