Interesting People

Here's some of my favourite portrait shots of people around the world
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an old man with white hair and beard standing in front of a wooden building wearing a blue shirt
I met Noah in a Rastafarian village in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. "We don't say hello, because hell is below. We say blessed," he told me. I asked him to save me a place in his ark.
three people standing next to each other with hats on their heads and one woman wearing a white shirt
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I met these four sisters on a walk along the shores of Lake Titicaca.
a man in a red shirt is eating food by the ocean and trees with an island in the background
In the Cook Islands, Jay demonstrates how to peel a ripe coconut. I don't know if he's been sharpening his teeth on pine trees, but that's some strong jaws (and arms) he's got there.
a man with no shirt holding a stick in the woods near some trees and plants
I met this fellow in Papua New Guinea. He came out the jungle screaming. The first words out my mouth: "Can't we all just get along?"
two women are playing the guitar while another woman is sitting on the ground in front of them
Argentina has the flair of the tango, a blend of stylish European culture and hot-blooded Latin lunacy. At a weekend street market in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, I saw people with genuine smiles on their faces.
a woman dressed in blue and green is dancing on the street with other people behind her
The Queen of the Batteria approaches after an exhausting 80 minutes dancing in stilettos, leading her 4000-strong school through Rio's packed Sambadrome. This is the spirit of Carnaval!
some people are holding up signs and balloons
A crowd gathers to welcome a friend off the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn. Problem was, she wasn't on it.
an older man wearing a black hat next to a woman in green shirt and striped shirt
Robin Esrock - Author, Travel Writer and TV Host
In the small Transylvanian village of Ture, I meet Jonim, a 76 year old farmer, with a twinkle in his eye that still makes the ladies smile.
two men standing next to each other in a field with a camera on their shoulder
Robin Esrock - Author, Travel Writer and TV Host
Men and their tools. Intrepid cameraman Sean Cable meets a Masai Warrior in Masai Mara National Park.
two young boys sitting on a park bench
Twin brothers offering shoe shines in Guatemala. I asked them if they concentrate on one foot each. They were not amused.
a man standing next to a blue motorcycle
Carlos Silveria, the sensory guide of blind walking tours in Lisbon, has been blind since he was a baby, but lives a largely independent life. During the tours, he explains some of the challenges of being blind, and some of the practicalities of modern living.
Warao sisters in Venezuela's Orinoco Delta. What struck me about my interaction with the Warao is how quiet they are - as if they communicate in jungle telepathy. Children Laughing, Franz Liszt, Annie Dillard, University Of New Hampshire, Andre Kertesz, Alfred Stieglitz, Rainer Maria Rilke, Frank Frazetta, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Warao sisters in Venezuela's Orinoco Delta. What struck me about my interaction with the Warao is how quiet they are - as if they communicate in jungle telepathy.