The Wikkis

The Wikkis

After a long day of ceremony, the already inebriated Wikkis, continue their debauchery and comical antics entertaining the villagers.

  • Location:Salguero, Ecuador
  • Year Taken:2019
Fancy Fantasia Horse

Fancy Fantasia Horse

A rider and his exquisitely costumed horse prepare to perform in a reenactment of a fantasia, traditional cavalry charge, in Morocco. 

  • Location:Marrakesh, Morocco
  • Year Taken:2016
Batak Bride

Batak Bride

I was blessed to be invited to attend a wedding by a new friend when visiting Tuktuk on Lake Toba in Indonesia. Originally a culture that practiced Animism, I craved to learn more about this beautiful unique culture. 

  • Location:TukTuk, Indonesia
  • Year Taken:2020
Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac Ranch

Somewhere between the southeast and the southwestern US you can find the Cadillac Ranch along an old road. Decades of spray paint cover a dozen or so junk Cadillacs in the middle of nowhere, attracting the type of tourist, such as myself, interested in unusual and bizarre sites. 

  • Location:Middle America, USA
  • Year Taken:2017
Indigo and Herbs

Indigo and Herbs

Brilliant indigo for sale by a merchant, along with other Moroccan herbs, at a market in the Sahara Desert. Natural indigo is used to dye clothes and paint with throughout Morocco, often coloring the backdrops of villages of the Sahara desert. 

  • Location:Sahara Desert, Morocco
  • Year Taken:2016
Temple Treats

Temple Treats

Treats of sugared shaved coconut and a local stimulant for combating sleepiness are sold in the street market outside of Anaradhapura's ancient city temple in Sri Lanka.

  • Location:Anaradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Year Taken:2020
Dance With Us

Dance With Us

Paraders in whimsical TV headdresses and Caribbean costumes entertain locals in the streets of a French Rivera town for the annual Fête du Mimosa, in celebration of its namesake the mimosa flower.

  • Location:Mandelieu-le-Napoule, France
  • Year Taken:2018
Mother of the Sahara

Mother of the Sahara

Whenever I visit cultures of Indigenous people I am interested in meeting the medicine people. So I was honored to be introduced to this mother and medicine woman in the Saharah desert. Here she weaves a traditional Moroccan rug, which tells a story through elaborate designs. 

  • Location:Sahara Desert, Morocco
  • Year Taken:2017
Carousel in a Bubble

Carousel in a Bubble

Almost all french towns have their own carousel and on this day I was delighted to find massive bubbles floating alongside one of the largest in South France. 

  • Location:Aix-en-Provence, France
  • Year Taken:2018
Serene Escape in Lake Atitlan

Serene Escape in Lake Atitlan

A picturesque lakeside retreat offers serenity to travelers on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.

  • Location:Santa Cruz, Guatemala
  • Year Taken:2019
Wikki Between Worlds

Wikki Between Worlds

A mural of Ecuador's iconic traditional figure, the Wikki, is presented among antiquated buildings in the old town center of Cuenca.

  • Location:Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Year Taken:2019
Angel Under the Moon

Angel Under the Moon

A statue of an angel sits regally along Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome Italy with a half-moon lingering overhead. 

  • Location:Rome, Italy
  • Year Taken:2019
Batak Wedding Gifts

Batak Wedding Gifts

Women pour their gifts of rice for the bride and groom into colorful woven bags in the small town of Tuk Tuk on Lake Toba. 

  • Location:Tuk Tuk, Indonesia
  • Year Taken:2020