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faces with a leica | the Desert - Tucson, Arizona | Pohnpei, Micronesia -FSM- 2010, 2011 | ** just a little light ** | ** the poor the needy the begging the cons and the giving of alms ** | leica b and w | love the child | ** Kam Agroforestry in a 300 Year Old Village ** a UNESCO/UNDESA funded project. China | ** Kam Local Agriculture and Pisciculture ** a UNESCO/UNDESA funded project. China | Toys Children Make, Children's Innovations | ** NEPAL ** ** What I Saw ** | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Environment Day June 2006 | * * TIBET * * A People and Their Culture * * August 2006 | Leica M9 | Two Days of Protests in San Francisco, California. Olympic Torch April 8-9, 2008 | Tibet Day 2009 | *** personal favorites *** | Images That Hold Special Meaning or Interest to Me | Galleries of Cities and Villages that I have visited in China. | Market Day | The Many Faces of Humankind | hands | Black and White images | FLOWERS and other plants | Animals I have had the pleasure to enjoy the company of and some I wish could have had a better life. | 6 and 8 legged animals ++ Click on thumbnails to enlarge image++ | Reptiles and Amphibians I have had the pleasure to meet. | Environmental Impacts | ** Love That Bird ** | ** the cat and the child ** | ** just a little black and white ** | Various images of electronics | The Beach | Animals used for medicine. | In Box | Nascar: infineon Raceway - June, 2010 | Pohnpaid * Pohnpei * Petroglyphs- October 2010 | What i saw | Weekend retreat. | Ohmine Public Elementary School | An assault on Dr. Amy Eisenberg.

The Many Faces of Humankind

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Three boys eating chips Dali China Two elder woman Dali China .jpg Elder in Dali, China Elder herdsman in mountains at Tiger Leaping Gorge China .jpg Legless and hunting through the garbage and still smiling. 4974.jpg Old woman in marketplace.jpg
Elder women in Dali China talking about? .jpg Bai woman who fishes with cormorants.jpg Arc welding while the helper is watching without eye protection. Jishou City, China. Butcher in outdoor market. Jishou City China. .jpg Children from Ping Shan Po Days end after working on a temple for worship near Ping Shan Po
Children playing with a dying duck in Birdflu territory. Ping shan Po winter 2005-2006 Day worker. Jishou City China. .jpg Elder after a long day working in a hilltop structure for worship. Near Ping Shan Po Shopping. Downtown Jishou City China. .jpg Smiling elder. Jishou City China. .jpg Day workers. Jishou City China. .jpg
World turned upside down. Jishou City, China. Elders smoking on a sunny day Dali, China. Mill for separating and bagging seed Dali, China. Miao Drum Princess. Dehang, China. Elder during work with pyracantha. Horseneck, China. Two women discussing . . . . Jishou City, China.
Miao Elder in Horseneck, China. Two girls telling a secret, Ping Shan Po Elder near lake Zai Long, Wuling Mts, Hunan Province, China. Childs eyes. Jishou City China. Are you talking to me? Jishou City, China. Not quite a face in the crowd. Jishou City, China.
Basket maker. Dehang Village, China. Women in traditional Miao dress. Dehang Village, China. Child being held by mother. Jishou City, China Girl washing clothes in rice paddy, Ping Shan Po Village Tujia elder farmer, Ping Shan Po Village On a back alley in Shanghai.
Elder in a back alley, Hongkou District, Huoshan neighborhood. A lovely person to meet. Hongkou District, Huoshan neighborhood. Worker at drum ceremony, Dehang Village, China Young boy and puppies A great guy. Protecting his head from the sun and the hot season has not yet begun.
Young boy from outdoor market. In the market Good ole home rolled cigarette but I don't think he will be any better off. Elder in Jishou City, Hunan Province, China I don't know. Stone cutter for gravestones
Carving a grave marker. Wuan Kou Town, Guizhou Province, China Tujia Elder, Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Hunan Province, China Tujia elder. Yuanjajie, Hunan Province, China Tujia elder. Yuanjajie, Hunan Province, China Yuan Kou, Guizhou Province, China. Yuan Kou, Guizhou Province, China.
Bringing in vegetables from the field, Panzai, Guizhou Province, China Selling roosters, Guizhou Province, China Miao elder, Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Miao baby, Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Miao Elder, Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China
Hmong Spring Festival celebration in Panzhai, January 2006, Guizhou Province, China Hmong (Miao) mourning period. Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Hmong (Miao) mourning period. Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Rabbit ears. Panzhai, Guizhou Province, China Making dough. Wangcun Village, Hunan Province, China. Talking about Buddhism. Wuling Mts., Hunan, China
Two women relaxing in the shade on a hot and humid day. Ping Shan Po Village, Wuling Mts, Hunan, China Working the fields. A day at school with a stranger. Going home after working in the fields. Stopping from field work to speak with us and to sing. Hand of security.
Floating on air. Child-sitting-in-chair-.jpg Father and child. Not so happy during school. Two boys. Curious kids.
Shading herself with a towel, this elderly woman ate her evening meal. On closer observation I noticed she was very blind. Schoolyard kids. Gao Shan, a high mountain village, Hunan Province, China. Young agriculturist. He was very kind and showed us a shortcut back to the road. Young mother and child with traditional Miao headwear. Buddhist monk using a reference book for fortunes. Eating a bit of lunch.
Resting after working in a hillside community doing construction. Young girl. Playing and relaxing. Mother and child. Cleaning and peeling potoatoes. Mother and child.
Taking a break. Veiw from the school. Traditional white headdress of the Miao Her son was for sale. Market day 2 Market day 6
Reflection or not. Market day 31 Young girl at outdoor market. #1 Young girl in market. #2 Young girl #3. Young girl in marketplace. #4
Granddaughter. t1%2f14%2f637114%2f4%2f61108041.Begging.jpg Staying out of the rain. Selling the vegetables she grows. 78 years old. #2 Selling produce. The eyes of youth.
A strong disagreement not often seen on the open forum. Sidewalk selling of produce and a friendly smile. Sitting by the fire as the rain falls. Visiting with her baby. Saying goodbye. Hmong elder cleaning rice she has grown and sells.
Captured laugh. Road worker #1. Sitting. Rolled and ready. Two people. Rolling one.
An elder grandfather working wood. #1 In another home a blanket we gave to a poor and needy family. Blind. Mr. Wu Aunt #1 and nephew and the family guard dog and I do mean guard dog. Using all of her strength and wanting no help, she got out of bed to greet us on our second visit.
Market day 3 Market day 4 Market day 11 Market day 14 Market day 15 Market day 16
Maket day 17 Market day 18 Going for a ride in a 3 wheeler. Mother and child. Running on empty Trapped #1
Second look. #2 Squeezeum Tire recycler. Hmong elder working on his roof. Got doors. Nanhua Village in Guizhou Province: Traditional silver work
Nanhua Village: Hmong girl in traditional dress Boy at recycling center. Jishou City, China. Recycling center. Workers. Jishou City, China. Working at the recycling center. Jishou City, China. Unlit cigarette. Recycling center.
A hot a humid day for a small girl. She found relief by sitting in a hat in the shade. Waving goodbye. Sewing on the dragon tail for new years. Pan Zhai Village, Guizhou, China Day laborers waiting for work. Day lober Day labor
Waiting for a sale. Not in the card game. Remote village, China. 2006 Hmong elder in a high mountain village near Gao Shan, Hunan Province, China. Bright sun. Near Gao Shan, Hunan Province, China This isn't what he wants.
Children gathered by a store. Hmong elder feeding her chickens. A smoke. Got it. Dong timber land owner. Timber worker. Chaiyuan, Jinping county, Guizhou Province, China
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Katmandu, Nepal Nepal Kam elder. Kam female elder Kam female elder Kam child.
Three young Kam children. Male Kam elder. Kam child and grandmother. Kam child. 60 plus years of marriage. t6%2f14%2f637114%2f4%2f71179460.lxQx0vLf.jpg
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LCosta 04-Aug-2011 15:21
Amazing talent- I applaud your effort in sharing.
Pat Cheah 06-Jul-2011 11:44
Brilliant capture of the essence of rural China lifestyle and the Chinese ethnic minorities.
I do not see ugly people as suggested by some. I see stories of their life etched deep in their faces . The innocent youths,the beautiful maidens, the wise old generation,the hard working young men. That is the fact of life,some confronting images but beautifully captured in your images.
A.Arif 26-Oct-2010 10:06
excellent gallery V
Aliti Vunisea 17-Sep-2010 06:49
lovely photos...faces of human kind in all its form- awesome
John Amato 30-Mar-2009 11:31
To answer the comment below: If you see only ugly faces here, then that is your perception, and a sad one. There are faces here from others countries besides China and there are a number of ethnic minorities. Many people had no problem with being photographed, as can be seen by a number of the expressions. And we move on.
Jack T. 16-Aug-2008 19:57
Don't you mean the "many ugly faces of rural China"? Looks like you went looking for the ugliest people you can find just to photograph them. So you go around in poor cities and photograph these unfortunate people and put up their faces on the internet for everybody to look at, like their some kind of freak show and without their permission.
thomas 20-Jul-2008 00:27
a very human gallery! great work!
John Amato 08-Jan-2007 15:38
Yes. Look around at the millions of photographs of candid photographs of people taken all over the world by millions of photographers and posted in many thousands of locations. When public, it is ok. If used for other purposes you need to get a model release.
Johnna 08-Jan-2007 09:21
is legal to take someone's photos and post it publicly without their permission?
MeiSon Cheong 22-Dec-2006 14:25
Great collection! Awesome!
Petros Labrakos 04-Dec-2006 08:06
an excellent gallery
with top quality portraits
regards
(V)
Daniel Yang 29-Oct-2006 20:55
so authentic. I feel I can really recognize some of them, that kind of feeling.
Rosa 26-Oct-2006 16:08
You got a really amazing gallery here...
fred_il 17-Oct-2006 13:40
Just fabulous!!
VOte!
Brent Andersen 14-Sep-2006 03:29
Thanks for sharing your great galleries. I actually feel a kinship to these people. Great work! Thanks also for visiting my galleries. voted
MarkoP 02-Aug-2006 09:51
really nice gallery
Clarke & Emi 31-Jul-2006 03:05
Excellent portrait gallery! Love every pic. V
sushislee 14-Jul-2006 16:15
wonderful wonderfull!!!! congratulations! and your project are very interesting!
Jean-Marc MICHEL 13-Jul-2006 05:40
Nice colours and contrasts for this gallery.I leave in Asia where you have chinese people but differents faces, so thank you for sharing this country with us. Congratulations. Best regards.J-Marc.
dancy 08-Jul-2006 10:58
You should have good tricks to attract others' eye contact to your focusing camera. Good job.
Ralph 07-Jul-2006 08:02
Stunning, touching and heartbreaking. Vote
TS. Bok 03-Jul-2006 14:41
Beautiful gallery.
Kasia Guess 30-Jun-2006 15:14
beautiful pictures of beautiful people, congratulations
Soenda 26-Jun-2006 23:34
Thank you, John, for sharing these people with us. It's the next best thing to being able to meet them ourselves. Still, when I come to visit this gallery, I find myself looking for the same favorites.

S.
Dave Gilbert 21-Jun-2006 20:44
Top notch stuff
Iain M Norman 01-Jun-2006 11:19
Very thought provoking faces.
yannick Beunard 29-May-2006 10:04
wonderful gallery and very nice portraits !
Guest 03-May-2006 13:47
A wonderful glimpse into China. Dali was one of my favorite places when we went to Yunnan.
Tony Yong 09-Apr-2006 14:38
Very interesting portraits!
Ellen Beyerlein 04-Mar-2006 17:45
You capture their souls on film
Guest 23-Feb-2006 12:45
Lovely series John.
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