Alabama 1990
A preacher prepares a young woman for a Christian baptism in a rural Calhoun County, Ala. stream while members of the church choir add to the intensity of the ritual. I had only been working at The Anniston Star a few days when the paper’s ace photographer Ken Elkins asked me to join him on […]
Nepal 1984
I was on a 5-day summer hike in the foothills of the Himalayas, traversing paths through small villages, pastures and desolate boulder fields. At times I reached 9,000-plus feet, adding to the challenge. I camped in open fields, where I could most often find smooth, level ground. One morning I woke to the sound of […]
South Korea 1984
As I toured a U.S. Army outpost on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, I stumbled upon a ceremony involving the re-enlistment of an American soldier. In the background, on the North Korean side of the DMZ, as it’s been known since its establishment in 1953 following the end of the Korean War, […]
Yemen 1984
An idle shopkeeper in Sana’a Old City welcomed my interest in his distinguished almost regal manner, uncommon in the city’s ancient market. The city, Yemen’s capital, is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities and, at 7,500 ft., one of the highest.
Djibouti 1984
Impatient citizens attempt to circumvent the line in front of city hall and take their grievances directly to the mayor of Djibouti City through his office window. This former French colony is Africa’s smallest mainland country with a population of around 900,000. It features a harsh, arid landscape of desert, mountains and few trees. Strategically […]
India 1982
I walked out of an antiquity shop in New Dehli and saw a three-wheeled motorized rickshaw taxi waiting for customers. As I passed behind it the young driver, who had been sitting in the rear seat to escape the hot sun, turned to peer out the back window.
Saudi Arabia 1982
Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat, prior to speaking at a rally in Jeddah in fall 1982. Arafat had been on the run for several months, after Israel destroyed PLO headquarters in Lebanon in retaliation for PLO raids into Israel from south Lebanon. Several hundred people attended the event, including exiled former Ugandan President Idi […]
Myanmar 1982
Sitting in a taxi as we made our way through the streets of Yangon, the largest city and former capital, I saw this funeral procession. “Stop!” I told the driver and out the door I went. As Theravada Buddhists, practiced by about 80 percent of the population, the belief in reincarnation begins the moment of […]
Washington 1981
On Jan. 27, 1981, 52 Americans and their families arrive at the White House for a ceremony hosted by President Ronald Reagan. The Americans were released January 20 after being held hostage 444 days at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. Their release came during President Reagan’s inauguration ceremony – former President Jimmy Carter had […]