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  Documentary travel photography of Cuba and the Cuban people's culture.

  Cuba

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  Documentary Photographs of Lago Atitlan in Guatemala's Western Highlands

  Lago Atitlan Guatemala

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  Documentary Photography of Semana Santa Processions or Holy Week Processions in Antigua, Guatemala

  Semana Santa - Holy Week Processions in Antigua, Guatemala

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  Documentary Photography of the Fiesta De Santo Tomas (Feast Of Saint Thomas) in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

  Fiesta De Santo Tomas. Chichicastenango, Guatemala

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  Documentary Photography of the Mam Mayas in Todos Santos Cuchumatanes, Guatemala.

  Mam Mayas, Todos Santos Guatemala

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  Documentary Photography of the Garifuna Culture in Livingston, Guatemala

  Garifuna Culture in Livingston, Guatemala

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  Documentary Travel Photography of the Mundo Maya Mecca - Guatemalan Highlands

  Mundo Maya Mecca - Guatemalan Highlands

• Documentary Photography of Mayan Culture, Maya Temples, Mayan Rituals & Festivals

  La Ruta Maya, The Mayan Route

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  Documentary & Travel Photography of Israel & Israeli Culture

  Israel

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  Documentary Travel Photography of Istanbul Turkey

  Istanbul Turkey

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  Travel documentary photography of Santorini Island, Greece

  Santorini Island, Greece

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  Documentary Photographs of the Lacandon Mayan Culture in Chiapas, Mexico

  Lacandon Mayans in Chiapas Mexico

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  Documentary Photographs of Meteora Monasteries in Greece

  Meteora Monasteries, Greece

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  Documentary Photography of Goa, India.

  Goa India

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  Documentary Photography of Kerala, India.

  Kerala India

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  Documentary Photographs of Theyyam Ritual Dancers in Kerala, India.

  Kerala India - Theyyam Ritual Dance

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  Documentary photos of traditional fishermen in Kerala along the Malabar Coast of Kerala State in Southern India.

  Kerala India - Traditional Fishermen of Kerala India

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  Travel Photography of The Amalfi Coast Italy (Italian: Costiera Amalfitana Italia) along the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Campania Region of Italy.

  Amalfi Coast Italy

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  Documentary Photography of Rajasthan, India and Rajasthani Culture

  Rajasthan India

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  Travel Photography of The Riviera di Levante Italy - The Italian Riviera

  Riviera di Levante Italy

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  Documentary Photography of Fiesta De San Fermin - Running of The Bulls, Pamplona, Spain

  Fiesta De San Fermin - Running of The Bulls, Pamplona, Spain

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  Travel Photography of Venice Italy - Venezia Italia and Venetian Lagoon

  Venice Italy

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  Travel documentary photographs of Vancouver and British Columbia, Canada

  Vancouver & British Columbia, Canada

• Photography of Mohawk Legends

  Mohawk Legends

I'm a travel photojournalist and documentary photographer with 35+ years of professional photography experience. I was born in Montreal and moved to Milan, Italy in 1987, where I lived and worked for 9-years as a photographer. While in Italy I continued shooting travel and documentary photography working for Italian magazines and other magazines around the…

Cover photograph and profile/portfolio is published in Asian Photography Magazine (Mumbai, India) May 2011 issue. See PDF here

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  Rajasthani camel-driver in the Thar Desert, near Khuri Village, Rajasthan, India is published in Asian Photography Magazine
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  Lago Atitlan Guatemala in Asian Photography Magazine interview
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  Cuban boy with baseball glove, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba published in Asian Photography Magazine interview.
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  Mam Mayan shepherd, La Ventosa, Guatemala published in Asian Photography Magazine interview
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  Asian Photography Magazine potfolio and interview of photographer Robert Leon.
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  Greek Woman Laughing & Cuban Woman with Saint published in Asian Photography Magazine
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  Sadhu at Pushkar in Rajasthan, India is published in Asian Photography Magazine

Asian Photography Magazine Pro-Profile: Robert Leon "The Colour of Magic" By Karina Aggarwal As a kid Robert Leon would help his father make black and white prints, mesmerized by the images…

F8 Magazine Cover with Interview and Photography Portfolio (January 2011) See PDF

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  Mohawk Warrior on F8 Magazine cover
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  Lacandon Mayan boy at Lacanja Falls in F8 Magazine
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  F8 Magazine Interview and Portfolio
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  Mohawk Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Mohawk Warrior in F8 Magazine interview with portfolio
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  Yucateca Mayan Man at Chichen Itza, Mexico in F8 Magazine
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  F8 Magazine Interview with Portfolio
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  Cuban Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Woman in Rajasthan India grinding grain in F8 Magazine
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  Rajasthani boy running on textiles in Rajasthan, India in F8 Magazine
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  India Culture and Guatemala Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Me with yogi buddies, Rajasthan India in F8 Magazine

F8 Magazine Interview (January 2011)   Who is Robert Leon? I'm originally from Montreal Canada and I've been a professional photographer for the past 30-years. I started in photography as an advertising and corporate photographer and in 1987…

Documentary Travel Photograph of young boy running in Rajasthan India is Finalist in THE OPEN 2012 Photography Competition.Documentary photograph of a Rajasthani boy running across textiles in Rajasthan, India is chosen as a Finalist in THE OPEN 2012 World Open of Photography competition in Open Category. See more documentary photography and travel photos of Rajasthan…

Black & White Spider Awards Nominee Announcement - Photo of Woman Swimming is Nominated in 16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Photo of Boy Running on Textiles in Rajasthan India gets Honorable Mention in Black & White Spider Awards Children of the World Category Photo of Fisherman in Net is Nominee in Black & White Spider Awards Professional Silhouette Category Photo of Fisherman in Net gets Honorable Mention in The Black & White Spider Awards Photo of Woman in Rajasthan India is Black and White Spider Awards Nominee Photo of Cuban Children is Black and White Spider Awards Nominee Photo of Mayan shepherd in Guatemala receives Black and White Spider Awards Honorable Mention Vancouver Travel Photographer for The New York Times Story on Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Editorial Assignment Photographer in Vancouver for The New York Times story on Emily Carr Vancouver Photographer for The New York Times feature story on painter Sara Genn Vancouver travel photographer for The New York Times Travel 36 Hours in Vancouver story Documentary photographs of the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India in Feature Shoot Editorial photography about "Elements of Nature and Consciousness" in Science To Sage magazine Editorial Photography story Dance of the Masculine & Feminine Divine in Science To Sage Magazine Nominee in Portrait Photography & People Photography categories in The 6th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Story & Photography of Amalfi Coast Italy in Dolce Vita Magazine Asian Photography Magazine Interview with Cover Photograph and Portfolio Published F8 Magazine Cover with Interview and Portfolio Photos of Santorini Island Greece for Barnes & Noble Greek Isles Calendars Desert Leaf magazine story called The World as Teacher Vancouver Travel Photographer in Israel for NUVO Magazine Editorial Assignment Photo of Santorini Greece is LONELY PLANET Greek Islands Cover Vancouver Island Travel Photos for Travel & Living Magazine Lago Atitlan, Guatemala for Fodor's Guatemala Guidebook Cover Vancouver travel photographer for Departures Magazine Whistler BC story Photo of a Totem Pole in Victoria is Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia cover Documentary Photo of Lacandon Mayan Culture in Integral Magazine Photos of Cuba and Cuban Culture for Reader's Digest magazine story on Cuba Documentary Photo of Sadhu in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography Photos of Cuba culture in Chilean LAN Airlines IN inflight magazine Smithsonian Magazine Story About Vancouver Documentary Travel Photos of Mayan Culture in Mexico for Gente Viaggi Magazine Italy Photos of Rajasthan India for National Geographic Book The World’s Secret Places Vancouver editorial photographer for Delta Airlines Sky magazine story on sandcastle sculpting at Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada Photo of a Lambani gypsy acrobat at Anjuna Beach Flea Market in Goa India on Outpost Magazine cover Editorial Travel Assignment Photographer in Vancouver for Air Canada enRoute Magazine Fishing Story Photos of Meteora Greece for National Geographic Magazine story on UNESCO World Heritage Sites Photo of a Tzeltal Mayan potter in Amatenango Del Valle, Chiapas, Mexico for Delta Airlines Sky magazine Canoes on Lake Atitlan Guatemala for Travelers Tales Central America Book Cover Travel Photos of Vancouver for Gente Viaggi Magazine Italy Photo of Cuban musician playing saxophone in Cuba for LONELY PLANET Cuba Cover Vancouver editorial photographer for Canadian Airlines magazine story in Victoria BC Canada Vancouver Travel Photographer for Tuttoturismo Magazine Editorial Story on Vancouver Canada Guatemala travel documentary photo-reportage in Tuttoturismo Magazine Guatemala Documentary Photos for Mundo Maya Story in Geo Spain Magazine Documentary Photos and Story The World of The Maya in The World & I Magazine Documentary photos of La Ruta Maya or The Mayan Route in Airone Magazine Italy

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  Photograph of a woman swimming is Nominated in the 16th Black and White Spider Awards Professional Abstract Category.

  Black & White Spider Awards Nominee Announcement - Photo of Woman Swimming is Nominated in 16th Annual Black & White Spider Awards

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  Photo of Boy Running on Textiles in Rajasthan India gets Honorable Mention in Black & White Spider Awards Children of the World Category

  Photo of Boy Running on Textiles in Rajasthan India gets Honorable Mention in Black & White Spider Awards Children of the World Category

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  Photograph of a Fisherman in Net is Nominee in 14th Black and White Spider Awards Professional Silhouette Category

  Photo of Fisherman in Net is Nominee in Black & White Spider Awards Professional Silhouette Category

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  Photo of Fisherman in Net gets Honorable Mention in The13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Professional Silhouette Category

  Photo of Fisherman in Net gets Honorable Mention in The Black & White Spider Awards

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  Photo of a Woman in India titled "Broken Hopes and Shattered Dreams" is a Black and White Spider Awards Nominee in Professional Fine Art Category

  Photo of Woman in Rajasthan India is Black and White Spider Awards Nominee

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  Photo of Cuban Children is Nominee in 11th Annual Black and White Spider Awards in Children of The World - Professional Category

  Photo of Cuban Children is Black and White Spider Awards Nominee

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  Photograph of Mam Mayan shepherd in Guatemala receives a Honorable Mention at Black and White Spider Awards

  Photo of Mayan shepherd in Guatemala receives Black and White Spider Awards Honorable Mention

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  Travel Photographer in Vancouver British Columbia Canada for The New York Times feature travel story called “Asian Food Beckons” about Asian food in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (June 10, 2018 print version).

  Vancouver Travel Photographer for The New York Times Story on Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

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  Travel Photographer in Vancouver for The New York Times feature travel story about Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

  Vancouver Travel Photographer for The New York Times Story on Richmond, BC, Canada

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  Editorial Assignment Photographer in Vancouver for The New York Times cover story about Canadian artist Emily Carr

  Editorial Assignment Photographer in Vancouver for The New York Times story on Emily Carr

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  Vancouver Photographer for The New York Times TheUpShot feature story about artist Sara Genn

  Vancouver Photographer for The New York Times feature story on painter Sara Genn

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  Vancouver editorial travel photographer for The New York Times Travel 36 Hours in Vancouver story

  Vancouver travel photographer for The New York Times Travel 36 Hours in Vancouver story

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  Documentary photographs of The Children of the Remote Villages in the Thar Desert is published in "Feature Shoot"

  Documentary photographs of the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India in Feature Shoot

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  Photo of Positano Village with Santa Maria Assunta Church (Virgin Mary's Assumption Church) on The Amalfi Coast of Italy is published in The National Geographic website.

  Photo of Positano on The Amalfi Coast of Italy published in National Geographic website

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  Feature Editorial Photography story in Science To Sage magazine called Elements of Nature and Consciousness

  Editorial photography about "Elements of Nature and Consciousness" in Science To Sage magazine

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  Travel Documentary Photograph of boy running in Rajasthan India on colored textiles is Finalist in THE OPEN Photography Competition

  Documentary Travel Photograph of boy running in Rajasthan India is Finalist in THE OPEN Photography Competition

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  Documentary Travel Photograph of The Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul Turkey book cover published

  Photograph of Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul Turkey book cover

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  Feature Editorial Photography story in Science To Sage magazine called The Dance of The Masculine & Feminine Divine

  Editorial Photography story Dance of the Masculine & Feminine Divine in Science To Sage Magazine

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  Nominee in Portrait Photography & People Photography categories in The Sixth Annual Black & White Spider Awards

  Nominee in Portrait Photography & People Photography categories in The 6th Annual Black & White Spider Awards

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  Story text and photography of The Amalfi Coast Italy or Costiera Amalfitana Italia is published in Dolce Vita Magazine

  Story & Photography of Amalfi Coast Italy in Dolce Vita Magazine

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  My website and travel photography is profiled in Shutterbug magazine's June 2011 issue

  Website and Travel Photography Profiled in Shutterbug Magazine

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  Photography for the Sacred Fire Foundation's magazine and Ancient Wisdom Rising. Port Townsend, Washington, USA

  Photography for Sacred Fire Foundation

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  Interview in Asian Photography Magazine (Mumbai, India) with cover photograph and portfolio published in May 2011 issue

  Asian Photography Magazine Interview with Cover Photograph and Portfolio Published

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  Photography story called Celebration of Culture published in Complexd Magazine Travel + Lifestyle

  Photo-essay on the Celebration of Culture published in Complexd Magazine Travel + Lifestyle

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  Cover of F8 Magazine with Interview & Portfolio

  F8 Magazine Cover with Interview and Portfolio

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  Italian Couple Kissing wins a Silver Award for The Canon Creative Asia Awards

  Italian Couple Kissing wins Silver in Canon Creative Asia Awards

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  Vancouver travel photographer photo of Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, BC, Canada on Departures Magazine website

  Four Seasons Whistler in Departures Magazine website

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  Travel Photographs of Santorini Island Greece for the Barnes & Noble Greek Isles Wall Calendars

  Photos of Santorini Island Greece for Barnes & Noble Greek Isles Calendars

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  Desert Leaf magazine interview and photos for story called The World as Teacher

  Desert Leaf magazine story called The World as Teacher

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  My photography is profiled in Shutterbug magazine (December 2007)

  Photography Profiled in Shutterbug Magazine

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  Documentary travel photo assignment in Israel for NUVO Magazine story called “Israel: a Kaleidoscopic land” story (Autumn 2007).

  Vancouver Travel Photographer in Israel for NUVO Magazine Editorial Assignment

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  Photo of a Greek Church in Imerovigli, Santorini, Greece for LONELY PLANET Greek Islands Travel Guide cover

  Photo of Santorini Greece is LONELY PLANET Greek Islands Cover

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  Editorial Travel Photo-Assignment in Israel for NUVO Magazine's Israeli Wine Story

  Vancouver Photojournalist in Israel for NUVO Magazine story

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  Documentary travel photos of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada for Travel & Living Magazine (Australia, Issue 32, 2007)

  Vancouver Island Travel Photos for Travel & Living Magazine

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  Photo of Lago Atitlan, Guatemala is on Fodor's Guatemala Guidebook Cover

  Lago Atitlan, Guatemala for Fodor's Guatemala Guidebook Cover

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  Vancouver editorial travel photographer for Departures magazine’s travel story about Whistler BC, Canada

  Vancouver travel photographer for Departures Magazine Whistler BC story

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  Photo of Totem Pole in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is on Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia Guidebook Cover

  Photo of a Totem Pole in Victoria is Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia cover

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  Documentary travel photo of a young Rajasthani Boy Running on Textiles Drying in The Thar Desert sun near the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan State, India on Verge magazine cover (January 2006)

  Documentary photograph of Rajasthani Boy Running on Textiles Drying in Rajasthan India on Verge Magazine Cover

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  Documentary image of Pacaya Volcano erupting in Guatemala along The Mayan Route is in Integral Magazine (Spain, December 2005)

  Documentary Photo of Pacaya Volcano Erupting in Guatemala for Integral Magazine

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  Documentary photo of Lacandon Mayan boy at Cascadas Lacanja, Lacanja Village, Chiapas State, Mexico along The Mayan Route is in Integral Magazine (Spain, November 2005).

  Documentary Photo of Lacandon Mayan Culture in Integral Magazine

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  Photos of Cuba and the Cuban Culture for Reader's Digest magazine story on Cuba

  Photos of Cuba and Cuban Culture for Reader's Digest magazine story on Cuba

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  Documentary image of Sadhu Yogi Baba Ramaeshuranand in his temple along the ghats of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography (India, January 2005).

  Documentary Photo of Sadhu in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography

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  Photo of Cuba culture in Chilean LAN Airlines IN inflight magazine

  Photos of Cuba culture in Chilean LAN Airlines IN inflight magazine

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  Vancouver editorial travel photographer for Continental Airlines Inflight magazine Vancouver story

  Vancouver Travel Photographer for Continental Airlines Magazine Vancouver Story

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  Editorial photos of Vancouver for Smithsonian Magazine story about Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Smithsonian Magazine Story About Vancouver

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  Documentary travel photographs of the Mayan culture in Mexico on The Mayan Route in Gente Viaggi magazine including cover (Hachette Rusconi Pubblicita, Milan Italy, February 2004).

  Documentary Travel Photos of Mayan Culture in Mexico for Gente Viaggi Magazine Italy

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  Documentary Travel Photos of Rajasthan India for The National Geographic Book Called The World’s Secret Places

  Photos of Rajasthan India for National Geographic Book The World’s Secret Places

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  Vancouver travel photographer for Delta Airlines Sky inflight magazine story on HARRISAND World Championship Sand Sculpture event in Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada

  Vancouver editorial photographer for Delta Airlines Sky magazine story on sandcastle sculpting at Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada

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  A Lambani gypsy acrobat at the Anjuna Beach Flea Market in Goa, India is on the Outpost Magazine cover

  Photo of a Lambani gypsy acrobat at Anjuna Beach Flea Market in Goa India on Outpost Magazine cover

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  Photos of Lacandon Mayans for story on uses of copal in Americas magazine

  Documentary Photos of Lacandon Mayan culture in Americas Magazine

Documentary images of La Ruta Maya or The Mayan Route in Airone Magazine Italy (Issue 184, August 1996). This photo-reportage of The Mayan Route shows documentary photos of Mayan culture, Maya archaeological sites or Mayan ruins, Mayan festivals, the Mayan's rituals and daily life of Mayan people in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. La Ruta…

Documentary image of Sadhu Yogi Baba Ramaeshuranand in his temple along the ghats of Pushkar Lake. Pushkar, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography (Mumbai India, January 2005). See documentary images of Rajasthan India...

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  Sadhu Yogi Baba, Pushkar Lake, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography
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  Sadhu Yogi Baba, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India in The Times Journal of Photography

Story in The Times Journal of Photography "Let There Be Light!" One of the most…

Documentary travel images of Mayan Culture of Mexico on The Ruta Maya or The Mayan Route in Gente Viaggi Magazine (Italy, February 2004). This photo-reportage of the Mayan Culture of Mexico along The Mayan Route shows documentary photos of Mexico's Mayan culture, Maya Archaeological Sites or Mayan Ruins, Mayan Festivals and daily life of Mayan…

Documentary photo of the Lacandon Mayan culture in Integral Magazine. Documentary photo of Lacandon Mayan boy at Cascadas Lacanja, Lacanja Village, Chiapas State, Mexico along The Mayan Route is in Integral Magazine (Spain, November 2005). 9-year old Lacandon Mayan boy named Pancho standing in front of Cascadas Lacanja (Lacanja Waterfalls) in The Montes Azules Biosphere…