by btharp | Dec 21, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, documentary photography, Namibia, photographing people, travel photography
Day 10 – Humbled by the love and tenderness of a Himba woman with her child. Family is at the core of their survival. Celebrate humanity – of all...
by btharp | Oct 16, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Cuba, Insights, photographing people, Street Photography, travel photography
In Camagüey, eastern Cuba, they were ‘puttin’ on the ritz’ with fresh coats of paint on a lot of buildings when I was last there. The town, like Trinidad, is a UNESCO world site, and boasts a strong collection of classic Spanish colonial, art deco,...
by btharp | Apr 13, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photographing people, photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
We are having a great time on the photo tour in Morocco. Yesterday, we were driving from Fes to Midelt, and we stopped to walk around a Berber village that is not a traditional tourist stop, which we prefer whenever possible. The Berber people are friendly, and many...
by btharp | Mar 6, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photographing people, travel photography
It’s true. Everyone seems to want to be in the photographs we make when we’re in Cuba. Even the pigs. Perhaps they are just as curious about us as we are of them. Just like many of the people. And how long will that last? No one knows, for sure. But if we,...
by btharp | Oct 24, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Namibia, photographing people, photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
We visited two Himba villages on our Namibia Photo Tour. Villages that are not visited by groups very much. We met the Chief in this village, and then were welcomed in to walk around and observe daily life as lived by the Himba. It’s a really interesting...
by btharp | Jul 13, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photographing people, photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
On our Morocco photo tour, we visit the Erg Chebbi Dunes, the largest section of the Sahara desert inside Morocco. We ride camels out very early into the dunes to get in position for sunrise. But sometimes, the sunrise fails to excite us – and this year, the...