Israelis

From all over Israel, during my recent assignment for United Jewish Communities (UJC)

Olim - immigrants to Israel

Ethiopian Jews, Falash Mura (historically Jewish Ethiopians), a Bene Menashe Jewish woman from India, an elderly Romanian/Egyptian immigrant, and Russian Holocaust survivors; in Tel Aviv, Sfat, Tiberias, and Ra'anana, Israel. From my recent assignment for United Jewish Communities (UJC).

Palestinians in Jerusalem (and a Bedouin)

From my recent assignment in Israel and Palestinian areas. Most of these were taken in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. I encountered the Bedouin man and his sleeping dog in a camp in the Negev desert.

The black & white portrait is of noted Palestinian playwright Mohamed El-Thaher, who is collaborating with storyteller Carol Grosman on peace-building performances of "Jerusalem Stories."
See:
http://www.jerusalemstories.org
and:
http://www.lloydwolf.com/jerusalem.html

NovaZanz

Maria "Pete" Durgan on bass & vocals, John Cropp on guitar.
Exceptionally good folks. Bossanova, swing, oldtime blues.
www.novazanz.com

Blue Man

A contest winner, onstage at this year's SkillsUSA National Leadership Skills Conference in Kansas City.

Blue.

Local recreation... and another owl

These sports images were made for the Arlington (VA) Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. A bit off my beaten track, but interesting to make. Humor, an array of girls in training, and the piecing eyes of a hungry young fighter.

I had never photographed owls before in my life until last month... and now, two in a row, up close and personal. This one is a local barred owl, with a permanently damaged wing.

People's Republic of Takoma Park, Maryland: July 4th Parade, 2007

Marvelously eccentric, and in my view, truly wholesome, small town on the border of Washington, DC