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Indonesia

Selling With A Smile

Of the many vendors at the numerous markets I've visited through the years, the women selling herbs in Jakarta were probably the ones with the biggest smiles. See more slides from My ...

France

Headed West

This was beyond a cross-country summer trip. From my hometown in eastern France, I had to drive across the whole country, heading for Britanny. I then carried on westward to the Finistère ...

Denmark

Good Morning, Mr. Andersen

You will find many statues of the legendary 19th-century local fairy tales author Hans Christian Andersen in his native Denmark. My own little mermaid Cécile was here standing next to what was ...

Thailand

Row Power

Navigating the khlong canals of Bangkok is quite a different experience from being on a Venetian gondola. No rowing oars here, but the famous longtail engine – basically a car engine attached to a ...

Canada

Faraway Forge

This traditional blacksmith, in the open-air museum of Village Historique Acadien in Canada's New Brunswick province, brought back memories of my hometown. I grew up — and still live — ...

Syria

When War Was Just A Game

These young Syrians in the western city of Homs paused from playing a mock game of war to look my way for a photograph. Current Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, whose father had taken power two years ...

France

True Fiction: When President Trump Met President Le Pen

After the stunning Brexit referendum and Donald Trump's election in the United States, all eyes now shift to the land of "liberté, égalité, fraternité" to see what modern democracy holds in store ...

China

Dancing Dynasty

There is more to folk dancing than the famous "Dragon Dance" ... Feather Fan Dance, Ribbon Dance, Sword Dance — my wife and I spent an evening enjoying them all. See more slides ...

Greece

Charon's Choice

In Greece, everywhere you go and everything you see can easily take on a mythological aura. When you're well-versed in the ancient Greek texts — as a high school philosophy teacher like me was ...

France

True Fiction: When President Trump Meets President Macron

It's October 2017. The spring's French presidential elections had been won by a fresh-faced "Anti...

Russia

G8 Redux? The Case For Bringing Russia Back On Board

-OpEd- MILAN — Whether the West likes it or not, an old question has returned on the global stage: whether or not to reconstitute the former G8 by inviting Russia back in. The decision ...

United Kingdom

Superstar Grandfathers

As you may remember, I used to conduct a traditional French music choir in my hometown. This shot was from a memorable trip abroad, to Wales, where we'd been invited to the famed Llangollen ...

France

Hotel Island

When I took this picture of the Sveti Stefan islet from the coast of then Yugoslavia, it was already known as the place to be for the rich and famous. The whole island, now in Montenegro, has been ...

Russia

Capitalist Fish

Ten years had passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union when my wife and I returned to Russia. The people were clearly hooked on the newfound entrepreneurial freedom, big and small scale ...

United Kingdom

The Invisible Hand At Rest

Legendary 18th-century Scottish economist Adam Smith is buried at the Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh, in the shadow of the iconic cliffs of Salisbury Crags. See more slides from My ...

Morocco

The King's Door

Glimpsing through the crack of the imposing brass doors was as much as we were going to see of the Royal Palace of Fes: Visitors are (still) unfortunately not allowed in. See more ...

Spain

Sail Away, Sevillian Summer

Starting in spring, to protect passersby from the heat, Seville deploys its sails-like awnings along the calle Sierpes, the city's main commercial street. See more slides from My ...

India

A Photographer's Exception

I'm an analog kind of photographer: I started taking pictures in the 1950s, when film was still somewhat expensive — meaning that even though I now own a digital camera, I've never really ...

United Kingdom

Welsh Ward

On the northwestern coast of Wales, my wife Claudine was pacing the ramparts of Harlech Castle, looking out toward the peaceful Welsh countryside. Some 700 years ago, watchmen walking the same ...

Thailand

Of Fallen Armies

These wooden statues of Thai gods and warriors, in a carving workshop in southeastern Thailand's Sanctuary of Truth, conjure up memories of other immutable soldiers: China's famous Terracotta ...

Spain

Nooks And Parties

The Spanish island of Ibiza is not reserved for beach-goers and party animals only. It's also rich with nice villages and seaside resorts with old olive trees like this one. See more ...