"Women can bring peace in this world by educating those who are ignorant about peace. If you know what peace is, you go and tell others how peace can change someone's life. Also, we can gather together and share the little we have." Alice Yangi, Dorit. From a Refugees Deeply piece about female leaders and warriors for peace. It can be found here .
       
     
Photography / Portraits
The Samburu tribe inhabits Kenya's northern plains and is traditionally made up of nomadic pastoralists. The village of Ngurunit, surrounded by panoramic views of the Ndoto mountain range, is a gorgeous area of Samburu land. These Samburu boys and their pack of dogs led us to our camp site at the most perfect of golden hours as we entered town.
       
     
Photography / Kenya
Novice monks waiting eagerly in line for lunch at Mahagandayon Monastery, in Amarapura, Mandalay. 
       
     
Photography / Myanmar
Pilgrims and Varanasi residents bathe in the River Ganges to wash away sins in the sacred waters on one of the days of Diwali, festival of lights. Varanasi is one of Hinduism's seven holy cities, and one of the world's oldest inhabited cities. It is magical, chaotic, and wildly colorful. "You're here two days?" Our bed and breakfast host exclaimed, "People live here their entire lives and it's not enough time."
       
     
Photography / India
A row of small bikes outside Doha's Souq Waqif. Souq Waqif ("standing market") is a gem of Doha, with winding alleyways of vibrant crafts and cuisine from all over the region. Although it looks deceptively old, it was renovated in 2006 to preserve its traditional architecture style.
       
     
Photography / Qatar
El Portal, near Yosemite National Park in California. Waking up in the sun and making egg and bagel sandwiches before a day of snow shoeing.
       
     
Photography / USA
Life is about moments and details - here are some that caught my eye.
       
     
Photography / Details
"At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be infinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us... We can never have enough of nature." Henry David Thoreau, American essayist and philosopher Old Robe Canyon Trail, Washington state
       
     
Photography / Outdoors