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By Hand

77 images Created 31 Mar 2010

We are inspired by other people's creative endeavors, and seek out situations where we can photograph the intricacy, skill, and art of craftsmanship.
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, woman using backstrap loop to weave belt (lower torso)
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, woman using backstrap loop to weave belt
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  • Central America, Panama Guna Yala (also known as San Blas Islands),  woman with embroidered mole cloth
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  • South America, Peru, Chinchero (near Cuzco), woman demonstrating traditional technique for dying wool.  MR
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  • Europe, Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik.  Hands painting watercolor of Dubrovnik's historic house and forts, and Adriatic Sea,
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  • Asia, Myanmar, Bagan, Htilominlo Temple, hand applying metal filigree to lacquerware
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  • Asia, Myanmar, Bagan, hand painting Buddhist  art
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  • Caribbean, Cuba, Havana, artist painting classic car
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  • Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja region. Carving images of Tongkonan houses and buffalo, important symbols of wealth, into wood plaque.
    12302_Indonesia_Merrill.jpg
  • Caribbean, Cuba, Trinidad, potter creating vase on wheel in studio
    17703_Cuba_Merrill.jpg
  • Hands weaving traditional Panama Hat of toquilla straw, Chordeleg (near Cuenca), Ecuador, South America
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  • Asia, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), man slicing dough to make soba noodles
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, hands weaving with loom
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  • South America, Peru, Chinchero (near Cuzco), hands weaving belt using backstrap loom.
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  • Old woman in traditional dress and hat spinning wool, Chinchero, Department of Cuzco, Peru, South America   MR, PR
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  • Old woman in traditional dress and hat spinning wool, Chinchero, Department of Cuzco, Peru, South America   MR, PR
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  • South America, Peru, Chinchero (near Cuzco), woman weaving using backstrap loom.  MR
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  • Asia, India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, hands sculpting clay urn on potter's wheel
    12274_India_Merrill.jpg
  • Central America, Nicaragua, Catarina (near Grenada).  Potter painting contemporary clay pottery.  Catarina is one of the Pueblas Blancas (white towns).
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Etla, woman rolling string cheese for sale in market
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  • Europe, Italy, Montepulciano, Chef making pasta (blurred motion).
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  • Myanmar
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Arrazola, hands painting design on  skull "alebrije" made of copal wood
    12032_Oaxaca_Merrill.jpg
  • Asia, Myanmar, Mandalay. Hand painting marble Buddha in workshop.
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  • Myanmar, Mandalay, woman's hands carving marble Buddha
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  • South America, Ecuador, Zuleta, hands embroidering tablecloth (close-up)
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  • Ecuador, Zuleta, close-up of woman's hands embroidering napkin.
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  • South America, Ecuador, Lasso, worker in packaging warehouse of rose farm which grows and packages roses for export
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  • South America, Ecuador, Peguche, village of weavers near Otavalo, spindle with wool
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  • Asia, Japan, Honshu island, Kyoto, crackers on grill at food stall
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  • Asia, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), man cooking traditional sweet desserts at food stall on street
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  • South America, Peru, Chinchero (near Cuzco), woman weaving using traditional loom.  MR
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  • Central America, Guatemala, Antigua.  Hands weaving (close-up).
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  • Asia, Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), woman making traditional woodcut design on paper at Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato), an open air museum illustrating the traditional architectural styles of the mountainous regions of Japan.  MR
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  • Mexico, Baja Calfornia Sur, La Paz, Ibarra's Pottery, a traditional pottery workshop founded in 1958.  MR, PR
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  • Mexico, Baja Calfornia Sur, La Paz, Ibarra's Pottery, a traditional pottery workshop founded in 1958.  MR, PR
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  • Caribbean, Cuba, Trinidad, man weaving straw hat
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  • Caribbean, Cuba, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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  • Myanmar
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, hands weaving straw baskets in market
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, woman cooking tortillas in restaurant
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  • Asia, Thailand, Northern Thailand, Mae Na Chan Village, Woman at hand loom weaving delicate fabric by traditional method
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  • Asia, Thailand, Mae Na Chan village, women waving using traditional hand loom.
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  • South America, Peru, Raqchi (near Cuzco), woman in traditional hat weaving using backstrap loom.
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  • Europe, Croatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik. Woman in traditional clothing doing embroidery (torso only).  The historic center of Dubrovnik is a UNESCO World Heritage site.  MR
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  • Dolls on display at market, Cuenca, Ecuador, South America
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  • South America, Ecuador, Saquisili, woman in traditional clothing spinning wool at weekly food and crafts market which draws indigenous people and tourists from surrounding villages
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  • Central America, Guatemala, Antigua.  Woman weaving with traditional backstrap loom.  MR
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  • Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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  • South America, Ecuador, Otavalo,  Plaza de Ponchos, female vendor crocheting at the Saturday textile and crafts market, one of the largest in the world.
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  • Africa, Morocco, Ouarzazate, woman weaving Berber wool carpet, viewed through loom
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  • United States, Washington State, Seattle. Glassblower with red-hot vessel
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  • India, Rajasthan, near Udaipur.  Woman embroidering bright Rajasthani cloth (MR)
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  • Africa, Morocco, Fes, Fes el-Bali medina, man chisels Arabic script onto stone tablet MR
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  • Knitting traditional wool hat (close-up of hands), Taquile Island (also known as Isla Taquile), Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America
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  • Middle East, Israel, Laqiya, Bedouin woman pressing dough for flatbread
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  • Middle East, Zafed, artist insribing Hebrew prayer on painting.  MR
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  • Seaform Pavillion, glass art by Dale Chihully on ceiling of Chilhuly Bridge of Glass near Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA
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  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, Municipal Palace (Ex Government Palace), huge sand tapestry (Tapete de Areña).   These  "carpets"  are made from sand, dyed sawdust, seeds, flower petals and powdered lime during annual Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration in November
    11674_Oaxaca_Merrill.jpg
  • Caribbean, Cuba, Camaguey, hands creating floral cross for cemetary
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  • Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, Straw hatmaker at work
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  • Asia, Vietnam, Ba Dinh, hand embroidering textile with framers in rice paddy
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  • United States, Washington, La Conner, farm worked holding huge bunch of cut tulips during annual April harvest.
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  • United States, California, San Francisco, silk umbrellas with decorative painting hanging in shop.
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  • Asia, Thailand, Bo Sang village, near Chiang Mai. Colorful hand-painted fans are made from hand-split bamboo and paper
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  • South America, Ecuador, Peguche, village of weavers near Otavalo, yarn on loom
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  • North America, United States, Washington, child making big snowball (blurred motion)
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  • Ice Magic International Ice Sculpture Competition , Annual Winter Festival, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
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  • Ice Magic International Ice Sculpture Competition , Annual Winter Festival, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
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  • Africa, Morocco, Ouarzazate, Woven kilim tapestries hanging in market.
    12305_Morocco_Merrill.jpg
  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, elaborate skull and flower sculpture in courtyard, Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration
    11647_Oaxaca_Merrill.jpg
  • Guatemala, Antigua. Decorating streets with colored sawdust and stencils during Semana Santa Holy Week (Easter).
    09581_Guatemala_Merrill.jpg
  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, creation of sand tapestries (Tapetes de Areña) with skeletons in Zocalo plaza.   These  "carpets"  are made from sand, dyed sawdust, seeds, flower petals and powdered lime during annual Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration in November
    11664_Oaxaca_Merrill.jpg
  • North America, Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Oaxaca, creation of sand tapestries (Tapetes de Areña) in Zocalo plaza.   These  "carpets"  are made from sand, dyed sawdust, seeds, flower petals and powdered lime during annual Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration in November
    11666_Oaxaca_Merrill.jpg
  • United States, Washington, Seattle, Fishermen's Terminal
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  • Central America, Panama Guna Yala (also known as San Blas Islands),  woman with embroidered mole cloth
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