ROLAND WALTER

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  • Old man with cane/ Málaga, Spain

    Old man with cane/ Málaga, Spain

    I was embarrassed to ask this man to take his picture. His face was half paralyzed as if from a stroke, but he was willing and even looked off to one side when I asked. A few weeks later I returned with a print to give as thanks. This time a woman approached me and asked what Read more

  • Flea market – West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma

    Flea market – West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma

    Just outside Siloam Springs on my way to Tulsa I happened upon a flea market and stopped to look for treasure. I dream of discovering a classic camera hidden among the junk. This vendor was adjusting her CD player, treating the customers to Mexican ballads. Read more

  • Used book fair / Feria de libros usados

    Used book fair / Feria de libros usados

    Sunday morning on Cuesta Moyano, near Madrid’s Parque El Retiro, used book dealers display their treasures. Onlookers gather as the dealer opens boxes of books recently purchased from some estate, eager to find a rare edition or at least something that will sell. Los domingos por la mañana en Cuesta Moyano, cerce del Parque El Retiro Read more

  • Rodeo bums

    Rodeo bums

    Bull riding is a dangerous sport, and also the most exciting, so it always comes last in a rodeo. Boots, jeans and cowboy hats are almost required attire for everyone, not just those helping out. The rider has his helmet, protective vest and fringed chaps. A local cowboy walking down the street of my adopted city of Málaga Read more

  • José, Virginia and Mely

    José, Virginia and Mely

    Sunday afternoons the sounds of laughter drift over our next-door neighbor’s wall – deep hearty laughter, the sounds of friends enjoying pleasant conversation and probably good wine. José and Virginia and his mom Mely run a small neighborhood grocery store just down the hill. José is a bricklayer by trade, but jobs are scarce. Mely’s husband died a few years ago, so Read more

  • Pepa – Seamstress / Málaga, Spain

    Pepa – Seamstress / Málaga, Spain

    My son needed a suit adjusted. (You’re wondering why a seventeen-year-old kid would wear a suit. It’s for a play.)  He’s fairly thin for his height so the jacket, trousers, vest and shirt all needed some tailoring. No problem for Pepa. A few pins here and there and she was done. A week and a Read more

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