Way Beyond The Outhouse

Nature

2011-09-06T08:51:00.007-05:00

July 2009
Seoul, R.O.K.

July 2011
International Peace Garden, North Dakota

Photos by Peter Rimar

...glass on glass...

2011-07-29T13:44:00.004-05:00

"I Might Make You Feel, But I Can't Make You Think."
Section of relief sculpture by Jon B. Offutt
Plains Art Museum
Fargo, North Dakota
July 2011
Photo by Peter Rimar

...searching for answers...

2010-06-13T07:28:00.002-05:00

Clouds at Sunset
June 2010
Mayville, North Dakota
Nikon D50
Photo by Peter Rimar

...on the road again...

2010-05-08T10:10:00.005-05:00

Spring Sunrise

April 2010

Somewhere on I-29
between Grand Forks & Fargo, North Dakota

Photo by Peter Rimar

Another Day In Paradise...

2009-08-29T16:56:00.002-05:00

January 2009

Changsha, P.R.C.

Photo by Peter Rimar

Happy Hour at 10 a.m.

2009-08-22T03:35:00.005-05:00

June 2009

Changsha, P.R.C.

Photo by Peter Rimar

Street Scene #101

2009-08-21T07:44:00.005-05:00

June 2009

Changsha, P.R.C.
Photo by Peter Rimar

Buddhist Temple

2007-01-22T01:47:00.002-06:00

Evening Prayers
Thailand
(La Tailandia)
January 2005
Photo by Peter Rimar

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: When I was in Bosnia in 2001 & Baghdad in 2003, I remember listening to the daily calls to prayer echoing from the local mosques. That's why, on a trip to Thailand, I decided to follow the sounds of chanting monks.

Walking down a dirt country road, I discovered three Buddhist Monks praying inside of a small, darken temple. Religion, in all its forms, continues to dominate man's interactions with this world. While making my own pilgrimage through life, I search for images which somehow reflect the faith & hope of humanity.

Indeed, maybe one day, ALL of this world's religious leaders will stand together to fight the hatred and tyranny of global terrorism. Man, not God, hold the keys to a lasting peace.

Old Glory

2007-01-18T01:29:00.000-06:00

Going Home
Somewhere over the Atlantic
inside an U.S. Air Force C-17
June 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6
L'information

Convoy Passing

2007-01-13T01:09:00.000-06:00

School Bus
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Iraqi Schoolgirl
Baghdad, Iraq
(Der Irak)
March 2005

Iraqi Children
Baghdad, Iraq
March 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

In The Forgotten Land

2007-01-12T01:49:00.001-06:00

Mountain Girl
Xepon, Laos - July 2004

Mountain Woman
Xepon, Laos - July 2004

Mountain Men
Xepon, Laos
July 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: Sometimes, when I'm photographing people in other countries, I wish I could speak the local language. Granted, these days, English is spoken nearly everywhere (even though the French hate to admit it). However, when I do stumble across an interesting subject, I attempt to bridge the language gap. Many times, I rely on a translator to get my ideas communicated. At other times, I simply point at the camera and go through a sort of mime routine. Body language & hand movements usually work to get the message across. Parlez-vous anglais?

In The Public Domain

2007-01-11T01:02:00.003-06:00

Long Shadows

On The Runway #1 and #2
San Antonio, Texas
November 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Over the next few weeks and months, I'll be POSTING various photographs taken from around the world.

Since all the images contained on Beyond The Outhouse are in the public domain, I grant permission to use any or all of these images for historical & educational purposes. Also, BLOGGERS needing a particular image for a POST are allowed to use any or all of this site's photographs.

Indeed, the undersigned has only one simple request:

If you're going to use any or all of the following images, please give credit to your source (i.e. the undersigned).

Additionally, webmasters should attempt to update the META tags on web pages which contain my original work.

Anyhow, I've debated back and forth whether to allow POSTED comments on this particular BLOG. Many times, people just view the first page of a BLOG and click onwards and upwards to another site. If you want to leave a message or comment, please visit the Smokers Paradise page. It's located somewhere deep within this site...thus...you'll just have to do some searching around...

And finally, in order to view this BLOG's entire photo archive (84 images), just click thru all the links located in the Daily Image section (see sidebar).

Until we BLOG again...
Au revoir, Arrivederci & Happy Trails!
Peter

A Season Of Change

2007-01-09T01:09:00.000-06:00

Ice Flower
San Antonio, Texas
January 2007

Camera: Nikon D50

Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

My Garden
San Antonio, Texas
September 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Another Sunrise
Xepon, Laos
July 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Sunflowers
Near San Antonio, Texas
Spring 2004

First Snow
Anchorage, Alaska
September 2004

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

Good Morning Saigon

2006-12-29T02:19:00.000-06:00

Street Seller
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

NOTEPAD: I'm amazed at how many people complain about their daily lives...

This quick sequence of images were taken on a street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City (i.e. Saigon). I discovered this old women trying to sell packets of gum to passing tourists. While her life is a physical struggle, she appeared happy and content. Instead of begging...she makes a simple living selling gum for just 5 cents a pack profit.

Cambodia

2006-10-11T01:49:00.001-05:00

Buddhist Monk
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
January 2005

Buddhist Monk
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
January 2005

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Photos by Peter Rimar

Downtown Baghdad

2006-08-09T02:52:00.001-05:00

Almost Disneyland
Baghdad Gutter
March 2004

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

A New Era
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Street Scene
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-800mm 1:4-5.6

NOTEPAD: The photographs from April 2005 were taken while on foot patrol with a platoon of Iraqi soldiers and a squad of American Military Policemen.

Photos by Peter Rimar

Faces Of A New Army

2006-05-30T01:43:00.000-05:00

18 Years Old

Baghdad - April 2005

(Der Irak)

New Recruits

Baghdad - April 2005

Charlie's Angels?

Baghdad - April 2005

Evening Formation - Iraqi Troops

Baghdad - April 2005

East vs. West

2006-04-30T09:39:00.000-05:00

Berlin Wall
Germany
Spring 2002

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Lesen Sie Hier

An American Soldier

2006-03-30T03:09:00.000-06:00

Sunglasses
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2004

Blackhawk Door Gunner
Balad Air Base, Iraq
April 2005

Soldier On Patrol
Farming Village Near Balad Air Base, Iraq - April 2005

Adobe Photoshop Images

2006-02-28T05:19:00.000-06:00

Still Life #101
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Riding Into Battle
Washington D.C.
February 2004

Money Skyline
New York New York Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 2003

Lady Liberty
New York, New York Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

A Question of Faith?

2006-02-27T01:06:00.000-06:00

Saving Souls
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 1985

Always Open For Business

2006-02-26T04:21:00.000-06:00

City Lights
Seoul, South Korea
(La Corée du Sud)
September 2004

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel G11
Lense: EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS

Nightlife
Seoul - South Korea
(Corea Del sur)
September 2004

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

The Working Man

2006-02-25T02:54:00.000-06:00

Airman Installs New Armor
Balad Air Base - April 2005

Train Platform
Misawa, Japan
(Il Giappone)
October 2004

Venice

2006-02-24T01:35:00.000-06:00

Venice, Italy
(Venezia)
Spring 2002

Shop Window
Venice, Italy
Spring 2002

On The Water
Venice, Italy
Spring 2002

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Some Smiles of Hope

2006-02-23T01:10:00.000-06:00

Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

The Joys Of Our Youth

2006-02-22T03:37:00.000-06:00

Great-Grandmother
Farmhouse
Euijongbu, South Korea - Winter 1984

School Truck
Thailand
January 2005

My Father

2006-02-21T01:34:00.000-06:00

Iraqi Boy with Father
Baghdad - April 2004

Rice Farmer
Thailand
(Tailândia)
January 2005

Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2004

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

AIDS

2006-02-20T13:07:00.000-06:00

Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 2005

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

After The Storm

2006-01-30T01:11:00.000-06:00

Village Marketplace
Cambodia - January 2005

Good Morning Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 2005

Downtown Marketplace
Kabul, Afghanistan - July 2003

Olympic Memories
Sarajevo, Bosnia
December 2001

Captured Iranian Helmets
Hands of Victory Monument
Baghdad, Iraq - April 2004

First Photo Shoot

2006-01-29T01:39:00.000-06:00

All Smiles!
Fort Bliss, Texas
Summer 1982

On Target
M-42 Duster
Fort Bliss, Texas
Summer 1982

NOTEPAD: More than 20 years ago, as a young soldier, I traveled to El Paso, Texas to photograph troops training with the New Mexico Army National Guard. It was the first time I had professionally picked up a camera. Riding around the desert in an old Army jeep, I had fun trying to capture soldier images.

Operation Restore Hope

2006-01-28T01:08:00.000-06:00

On Patrol
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

Young Woman
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

Egyptian Soldier
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

No Walmarts?
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

School Daze

2006-01-27T01:42:00.000-06:00

Young Girls
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Iraqi Schoolgirls
Near Balad - April 2005

Deaf Schoolgirls
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2004

Afghanistan Soldiers

2006-01-26T01:59:00.000-06:00

Young Soldier
Kabul, Afghanistan
(Afeganistão)
June 2003

New Army
Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Second Class Citizen

2006-01-25T01:48:00.000-06:00

A Country Girl
Konduz, Afghanistan
June 2003

A Lonely Woman
Afghanistan, Kabul
June 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

OBSERVATION: While I've attempted to remain politically neutral throughout this BLOG, I believe Globalization has partially contributed to the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism.
The dramatic changes for the status of women in Asia mirror the modern pressures currently underway in Islamic countries.

The verdict is still out whether our world can withstand this latest storm of hate & violence. Unlike facism or communism, the roots of this cultural struggle are based on corrupt religious ideals. While I don't claim to have all the answers, I believe world peace may rest in the further social & political empowerment of women in all societies. Somehow, instead of focusing on those issues which divide our world, it's time to build a permanent bridge of peaceful tolerance.

Perhaps only the mothers, daughters, & sisters of the world understand the love it takes to stop the ongoing madness.

Before High Gas Prices

2006-01-24T01:36:00.000-06:00

Uday Hussein's Caddy
Baghdad, Iraq
October 2003

Model A Ford
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 2005

Minot, North Dakota
July 2005
(Estados Unidos)

Smokers Paradise

2006-01-23T01:29:00.000-06:00

Three Banditos
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Empty Storefront
Prague, Czech Republic
Spring 2002

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

Cigarette Machine
Frankfurt, Germany
(L'Allemagne)
October 2005

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

The Nuclear Era

2006-01-22T01:09:00.001-06:00

B-52 Pilot
North Dakota - July 2005

Main Blast Door
Minuteman III Launch Control Center
North Dakota - July 2005

Waving The Flag...

2006-01-21T01:39:00.000-06:00

C-130 Unloading at Baghdad International Airport

April 2004

Las Vegas, Nevada

December 2003

Concrete, Glass & Steel

2006-01-20T01:49:00.000-06:00

Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
Spring 2002

Empty Airport at Sunrise

Kandahar, Afghanistan - September 2003

Camera: Pentax ZX-7
Lense: 35-80mm 1:4-5.6

No In-Flight Movie

2006-01-19T01:49:00.000-06:00

35,000ft above St. Louis
October 2005

28,000ft above Afghanistan
October 2005

Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4300 (4.0 Megapixels)
Lense: 8-24mm 1:2.8-4.9

South Korea

2006-01-18T01:49:00.000-06:00

Alone By The Water
Inchon, South Korea
Summer 1984

Temple Guardian
South Korea - Spring 1997