...Beyond The Outhouse...

...perspective...

2011-10-28T07:50:00.002+08:00

April 2009
Fenghuang, PRC

The Civilization of China (Paperback)

The Music of the Street

2011-10-16T08:11:00.001+08:00

October 2011

Grand Forks, North Dakota

In The Public Domain

2011-10-14T17:19:00.000+08:00

Over the last few years, I've been slowly 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 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 (86 images), just click thru all the links located in the Image Galleries section (see sidebar).

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

Back Alley Still

2011-10-10T11:38:00.001+08:00

Street Scene

June 2009

Changsha, PRC

Joy

2011-10-06T09:46:00.001+08:00

August 2009

Seoul, South Korea

Chinese Love Locks

2011-09-28T03:56:00.000+08:00

April 2009

Fenghuang, PRC

Do clothes say a lot about a person?

2011-09-27T06:45:00.003+08:00

Trinity Site

October 2009

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Photo by Peter Rimar

Ducks in a Window

2011-09-22T08:39:00.001+08:00

Affirmative Action?

July 2009

Hong Kong S.A.R.

Photo by Peter Rimar

Simplicity

2011-09-18T08:15:00.002+08:00

Closed Bar

December 2009

Carrizozo, New Mexico

Photo by Peter Rimar
Red or Green: New Mexico Cuisine
(See all Cooking, Food and Wine Books)

Mountain Sunrise

2011-09-16T08:16:00.004+08:00

September 2009

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Photo by Peter Rimar
Mountains (Paperback)

Old Church

2011-09-12T06:31:00.008+08:00

County Road 23

August 2011

14 miles west of Mahnomen, Minnesota

Photo by Peter Rimar

Only in Minnesota (Hardcover)

Sunflower

2011-09-06T21:44:00.006+08:00

August 2010

Galesburg, North Dakota

Photo by Peter Rimar

North Dakota Impressions

Street Scenes

2011-08-09T08:24:00.009+08:00

Street Vendor on Corruption Street

December 2008

Changsha, PRC

June 2009

Changsha, PRC

Photos by Peter Rimar
Pollution in China (Hardcover)

...798 Art District...

2011-07-30T10:10:00.007+08:00

A Tribute to Super Bowl Sunday

January 2009

Beijing, PRC

Photo by Peter Rimar

Untitled

2010-05-24T21:24:00.011+08:00

Prairie Homestead

May 2010

Milepost 213 on I-29

South Dakota

Photo by Peter Rimar

...our natural world...

2010-05-09T19:56:00.004+08:00

Rock formations in the Garden of the Gods

October 2006

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Photo by Peter Rimar

Images of Mao...

2009-08-30T05:59:00.009+08:00

August 2009
Changsha, P.R.C.

Photos by Peter Rimar

Flowers in the morning...

2009-08-22T17:04:00.009+08:00

July 2009

South Korea

Photo by Peter Rimar

Signs

2009-08-21T20:39:00.011+08:00

July 2009

Hong Kong, S.A.R.

Canon 500D

Bingo Hall

August 2007

San Antonio, Texas

Photos by Peter Rimar

New Image Gallery - One

2008-09-01T08:54:00.009+08:00

Before The Olympic Torch

Chinese Couple
Beijing, China
June 2008

Outside Looking In
(The Birds Nest)
Beijing, China
June 2008

Photos by Peter Rimar

Image Gallery - One

2007-01-30T18:43:00.004+08:00

Buddhist Temple

Evening Prayers
Thailand
(La Tailandia)
January 2005

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.

Adobe Photoshop Images

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

Image Gallery - One plus

2007-01-22T17:43:00.002+08:00

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

Christmas Dreams
San Antonio, Texas
November 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Image Gallery - Two

2007-01-19T17:08:00.000+08:00

Old Glory

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

A Question Of Faith

Saving Souls
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 1985

Image Gallery - Three

2007-01-16T17:54:00.001+08:00

Convoy Passing

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

Afghanistan Soldiers

Young Soldier
Kabul, Afghanistan
(Afeganistão)
June 2003

New Army
Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2003

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

Image Gallery - Four

2007-01-15T18:39:00.008+08:00

In The Forgotten Land

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?

Working Man

Airman Installs New Armor
Balad Air Base - April 2005

Train Platform
Misawa, Japan
(Il Giappone)
October 2004

Photo by Peter Rimar

Image Gallery - Five

2006-11-20T18:21:00.001+08:00

A Season Of Change

Ice Flower
San Antonio, Texas
January 2007

Camera: Nikon D50

Summer's Gone
Great Lakes, Ill.
November 2006

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

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

No In-Flight Movie

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

Image Gallery - Six

2006-10-30T17:31:00.002+08:00

Good Morning Saigon

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.

Glass...Concrete...Steel...

Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
Spring 2002

Empty Airport at Sunrise

Kandahar, Afghanistan - September 2003

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

Image Gallery - Seven

2006-10-29T18:09:00.004+08:00

Cambodia

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

Always Open For Business...

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

More South Korea

Alone By The Water
Inchon, South Korea
Summer 1984

Temple Guardian
South Korea - Spring 1997

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

Image Gallery - Eight

2006-10-29T04:42:00.001+08:00

Downtown Baghdad

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.

Waving The Flag...

C-130 Unloading at Baghdad International Airport

April 2004

Las Vegas, Nevada

December 2003

Image Gallery - Nine

2006-10-27T16:43:00.000+08:00

Faces Of A New Army

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

Second Class Citizens...

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.

Image Gallery - Ten

2006-10-26T16:43:00.002+08:00

East vs. West

B-52 Pilot
North Dakota - July 2005

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

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Berlin Wall
Germany
Spring 2002

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

Image Gallery - Eleven

2006-10-25T16:09:00.000+08:00

An American Soldier

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

Before High Gas Prices...

Uday Hussein's Caddy
Baghdad, Iraq
October 2003

Model A Ford
Las Cruces, New Mexico
February 2005

Minot, North Dakota
July 2005
(Estados Unidos)

Image Gallery - Twelve

2006-10-24T16:22:00.002+08:00

School Daze

Young Girls
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2005

Iraqi Schoolgirls
Near Balad - April 2005

Deaf Schoolgirls
Baghdad, Iraq
April 2004

OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

On Patrol
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

Young Woman
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

Egyptian Soldiers

Mogadishu, Somalia

January 1994

No Walmarts?
Mogadishu, Somalia
January 1994

Image Gallery - Thirteen

2006-10-23T16:31:00.001+08:00

After The Storm

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

All Smiles!
Fort Bliss, Texas
Summer 1982

On TargetM-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.

Image Gallery - Fourteen

2006-10-23T04:43:00.000+08:00

My Father

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

The Joys Of Our Youth

Great-Grandmother
Farmhouse
Euijongbu, South Korea - Winter 1984

School Truck
Thailand
January 2005

Image Gallery - Fifteen

2006-10-22T04:09:00.002+08:00

Venice

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

Image Gallery - Sixteen

2006-10-21T05:43:00.000+08:00

AIDS

Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam 2005

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

Some Smiles Of Hope

Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2003

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

Smokers Paradise

2006-10-19T16:59:00.001+08:00

Three Banditos
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2006

Camera: Cannon GL2
Lense: 4.2-88mm

Poster Featuring Bruce Willis
Prague, Czech Republic
Spring 2002

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

...Beyond The Outhouse...

...perspective...

The Music of the Street

In The Public Domain

Back Alley Still

Joy

Chinese Love Locks

Do clothes say a lot about a person?

Ducks in a Window

Simplicity

Mountain Sunrise

Old Church

Sunflower

Street Scenes

...798 Art District...

Untitled

...our natural world...

Images of Mao...

August 2009Changsha, P.R.C.Photos by Peter Rimar

Flowers in the morning...

Signs

New Image Gallery - One

Image Gallery - One

Image Gallery - One plus

Image Gallery - Two

Image Gallery - Three

Image Gallery - Four

Image Gallery - Five

Image Gallery - Six

Image Gallery - Seven

Image Gallery - Eight

Image Gallery - Nine

Image Gallery - Ten

Image Gallery - Eleven

Image Gallery - Twelve

Image Gallery - Thirteen

Image Gallery - Fourteen

Image Gallery - Fifteen

Image Gallery - Sixteen

Smokers Paradise

August 2009
Changsha, P.R.C.

Photos by Peter Rimar