https://karenballard.com https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/thumbs https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_144.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_144A little girl rises above the crowd during the Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017 the day after the Inauguration of Donald Trump. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_082.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_082Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_009.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_009Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_559.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_559Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_367.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_367Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_540.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_540Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_090.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_090Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_377V.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_377VWomen's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_522.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_522Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_306rs.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_306rsWomen's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_447.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_447Cecile Richards, (center)President of Planned Parenthood, looks on with Ashley Judd (right), as hundreds of thousands of women gather in Washington, DC, Saturday, January 21, 2017, after President Trump took office on Friday. A range of speakers, performers and activists rallied near the Capitol before marchers made their way toward the White House. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_004.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_004Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_389.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_389Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_059.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_059Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_200.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_200Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_488.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_488 Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_106.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_106Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_075.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_075Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_040.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_040Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_248.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_248The Metro trains of Washington DC were jammed with folks going to and from the Women's March on Washington. Hundreds of thousands of women gathered in Washington, DC, Saturday, January 21, 2017, after President Trump took office on Friday. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/WOMEN’S-MARCH/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_584.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_584Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/thumbs https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Obama-Baltimore_speech.jpgObama-Baltimore_speechThe Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/USCFOLIIO_2014_002.jpgUSCFOLIIO_2014_002The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Obama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle703.jpgObama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle703The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Obama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle387.jpgObama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle387President-elect Barack Obama waves to the crowd in Baltimore as he makes his to Washington, DC for his official inauguration. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Michelle_HUG.jpgMichelle_HUGMichelle Obama hugs a fan as she and President-elect Obama make their way to Washington D.C. on the whistle stop tour. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Obama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle687.jpgObama-Biden_11709_KB_Whistle687The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/oprah_1.jpgoprah_1Oprah Winfrey makes her way to the stage where she interviews Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill, the day before the Inauguration for he and Barack Obama. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11809_KB_Biden142.jpg2009_11809_KB_Biden142Vice President elect Joe Biden adjusts his tie before getting down to business during a 'Day of Service' the day before his Inauguration with Barack Obama. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11909_KB_Biden698.jpg2009_11909_KB_Biden698The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem079.jpg2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem079Over 400,000 people attended the free "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial as a part of the celebration for the Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18th 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/USCFOLIIO_2014_004.jpgUSCFOLIIO_2014_004President-elect Barack Obama gives a speech at the Lincoln Memorial to the crowd at the 'We Are One' concert on Sunday January 18th, 2009, two days before his historic Inauguration. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem239.jpg2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem239U2's Bono perfroms "Pride" a song they wrote about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, during the 'We Are One' concert for the Inauguration of Barack Obama. © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem884.jpg2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem884Numerous celebrities including Jamie Foxx, gave speeches in between musical acts during the 'We Are One' concert at the Lincoln Memorial for the Inauguration of Barack Obama. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem793.jpg2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem793Bruce Springsteen opens the 'We Are One' concert performing "The Rising" a song used at Obama's campaign rallies. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem214.jpg2009_11709_KB_LincolnMem214Usher, backed by Stevie Wonder on stage together during the 'We Are One' concert at the Lincoln Memorial, honoring President-elect Obama the Sunday before his historic Inauguration. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/USCFOLIIO_2014_003.jpgUSCFOLIIO_2014_003A woman sheds tears as she listens to President-elect Barack Obama give a speech in Baltimore as he makes his was to D.C. for his historic Inauguration. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/ushers_1.jpgushers_1Capitol Hill ushers stand in the chilly air waiting for the official start of President Barack Obama's historic Inauguration on january 20, 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing104.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing104President George W. Bush greets President Bill Clinton on the dais just before the Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/swear_in_wide.jpgswear_in_wideThe Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Aretha_1.jpgAretha_1Aretha Franklin sings 'My Country Tis of Thee' as part of the official swearing-in ceremony for President Barack Obama on january 20, 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing444.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing444The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing109.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing109President George W. Bush says hello to then 7-year-old Sasha Obama. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing402.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing402The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing260a.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing260aThe official swearing-in photo of President Barack Obama, where he takes the Oath of Office and puts his hand on the exact same bible Abraham Lincoln used in 1861. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing756.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing756The massive crowd that filled the National Mall during President Barack Obama's historic Inauguration as the first black President. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing227.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing227Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma perform at the Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 20th, 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing324.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing324President Barack Obama, the first African American to ever become President of the United States, gives his Inaugural Address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/28https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1211.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1211The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/29https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade579.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade579Crowds along the parade route, for The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 20th, 2009. All photos © Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/30https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1227.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1227The Inauguration of Barack Obama, January 18-20th. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/31https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/_parade548.jpg_parade548President Barack Obama and wife Michelle wave to the crowds during along the parade route during the Inauguration celebration of Barack Obama, January 20th, 2009. All photos ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/32https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1157.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1157Members of the military march before the reviewing stand during the Inauguration celebration of Barack Obama, January 20th, 2009. All photos © Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/OBAMA/33https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1085.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_parade1085President Barack Obama standing next to the Vice President gives one of his first salutes as Commander in Chief. Photo ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/thumbs https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012025_INAUGURATION_KB_516_new.jpg012025_INAUGURATION_KB_516_newPresident Trump and First Lady Melania depart the U.S. Capitol after the Inauguration ceremony which was held inside due to weather conditions on January 20, 2025. ©Karen Ballard/2025 https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012025_INAUGURATION_KB_336_new.jpg012025_INAUGURATION_KB_336_newNewly sworn in President Donald J Trump walks with First Lady Melania and outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025 in the formal ceremony on the East Capitol front in Washington, D.C. ©Karen Ballard/2025 https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012025_INAUGURATION_KB_081.jpg012025_INAUGURATION_KB_081Former President Joe Biden and Jill Biden fly on a Marine helicopter to Joint Base Andrews after the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. ©Karen Ballard/2025 https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/TRUMP_INAUGURAL_KB_011716_201.jpgTRUMP_INAUGURAL_KB_011716_201A protester in the crowd of Donald Trump's Inauguration shouts out while Trump was taking his Oath of Office. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/TRUMP_INAUGURAL_KB_011716_077.jpgTRUMP_INAUGURAL_KB_011716_077A member of the flag honor guard participates in the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_144.jpgWOMENS_MARCH_KB_012116_144A little girl rises above the crowd during the Women's March, Washington, DC, January 21st, 2017 the day after the Inauguration of Donald Trump. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Biden2_2009.jpgBiden2_2009Vice President-elect, now President Joe Biden, taking the Inauguration stage in Washington, DC before being sworn in as President Obama's VP in 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Bidens_1.jpgBidens_1The Biden's, Baltimore, MD, 2009 while making their way to Washington, DC for the historic Inauguration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing260a.jpg2009_12009_KB_InaugDay_swearing260aThe official swearing-in photo of President Barack Obama, where he takes the Oath of Office and puts his hand on the exact same bible Abraham Lincoln used in 1861. The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 20th, 2009. All photos © by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/1_0_281_1obama_biden_11709_kb_whistle387.JPG1_0_281_1obama_biden_11709_kb_whistle387.JPGPresident elect Barack Obama waves to the crowd in Baltimore, MD, 2009 while making his was to Washington, DC for his historic Inauguration in Washington, D.C. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Aretha_1.jpgAretha_1Aretha Franklin sings 'My Country Tis of Thee' as part of the official swearing-in ceremony for President Barack Obama on january 20, 2009. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2P.jpginn_krbwt_1leftbehind.jpg"Left Behind"President Bill Clinton sneaks a glance at outgoing Vice President Al Gore and incoming President George W. Bush as the three wait in a holding room on Capitol Hill, minutes before the official swearing in on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2001. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/wtcoverall2.jpgwtcoverall2Ground Zero, one week after the attacks on 9/11/01. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/5_0_331_1pentagon_2_kb.JPG5_0_331_1pentagon_2_kb.JPGPeople watch from the shade of a nearby tree as The Pentagon burns after the terrorist attack on 9/11 in Washington, D.C. © Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/soldier1.jpgsoldier1A US Soldier stands guard outside an entrance to Ground Zero one week after the fatal 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/birds2.jpgpic_krbfr_01.jpg"GROUND ZERO"Birds fly over the remenants of the World Trade Center one week after the September 11th attack, which killed thousands of innocent people and causing our nation to go to war. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/ManWithAMission.jpgManWithAMissionSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld visits Ground Zero. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/mpp2.jpgmpp2President George W. Bush announcing airstrikes on Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, from the Treaty Room of the White House . Photo by Karen Ballard/Time https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Saddam11.jpgSaddam11Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appears in front of an Iraqi judge on July 1, 2004 to hear charges against him and to be made aware of his rights. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/10_0_335_1karzai_vertical.JPG10_0_335_1karzai_vertical.JPGAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai at press conference in Kabul with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld December 4, 2004. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/9_0_336_1afghan_military1.JPG9_0_336_1afghan_military1.JPGMembers of the Afghanistan military prepare for the press conference with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on December 4, 2004. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/boy1.jpg65771_94175_22An Afghan boy peers out of his home in a village near Kandahar, Afghanistan in the very early days of America's war on terror during October of 2002, and a few months before we go to war in Iraq. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KB12040311_RumsfeldAfghan.jpgKB12040311_RumsfeldAfghan.jpgUS Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Afghan President share a moment in the Presidential Palace as he introduces Ambassador Zalmay Khalizad to Karzai on Thursday, December 4, 2003 in Kabul. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/11_0_327_1caring_commander.JPG11_0_327_1caring_commander.JPGBand of Brothers, Commander Tommy Franks hugs a soldier after a townhall meeting with troops stationed at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar in December of 2002. Karen Ballard/Time https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/the-vote-1.jpgThe vote Photo by Karen Ballard/Corbis Sygma 4/15/03Iraqi participants vote to meet again in ten days after listening to speakers in the first meeting held between the Americans and Iraqis to discuss the future of Iraq on Tuesday, April 14, 2003. The meeting took place in a tent in the ancient city of Ur, near Naisiriyah. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/FRONT-ROW-OF-HISTORY/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/aftermtg1.jpgaftermtg1 Photo by Karen Ballard/Corbis Sygma 4/15/03Iraqi participants leave the tent after attending the first meeting held between the Americans and Iraqis to discuss the future of Iraq on Tuesday, April 14, 2003 while a member of the US military stands by. 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All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/30_0_798_1jadot_kb_051515_8096.jpg30_0_798_1jadot_kb_051515_8096Actor Jamie Dornan, Johannesburg, South Africa. ©Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM__D18_060519_KB_7976.jpgDavid OyelowoDirectorial Debut for David Oyelowo on the film, "The Water Man" shot on location outside Portland, Oregon, summer 2019. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_TC.jpgOS_TCTom Cruise, as "Jack Reacher" shot on location in Pittsburgh, PA. ©Karen Ballard/Paramount https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Pete_Berg1.jpgPete_Berg1Director Peter Berg during a rainy night shoot on set in Boston filming "Patriots Day." https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_214.jpg082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_214Madame President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu in front of her original primary school on the archipelago of Zanzibar where she was born. ©Karen Ballard/2022 https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Ballard_Ali1.jpgBallard_Ali1Ali, a camel driver takes a break after navigating a crew out into the Sahara Desert. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/ONE/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Isiah_Whtilock_2024rs.jpgIsiah_Whtilock_2024rsActor Isiah Whitlock for 'The Residence'. 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https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Hannah_Jean2025.jpgHannah_Jean2025 https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/jean-smart_7.jpgjean-smart_7Jean Smart as "Deborah" in Hacks. 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Photo by Karen Ballard/©Open Road Films https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM__D10_052418_KB_3909.jpgWM__D10_052418_KB_3909David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson and Lonnie Chavis in "The Water Man." ©Karen Ballard/The Water Man https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM_NEWrs.jpgWM_NEWrsLonnie Chavis as 'Gunner' and Amiah Miller as 'Jo' in "The Water Man" filmed on location near Portland, Oregon. ©Karen Ballard/The Water Man https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Borat2_KB.jpgBorat2_KBSacha Baron Cohen returns, as 'Borat' in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." Karen Ballard/Amazon https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/uwmt_1.jpgUnbearable Weight Of Massive TalentNicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent". Photo by Karen Ballard/Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/uwmt_3.jpgUnbearable Weight Of Massive TalentTiffany Haddish and Nicolas Cage in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent." Photo by Karen Ballard/Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/02.B22_15394R.jpgQUANTUM OF SOLACEDaniel Craig as 007, and Olga Kurylenko, as 'Camille' in the James Bond thriller, 'Quantum of Solace' filmed on location in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Photo by Karen Ballard/©Sony/Danjaq https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/B22_kb2_031408_11054.jpgB22_kb2_031408_11054Daniel Craig as '007' with Olga Kurylenko as 'Camille' in 'Quantum of Solace' filmed on location in Panama. Photo by Karen Ballard/©Sony/Danjaq https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Bond_Fire2.jpgBond_Fire2Daniel Craig 007, James Bond, flies through the flames in "Quantum of Solace" filmed on location at Pinewood Studios, England. © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/040721_The_Valet_KB_4319.jpg040721_The_Valet_KB_4319Eugenio Derbez and Samara Weaving in 'The Valet.' ©Karen Ballard/HULU https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/the-valet-daw.jpgthe-valet-dawSamara Weaving in 'The Valet'. ©Photo by Karen Ballard/HULU https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/28https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/LABoss_1.jpgLABoss_1Salyma Hayek and Karan Soni in "Like A Boss". ©Karen Ballard/Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/29https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/STUBER_1.jpgSTUBER_1Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani in "Stuber". ©Karen Ballard/20th Century Fox https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/30https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/GraceFrankie_KB_1105151892.jpgGrace & FrankieLily Tomlin and Jane Fonda on "Grace and Frankie." Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/31https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/StepUp_2_KB_080707_1408.jpgStepUp_2_KB_080707_1408Still from 'Step Up 2' shot in Baltimore, MD, directed by Jon Chu. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/32https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/050416_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_357.jpg050416_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_357Mark Wahlberg in "Patriots Day." Photo by Karen Ballard/CBS Films https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/33https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/04016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_250.jpg04016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_250Kevin Bacon in "Patriots Day". ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/34https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/051316_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_119.jpg051316_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_119Jimmy O. Yang as "Dun Meng" in the Peter Berg directed film "Patriots Day" shot on location in Boston. ©Karen Ballard/CBS Films https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/35https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/042016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_449.jpg042016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_449Mark Wahlberg in "Patriots Day." ©CBS Films https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/36https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/052416_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_230.jpg052416_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_230 https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/37https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/NK_Train1.jpgNK_Train1Nicole Kidman as Martha Gellhorn in the Philip Kaufman film, "Hemingway & Gellhorn." Karen Ballard/HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/38https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_101811_KB_04882.jpgOS_101811_KB_04882Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall in "Jack Reacher." ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/39https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_Jai_TC.jpgOS_Jai_TCJai Courtney and Tom Cruise fight it out in a rain storm in 'Jack Reacher.' Photo buy KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/40https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_112311_KB_15301.jpgOS_112311_KB_15301Rosamund Pike and Tom Cruise in "Jack Reacher." Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/41https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_101411_KB_04251.jpgOS_101411_KB_04251David Oyelowo in "Jack Reacher." ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/42https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/TOM_C.001RS.jpgTOM_C.001RS https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/43https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_021015_152.jpgSITE_021015_152Julia Roberts as Jessica in "Secret in Their Eyes." ©STX https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/44https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_021115_240.jpgSITE_021115_240Nicole Kidman on the set of "Secret in Their Eyes." ©STX https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/45https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_020415_289_c.jpgSITE_020415_289_cChiwetel Ejiofor in "Secret in Their Eyes." ©STX https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/46https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/DC_ROOF_FINAL.jpgDC_ROOF_FINALDaniel Craig as 007, James Bond in "Quantum of Solace" shot on location in the Atacama Desert, Chile. © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/47https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Bond_1.jpgBond_1Daniel Craig as 007, James Bond in "Quantum of Solace." © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/48https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/olga_car.jpgolga_car https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/49https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/B22_kb1_021808_7063.jpgB22_kb1_021808_7063Party scene from "Quantum of Solace" shot on location in Panama. © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/50https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/B22_kb2_021808_6975.jpgB22_kb2_021808_6975 https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/51https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/28_0_215_1b22_kb2_050508_16774.JPG28_0_215_1b22_kb2_050508_16774.JPG https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/52https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/25_0_185_1b22_kb2_022008_7470.jpg25_0_185_1b22_kb2_022008_7470 https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/53https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Munich_Rain.jpgMunich_Rain https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/54https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Cirian_Munich.jpgCirian_Munich https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/55https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Spielberg_Ballard001115.jpgSpielberg_Ballard001115Night scene in 'Beirut' from the Steven Spielberg film, "Munich." ©Universal https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/56https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Lonsdale_Bana.jpgLonsdale_Bana https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/57https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/image_7.JPGimage_7.JPGDusk scene with the getaway car, "Munich." ©Universal https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/58https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/buda_steps.jpgbuda_steps'Robert' Mathieu Kassovitz, and 'Avner' Eric Bana, have an intense discussion during Steven Spielberg's epic film, "Munich" filmed on location in Budapest. ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/59https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2317_D034_0013822.jpg2317_D034_0013822Eric Bana and Mathieu Amalric in 'Munich' filmed on location in Budapest. ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/60https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/UNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_092215_6872.jpgUNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_092215_6872Actress Katherine Heigel, as 'Tessa' during a scene in 'Unforgettable.' ©Karen Ballard/Warner Bros https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/61https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/UNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_091715_6134.jpgUNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_091715_6134Katherine Heigl as Tessa Connover in Denise DiNovi's "Unforgettable." ©Warner Bros https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/62https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/UNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_092215_6730.jpgUNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_092215_6730Actress Rosario Dawson, as Julia Banks, in a scene during "Unforgettable" shot in Los Angeles, CA. ©Karen Ballard/Warner Bros https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/63https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/IMG_9.jpgIMG_9Britt Robertson in San Francisco, on "Girlboss." Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/64https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/IMG_19.jpgIMG_19Britt Robertson in San Francisco, on "Girlboss." Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/65https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/IMG_8.jpgIMG_8Britt Robertson in "Girlboss." Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/66https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/6_0_797_1jadot_kb_051115_6187.JPG6_0_797_1jadot_kb_051115_6187.JPGStill from 'The Siege of Jadotville' shot on location in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/67https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/4_0_826_1jadot_kb_061215_14674.JPG4_0_826_1jadot_kb_061215_14674.JPGStill from 'The Siege of Jadotville' shot on location in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/68https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JD1_Jadotville.jpgJD1_JadotvilleJamie Dornan as Commander Quinlan in 'The Siege of Jadotville,' shot on location in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/69https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JADOT_KB_060215_12439.jpgJADOT_KB_060215_12439Action scene, "The Siege of Jadotville" shot on location in South Africa. ©Karen Ballard/Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/70https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2_0_809_1jadot_kb_061615_15497.JPG2_0_809_1jadot_kb_061615_15497.JPGStill from 'The Siege of Jadotville' shot on location in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/71https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/5_0_824_1jadot_kb_060815_13324.JPG5_0_824_1jadot_kb_060815_13324.JPGStill from 'The Siege of Jadotville' shot on location in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/72https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RamboIV_KB031407_2494.jpgRamboIV_KB031407_2494Sylvester Stallone as 'Rambo.' ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/73https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/18_0_199_1jr_kb040307_7040.jpg18_0_199_1jr_kb040307_7040Still from "Rambo" (4) shot on location in Thailand. ©Karen Ballard/Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/74https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JR_KB032107_3455.jpgJR_KB032107_3455Action scene from 'Rambo' filmed in Chiang Mai, Thailand. ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/75https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/EXP_062209_BALLARD10263.jpgEXP_062209_BALLARD10263Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture in "The Expendables." ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/76https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Terry_Crews.jpgTerry_CrewsTerry Crews as 'Hale Caesar' in 'The Expendables.' ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/77https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/EXP_052109_BALLARD7094.jpgEXP_052109_BALLARD7094Steve Austin and Sylvester Stallone have a go at it in 'The Expendables.' ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/78https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_083107_1327.jpgDefiance_KB_083107_1327Daniel Craig as 'Tuvia Bielski' leads Jews trying to escape Nazi occupied Poland in "Defiance." ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/79https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_090607_2748.jpgDefiance_KB_090607_2748Daniel Craig, "Defiance." ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/80https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Mia_1_Defiance.jpgMia_1_DefianceMia Wasikowska as 'Chaya' in Ed Zwick's 'Defiance' shot on location in Lithuania. ©Photo by Karen Ballard/Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/81https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_102007_11103.jpgDefiance_KB_102007_11103Winter wedding celebration for the refugees in Ed Zwick's "Defiance." ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/82https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_091807_5380.jpgDefiance_KB_091807_5380Liev Schreiber and Daniel Craig as the Bielski brothers in "Defiance" filmed on location in Lithuania. ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/83https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_091207_4373.jpgDefiance_KB_091207_4373Bielski brothers Jamie Bell and Liev Shreiber in "Defiance." ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/84https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/room_1004.jpgroom_1004Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen, in "Hemingway & Gellhorn" directed by Philip Kaufman. Photo by Karen Ballard/HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/85https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/633486_HG_042911_KB_114_2.jpg633486_HG_042911_KB_114_2Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen in "Hemingway & Gellhorn." ©HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/86https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/633486_HG_042811_KB_040.jpg633486_HG_042811_KB_040Nicole Kidman as journalist Martha Gellhorn in 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'. ©Karen Ballard/HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/87https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Clive_1.jpgClive_1Clive Owen as Ernest Hemingway, in Phil Kaufman's "Hemingway & Gellhorn" shot on location in San Francisco. ©HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/88https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/28_0_494_1capa_1.JPG28_0_494_1capa_1.JPGSantiago Cabrera as photographer Robert Capa in 'Hemingway & Gellhorn'. ©Karen Ballarad/HBO https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/89https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/32_0_615_1hg_03251_kb_034.JPG32_0_615_1hg_03251_kb_034.JPG https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/90https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/HP_004.jpgHP_004Terrence Howard (Duck) and Jesse Eisenberg (Benjamin) have a moment in a Sarajevo bar during Richard Shepard's "The Hunting Party." ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/FILM-%26-TELEVISION/91https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Richard_Gere.jpgRichard_GereRichard Gere as journalist Simon Hunt in Richard Shepard's "The Hunting Party." ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/thumbs https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_892.jpg012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_892Remnants of what remains of a home and staircase along the PCH in Malibu after the devastating fires that struck in January, 2025. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_270.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_270A young girl stares out at the remains of her home in the Pacific Palisades that was flattened by the devastating fires in January, 2025. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/032325_Palisades_Aerial_315.jpg032325_Palisades_Aerial_315An aerial view over a section of the Pacific Palisades, on March 23, 2025 where debris is still in need of being cleared. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/032325_Palisades_Aerial_323.jpg032325_Palisades_Aerial_323An aerial view over a lot in the Pacific Palisades, March 23, 2025. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_196c.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_196cFather and daughter, David and Lucy Brown, overlook the destruction of their home in the aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, CA on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_560.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_560Aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_615.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_615Aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_395.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_395A burned out car sits on the PCH in Malibu after the devastating fires that swept over the area in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. . Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_522.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_522Aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire along the beach in Malibu, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_444.jpg020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_444Shards of broken pottery sit near the side of a road in the Pacific Palisades after the devastating fire that hit Los Angeles, CA in early January. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_415.jpg012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_415Wearing her PPE (personal protective equipment) Trudi Sandmeier, 56, stands in the rubble of her home on Iliff Street, in the alphabets section of the Pacific Palisades which her grandparents built in 1933. Photo by Karen Ballard/Zuma Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_1039.jpg012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_1039A view of the massive destruction from the top of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood after the devastating fires that swept over the area in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 29th, 2025. Multiple wildfires, fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, burned across Los Angeles County leaving at least 28 dead with over 180,000 people having been under evacuation orders. Over 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, burned in the Palisades and Eaton Fires. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_842.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_842A car and chimneys left in the aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_581.jpg012925_PALISADESFIRE_KB_581A tiled door frame is among the remnants of a home in the Pacific Palisades after the devastating fire that leveled the neighborhood in early January, 2025. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_171c.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_171cA spiral staircase is among the remnants of home on the PCH in Malibu after the devastating fires the swept over the iconic neighborhood in January of 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/Zuma https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_171.jpg020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_171A burned out car teeters on the edge of a hillside in the aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 28th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_375.jpg020225_PALISADESFIRE_KB_375Burned up kitchen pans sit in the aftermath of the Pacific Palisades fire destruction after the devastating fires that swept over the area in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 29th, 2025. Multiple wildfires, fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, burned across Los Angeles County leaving at least 28 dead with over 180,000 people having been under evacuation orders. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/REPORTAGE/PALISADES-FIRE/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_853.jpg012825_PALISADESFIRE_KB_853A view of the massive destruction from the lower Pacific Palisades neighborhood looking down the Pacific Coast Highway, after the devastating fires that swept over the area in Los Angeles, CA shot on January, 29th, 2025. Photo by Karen Ballard/ZUMA Press https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/thumbs https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/03.jpg03“The local look” a member of the U.S. Special Forces wears a beard to blend in with locals while being based in Kandahar, Afghanistan, March, 2002. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/12.jpg12Waiting. Khost, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/10.jpg10Special Forces, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2002. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/09.jpg09'Birddog' Kandahar, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/searchrescuredude.jpgsearchrescuredudeA member of the Search & Rescue squadron, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/08.jpg08Morning Shave, 101st Airborne, Kandahar, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/07.jpg07Mother w/Daughters. Refueller. Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/jfkguy.jpgjfkguySmoke Break on the JFK. Off the coast of Bahrain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/06.jpg06Heavy lifting, a sailor works the deck on the JFK aircraft carrier. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/05.jpg05Bomb builders aboard the USS JFK work below the deck as they are positioned in the Persian Gulf, April 2002. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/04.jpg04Female soldiers. Kandahar, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/02.jpg02A makeshift gymnasium is used by US Military Police on the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, March 2002. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/11.jpg11Surviving the dust storm, Kandahar, Afghanistan. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/PORTRAITS/TWO/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/01.jpg01On route to war, Frankfurt. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/thumbs https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082719_TempleFortunes_KB_1072.jpg082719_TempleFortunes_KB_1072Sacha Baron Cohen prepping for a night shoot with his team on "BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM" in Oklahoma. ©Photo by Karen Ballard/2020 https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/042021_STU_KB_04201.jpg11319426 - FATHER STUMark Wahlberg in "Father Stu". ©Photo by Karen Ballard/Sony https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2317_D015_005384_1.jpg2317_D015_005384_1Director Steven Spielberg and long time collaborator, DP, Janusz Kaminski, check out the light before shooting a scene in Spielberg's Academy Award nominated film, "Munich." Photo by Karen Ballard/©Universal https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM__D18_060519_KB_7976.jpgDavid OyelowoDirectorial Debut for David Oyelowo on the film, "The Water Man" shot on location outside Portland, Oregon, summer 2019. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/092321_UWOMT_KB_4085.jpg092321_UWOMT_KB_4085Nicolas Cage and Director Tom Gormican have a laugh during the meta movie, "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent." ©Karen Ballard/Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/StepUp_2_KB_081007_2032.jpgStepUp_2_KB_081007_2032Director Jon Chu on the set of 'Step Up 2' in Baltimore, MD. ©Touchstone/Disney https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM__D12_052918_KB_5374.jpgWM__D12_052918_KB_5374The director and crew have a look during the replay of an action sequence during the filming of 'The Water Man,' David Oyelowo's directorial debut, shot in the forests of Oregon in 2018. Photo by Karen Ballard/The Water Man https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM__D18_060519_KB_8378.jpgWM__D18_060519_KB_8378 https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Pete_Berg1.jpgPete_Berg1Director Peter Berg during a rainy night shoot on set in Boston filming "Patriots Day." https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_011512_KB_20615.jpgOS_011512_KB_20615Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise discuss a scene while filming 'Jack Reacher' in Pittsburgh, PA. ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/OS_110411_KB_11011.jpgOS_110411_KB_11011Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel working on "Jack Reacher" in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Clint1.jpgClint1Clint Eastwood, directing The 15:17 to Paris. ©Karen Ballard/Warner Bros https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/UNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_091715_6217.jpgUNFORGETTABLE_STILLS_091715_6217Director Denise DiNovi, gives a few notes about the shot during the filming of 'Unforgettable' in Los Angeles, CA. ©Karen Ballard/Warner Bros https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/040921_The_Valet_KB_6322.jpg040921_The_Valet_KB_6322Samara Weaving in the Valet filmed in Los Angeles, CA , April 9, 2021, directed by Richard Wong. Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/HOME_AGAIN_102616_949.jpgHOME_AGAIN_102616_949Director Hallie Meyers-Shyer on the set of "Home Again." ©Open Road https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JK_Adam_SS.jpgJK_Adam_SS https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/042716_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_006.jpg042716_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_006A BTS from the making of "Patriots Day" shot on location outside of Boston. ©Photo by Karen Ballard/CBS films https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Munich_BTS.jpgMunich_BTSDirector Steven Spielberg goes over the script with actors Daniel Craig, Eric Bana and Hans Zischler on the set of "Munich." ©Karen Ballard/Universal https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Marc_desert.jpgMarc_desertDirector Marc Forester on the set of "Quantum of Solace" while filming in the Atacama Desert in Chile. © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/paranal_wide.jpgparanal_wideAn overview while filming on the set of "Quantum of Solace" at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/B22_kb1_012408_3498.JPGB22_kb1_012408_3498.JPGBehind the scenes on "Quantum of Solace." © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/040721_The_Valet_KB_NIGHT.jpg040721_The_Valet_KB_NIGHTNight shoot on 'The Valet' filmed on location in Los Angeles, CA. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/B22_kb1_053008_18912.jpgB22_kb1_053008_18912Anatole Taubman gets prepped for a scene in "Quantum of Solace". ©Photo by Karen Ballard/MGM https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/extras_party.jpgextras_partyTo pooped to party....extras take a break while filming "Quantum of Solace." © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Matt_Lloyd_WM_Ballard.jpgMatt_Lloyd_WM_BallardCinematographer Matt Lloyd catches the last light of the day during a true 'magic hour' moment complete with a rainbow while filming in western Oregon. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WM_6_052018_KB_1840c.jpgWM_6_052018_KB_1840c https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_020315_470.jpgSITE_020315_470Cinematographer Danny Moder in silhouette while framing a shot during the filming of 'Secret in Their Eyes' at Santa Anita Park in Pasadena, CA. ©Karen Ballard/STX https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/28https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Phil_040511_KB_261.jpgPhil_040511_KB_261Director Philip Kaufman works out a scene in the Marin County countryside near San Francisco, while filming the period piece, "Hemingway & Gellhorn." Photo by Karen Ballard/©HBO https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/29https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Ed_Films1_rs.jpgEd_Films1_rsDirector Edward Zwick frames a shot while filming "Defiance" in the forests of Lithuania. ©Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/30https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SS_Munich_frameshot.jpgSS_Munich_frameshotAward winning director Steven Spielberg frames a shot during the filming of "Munich." ©Paramount https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/31https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_102607_12436.jpgDefiance_KB_102607_12436Cinematographer Eduardo Serra takes a light reading while working in the forests of Lithuania on the set of "Defiance." ©Karen Ballard/Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/32https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/ed_withcrowd.jpged_withcrowdDirector Ed Zwich takes a moment to adjust a young boy's hat while filming 'Defiance' on location in Lithuania. ©Karen Ballard/ Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/33https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Defiance_KB_091007_3606.jpgDefiance_KB_091007_3606Stunt extras get an early morning workout before their scene in Edward Zwick's "Defiance." ©Karen Ballard/Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/34https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Michael_1stAD.jpgMichael_1stADFirst assistant Director, Michael Lerman, gets prepped for a cameo during the filming of "Quantum of Solace." © 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/35https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Sly_BTS_1.jpgSly_BTS_1Director, Actor, Producer, Sly Stallone takes a break on the set of 'The Expendables' while shooting on location in New Orleans, LA. https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/36https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/HOME_AGAIN_102616_965.jpgHOME_AGAIN_102616_965Finding his light, cinematographer Dean Cundey with his crew on "Home Again." ©Open Road https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/37https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/033016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_488.jpg033016_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_488Mark Wahlberg shoots a selfie with fans in Boston while working on "Patriots Day." ©CBS Films https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/38https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JADOT_KB_042415_2237.jpgJADOT_KB_042415_2237Mark Strong and Michael McElhatton have a chat on the set of "The Siege of Jadotville" shot in South Africa. ©Netflix https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/39https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_021215_511.jpgSITE_021215_511A helicopter hovers with a camera over Dodger Stadium while filming a scene for the movie 'Secret in Their Eyes' in Los Angeles. ©Karen Ballard/STX https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/40https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_021315_327.jpgSITE_021315_327Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor rounds a corner during an action sequence being filmed by DP Danny Moder and crew at Dodger Stadium for the movie 'Secret in Their Eyes.' ©Karen Ballard/STX https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/41https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JADOT_KB_050115_4236.jpgJADOT_KB_050115_4236CRAFTY!! During a break in filming, actors grab a few quick snacks, before lunch while filming on location in South Africa on 'The Siege of Jadotville.' ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/42https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SITE_012915_371.jpgSITE_012915_371Director Billy Ray has a chat with Zoe Graham and Julia Roberts on the set of "Secret in Their Eyes" shot in Los Angeles. ©STX https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/43https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SBIB_101706_KB_6421.jpgSBIB_101706_KB_6421Actor Richard Gere gets a touch up from his Italian hair and makeup team on the set of "The Hunting Party" filmed on location in Croatia and Sarajevo. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/44https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RamboIV_KB022807_478.jpgRamboIV_KB022807_478Sylvester Stallone in the rain on 'Rambo.' ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/45https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Sly_HM_team.jpgSly_HM_teamHairdresser Nicole Venables and make up artist Scott Eddo make adjustments to Sylvester Stallone on Rambo IV shot on location in Thailand. ©Karen Ballard/Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/46https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/JR_KB032207_3568.jpgJR_KB032207_3568HEAD SHOT! A prosthetic head gets assembled for the movie 'Rambo,' shot on location near Chiang Mai, Thailand. ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/47https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/swamp_boxes.jpgswamp_boxesA grip makes his way through the swamp, delivering apple boxes to camera in the forests of Lithuania while making "Defiance." ©Karen Ballard/Paramount Vantage https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/48https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2317_D072_0019933.jpg2317_D072_0019933"Rain Shot" steadicam and crew cover a rain scene in Steven Spielberg's "Munich." ©Karen Ballard/Universal https://karenballard.com/Behind-The-Scenes/49https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/FOX_Courtyard1.jpgFOX_Courtyard1First AD Richard Fox readies the set on 'The Expendables' while DP Jeffrey Kimball looks on. ©Lionsgate https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/thumbs https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_001.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_001'New Year's Day, 2020' Venice, CA ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_KB_NE_072717_001.jpgVenice_KB_NE_072717_001Love on Windward, Venice, CA, 2017. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_003.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_003'Woman in the Window" Venice, CA 2025 ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/FreakFinal.jpgFreakFinal"Last Day of the Freak Show" Venice, CA 2017 ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_010.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_010'Morrison Lives' Venice, CA 2014 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_011.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_011'Wade in the Water' Venice, CA 2011 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_Shaman_120517_066.jpgVenice_Shaman_120517_066Sound bath at sunset, Venice, CA. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/VeniceFog.jpgVeniceFogPandemic Blues, Venice, CA, 2020. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/042320_Venice__Roof_Sunset_213b.jpg042320_Venice__Roof_Sunset_213bLockdown, Venice, CA, April 23, 2020. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_013.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_013'Social Distancing' Venice, CA 2020 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_Flip_027.jpgVenice_Flip_027'Flipped Out' Venice, CA ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/061921_Venice_MachineGKelley_172rs.jpg061921_Venice_MachineGKelley_172rsMachine Gun Kelly rocks Venice from a rooftop on Ocean Front Walk during the latter days of the pandemic bringing some much needed fun and ease to the local community. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_014.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_014'Four in a Fog' Venice, CA 2023 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Housing_CrisisRS.jpgHousing_CrisisRS'Crisis in Housing' Venice, CA 2019 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_004.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_004'Posers' Venice, CA 2014 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_007.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_007'Ice Plunge' Venice, CA, 2025 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_005.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_005'Runners' Venice, CA 2025 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_KB_NE_072717_003.jpgVenice_KB_NE_072717_003'Competition' Venice, CA 2014 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_008.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_008'Peacock Lady' Venice, CA 2016 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_KB_NE_072717_053.jpgVenice_KB_NE_072717_053'Dorothy's Mother' Venice, CA, 2014 ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_015.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_015'Body Builder's Combo' Venice, CA 2016 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_016.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_016'Handmade Ice Cream' Venice, CA 2019 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_018.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_018'Pool Hall' Venice, CA 2025 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_019.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_019'Joel' Venice, CA 2025 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_022.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_022'NYE New Waterfront' Venice, CA 2019 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_020.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_020'Photo Shoot' Venice, CA 2018 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_021.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_021'Frannie & Her Flag' Venice, CA 2022 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/28https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Skater_Moon.jpgSkater_Moon'Skater w/Full Moon" Venice, CA 2009 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/29https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Venice_KB_NE_072717_005.jpgVenice_KB_NE_072717_005'Night Ride' Venice, CA, 2017. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/30https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/5_0_442_1venice_112209313.JPG5_0_442_1venice_112209313.JPG'Beach Yogis' Venice, CA, 2009 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/31https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_026.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_026'Cloud Girl' Venice, CA 2023 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/VENICE-PROJECT/32https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_025.jpgKBALLARD_LEICASHOW_2025_025'Flower Moon, with Palms' 2022 ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_022new.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_022newA bride to be relaxes with friends in a traditional Moroccan hammam, where steaming and socializing take place. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Bride_2.jpgBride_2Wedding preparation, Marrakesh, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Wedding_Portrait.jpgWedding_PortraitPhoto shoot at the casbah in Marrakesh, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_806.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_806A Moroccan bride makes her way into the celebration in one of 7 costume changes. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_854.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_854The groom celebrates his bride's arrival during a traditional Moroccan wedding in Marrakesh. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_646.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_646A woman balances candles on her head, lighting the way for the bride entering the casbah offering notes of joy and prosperity. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_737.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_737Belly dancers lead the celebrations during a traditional Moroccan wedding. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_109_KB_Brady_2624.jpg2010_109_KB_Brady_2624The bride and groom dance the night away in Marrakech, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1011_Sahara_681.jpg2010_1011_Sahara_681Camel riders head into the Sahara for spectacular sunset views. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Ballard_Ali1.JPGBallard_Ali1.JPGAli, a camel driver takes a break after navigating a crew out into the Sahara Desert. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1011_Sahara_1257.jpg2010_1011_Sahara_1257Camel drivers relax by a fire after a long trip into the Sahara. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1018_Marrakesh037.jpg2010_1018_Marrakesh037Lost in the market of Marrakesh. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1017_Setti058.jpg2010_1017_Setti058Daily life in Toubkal Setti, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti239.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti239A local chef shows off this traditional tagline of the Berber community. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti333.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti333A local imam leaves his small mosque in Toubkal Setti, a village high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti181.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti181The small village of Toubkal Setti at dusk high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti292.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti292A woman admires her family in the small village of Toubkal Setti, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti361.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti361A young man with his baby boy shows off his village of Toubkal Setti, high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti277.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti277Women put out the laundry to dry on their rooftops in Toubkal Setti, Morocco. ©Photo by Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti139.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti139A young man stops for a portrait in Toubkal Setti, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti130.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti130A village elder stops for a portrait in the high Atlas Mountain village of Toubkal Setti. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_368.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_368UNCESCO world heritage site, located near Ouarzate, Ait Benhaddou, is the famous fortified stone village used in various blockbuster films including The Mummy, Gladiator, Lawerence of Arabia and Game of Thrones. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_123.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_123A traditional Moroccan maalam, or clay worker, works the clay preparing it for tile and ceramic work near the Draa Valley in southwestern Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_086.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_086Roadise pottery dealer in the Draa Valley of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti060.jpg2010_1016_Toubkal_Setti060A cobbler smiles for a portrait in a small village market in Toubkal Setti, Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_076.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_076A donkey takes a break in the Draa Valley of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1011_Sahara_1012.jpg2010_1011_Sahara_1012Soccer game at dusk. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/28https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_018.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_018Room with a view of the palm groves in the Draa Valley of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/morocco/29https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1014_DraaV_024.jpg2010_1014_DraaV_024Sunrise from the deck of my room in the Draa Valley of Morocco. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_223.jpg082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_223School children out for recess, Zanzibar. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082921_RT_Zanzibar_Day_2_1400A.jpg082921_RT_Zanzibar_Day_2_1400APresident of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan strolling the streets of her native Old Stone Town, in Zanzibar during the "Royal Tour of Tanzania." ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/083021_RT_Zanzibar_Day_3_3391-2.jpg083021_RT_Zanzibar_Day_3_3391-2Boatman lock down a dhow during a windstorm off the coast of Pemba island in the Indian ocean near Zanzibar. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_6528-2.jpg090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_6528-2Local boat workers near Old Stone Town in Zanzibar leave work for the day to come see the President of Tanzania give a speech. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_7030.jpg090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_7030Dancers from the Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Institute show off their talents in front of the President of Tanzania during the Royal Tour. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_6464.jpg090221_RT_DAR_Day_5_6464A dancer from the Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Institute shows off his talents in front of the President of Tanzania during the Royal Tour. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_403A.jpg082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_403A"Young Lady of Zanzibar" Kizimkazi, Zanzibar, 2021. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082921_RT_Zanzibar_Day_2_1201A.jpg082921_RT_Zanzibar_Day_2_1201A"The Orange Peeler's"Street corner in Old Stone Town, Zanzibar, photographed by Karen Ballard on August 29, 2021. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_CAP.jpg082821_RT_Zanzibar_Day_1_CAPA village elder shows up to honor the President of Tanzania at a festival in Zanzibar. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/083121_RT_DAR_Day_4_4588.jpg083121_RT_DAR_Day_4_4588Sunset happy hour, Dar es Salaam, better known as "Dar". ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_9921.jpg090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_9921"Balloon Captain of the Serengeti" 2021. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090621_RT_Ngorogoro_Day_8_9100.jpg090621_RT_Ngorogoro_Day_8_9100Majestic Maasai Giraffe of the Serengeti. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090621_RT_Ngorogoro_Day_8_8858_c.jpg090621_RT_Ngorogoro_Day_8_8858_cThe Royal Tour with President Samia Suluhu Hassan and journalist Peter Greenberg viewing wildlife in the great Ngorongor Crater. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090521_RT_DAR_Day_7_7794.jpg090521_RT_DAR_Day_7_7794The Great Mount Kilimanjaro, aka, 'KILI'. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090921_RT_MARARIVER_Day_11_12558.jpg090921_RT_MARARIVER_Day_11_12558A massive crocodile rests along the banks of the Mara River in Northern Tanzania. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/091021_RT_MARA_Day12_14129.jpg091021_RT_MARA_Day12_14129The infamous 'wildebeest' stops for a portrait while making his way to the Mara River crossing. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090921_RT_MARARIVER_DAY11_12897.jpg090921_RT_MARARIVER_DAY11_12897A zebra skips behind a tree as tourists leave the Mara River area near the border of Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/WB_MaraRiverCrossing_KB_FINAL.jpgWB_MaraRiverCrossing_KB_FINALWildebeest at the legendary Mara River which runs between Tanzania and Kenya and considered one of the most dangerous crossings in the world for these animals. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_10918.jpg090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_10918A young Maasai boy shows his pride in small village near the Serengeti in Tanzania. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/TANZANIA/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_10566.jpg090721_RT_Serengeti_Day_9_10566Maasai tribe sing and dance traditional song at their boma in Tanzania. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_417.jpg070715_OkvDelta_417KG guides his mokoro canoe through the sage and hippo grasses of the Okavango Delta with a steady arm and a calm demeanor. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_470.jpg070715_OkvDelta_470Dawn light hits the various grasses that make up the flood plains of the Okavango Delta as we traverse slowly through the water. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_1031.jpg070715_OkvDelta_1031A termite mound towering in the distance is reflected in the low swamp of the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe180.jpg070615_Chobe180An African Spoonbill looks for prey in the Chobe River in Botswana. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_167c.jpg070715_OkvDelta_167cA tower of giraffe stand still as they have a look around while grazing in the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_082.jpg070715_OkvDelta_082A large herd of Cape buffalo cross the delta grazing on seasonal floodplains. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_596.jpg070715_OkvDelta_596A traditional mokoro canoe basks in the beauty of dusk in the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe218.jpg070615_Chobe218A Chacma baboon family has a look around in the early morning at Chobe National Park. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_069.jpg070715_OkvDelta_069A Springbok antelope leaps through the grasses of the Okavango Delta. © KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe228.jpg070615_Chobe228A beautiful Black Sable antelope is spotted in the early morning of Chobe National Park. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_772.jpg070715_OkvDelta_772An elephant mama and her baby graze with others in the grasses of the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_040.jpg070715_OkvDelta_040KAGISO, or 'KG' whose name means 'peace' is a second generation guide in the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe126.jpg070615_Chobe126Sunrise over the Chobe River basin in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070315_VicFalls_011.jpg070315_VicFalls_011A small herd of elephant come for an evening drink at dusk at a watering hole near the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_554.jpg070715_OkvDelta_554My tent while camping in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_215.jpg070715_OkvDelta_215An aerial view of the Okavango River after the rains bring water originating from Angola to the north. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_204.jpg070715_OkvDelta_204A rare patch of green from a flowering tree in the otherwise dry Kalahari desert in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_607.jpg070715_OkvDelta_607Okavango River guide and tracker, KG, scans the landscape for wild animals in the late afternoon sun. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe038.jpg070615_Chobe038A Nile crocodile basks on the banks of the Chobe River in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_993.jpg070715_OkvDelta_993Water lilies make up the flora and fauna of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_966.jpg070715_OkvDelta_966Early morning smiles as the camp hostess at Oddballs Camp welcome the weary traveler. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/22https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_824.jpg070715_OkvDelta_824Giraffe tower above the grasses in the late afternoon light of the Okavango Delta. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/23https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_807.jpg070715_OkvDelta_807Marabou stork tower over the Delta looking for prey. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/24https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe154.jpg070615_Chobe154African Spoonbill graze along the bank of the Chobe River in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/25https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_1064.jpg070715_OkvDelta_1064Emerging from the swamp in the Okavango Delta, a hippo comes to graze on food but is surprised by the camp director's flashlight late at night. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/26https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070715_OkvDelta_1006.jpg070715_OkvDelta_1006Sunset over the beautiful Okavango River with a termite mound on the horizon. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/BOTSWANA/27https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/070615_Chobe106.jpg070615_Chobe106A scorching African sun slowly sets over the Chobe River in Botswana. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090817_4432.jpgRWANDA_090817_4432A road trip through the lush landscape of Rwanda where national parks, tea plantations, and a potential gorilla sighting await the visitor in this now up and coming African nation. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090617_2548.jpgRWANDA_090617_2548Rwanda President Paul Kagame and travel journalist Peter Greenberg stop for a photo with local guides who provided guidance and security on the gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090617_1924.jpgRWANDA_090617_1924A mama mountain gorilla takes in her morning feed deep in the bush of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090717_3607.jpgRWANDA_090717_3607President Paul Kagame takes a moment in the dense forest of Volcanoes National Park during a recent trek to see the endangered mountain gorillas. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090417_435.jpgRWANDA_090417_435Mototaxi's are a common way of getting around the now bustling city of Kigali, Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090917_4898.jpgRWANDA_090917_4898President Paul Kagame ascends one of the highest buildings in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, which is on the rebound 25 years after the genocide. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Kagame_RT_020618_140.jpgKagame_RT_020618_140School children in Kigali, Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090717_3288.jpgRWANDA_090717_3288President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, claps as local school children sing and dance for him as he stops during a bike ride through a small village. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090717_2874.jpgRWANDA_090717_2874School children in a little village called 'Brussels' wave with enthusiasm as President Paul Kagame makes his way through the town on a bicycle trip. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090617_2422.jpgRWANDA_090617_2422Upon entering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, visitors are greeted by a local band of traditional dancers and musicians to wish you a good trekking experience. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090717_3097.jpgRWANDA_090717_3097President Paul Kagame and travel journalist take a boat trip around Lake Kivu, a huge, deep, freshwater lake and one of the great lakes of Africa located in Rwanda, and bordering the Congo. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090517_1410.jpgRWANDA_090517_1410An aging giraffe makes its way across the savannah in Rwanda's stunning Akagara National Park in the eastern part of the country that borders Tanzania. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090617_2414.jpgRWANDA_090617_2414Traditional dancer greeting visitors to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090517_1290.jpgRWANDA_090517_1290A 'zeal' of zebra hanging out in the bush of Akagera National Park in Eastern Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090517_1555.jpgRWANDA_090517_1555Chef's provide a meal at the end of a safari in Akagera National Park, Rwanda. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090517_1780.jpgRWANDA_090517_1780President Paul Kagame and travel journalist Peter Greenberg take in the great vista over Rwanda's Akagera National Park. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Kigali__020718_300.jpgKigali__020718_300Rwanda holds the title for women representation in Parliament around the world. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090317_068.jpgRWANDA_090317_06825 years after the horrific genocide in Rwanda, this message is found in the yard of the hip new Inema Art Center. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090317_090.jpgRWANDA_090317_090Emmanuel Nkuranga, a Rwanda artist who runs the Inema Art Center in Kigali, is very optimistic about his country's future. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/20https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090317_097.jpgRWANDA_090317_097The Inema Art Center is a popular gallery and coffee bar on the burgeoning Kigali Arts scene in Rwanda's capital. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/RWANDA/21https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/RWANDA_090517_851.jpgRWANDA_090517_851As the sun rises on a new Rwanda, a bicyclist makes his way. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/3_0_616_1mafitz__090412_120.jpg3_0_616_1mafitz__090412_120Samburu girls, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/4_0_617_1mafitz__090412_299_a.jpg4_0_617_1mafitz__090412_299_aJournalist and long time supporter of the Samburu of Northern Kenya, MaryAnne Fitzgerald makes her way through the dirt roads and rain that lead to her favorite village. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/041418_LekulaWedding_513.jpg041418_LekulaWedding_513Sammy Lekula moves his camel along the night before his wedding,. ©KARENBALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/1_0_630_1mafitz__warriors_090712_688.jpg1_0_630_1mafitz__warriors_090712_688Samburu warriors during their 'Rite of Passage' ceremony. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KENYA_Baragoi_Peace_091617_1118B.jpgKENYA_Baragoi_Peace_091617_1118BRain cover, Baragoi, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard/2018 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2_0_621_1mafitz__090612_272.jpg2_0_621_1mafitz__090612_272'Joy Ride', Samburu style, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/6_0_619_1mafitz__090512_292.jpg6_0_619_1mafitz__090512_292Samburu elder, Baragoi tea shop. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/7_0_620_1mafitz__090512_299.jpg7_0_620_1mafitz__090512_299Prime time with Michelle Obama in Baragoi tea shop. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/9_0_623_1mafitz__090612_405.jpg9_0_623_1mafitz__090612_405Samburu warriors, Lesirikan, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/KENYA_Lesirikan__091817_2419.jpgKENYA_Lesirikan__091817_2419Kenyan stride, a young boy races with his wheel, Lesirikan, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/8_0_622_1mafitz__090612_385.jpg8_0_622_1mafitz__090612_385Meeting at the market, Lesirikan, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/13_0_628_1mafitz__warriors_090712_583.jpg13_0_628_1mafitz__warriors_090712_583Proud Mothers, Rite of Passage dance ceremony, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/11_0_627_1mafitz__warriors_090712_534.jpg11_0_627_1mafitz__warriors_090712_534Samburu young men celebrate their Rite of Passage with traditional circle and jumping dances. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/12_0_624_1mafitz__warriors_090712_119.jpg12_0_624_1mafitz__warriors_090712_119Samburu young men celebrate their Rite of Passage with traditional circle and jumping dances. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/14_0_629_1mafitz__warriors_090712_642.jpg14_0_629_1mafitz__warriors_090712_642Young Samburu men celebrate with a feast of freshly roasted beef in honor of their Rite of Passage ceremony, Northern Kenya. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/KENYA-SAMBURU/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/15_0_625_1mafitz__warriors_090712_438.jpg15_0_625_1mafitz__warriors_090712_438At the end of a long weekend of celebration, Samburu Mike, has officially moved from warrior to adult, and now has the possibility of college and marriage ahead of him. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Positano2_KB_0913082646.jpgPositano2_KB_0913082646Positano Rainstorm, Positano, Italy. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SanSeb_KB_0830081538.jpgSanSeb_KB_0830081538Boy With Towel, San Sebastian, Spain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SanSeb_KB_0830081207.jpgSanSeb_KB_0830081207"Beach Games," San Sebastian, Spain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/SanSeb_KB_0830081417.jpgSanSeb_KB_0830081417Sunbathers, San Sebastian, Spain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Perp_BAR_KB_0907081612.jpgPerp_BAR_KB_0907081612Backpackers take a break inside Gaudi Park, (Park Guell), Barcelona, Spain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Madrid_KB_083008264.jpgMadrid_KB_083008264A couple makes their way through beautiful Puerto Del Sol, Madrid, Spain. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Mallorca_Cove.jpgMallorca_CoveThe cove at Cala Deia, Mallorca. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Deia_beach_1.jpgDeia_beach_1The Kiss at Cala Deia, Mallorca. ©Karen Ballad https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/LadyinRed_Mallorca.jpgLadyinRed_MallorcaLady in Red, Mallorca. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/CANNES_051411008.jpgCANNES_051411008Script reader in taxi during Cannes Film Festival. Cannes, France ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/CANNES_051411046.jpgCANNES_051411046Bubbles, Cannes Film Festival. Cannes, France. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/CANNES_052811_Party045.jpgCANNES_052811_Party045Manu et Philippe. Cannes, France ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/CANNES_052811_Party057.jpgCANNES_052811_Party057Manu, relaxing, Juan Les Pins, France on the Cote D'Azur. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Heart_Paris.jpgHeart_ParisI heart Paris. Bridge of Locks no more. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1020_Paris2102.jpg2010_1020_Paris2102Morning in Cafe. Paris, France ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/16https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/2010_1020_Paris2148.jpg2010_1020_Paris2148French filmmaker Jean-Claude Luyat and neighbor. Paris ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/17https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/budapestbath.jpgbudapestbathBudapest Bath. Hungary. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/18https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Padova_Verona_KB_0916082985.jpgPadova_Verona_KB_0916082985Couple near the Basilica of St. Anthony, Padova, Italy. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/EUROPE/19https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Ferryride_Croatia.jpgFerryride_CroatiaFellow traveler on ferry ride from Split to Hvar, Croatia. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/thumbs https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/1https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090216_ALASKA_928.jpg090216_ALASKA_928Road trip to Denali, and a day salmon fishing. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/2https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Alsaka_window.JPGAlaska_window.JPGSnapshot through the window, of Denali, AK. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/3https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090316_ALASKA_1601rs.jpg090316_ALASKA_1601rsFall kayaking, near Denali, AK. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/4https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090216_ALASKA_1062.jpg090216_ALASKA_1062Getting ready for a day of fly fishing near Denali, AK. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/5https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090216_ALASKA_592.jpg090216_ALASKA_592An ATV guide through Denali shows off the rugged and varied landscape. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/6https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090416_ALASKA_2490.jpg090416_ALASKA_2490Denali Park road stretches 92 miles through the great park in Alaska. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/7https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090416_ALASKA_2175.JPG090416_ALASKA_2175.JPGOver the glaciers in Denali National Park. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/8https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090416_ALASKA_2368.JPG090416_ALASKA_2368.JPGIce Glaciers, Denali, AK. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/9https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090416_ALASKA_2397.JPG090416_ALASKA_2397.JPGCirclular tracks around glacier in Alaska. Photo by Karen Ballard/2017 https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/10https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/Denali_Flag.jpgDenali_FlagDenali National Park ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/11https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090216_ALASKA_977c.JPG090216_ALASKA_977c.JPGCatch of the day, a young fisherman scores a beautiful salmon in a secret spot not far from Denali. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/12https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090316_ALASKA_1524.JPG090316_ALASKA_1524.JPGAn Alaskan grizzly snoops around looking for food on a fall day near Denali. ©KAREN BALLARD https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/13https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/083116_ALASKA_065.jpg083116_ALASKA_065Dusk falls near Denali, Alaska. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/14https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090416_ALASKA_2644.jpg090416_ALASKA_2644Fall colors near Denali, AK. ©Karen Ballard https://karenballard.com/TRAVEL/ALASKA/15https://ballardpix.live.photofolio.com/pf-media/090216_ALASKA_1333.JPG090216_ALASKA_1333.JPGThe Aurora Borealis forms a beautiful arch near Denali National Park on a crisp autumn eve. ©Karen Ballard