Bentari Photos
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EVERY WAR HAS TWO LOSERS: WILLIAM STAFFORD ON PEACE AND WAR, edited and introduced by Kim Stafford
William Stafford (1914-1993): a conscientious objector in WWII; a most caring man, a thoughtful human, a strong poet in stark, gentle ways.
“The Rev. Dr. Ruben H. Huenemann” Oil On Canvas, Barbara Peet. Ruben and his wife were long-time friends of my parents and grandparents. Such a kind man!
Norm and I met as boys in school. 50-years later, we reconnected thanks to social media. Norm still loves working on cars. He fishes and hikes. And he loves Bentari! (Here, with hi
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo (1886-1978): Spanish diplomat, writer, & pacifist; nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature and for the Peace Prize. He outlived Franco and his dictator
“I felt myself surrounded by millions of abandoned pages in an ocean of darkness, while the world that throbbed outside the library seemed to be losing its memory, day after day, u
Jane Goodall: I call him Mr. H. He was given to me 28 years ago by a man named Gary Horn. Gary was blinded at age 21, in the U.S. Marines. (Fareed Zakaria interviewed Jane on GPS, 
Jane Goodall, Grand Marshall of Tournament of Roses Parade 2012
For the hand that held the bulb—and small areas of soil where smiles grow
Chelsea Manning: Imprisoned 2010-2017 for violating the Espionage Act. She said some of her leaked material “removed the fog of war” and “revealed the true nature of 21st century a
The train station tower rises above our parking lot. The clock is mostly true.
Andre was forced into tennis as a young boy and throughout his childhood. His father yelled at him and forced him to work painfully hard. His education suffered, relationships were
“Ideals are gone so hastily, how easy to pay a man to drive a dozer, to make rows through forest miles, straight lines where they don’t belong…” (Apologies to the unknown photograp
“sparks too small to light the sky flicker up into those galaxies that know us” (North Star to Heaven—Bentari Project)
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