Photo of the Day : People & Culture
(253 photos)
Cave Painting, Papua New Guinea
Photo of the Day, January 27, 2012
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For generations people in the region have marked cave walls with ...
Reindeer, Scandinavia
Photo of the Day, January 20, 2012
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On a moonlit night, herders bring the reindeer into temporary tarp-enclosed ...
Westminster Abbey, London
Photo of the Day, January 12, 2012
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For a thousand years, music and ceremony have celebrated the Christian ...
Floating Lanterns, Thailand
Photo of the Day, January 6, 2012
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I had planned a recent trip to Thailand in November to ...
Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
Photo of the Day, January 1, 2012
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The light gracefully filters through the complex central vault above the ...
Reindeer Herder, Siberia
Photo of the Day, December 24, 2011
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Reindeer breeding is one of the basic ...
Girl With Kite, India
Photo of the Day, December 20, 2011
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This young girl's kite soared above ...
Martial Arts Practice, India
Photo of the Day, December 18, 2011
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Kalaripayatu fighters practicing on a beach in ...
Street Scene, Paris
Photo of the Day, December 16, 2011
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Ah, Paris. What can I say? It ...
Himba Woman, Namibia
Photo of the Day, December 13, 2011
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The Himba women of northern Namibia perform ...
Soccer Player, Sierra Leone
Photo of the Day, December 6, 2011
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He was just a young boy when ...
Western Wall, Jerusalem
Photo of the Day, December 3, 2011
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Every Sabbath, the ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at ...
Geisha, Kyoto
Photo of the Day, December 1, 2011
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Within an ultramodern society Japan still maintains ...
Jack-O’-Lanterns, Massachusetts
Photo of the Day, October 31, 2011
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Grinning jack-o’-lanterns spill across a tree ...
Beltane Fire Festival, Scotland
Photo of the Day, October 17, 2011
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On the eve of the Beltane Fire ...
Folded Hands, Brunei
Photo of the Day, October 6, 2011
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Colorful shawls and flowered dresses accentuate these ...
Maasai Men, Kenya
Photo of the Day, October 2, 2011
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Maasai men perform a traditional jump dance ...
Boy With Balloons, India
Photo of the Day, September 24, 2011
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By photographing the shadow of ...
Pub, Uganda
Photo of the Day, September 22, 2011
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A successful image is often ...
Desert Crossing, Rajasthan, India
Photo of the Day, September 17, 2011
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This simple image is all ...
Ballerina, Kazakhstan
Photo of the Day, September 15, 2011
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Photographers are always trying to ...
Girl on Swing, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, September 12, 2011
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This wonderful technique of panning ...
Holi Celebration, India
Photo of the Day, September 8, 2011
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What makes this shot work ...
Angel Wings, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo of the Day, September 6, 2011
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This photograph takes my breath ...
Easter Procession, Spain
Photo of the Day, September 2, 2011
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When it comes to group ...
Dawn, Baghdad
Photo of the Day, August 31, 2011
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On a bridge over the Tigris a man feeds ...
Monk, Bagan
Photo of the Day, August 29, 2011
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A monk walks a dusty road in Bagan, the ...
Tuareg Celebration
Photo of the Day, August 26, 2011
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Their hands stained by the indigo dye in their ...
Tuareg, Algeria
Photo of the Day, August 22, 2011
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Evening winds stir the robes of a Tuareg striding ...
Festival of Lights, Myanmar
Photo of the Day, August 18, 2011
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Lighting a sea of candles, Burmese pay homage to ...
Moviegoers, Baghdad
Photo of the Day, August 17, 2011
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Moviegoers at Baghdad's first 4-D cinema get an ...
Char Dwellers, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, August 15, 2011
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When the river floods, the children of Jabed Ali ...
Cleopatra Relief, Egypt
Photo of the Day, August 14, 2011
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That's Cleopatra on the left side of a ...
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