Photo of the Day : People & Culture
(346 photos)
Wrangler, Canadian Rockies
Photo of the Day, March 5, 2009
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At a remote camp in the Canadian Rockies, wrangler ...
Health Worker Holding a Child, India
Photo of the Day, March 3, 2009
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Her fingers gnarled by leprosy suffered as a teenager ...
Illegal Miners, Ghana
Photo of the Day, March 2, 2009
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Fevered by hopes of striking it rich, illegal miners ...
Pre-Game Ritual
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2009
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A high school football player bows his head while linking arms ...
Thiruvathira Dancer, India
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2009
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This photo is taken from a school youth festival in Kerala ...
Mahout Bathing an Elephant, India
Photo of the Day, February 25, 2009
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Watching a mahout lovingly bathe his elephant, I tried capturing the ...
Tree Branch Swing
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2009
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They are enjoying themselves.
—Caption by Jhulan Mahanta
This photo is ...
Ball Kick, Bangi, Malaysia
Photo of the Day, February 21, 2009
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November 3, 2008: It took over three hours for this photography ...
Climbing a Sand Dune
Photo of the Day, February 20, 2009
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Climbing a sand dune on the way home
—Caption by Kiet ...
Morning Bath
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2009
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Linus, age three, enjoys a morning bath.
—Caption by Elizabeth Caldwell ...
Mortar System, Afghanistan
Photo of the Day, February 15, 2009
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Nuristan, Afghanistan, October 2006: Blast halo and round exiting mortar tube ...
Heart-Shaped Light
Photo of the Day, February 14, 2009
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A metaphoric representation of the heart's light illuminates the hand ...
Phone Booths
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2009
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My friends and I were in town on Halloween night when ...
Boy Entering Monkhood, Cambodia
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2009
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A young Cambodian boy enters the monkhood in Siem Reap, Cambodia ...
Commotion, India
Photo of the Day, February 10, 2009
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This photo is a depiction of impermanence, imprints, and impressions of ...
Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2009
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This photo was taken during the 2007 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad ...
Waterfall, Selangor, Malaysia
Photo of the Day, February 4, 2009
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These three kids were enjoying a cool dip at a manmade ...
Potala at Dawn, Tibet
Photo of the Day, February 2, 2009
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This is my favorite picture from Tibet. I had scouted this ...
Boy Wearing Face Paint, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Photo of the Day, February 1, 2009
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This little boy has put on makeup for a folk dance ...
Fishermen at Night, Micronesia
Photo of the Day, January 17, 2009
Fiery torches of palm fronds light up the night near the Caroline Islands as men in outrigger canoes wait with ...
Synchronized Swimmers, Laguna Hills, California
Photo of the Day, January 16, 2009
Submerged ballerinas rehearse for their annual show at Leisure World in Laguna Hills, California. Activities like line dancing, lawn bowling ...
Sailboats, Turag River, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, January 1, 2009
Graceful as butterflies, boats glide past rice fields on the meandering Turag River near Dacca, Bangladesh. Hundreds of watery highways ...
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