Photo of the Day : People & Culture
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Tuareg Tribesman, Libya
Photo of the Day, December 4, 2009
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A Tuareg tribesman prays at twilight in Libya ...
Automat, New York City
Photo of the Day, December 3, 2009
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Patrons line up "like payday depositors" in a ...
Camel Fair Parade
Photo of the Day, November 30, 2009
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This was a random parade during the Camel Fair in Pushkar ...
Pasteleria Franceza, La Havana, Cuba
Photo of the Day, November 28, 2009
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Young women in school uniform in front of the Pasteleria Franceza ...
Girls Laughing, Uganda
Photo of the Day, November 26, 2009
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It is the light, it is the curl in the corners ...
Girl in Pink, India
Photo of the Day, November 24, 2009
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A young girl, a member of a groundskeeping crew at Daulatabad ...
Tightrope Performer, India
Photo of the Day, November 23, 2009
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Street performers sometimes line the path leading to Jaisalmer Fort's ...
Bread, Ilala Ferry, Malawi
Photo of the Day, November 18, 2009
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Girl from Nkata Bay sells bread on the Ilala Ferry, Malawi ...
Girl in Church Pews
Photo of the Day, November 16, 2009
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A young girl at a wedding rehearsal
This photo was submitted ...
Cucumber Facial
Photo of the Day, November 14, 2009
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Girls just want to have fun—and a cool cucumber facial ...
Painter, Paris
Photo of the Day, November 12, 2009
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A Paris painter hides his face as he sees a photographer ...
Tsagaannuur Border, Western Mongolia
Photo of the Day, November 7, 2009
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After playing among the travelers entering their country, several boys scale ...
Barley Field, New Zealand
Photo of the Day, November 4, 2009
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My grandfather was born and raised on our New Zealand farm ...
Train Station, India
Photo of the Day, November 2, 2009
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India seems to be constantly in motion, a country that continues ...
Crowded Street, Kathmandu
Photo of the Day, November 1, 2009
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Kathmandu has become such a chaotic place. The streets are crowded ...
Persian Scholars, Iran
Photo of the Day, October 30, 2009
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With the exception of their veils, these ...
Green Gravel Lawns, Arizona
Photo of the Day, October 27, 2009
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Green gravel lawns dress homes in Sun ...
Ultraviolet Bath, Russia
Photo of the Day, October 26, 2009
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Make-believe summer lasts for a minute or ...
Life in Costa Rica, 1981
Photo of the Day, October 25, 2009
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It's a hardscrabble life, but getting ...
Noodle Maker, Hong Kong
Photo of the Day, October 24, 2009
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In a haze of flour dust, a ...
Divers, Louisiana
Photo of the Day, October 20, 2009
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Swimming and diving are on the curriculum ...
Triplet Policemen, New Jersey
Photo of the Day, October 16, 2009
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New Jersey's triple threat: the Koralja ...
Festival Dancers, Oman
Photo of the Day, October 14, 2009
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Like swirling desert winds, dancers from Al ...
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Photo of the Day, October 8, 2009
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At the École des Beaux-Arts
From the ...
Tea Ceremony, Japan
Photo of the Day, October 7, 2009
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Tea ceremony
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Boy and Turkey, Guatemala
Photo of the Day, October 3, 2009
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A boy playing in a marketplace with ...
Feast of the Sacrifice
Photo of the Day, September 29, 2009
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Facing the dawn, women of the An-Nadzir commune begin Islam ...
Russian Orthodox Priest
Photo of the Day, September 28, 2009
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Father Sevastyan meditates on the Gospels at Svyato-Kazansky hermitage, one ...
West Sumatra Fuel Station
Photo of the Day, September 19, 2009
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Women work at a West Sumatra gas station. Economic crises ...
El Khader Remains, West Bank
Photo of the Day, September 18, 2009
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The only community in the West Bank that remains completely ...
Old House, Bosnia
Photo of the Day, September 13, 2009
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Milica Nikolic, an elderly Bosnian Serb, lives near the village ...
Lishadi Market Vendor
Photo of the Day, September 12, 2009
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Pu Dengyi offers a modest assortment of birds, squirrels, and ...
Rice Mill, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, September 7, 2009
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Steam rises from rice being processed at a small mill ...
Lighthouse Ruins, Mogadishu
Photo of the Day, September 5, 2009
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In the quiet of an abandoned lighthouse, young people chew ...
Wedding Gown Preparation
Photo of the Day, September 4, 2009
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Dress-up weddings happen so seldom in the Russian village of ...
Iowa Derby Car Jump
Photo of the Day, September 3, 2009
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Iowa's derby stunts are always a blast: Gregory "Dr ...
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