Travel Portraits—Week 12 Gallery
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- On the Stairs
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- On the Stairs
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- While climbing Chongqing's famous stairs to city centre, this young girl called out to me. She didn't speak any English, but her grandfather tried desperately to get her to say "Hello".
Photo and caption by Megan Steen
Location: Chongqing, China
Category: Travel Portraits
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- Milking a Yak
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- Nomad woman milking a yak on the grasslands of Sichuan, China after a snowfall the night before.
Photo and caption by John Quintero
Location: Sichuan, China
Category: Travel Portraits
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- By train in Madagascar
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- By train in Madagascar
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- Travelling by train in Madagascar, from Fianarantsoa to Manakara is an unique experience. It´s a well worth opportunity to visit rural areas, see local markets and enjoying the scenary. But you have to be paicent....15 hours to travel less than 300 kms. Stops can be very long, as they load and unload fruits and other things. The photo was taken during one of these long stops and we can see a young boy wearing a local hat from the mayor tribe living in the area of Manakara.
Photo and caption by yolanda etxauri
Location: Train from Fianarantsoa to Manakara - Madagascar
Category: Travel Portraits
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- Visually Impaired Malawian Albino Girl Stands In The Dusty Road
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- Visually Impaired Malawian Albino Girl Stands In The Dusty Road
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- In the dusty road, wearing a beautiful white dress stands a timid little albino girl. Clutching hat and paper she remains quietly still. Afternoon light seeps through trees making her glow angelically. Visually impaired she lives in Malingunde Village attending school at the Special Needs Education Resource Centre along with other such challenged Malawian children.
Photo and caption by Mark Wessels
Location: Special Needs Education Resource Centre, Malingunde Village, Malawi, Africa
Category: Travel Portraits
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- The Last Kalinga Tattoo Artist
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- The Last Kalinga Tattoo Artist
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- A fascinating culture of the Igorot people brought me and my girlfriend to Kalinga. Head-hunting ceased decades ago, however, the motifs of Kalinga tattoos and the way they are being tattoed remains the same (charcoal and an orange thorn). We decided to visit this beautiful tribeswoman who is the last Kalinga tattoo artist. After a few days, long hours spent on buses and jeepneys, we were lucky to find a local guide Francis who brought us to Buscalan. We were overwhelmed how hospitable and friendly she is. Her natural beauty and her tattoo tempted me to ask her for a pose outside her dwelling.
Photo and caption by Michal Duchek
Location: Buscalan village, Kalinga, North Luzon, Philippines
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- Joyful
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- Kids are enjoying themselves inside a Jeepney. Their smiles make me feel peaceful and joyful. I think this should be the pure happiness for them
Photo and caption by Mac Kwan
Location: Cebu City, Philippines
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- Companions
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- Companions
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- While travelling through remote parts of Inle Lake, I came across this monk who chose to live in complete isolation. The young cat was his only companion.
Photo and caption by Leon Shkolnik
Location: Indein, Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar)
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- Tribal Africa: Mursi Woman
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- Tribal Africa: Mursi Woman
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- This shot was taken during a trek through southern Ethiopia. The elderly woman from the Mursi Tribe pulled me down towards her banda, where I used the dark background to snap her in full regalia. The Mursi use paint and elaborate headdresses as part of the daily appearance. The woman lip is also stretched which is indicative of the Mursi and Surma people of the Lower Omo. The lip is usually stretched around a ceramic plate, which is first inserted when the girl reaches the age of 16.
Photo and caption by Ben Hogarth
Location: Lower Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia
Category: Travel Portraits
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- Working in the hell
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- Working in the hell
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- work into the hell ... This shot was done in a moment of break of this young guy who works every day as a miner of sulfur in the crater of the volcano Kawa Ijen, southeast of the of Java island, Indonesia. Is one of the most wasting jobs imaginable, work in extreme conditions with high temperatures, toxic exhalations that burning eyes and lungs. The stated life expectancy is 50 years and this guy is more fortunate than other boys like him because he can afford the luxury of working with a mask to filter toxic substances.
Photo and caption by Dario Ruta
Location: Crater of Volcano Kawa Ijen, southeast of Java, Indonesia
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- Dancing on the Great Wall
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- Saw several college students were laughing, dancing and having fun at the China Great Wall while I were hiking at a wild and unmaintained section of the Great Wall. I asked them posted for me. This is one of shot. I feel it represents the current status of China: a old structure with an energetic and young generation runs on.
Photo and caption by Kevin Shi
Location: Great Wall, China
Category: Travel Portraits
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- Late Night Snack
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- Late Night Snack
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- Corn stand open late in Istanbul, Turkey
Photo and caption by hilary schleier
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: Travel Portraits
