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Posted in all, features, africa, slides on 9 October 2009
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Douz, Tunisia : From all times, mankind found reason to gather and interact. With modern world frenzy, we live isolated from each others even though communication and social network tools like Twitter and Facebook abound. There are still ancient way to gather and share news.
Right on the edge of the Sahara, Douz is built in [...]
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, features, greater middle east on 10 September 2009
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All the way from India to the Middle East, women have traditionally adorned the veil, a sheer fabric to cover their hair and sometimes their face. While some wear it for purely traditional purposes, others will don it as a rite of passage when a girl grows from childhood to adulthood, as do women in [...]
Posted in all, features, asia-pacific, slides on 25 August 2009
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The only country that can be reached easily from Laos, a country of 6 million inhabitants, is Thailand. Between Laos and Vietnam lies the Annamite Cordillera mountain range, crossable at only six passes. High mountains equally hinder travel to Burma and China.
It has been less than 10 years since Laos opened its doors to [...]
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 21 August 2009
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Skopje Fashion Week, Between the Light and the Shadows, 2002 - 2007.
The inspiration of this documentary “fashion” piece is not in the latest fashion styles, but rather in the visual energy of the fashion event backstage, in the sensation to be among the audience and the idea to portray the participants in their [...]
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 22 April 2009
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“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” – Oscar Wilde
April 1st, Skopje, Macedonia…
As soon as the night covers the city they start coming out…Action heroes, Osamas, Fallen angels, Venice gondoliers (without the gondolas), Japanese geishas, Transgendered Snow Whites and dwarfs, [...]
Posted in all, features, europe on 15 March 2009
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It is hard to explain why here, in the vicinity of Nizhnii Novgorod and Pavlov-on-Oka are the goose fights held. It is not to be confused with a rifle hunting for goose, oh no. Every year, in one of the March Sundays, the main event for all goose owners is held- goose fight. This year [...]
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