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Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 9 May 2010
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Tracing its beginings to the 1880’s in the Argentine underbelly, the houses of ill repute, Tango has had it’s periods of ups and downs. After the initial spread through all levels of the Argentine society, Tango found its way first to Paris, and then to other parts of the world. But after the coup [...]
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 20 April 2010
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Many thousands of birds wheeling through the sky above Rome at sunset prepare to roost together for the night, providing both breathtaking aerial displays and a public nuisance in the form of noise and bird droppings.
A starling flock like this is called a ‘murmuration’, a word that perfectly describes the rustle [...]
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 [...]
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