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License Plated Road, Nagorno-Karabakh
Photo of the Day, October 30, 2010
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The license plates were taken from cars abandoned by ...
Mausoleums, Mexico
Photo of the Day, October 22, 2010
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Death is not the end of bravado for Mexican ...
Khwaja Ghulam Farid Shrine
Photo of the Day, October 19, 2010
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Idol worship is what extremists call it. But Sufis ...
Badshahi Mosque
Photo of the Day, October 17, 2010
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A quiet interlude between prayers is the best time ...
Bicyclists, Italy
Photo of the Day, October 11, 2010
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Bicyclists in Ferrara, Italy
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Cattle Rancher, Arizona
Photo of the Day, October 5, 2010
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Henry Gray, Arizona, 1970
Henry ran cattle for 50 ...
King Tutankhamen’s Funerary Mask
Photo of the Day, October 3, 2010
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Icon of ancient Egypt, the teenage pharaoh's funerary ...
Xhosa Teens
Photo of the Day, October 2, 2010
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Xhosa teens, initiated into manhood in a centuries-old circumcision ...
Muslims in Prayer
Photo of the Day, August 30, 2010
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Muslim women gather in prayer.
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Tour de France, Paris
Photo of the Day, August 29, 2010
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Tour de France cyclists blur past ...
Darhan, Mongolia
Photo of the Day, August 24, 2010
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While waiting for freshly slaughtered sheep ...
Standing Prayer
Photo of the Day, August 23, 2010
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Observant Jews in Montreal, Canada, pray ...
Dance Practice, Australia
Photo of the Day, August 11, 2010
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Friends for over 40 years, ballroom ...
Mahout and Elephant
Photo of the Day, August 10, 2010
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Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses ...
Rajasthan, India
Photo of the Day, August 6, 2010
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"This portrait was taken in a ...
Patten Pond, Maine
Photo of the Day, August 3, 2010
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"My daughter and her friend were ...
Circus Clown, South Carolina
Photo of the Day, June 30, 2010
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Perolito the clown applies his makeup in his trailer about an hour ...
Food Truck, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, June 28, 2010
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Locals grab lunch from a food truck in Kahakuloa Village on the ...
Samburu Wedding, Kenya
Photo of the Day, June 19, 2010
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In keeping with tradition, Samburu families arrange marriages for their daughters when ...
Swayambhunath Stupa, Nepal
Photo of the Day, June 18, 2010
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Young monks don sunglasses before dozens of butter lamps at Swayambhunath Stupa ...
Kremlin Gates, Moscow, Russia
Photo of the Day, June 14, 2010
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The shot was taken in February at one of the Kremlin gates ...
Istiqlal Mosque, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, June 13, 2010
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Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque, one of the largest in the world, can ...
Farmers, France
Photo of the Day, June 11, 2010
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The number of French farming villages has dwindled, a consequence of mechanization ...
Henna Hands, India
Photo of the Day, June 10, 2010
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The hands of a woman in Jaipur are covered with mehndi patterns ...
Noodle Chef, Thailand
Photo of the Day, June 8, 2010
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A strainer full of noodles, fresh off an open fire, commands the ...
Cowboy Hats
Photo of the Day, June 7, 2010
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A girl wears several hats in the town of Humahuaca in northern ...
Mambukal Mudpack Festival
Photo of the Day, June 6, 2010
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Held at the height of monsoon season, the Mambukal Mudpack Festival in ...
Mongolian Man
Photo of the Day, June 4, 2010
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A man in western Mongolia wears a fur-trimmed hat as protection from ...
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