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Picture Show: Skateistan
Those of us in the Western world probably imagine of Afghanistan more in terms of soldiers and bombs than skaters bombing hills. Last summer,...
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Picture Show: The 37 or so Ingredients in a Twinkie
A popular rule of thumb among proponents of healthy food is that the fewer ingredients there are in something, better it is for you. With a...
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Picture Show: Tilt Shift Views of Massive Tourist Attractions
An odd paradox of growing up is that even though we get bigger (and, ideally, wiser), the world somehow gets more difficult to deal with. As we...
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Picture Show: Images from the Center of the Contiguous United States
During the last presidential election, the phrase "Middle America" was used routinely by both candidates and members of the media. "This constant...
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Picture Show: The Burgeoning Sport of Bike Polo
The burgeoning sport of bike polo is capturing the hearts of bike aficionados in neighborhoods all across the country.
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Picture Show: Keeping Peace in Kosovo
Just over two years have passed since the nation of Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Although the bloodiest moments of the conflict...
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Picture Show: Working the Graveyard Shift in Washington, D.C.
After most of us have tucked in our children and crawled into our beds, a small but significant slice of the population ventures into the night...
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Picture Show: Clothing Factories of Lima, Peru
Peruvian Pima cotton is world renowned as a high quality fiber, so it's no shock that clothing manufacturing is big business in the South American...
Cities
Picture Show: Crowdsourcing the World's Greatest Imaginary Neighborhood
Imagining the ideal street What if all your favorite places from around the world—that taco stand on the Mexican border, that hat store in...
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Picture Show: Heavenly Views of Peru's Sacred Valley
The photographer Michael Hanson has taken his camera all over the world, from Fiji to Rwanda, and throughout South, Central, and North America....
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Picture Show: Off Season Sugar Cane Workers
Google the phrase "Cabarete, Dominican Republic" and you'll find links for "windsurfing," "kiteboarding," and an "eco-sensitive beach front...
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Picture Show: 500 Wrecks in the World's Largest Ship Cemetery
"Nouadhibou means 'where the jackals get fat.' It is also where ships go to die." So writes the photographer Jan Smith, who captured haunting...
Cities
Picture Show: Harrowing Visions of New Orleans Under Water
It's been nearly five years since Hurricane Katrina struck the southeastern region of the United States, yet visions of the storm's chaos and...
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Picture Show: The Great Western Alpaca Show
Every spring, The Great Western Alpaca Show brings breeders, buyers, sellers, and just plain enthusiasts of the noble beast that is the alpaca...
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Picture Show: A Side of Kingston, Jamaica, the Tourist Never Sees
In 2008 and in 2009, the photographer Caroll Taveras ventured to Jamaica on two assignments, one for Culture and Travel and another for The...
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Picture Show: Hunters and Heirs
In 1941, Antonio "Pit" Allard deserted the army to avoid fighting a war that he felt had nothing to do with him. For the duration of the World War...
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Picture Show: Honest Work on an Organic Farm
In an effort to escape hustle and bustle of his urban life, the photographer Jake Stangel contacted Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms....
Picture Show: The Central Valley Tea Party
With the current iteration of Tea Party movement still relatively young, it's difficult to tell whether it will become a lasting voice in our...
