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Rice terraces in the central highlands, Madagascar
Bara men gathered under a tree with a motorbike, Madagascar
Thatched home under a pink sunset sky, Namibia
A boy holds a rearing horse steady, Mongolia
Canoes in the Pacific, Papua New Guinea
Toy shop overflowing onto the street, Bangladesh
Fish seller behind his morning catch, Bangladesh
Family portrait on the porch in northern, Madagascar
Elderly man with bicycle beside mud-brick wall, Tajikistan
Monks filing past carved temple doors at dusk, China
Shopkeeper, shelves stacked to the ceiling, India
Sadhu perched over Varanasi, India
Watermelon vendor making change, Bangladesh
Himba woman carrying her child through her farm, Namibia
Cassava and maize, Rwanda
Father of the bride and father of the groom, Mongolia
Woman and baby, Papua New Guinea
Stocked shelves on a corner store, India
A young monk rehearses violin beside towering gilded statues, Madagascar
Inside the Massai village, Tanzania
Booksellers at dusk, India
Grazing below the snowline in the Pamir mountain range, Tajikistan
Monks reciting sutras among lotus cushions, China
Monk practices violin while another marks up sheet music, Madagascar
River winding through a cloud-shrouded valley, Madagascar
Massai herder pausing to watch a double rainbow over his flock, Tanzania
Terraced hillside village among granite boulders, Madagascar
Himba women tending a cooking fire in the village, Namibia
Massai village at dusk, Tanzania
Village on the river in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Woman carrying a sack on her head, Rwanda
Two young Bara men with rifles, Madagascar
Portrait of a man on his porch in northern, Madagascar
Mouths full of beetlenut, women at their stall selling, Papua New Guinea
Ridge-top home overlooking layered mountains, Madagascar
Two Massai men at the lakeshore, Tanzania
A Himba family gathered under a rainbow, Namibia
Himba woman with her baby, Namibia
Father son and dogs walking, Papua New Guinea
Outside bar, Botswana
Guests gather around the table at a Uyghur wedding, China
Highland village below the mountains, Madagascar
Woman in straw hat framed by a painted doorway, Lesotho
Villagers pull a boat ashore together, Papua New Guinea
Grass and mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Herder driving cattle through a gate, Eswatini
Portrait of a Bara woman with beaded necklaces, Madagascar
Rolling terraced valley beneath a big sky, Madagascar
Poultry seller, Bangladesh
Golden rice field below a hillside village, Madagascar
Herrera women outside one of their homes, Namibia
Men pausing on the market street, India
Men playing game, Pakistan
Rainbow over the mountains after rain, Lesotho
Himba village, Namibia
Clouds building over green farmland, Tanzania
Elderly man in a traditional Kyrgyz felt hat, Kyrgyzstan
Gulewamkulu towers over mourners beside the coffin, Malawi
Androy Woman and children bringing home honey, Madagascar
Woman by a painted red gate, Rwanda
Massai man playing with his dogs at dusk, Tanzania
Walking around the Massai countryside, Tanzania
Massai Herder with blade and walking stick, Tanzania
Woman peering through a doorway in the highlands, Papua New Guinea
Bookseller among his stacks, India
Portrait of a couple by their kitchen shelves, Nepal
Walking home at dusk through the cornfields, Zambia
Christian monks passing religious paintings in a village church, Uganda
Dusk in the garden, Rwanda
Bamboo rafts moored below Yangshuo's karst peaks, China
Massai making a fire, Tanzania
Walking home past a mosque, cat trailing behind, Kazakhstan
Monks chanting in a temple hall, China
Farmer stands amid freshly plowed fields under open sky, Botswana
Bara woman with a rifle inside her home with her baby, Madagascar
Woman stepping out from behind the old truck in Murghob, Tajikistan
Himba woman, Namibia
Siblings backlit at dusk in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Hadzabe hunter-gatherers climbing a baobab for honey, Tanzania
Herder walking home beneath a double rainbow, Mongolia
Fruit vendor, Pakistan
Woman smoking a pipe, Papua New Guinea
Cemetery crosses below a hillside chapel, Tanzania
Rice terraces climbing the hillside village, Madagascar
Teacher silhouetted against a lesson on the whiteboard, Kenya
Porters hauling goods through the market in old Dehli, India
Zebras and wildebeest stampede across the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Woman in a bright blanket outside her home, Lesotho
Rustling heard in the distance, Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and their dogs run towards the noise, Tanzania
Seated amid stacks of blank paper, India
Portrait landscape, Lesotho
Booksellers at night in Calcutta, India
Hadzabe hunter-gatherers starting the day's hunt, Tanzania
Poultry at a market stall, Bangladesh
Inside a hardware stall stacked with paint in Lilongwe, Malawi
Man walking through Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Elder in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fog rolling over the highlands, Madagascar
Bara men resting under a tree, Madagascar
Ger door on the open steppe, Mongolia
Passing a riverside shrine in Varanasi, , India
Wedding attendees seated at the altar amid ceremonial offerings, Cambodia
Laundry drying outside a thatched home in remote northern, Madagascar
Shepherd in his yurt, Kyrgyzstan
Crowd gathers at a 'mumu', Papua New Guinea
Woman on the balcony of a brick house in southern, Madagascar
Androy family gathered outside their home, Madagascar
Woman behind her goat, Nepal
Village in the mountains, Tajikistan
Group portrait of Bara men and one woman, Madagascar
A vendor turns to answer a question mid-sale, Bangladesh
Sorting through stacks of notebooks in Calcutta, India
Fish seller in between the lights, Bangladesh
Motorbike rider coming home, Vietnam
Shaded homes in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Sorting through the morning's newspapers, India
Bookseller among stacks of paperbacks, India
Bow and arrows left on the riverbank as the Hadzabe bathe, Tanzania
Men gathered for a meal of bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Monks atop the mountains, China
Shopkeeper beneath a portrait of Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam
Poultry seller minding his stall, Bangladesh
Village on the beach, Papua New Guinea
Himba woman eating in black and white, Namibia
Busy streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Two men riding a motorcycle through town, Pakistan
Woman walking the shore of Lake Malawi, Malawi
Riding through the Baobab trees and wild flowers, Tanzania
Himba woman digging with children looking on, Namibia
Traditional homes overlooking a wide valley, Madagascar
Woman selling on the islands off of the mainland, Papua New Guinea
Portrait of an elderly woman in a gold necklace, Thailand
Bara men gathered in the shade, Madagascar
Brick houses above the rice terraces in Andringitra National Park, Madagascar
Mother and child walking through rice paddies in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Massai man walking toward the village beneath a double rainbow, Tanzania
Himba woman outside her hut at dusk, Namibia
Man in the doorway of his home, Tajikistan
Street scene on Hang Bo in Hanoi's Old Quarter, Vietnam
Three women seated above the valley, Rwanda
Bara woman weaving with raffia strands
Gulewamkulu at a funeral for a village chief, Malawi
Bara brothers, Madagascar
Man maneuvers fishing net, Papua New Guinea
Woman beside sugarcane stalks against the wall, Rwanda
Woman in kitchen, family at home, Kazakhstan
Monks kneeling before a wall of Buddha portraits, Cambodia
Terraced rice fields in Andringitra National Park, Madagascar
Children in a village alley at golden hour in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Mother carrying baby and supplies on the way home in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Terraced hamlet scattered along a limestone karst valley, Vietnam
Carrying sacks along a terraced hillside path, Rwanda
Shopkeep, India
Himba women around a fire, Namibia
Village terraced into karst hillsides, Vietnam
Grandmother and grandchildren under banana trees, Rwanda
Crossroads in Murghob, Tajikistan
Man sitting beneath a shade tree in a village courtyard, Botswana
Village beneath low clouds in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Morning traffic through the market street, India
Butchers at the meat stall in Calcutta, India
Portrait of a Bara woman with her rifle, Madagascar
A smoke break at the corner shop in Calcutta, India
Massai herder walking with his flock, Tanzania
Community members meet and greet with baby, Papua New Guinea
Street bath near the mosque in Calcutta, India
Street food vendors amid the crowd, Bangladesh
Woman in front of her horse, Kyrgyzstan
Two boys riding an electric motorbike down a dusty village road, Tajikistan
Grandmother and child in a stilt-house kitchen in northern, Thailand
Maize drying above the Bara elder, Madagascar
Selling produce and smoking pipes, Papua New Guinea
Portrait of a Himba woman by her home, Namibia
Walking past shrines in Varanasi, India
Elderly woman smoking a pipe, Papua New Guinea
BaTonga women smoking pipes, Zimbabwe
Men in Calcutta, India
Crowd packed onto a truck bed during campaign season, Uganda
Bread and butter in Pamir, Tajikistan
Village overlooking terraced rice paddies, Madagascar
Issyk-Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan
Man wearing traditional hat, Tajikistan
Children playing on an old WWII Japanese artillery gun, Papua New Guinea
Men sort through bread and sweets while women enter from the back during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Terraced fields on a green hillside, Zambia
Mornings beneath the ghat umbrellas in Varanasi, India
Row of traditional homes below a rocky peak, Madagascar
Behind the stall, Papua New Guinea
Patchwork of terraced fields in the highlands, Madagascar
Shopkeeper standing in his gated doorway, Bangladesh
Boy sitting with marbles and playing cards, Papua New Guinea
Farms and rooftops tucked into the terraces, Rwanda
Headmaster at his desk, Zambia
Family gathered around a table selling, Papua New Guinea
Another street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
River carving through a steep mountain valley, Madagascar
Traditional homes along a hilltop ridge, Madagascar
Sahdus smoking chillum before bed, the photo taken as the match is tossed, India
Man at a doorway between whitewashed courtyard walls, mountains beyond, Tajikistan
Street traffic beneath limestone peaks and a pagoda in Yangshuo, China
Fireworks over the water on independence day, Singapore
Boy on a bicycle with a puppy and chickens in the yard, Nepal
Pouring Chai, India
Androy family at the doorway, Madagascar
Poultry market crew, Bangladesh
At a traditional 'mumu', Papua New Guinea
Homes in Andringitra National Park, Madagascar
Bedding seller resting in his shopfront, Bangladesh
Rickshaw and bamboo cart loaded for the road, Bangladesh
Noodle shop diner beneath a Mao portrait in Wuhan, China
Portrait of a young woman coffee seller in Mahajuna, Madagascar
Rider hauling a huge bundle of palm fronds through dust, Uganda
Thumbs up from a chicken market vendor, Bangladesh
A father's blessing before the wedding, Mongolia
Biking home, Tajikistan
Before butchering a speared crocodile, Papua New Guinea
Massai herder walking home along the path as goats graze beneath a double rainbow, Tanzania
Restaurant worker, India
A shopkeeper works above a crowded street, Bangladesh
Monks sharing a meal, a cat relaxing beneath the table, Cambodia
Gulewamkulu performing at a funeral, Malawi
Carrying loads home along a rocky path, Eswatini
Groom on the day of his wedding, Mongolia
Man in traditional hat, Pakistan
Beautiful skies at dusk, Zambia
Evening prayers beneath rows of Buddha images, Cambodia
Mother and child in a stilt house window, Papua New Guinea
Warehouse office, Bangladesh
Fruit vendor with bananas, Bangladesh
Butchering a crocodile on banana leaves by lamplight, Papua New Guinea
Fish market under lights, Bangladesh
Carrying water in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Invited in for milk; Curds drying by the stove, tea break, Mongolia
Village houses above the rice paddies in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Street scene in Murghob, Tajikistan
Kids playing along the riverbank by dugout canoes, Papua New Guinea
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Fruit vendor, Bangladesh
Dao family near Sapa, Vietnam
Hadzabe hunter-gatherers Making fire, Tanzania
Chatting through a window painted with fish, Thailand
Seamstresses at work in a fabric stall, Tanzania
Clouds building over distant hills, Mongolia
A river winds through the southern highlands, Madagascar
Three people and a sleeping dog in the archways in Bodh Gaya, India
Portrait of an elder in a shell headdress in black and white, Papua New Guinea
Woman leaning on log, Papua New Guinea
Mikea hunter-gatherers roasting roots over an open fire, Madagascar
Men carrying a pig stuffed with potatoes, freshly cooked, Papua New Guinea
Kids in the ocean, Papua New Guinea
Himba woman smoking a goat leg pipe, Namibia
Egg and chicken seller behind his counter, Bangladesh
Figures walking through terraced rice fields, Madagascar
Woman carrying her child in a wrap, Madagascar
Men having a friendly argument, Pakistan
Adam and Eve print hanging inside a mud-walled home, Botswana
Crowds filming fireworks through the palms on independence day, Singapore
Herdboy rests on a hillside beside grazing cattle, Lesotho
Portrait of a man under the shade of a tree in western, Madagascar
Portrait of a Bara man behind his rifle, Madagascar
Girl carrying nested baskets on her head in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Man and his baby in front of their yurt, his wife approaches in the distance, Kyrgyzstan
Women in front of passing motorcycle, Pakistan
Herder among the livestock, Mongolia
Portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat in southern highlands, Madagascar
Village below a misty mountain in Andringitra National Park, Madagascar
Varanasi, , India
Wide view of a village courtyard shaded by a large tree, Botswana
Man at a village trade store window, Papua New Guinea
Woman walking past eroded red hills in north-western, Madagascar
Mud-brick homestead at dusk, smoke rising, Rwanda
Portrait of a Bara woman outside her home, Madagascar
Herdboy standing before his cattle, Lesotho
Thatched village and grazing donkey below green peaks, Lesotho
Sorting through towers of books, India
Landscape with dirt road and yurts, Mongolia
Sadhus sharing a meal by lamplight near Rishikesh, India
Portrait of a chicken seller among his cages, Bangladesh
Poultry vendor waiting behind cages of birds in Yangshuo, China
Portrait of a man beside his home in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Mountain range, Mongolia
Village, Zambia
Bara woman carrying a basket past homes, Madagascar
Kids playing on old Japanese WWII relics, Papua New Guinea
Men hanging out on a terrace, Papua New Guinea
Extended family gathers beneath a stilted bamboo house, Laos
Children walking through the village at sunset, Namibia
Gers along the river, Mongolia
Group of men, Pakistan
Violin practice, Madagascar
Butchering a crocodile, Papua New Guinea
Woman selling produce on the islands, Papua New Guinea
Butchering a crocodile, Papua New Guinea
Rolling green hills, Rwanda
Duck seller seated among his cages in Yangshuo, China
Late afternoon between the houses in the southern highlands, Madagascar
Family portrait, Papua New Guinea
Southern highlands countryside on the RN7, Madagascar
Saturday night party in the yurt, Mongolia
Boy swimming in still river water, Papua New Guinea
Moonrise over the boma in the Massai countryside, Tanzania
Three Bara women with rifles, Madagascar
Children playing outside a thatched home, Namibia
Classroom in the highlands, Papua New Guinea
Herdboy pauses on a cliff above a wide valley, Lesotho
Motorbike passing a poster-plastered roadside shop, Uganda
Massai herding goats below the escarpment, Tanzania
Sadhu smoking from chillum before bed near Rishikesh, India
Kid in an abandoned home, Papua New Guinea
Two men tending a fire against a brick wall, Nepal
Flower buds before dawn in Varanasi, India
Village beneath the mountains, Lesotho
Boats moored for the night in Varanasi, India
Women walking with umbrellas, Lesotho
Woman in plaid coat and straw hat, hands on hips, Lesotho
Jagged peaks beneath storm clouds, Madagascar
Ash and smoke in Varanasi, India
Pilgrims gathered beneath umbrellas on the ghats in Varanasi, India
Red hills and a river winding through the southern highlands, Madagascar
Elder bikes through his village, Tajikistan
Eating bread and sweets on Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Three Massai generations at sundown, Tanzania
Gulewamkulu waiting for their turn to perform at a funeral, Malawi
Shopkeeper beneath a ceiling fan, India
Tea and bread shared over conversation during Eid al-Adha, Tajikistan
Cooking popcorn over an open fire in a thatched kitchen, Zambia
Portrait of a mechanic in his workshop, Bangladesh
An elder relaxing in Varanasi, India
Portrait of a vendor beside cages, Bangladesh
Newsstand vendor reading the paper in Calcutta, India
Men butchering an animal, Nepal
A 'mumu' at night, women cut up a cooked pig to hand out, Papua New Guinea
Family kneels in during wedding procession, Cambodia
Two elderly women standing in a doorway, Thailand
Woman selling smoked fish at market with her baby there, Papua New Guinea
Paper sellers pause on the shop steps in Calcutta, India
Family portrait in front of the mountains, Kazakhstan
Lighting a chillum with a match and throwing it as the photo is taken near Rishikesh, India
Car going down dirt road, Burundi
Xingping, China
Clouds building over a grazing herd, Mongolia
Himba women and children by their home, Namibia
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