Fascinating faces and characters

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I'm Here
by Joao Taborda


Every year at the end of the summer, there is a Portuguese Youth Festival. Most participants are students, and they join in the fun of music, color and friendship. This festival, inspired by the Holi Indian festival, takes place in a Park, within the area of the University City...

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Children of Uganda
by Ya Kuang


The children in this village of Uganda cannot receive basic education and medical care. A Chinese volunteer named He Yang was distributing daily necessities and food to them. I wish my photo could attract more and more attention to the children who desperately need help.

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Dasha
by Alexander Vinogradov


I took this photo of my favorite model, Dasha Mil'ko, during one of my masters on portrait photography that I periodically hold in one of Moscow's studios.

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La lettera
by Bianca Costa


Historic display of a nonprofit association which recreates Second World War situations, respecting the memory of the people involved. The very soft natural light due to a strong rain outside, gave me the opportunity to photograph and talk with one of the characters, in the illus...

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Holy baby
by Maria Soledad Cinalli Giuntini


Giovanni was only 19 days old when I shot this picture, during a newborn session. I couldn't stop smiling! A baby that communicates an unbelievable love to everyone with that divine smile.

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Heavy load
by Chunshui Yu


Small children carrying enormous quantities of grass on their backs to feed the livestock of their families. The loads were certainly too heavy for the little ones.

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The Leopard Keeper
by Ami Vitale


Gao Xiaowen poses with the stuffed leopard that Wolong keepers use to train young pandas to fear their biggest wild foe. A cub’s reactions to the “predator” and its recorded growls help determine if the bear is prepared to survive on its own.

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Water Baby
by Rodney Bursiel


While on a surf trip to Tavarua, Fiji this vacationing family asked if I would take their portrait. I told them I'd be happy to if we could do something untraditional. This is what we came up with. I think it was a success.

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Cook
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The photo was taken on March 10th, 2014 in a small village of the Jiangxi province at sunset. A nice old couple is cooking their dinner before the night arrives.

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Upstairs and Downstairs
by Xiaoqing Zhang


School in South Kalimantan at break time. Compared to the shabby environment around, this school showed its peculiarity, being tidy and well kept. I thought that the locals had attached great importance to education.

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The yawning
by Istvan Kerekes


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Hindu monk 4
by Mohammed Alhajri


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Woman_in_the_field-1
by Hamed Alghanboosi


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Temptation
by Chen Ruiyuan


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Grandpa and grandson
by Yijun Xia


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Living on rubbish
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Wind and snow over plateau
by Lin Zeng


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Red persimmon
by Xiaolin Fan


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Elder of Dongbei
by Yijun Xia


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Mam-a
by Ewa Cwikla


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Untitled
by Edoardo Agresti


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