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DOCUMENTARY PHOTO ESSAYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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DOCUMENTARY PHOTO ESSAYS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Explore photo essays about people, cultures and traditions.

  • Dancing with the Forest Spirits

    Papua New Guinea Baining Fire Dances in East New Britain
  • When the Gods Take to the Streets

    Chingay Parade in Johor Bahru Malaysia
  • Behind the Satin Curtains

    Preparation for Chinese Opera performance in Penang
  • Salt from Fire: The Salt Makers of Enga

    Marcus, a traditional salt maker at the Enga Cultural Show
  • Coffee, Butter and a Great Deal of Smoke

    Coffee beans ready to be roasted by Georgetown coffee roaster Kun Kee factory
  • The Last Songkok Maker in Penang

    Making songkok in Penang
  • Letters Carved to Last

    Penang traditional signboard engraver
  • One Bead at a Time

    Nyonya beaded shoes
  • Keeper of Penang’s Rattan-Weaving Tradition

    Mr. Lee Soo Kee, rattan artisan in Penang
  • The Last Handmade Joss Stick Maker in Penang

    Mr. Lee making joss sticks in Penang
  • Slap, Twist, Lift: Handmade Popiah Skins in Penang

    Making popiah skin at Chowrasta market in Penang
  • Behind the Satin Curtains

    Preparation for Chinese Opera performance in Penang
  • Where the Ground Trembles: The Enga Cultural Show

    Papua New Guinea festivals: Suli Muli dancers at Enga Cultural Show
  • Dumpling syndrome

    Nyonya Chang traditional blue dumplings
  • When the Gods Take to the Streets

    Chingay Parade in Johor Bahru Malaysia
  • Dancing with the Forest Spirits

    Papua New Guinea Baining Fire Dances in East New Britain
  • Papua New Guinea: National Mask Festival in East New Britain

    Duk-Duk and Tumbuan at the National Mask Festival
  • Can Cau Market, or Where to Sell Your Buffalo

    Can Cau market in Lao Cai province of Vietnam
  • When the Bamboo Begins to Sing

    Papua New Guinea festivals: Bougainville Reeds Festival
  • Masks, Mud and a Royal Welcome

    Sing sing groups at Gulf Mask Festival in Gulf province in Papua New Guinea
  • Ten Kilos of Roses, Please

    Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market) in Bangkok
  • Travel to the Afterlife: A Hmong Funeral in Vietnam

    Hmong funerals in Vietnam
  • Tofu Before Sunrise

    Tofu making in Vietnam
  • Water Buffalo or “Iron Buffalo”?

    Sanpatong water buffalo market near Chiang Mai
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