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World Cultures Photography { 79 images } Created 8 Aug 2013

World cultures photography by National Geographic Creative photographer Jonathan Kingston.
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  • Smoke from campfires, camels and tents in the desert in India.
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  • A woman breast feeding in the desert with camels in the background.
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  • Silhouette of a nomad leading his camel through the desert.
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  • A woman prepares chapatties over an open fire in, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Nighttime view of laundry drying on a rooftop in the city of Yangshuo, China.  The Karst cliff formations surrounding the city are illuminated in celebration of Chinese National Day.
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  • The crew of a commercial fishing boat in Petersburg, Alaska prepares their nets for their next trip onto the ocean.
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  • Mid adult women harvest tea leaves at a plantation near Udhagamandalam in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • The bustle and noise of Ootacamund’s market street fails to eclipse a small Tamil religious procession making its way to the temple.
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  • Village elders carry the village gods on their heads during a festival in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • A young adult woman dries her sari's on tea bushes in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • Two men hang a sign advertising gold jewlery in Kerala, India.
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  • A cotton candy vendor touts his wares for passengers of The Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Coonoor.  The railway is one of the oldest mountain railways in India and a UNESCO world heritage site, connects the town of Ootacamund with the town of Mettupalayam in the foothills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • A Kathakali dancer prepares for his performance in Kerala, India.
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  • A village elder carries a priest on his shoulders during a festival in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • In a trance a fire-walker crosses the hot coals in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • A Hindu devotee, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • BLACK ROCK CITY, NV – SEPTEMBER 2:  A hula hooper at sunrise on the playa in Black Rock City, Nevada on September 2, 2005.  In the art car behind the hooper there is a wedding taking place. (Photo by Jonathan Kingston/Aurora)
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  • BLACK ROCK CITY, NV - SEPTEMBER 5:  The sun rises behind the mobile art work titled "Miracle Grow" by Patrick Shearn, Abundant Sugar and the DoLab of Los Angeles in Black Rock City, Nevada on September 5, 2005.  The city is home to Burning Man, an annual one-week event dedicated to radical self-reliance, radical self-expression and art.  Artists from around the country bring innovative sculptures such as "Miracle Grow" to the city. (Photo by, Jonathan Kingston/Aurora)
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  • A young woman pierces her tung and cheek during a fire walking festival, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • The Beijing National Stadium known as the Bird's Nest, Beijing, China.
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  • A Beijing hot pot meal served at an outdoor restaurant located in a hutong in Beijing, China.
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  • Beijing opera performer applying makeup backstage before a performance in the Zhengyici Peking Opera Theatre in Beijing, China.
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  • High angle view of the Forbidden City as seen from Jingshan Hill to the north in Beijing, China.
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  • A man practices writing calligraphy on the sidewalk with a large brush soaked in water in Taoranting park in Beijing, China.
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  • A man playing a yueqin, also called a moon guitar, in Taoranting park park in Beijing, China. Musicians come to the park to practice Beijing opera.
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  • High angle nighttime view of crowds of tourists walking on West Street in Yangshuo, China.
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  • A barefoot man walks across the Li River near Yangshuo, China.
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  • High angle view of a small village surrounded by blue Karst formations near Yangshuo, China.
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  • Tourists float the Li River on bamboo rafts year Yangshuo, China.
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  • Green stage lights illuminate the night sky above performers in the Liu Sanjie light show titled The Impression, in an outdoor theater at night in Yangshuo, China.
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  • Colorful saris are draped in a courtyard in preparation for a wedding in Mathura, India.
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  • Hindu devotee praying in the Yamuna river, Mathura, India.
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  • A boat full of passengers crosses the Yamuna river, Mathura, India.
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  • A adult man winces from smoke getting in his eyes while making a ravanatha instrument for tourists at the Pushkar mela, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Indian carnival workers small cars and motorcycles inside a "wall of death" or motordrome at death defying speeds for paying spectators to watch in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Portrait of a contestant in a moustache competition, Pushkar, India.
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  • Snake charmer and his cobra, Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, India.
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  • Camel pulling a cart in front of ferris wheels at night in Pushkar, India.
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  • Close up of a street vendor known as a paanwalla preparing paan, in Mumbai, India.  Paan is a South East Asian tradition that consists of chewing Betel leaf and it is often chewed as a palate cleanser and a breath freshener.
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  • A taxi cab in front of a brightly decorated building, Mumbai, India.  In 2006 the city of Mumbai mandated that all public transportation be run on Compressed Natural Gas or CNG.  This green shift has vastly improved air quality in the city of Mumbai.
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  • The Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai, India.  At the ghat 10,000 workers wash over 1,000,000 pieces of clothing a day, by hand, each individual standing in the soapy water near their washing stone for up to 16 hours.  The dhobi ghat is one of the largest  examples of this profession in the world and it is finding itself at the center of a a John Henry-esque story of  man versus machine is unfolding in this rapidly growing city of over 18 million people.
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  • Portrait of a resident of the town of Somotillo, Nicaragua during the week long festival of the towns patron saint.
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  • A cowboy inspects his spurs before the bullfight, week of the saints, Somotillo.
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  • Children watch as local cowboys prepare a annual bullfight in Somotillo, Nicaragua. Bullfighting in Nicaragua is a strange hybrid of bullfighting and bull rodeo. The bull is not killed or injured, just intensely annoyed.
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  • Portrait of a Buddhist monk, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
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  • Laundry hangs to dry in the Hongkou district of Shanghai, China.
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  • A mahout bathes his elephant while his family washes clothes in a river in Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • BLACK ROCK CITY, NV – SEPTEMBER 2:  A hula hooper at sunrise on the playa in Black Rock City, Nevada on September 2, 2005.  In the art car behind the hooper there is a wedding taking place. (Photo by Jonathan Kingston/Aurora)
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  • BLACK ROCK CITY, NV - SEPTEMBER 5:  The sun rises behind the mobile art work titled "Miracle Grow" by Patrick Shearn, Abundant Sugar and the DoLab of Los Angeles in Black Rock City, Nevada on September 5, 2005.  The city is home to Burning Man, an annual one-week event dedicated to radical self-reliance, radical self-expression and art.  Artists from around the country bring innovative sculptures such as "Miracle Grow" to the city. (Photo by, Jonathan Kingston/Aurora)
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  • A boat full of passengers crosses the Yamuna river, Mathura, India.
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  • Snake charmer and his cobra, Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, India.
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