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The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope
A Samburu boy in reflective mood after his circumcision. A day after the ordeal, he will hang in his pierced earlobes copper earrings normally worn by married women
A Samburu youth, his head freshly shaved, has milk poured over him from a wooden gourd-like container decorated with green grass prior to his circumcision
The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments
In the early morning, a Dassanech man puts on his serval cat skin cape and ostrich-feather headdress to participate in his Dimi ceremony, an important initiation ceremony
In the late afternoon, a group of Dassanech children hurry home along a bank of the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia. A small grain store, raised off the ground in case of flooding
Nyangatom men their faces and bodies with stylised patterns using natural pigments obtained from chalk, ochre and crushed rock prior to a dance
A Dorze man sits outside his home smoking locally-grown tobacco using a traditional long-stemmed pipe. Living in highlands west of the Abyssinian Rift Valley
A Borana man at Mega in southern Ethiopia wears a phallic Kallaacha on his forehead. Made of cast aluminium and ivory or bone
A man rides to market on his gaily-caprisoned pony. His saddlecloth is embroidered with Ethiopias imperial lion. Lions are associated with Ethiopias last monarch, the late Emperor Haile Selassie
Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe wear their hair long and carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists
The impressive Shewa Gate is one of the seven entrances to the medieval walled city of Harar. Once an independent city-state dating back to the early 16th century
A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate. Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so
A Karo man with braided hair plays a traditional stringed instrument beside the Omo River near Duss. Young men settle disputes by fighting with hippo hide whips
A Dassanech man in full tribal regalia participates in a dance during a month-long ceremony. He wears a cheetah skin draped on his backs and a black ostrich-feather headdress
A camel driver stands in front of the pyramids at Giza, Egypt. (MR)
A boy follows his father through the crowds outside the Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque, Damsacus, Syria
Boys make their way to the Sayyida Ruqayya Mosque in the Old City, Damascus, Syria
Female performers with plates decorated with yellow flowers during Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun, UNESCO, Cusco, Cusco Province, Cusco Region, Peru
Peruvian woman in traditional dress winding up wool, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru
Senior women with hijab walking along the blue buildings of medina, Chefchaouen, Morocco
Man with traditional Djellaba looking at the gift shops in the street markets of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Sadhu (hindu holy man) at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepali man smoking, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Portrait of water-seller in Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakesh, Morocco
Portrait of musician from the Pigeons Du Sable Group, Taouz, Morocco
Museu Iberico da Mascara e do Traje. Winter Solstice Festivities. Braganca, Tras-os-Montes. Portugal
Portrait of man in traditional clothing, Taouz, Morocco
Young girl dressed in traditional clothing, Kharkhorin, Mongolia
Couple of Maasai with dhow admiring the crystal turquoise sea standing on a white coral beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania (MR)
Man in traditional Moroccan clothing standing in doorway of Bou Inania Medersa, Fez, Morocco
Man in traditional Moroccan clothing sitting on blue painted steps, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa
Painted blue street and steps, Chefchaouen, Morocco
Elevated view of woman hanging long pieces of dyed fabric to dry, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Two women checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles on a house to dry, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Woman winding up thread at weaving workshop on Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Two women hanging dyed yarn from boats to dry in a traditional weaving village on Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Tourist walking throuhg the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa
Guradian at the Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa
Temple of Philae on an island in Lake Nasser, Nile River, Aswan, Egypt, Africa
Portrait of young sisters girls with braids, Asaita, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa
Person walking in Al Seef, Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
People walking in Al Seef, Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Traditional fur hats for sale. Itchan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
The Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays) in Tomar. This festival is an ancient tradition, and the most important celebrated in the city, attracting people from all over the world
Middle East, Oman, Wahiba sands, a smiley bedouin girl wearing a pretty dress
Mariachi duo on a beach, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (MR)
