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DSC04349 - Couple - Burners - Burning Man 2016 by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Burning Man 2016 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08343 - Fire Dancer with Fire Fans - Bending Backward by Loupiote

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My friend Cressie Mae dancing with her fire fans.

Renegade fire jam cession at the Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco).

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DSC00721 - Minimalist Camp - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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This was my camp. Pretty minimalist, just a tarp, a small tent and some water jugs. No shade, no chairs, no table. Everything had to fit on my motorcycle!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00352 - Hanging Coffins (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Hanging coffins on a cliff. Echo Valley, Sagada (Philippines).

Members of the Igorot tribe of Mountain Province in northern Philippines have long practiced the tradition of burying their dead in hanging coffins, nailed to the sides of cliff faces high above the ground. The age-old funeral ritual continues to be performed, albeit on a much smaller scale than before.

For more info about the Hanging Coffins tradition, go to www.roughguides.com/article/hanging-coffins/

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DSC03420 - Hindu Devotee With Red Eyes at the Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotee, high on ritual Ganja and with red eyes from smoking a lot of cannabis during the previous night, returns from his Holy Dip in the Ganges river at the Kumbh Mela 2013 Hindu festival near Allahabad (India).

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

Thousands of Hindu devotees and Holy men (Babas, Sadhus) walk at dawn toward the bank of the Ganges river at the Sangam where they will take the Holy Dip. The Triveni Sangam is the confluence of the Yamuna and the Ganga (Ganges) rivers, and this is the holiest place to take the ritual baths during the Kumbh Mela.

This was the morning of Vasant Panchami Snan day, an important religious date for Hindu people and one of the most auspicious mornings for taking the holy bath in the Ganges river.

For more information about Vasant Panchami (or Basant Panchami), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasant_Panchami.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC01580 - M. C. Escher Tattoo by Loupiote

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Man with M. C. Escher style tattoo at the Folsom Street Fair 2014 (San Francisco)

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DSC06970 - Light Painting with LED Hoop by Loupiote

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Chelsea spinning her LED hoop. The cool light trails were captured using long exposure with flash.

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2013 (San Francisco).

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DSC06037 - Burning Man Center Camp Aerial by Loupiote

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What is the Burning Man Earth machine-tag for Center Camp Cafe 2010?

Center Camp Aerial

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC02090 - Two Women with White Sugar Skull Makeup and Flower Headdresses by Loupiote

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Andrea and Mariana with white sugar skull makeup and flower headdresses, pausing near a mural painting.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2014.

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DSC00409 - Skull Makeup - Airbrush Stencil Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Hero and her friend

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2006.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

Check out my other photos of Hero.

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DSC01283 - Unauthorized Drone Confiscated by Law Enforcement - Burning Man 2015 by Loupiote

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BLM officers confiscate an unauthorized drone that was flying over Black Rock City at night (therefore very visible!), and write him a citation for flying a drone in a restricted airspace without authorization.

The police cars arrived less than 15 sec after the drone landed.

Check out the Burning Man 2015 drone policy (note that it may change in the future).

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2015 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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IMG_20190827_150316 - Woman in Black Costume, with Fan - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Burning Man - Woman in nice black fashion outfit, holding a fan.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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20038-burning-man-2006 - Girl spinning staff by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01191 - Strictly Prohibited to Visit Ganga Ghats - Rishikesh (India) by Loupiote

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Prohibited place, Strictly prohibited to visit Ganga Ghats. Trespassers will be legally prosecuted. - Sign in Rishikesh (India)

Strange Police sign near the Ghats in Rishikesh. Obviously no-one respects this sign, and people walk on the Ghats along the Ganges river.

If you know why Rishikesh Police decided that the Ganga Ghats are strictly prohibited, please post a Comment or email me.

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7711 - Dog blood sausage by Loupiote

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Dog blood sausage sold on the market (Lang Sơn, Vietnam)

Those blood sausages are made by stuffing the dog's intestin with a mixture made with the dog's blood, brain and some vegetables and herbs.

This photo is part of a series called Thịt chó: eating a (hot) dog that can be seen on the website dog-meat.net. A lots of interesting comments and reactions have been posted on the various photo sites where this series has been published.

WARNING: These images are graphic, not suitable for kids and people with a weak stomach!

Western culture considers that eating a dog is cruel, barbaric and disgusting (not illegal, though), but ironically we have no problem eating all other sorts of animals as long as they are not called pets.

But for the vast majority of people on earth, cultural values are very different. Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some asian cultures, and indeed cooked dog meat is very tasty and protein rich. You should try it some day! (if you are not vegetarian)

"Food dogs" are not pets and they have no names. They are bred and raised in farms, just like pigs, cows, lambs, chickens and other farm animals. They are usually put down "humanely" just like any other farm animal, by slitting the throat and bleeding the animal until it passes out.- However some disturbing cases of food dogs being tortured before being slaughtered have been documented.

This series of photos shows the process involved in preparing a dog for dinner, from slautering to cutting-up, eviscerating, de-boning, cooking and of course eating! These photos were taken in Bac Ha, a small town in the Northern part of Vietnam, and in various markets of the region.

In case you are wondering, I did not order the dog for dinner, I just stumbled on the scene in the street and documented it, since I had my camera.

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17100 Hacienda San Miguel Ruins - Batopilas - Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre, Mexico) by Loupiote

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Ruin of the Hacienda San Miguel in Batopilas, in the "Copper Canyon" (Barranca del Cobre , Mexico)

Hacienda San Miguel was once home to Alexander Shepherd, influential civic leader of Washington, D.C., also known as the "Silver Mine Boss of Batopilas".

For more info on Alexander Shepherd, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Robey_Shepherd

For more info on Batopilas, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batopilas,_Chihuahua

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IMG_20190827_130208 - Scorpion Art Car - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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The Scorpion art car, by Mantis Entertainment.

For more info, go to mantisentertainment.com/projects/scorpion/

The Scorpion is a 55 feet long, 40 feet wide, 38 feet tall exact replica of a female emperor scorpion named Fluffy. The Scorpion boasts a computer controlled 7 gun flame thrower off the tail, 20 hydraulic points which make the arms legs, tail, and claws all move in a sinister spider manner including hydraulics which make the entire truck lift off the ground to produce the most eerie of effects.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00336 - Lux - Safety pins - Fashion by Loupiote

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Lux -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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DSC01062 - Raw Chicken Feet (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the central market in Baguio (Philippines).

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DSC03943 - Ear Helix Piercing - Earrings by Loupiote

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Ear Helix Piercing (also called rim piercing).

Photo taken at the Dore Alley - Up Your Alley Fair (San Francisco)

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DSC07578 - Workers Unloading Overturned Truck (India) by Loupiote

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Overturned truck (India)

Workers are recovering the coal that the truck was transporting.

The driver fell asleep the previous night. He was not seriously injured in the accident.

The wheels and axles have already been disassembled. The owner of the truck told me that the frame was bent, so they would recover everything they can from this truck (including the engine of course), and mount it on a new frame.

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DSC06224v2 - Deer Cave - Mulu (Borneo) by Loupiote

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Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Park (Borneo)

Deer Cave is a passage about 150 m (500 feet) in diameter and about 1 Km (0.6 Miles) long, opened on both end. It was, for many years, considered the largest single cave passage in the world.

For more photos and information about Deer Cave, go to my Deer Cave photo series.

Photo processed in True Tone HDR with Tone Mapping from a single RAW exposure.

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DSC03971 - Pilot Fish Art Car at Sunset - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The Pilot Fish Art Car, by Dr Harry Adelson.

Dr Harry Adelson wrote: This is my car, The Pilot Fish, 2013 was it's first year - we BARELY finished it in time. In fact, this picture was taken early in the week before we put in the teeth and spring-action jaw. The Pilot Fish lives in Park City, Utah. See you in 2014 - with some upgrades, of course.

The Pilot Fish does not yet have a website yet, but you can contact Dr Harry Adelson through his clinic www.docereclinics.com.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC09518 - Hindu Pilgrims Sitting in Rows, Waiting for Holy Prasad - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotees waiting for Holy Prasad at sunset, on the bank of the Ganges river.

Ashrams offer free Prasad food to all pilgrims. Prasad is usually dal and rice, served on a plate made of dried leaves.

For more info about Prasad (blessed Hindu food), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad.

Photo taken at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC04867 - Kit Ten and Emma by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the 2012 How Weird Street Faire in San Francisco.

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DSC02830 - Westbahnhof Subway Station (Vienna) by Loupiote

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Westbahnhof Subway Station (Vienna)

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DSC06529 - Fire Breather (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Breating fire at Adrian's birthday party.

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DSC08147 - Colored Beard by Loupiote

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Color Beard and White Hat - Riqo

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08520 - burning man 2008 - Burner at Center Camp during dust storm by Loupiote

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Burner at Center Camp during dust storm

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06711 - Burning Man 2009 - Darwin Dome at sunset - Geodesic Dome by Loupiote

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Darwin Dome at sunset - Geodesic Dome

Word is that this dome was built by Camp Tetrion / Overkill from Hawaii.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06612 - Burning Man 2009 - Portal of Evolution - Butterfly by Loupiote

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Portal of Evolution, by Bryan Tedrick

It was fun to climb into the small nest at the top, and the butterfly was slowly turning with the wind.

Portal of Evolution is a sculpture based on the female reproductive system.A portal is formed with petal like steel plates from which spring fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Emerging from the top is a kinetic butterfly with a seat in the center for passengers. Overall dimensions are 26' tall x 32' wide. Materials are steel and stainless steel.

Artist website: www.bryantedrick.com/

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05257 - Raver Girl with Oversize Party Sunglasses by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Bay to Breaker footrace and street party (San Francisco)

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DSC04609 - Kandi Kids making a Finger Star by Loupiote

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Kandi Kids making a Finger Star

Photo taken at the "Take It To The Streets" renegade free rave party in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco).

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DSC04246 - Pink Girl with Bullhorn - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Woman in pink with bullhorn, in front of the Pink Heart Camp.

For more info about the Pink Heart Camp, go to pinkheartcamp.wordpress.com.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01431 - DREAM - Giant Letters - Big Words - Burning Man 2015 by Loupiote

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DREAM, by Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg

DREAM, LIVE, BE, OK were 12-foot tall steel sculptures, by the same artists who previously brought other big words to the playa, like EGO, MOM, BELIEVE.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2015 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04167 - Brown Cow Nose - Close-up by Loupiote

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Cow Nose (Bulgaria)

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DSC06039 - Girl hula hooping at renegade party (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Girl hulahooping at renegade party - Cristina (San Francisco)

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DSC12319 - Motorcycles on the muddy road - Khardungla Pass - Ladakh (India) by Loupiote

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Motorcycles on the muddy road - Khardungla Pass - Ladakh (India)

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DSC07502 - Silver Dress - Mumu by Loupiote

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This is my friend Mumu with her silver dress.

Mumu "Mumito" Mariane Charline is a choreographer, circus performer and fire artist.

For more photos and information about Mumu, go to my Mumu Photo Series.

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20937-burning-man-2006 - Konnichiwa, japanese burner! by Loupiote

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Konnichiwa, japanese burner!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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burning-man-2003 - Levitation - Man Levitating by Loupiote

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Levitating - Man Levitating

No, no photoshop, i did not remove anything or manipulated this photo in any way.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2003 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07661 - Burning Man 2009 - Sphinx art car by Loupiote

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Sphinx art car

This car belongs to Dave & Cindy - longtime burners from Boise ID! They had "camp make good choices" again this year.

The fuzzy pink golf-cart car is shaped like a woman on her knees...which kinda looks like a sphinx I suppose, but its actually Cindy's likeness!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08226 - Black Woman Dancing - Arms Up by Loupiote

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My friend Lala dancing at the False Profit Spring Training party in Joaquin Miller Park (Oakland)

RIP

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DSC04249 - Couple Jumping under the Pink Heart - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Couple jumping under the Pink Heart.

For more info about the Pink Heart Camp, go to pinkheartcamp.wordpress.com.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00620 - Skull - Giant Puppet - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2009.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC01123 - Hindu Family Bathing in Ganges River (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu family taking the Holy Dip in the Ganges river, at the Triveni Ghat in Rishikesh (India), as a floating offering, burning, is drifting drown between them.

Floating offerings are made of a leaf, marigold flowers and other small gifts to the Gods, and have a little candle wick that is lit-up and burns while the offering is floating away on the river.

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DSC09778 - Rock Climbing - Via Ferrata Tridentina (Dolomites) by Loupiote

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Ascending the via ferrata Tridentina, Dolomites Mountains (Italian Alps).

The climbing route involves ascending more than 2,500 feet (750m) of almost vertical cliff, equipped with cables and occasional metal ladders or steps.

Via Ferratas are climbing routes permanently equipped with a safety cable. For more info about via ferrata, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_ferrata.

For more info about the Brigata Tridentina via ferrata, go to it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrata_Tridentina.

For more info about the Dolomites, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

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6547 - vietnam - Fabric shop in market by Loupiote

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Fabric shop in market (Mèo Vac, Vietnam)

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DSC08161 - Wild Cannabis (India) by Loupiote

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Wild cannabis weed (India)

In many regions of India, Cannabis is endemic, i.e. it grows naturally everywhere like a weed.

I took this photo in near a tea plantation. The ditch between the road and the plantation was full of wild cannabis.

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DSC07502 - burning man 2008 - El-wire couple by Loupiote

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El-wire couple

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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