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DSC02155 - Balinese Monkey Chant - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Balinese Monkey Chant workshop in Center Camp, by Paul Jorgensen and Gamelan X.

For more information about the Balinese Monkey Chant, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecak

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

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8601 - vietnam - Workers on train tracks in Hanoi (Vietnam) by Loupiote

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Workers on train tracks in Hanoi (Vietnam)

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DSC02780 - Michael Paim and Louise with Sugar Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Michael Paim and Louise with sugar skull makeup.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2015.

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

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DSC06689 - Burning Man 2009 - Key Note by Michael Christian by Loupiote

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Key Note by Michael Christian

For more information about this sculpture, go to xianspace.com/bm2009/

For more info about Michael Christian, go to michaelchristian.com.

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

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6900 - Cow Eating Grass - Water buffalo by Loupiote

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Water buffalo cow eating grass (Vietnam)

Don't bother me when I'm eating!

I just had time to snap this cool photo before she charged me and threw me down in the river behind.

View another photo of the same cow.

Check all my photos of water buffaloes.

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DSC09007 - Convoy of Trucks with Oversize Loads (India) by Loupiote

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Convoy of trucks with oversize loads (India)

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DSC01661 - Wendy Darling - Back tattoo (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Wendy Darling and her beautiful tattoo (San Francisco)

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DSC06265 - Woman Spinning Fire Fans by Loupiote

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Joanna with fire fans at Adrian's birthday party.

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DSC07768 - Burning Man 2009 - Man with face painting by Loupiote

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Man with face painting

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

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IMG_20190827_193227 - Flux Capacitor art car - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Henry Chang's Flux Capacitor art car.

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

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DSC14135 - Sikh Man - Nihang Singh at the Golden Temple - Amritsar (India) by Loupiote

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Sikh man - Nihang Singh at the Golden Temple - Amritsar (India)

This is a Nihang Singh, the descendants of Guru Gobind Singh's army.

Sikh traditionally allow their hair to grow naturally as a symbol of respect for the perfection of God's creation. Their long hair is covered by a turban. For more information, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesh_(Sikhism).

The Golden Temple is the most sacred temple for the Sikh religion.

For more photos of Sikh people and information about the Sikh faith, go to my Sikh photo album.

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DSC08951 - Folsom Street Fair (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the Folsom Street Fair 2010 (San Francisco).

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10001 - Burning Man Aerial - Black Rock City by Loupiote

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Aerial photo of Burning Man 2006 - Black Rock City (Nevada) from the sky

Can you locate your camp (or favorite art piece) on the very high resolution version of this photo ?

Yes, here are 50,000 beautiful people on a single photo! :)

There is also a similar IKONOS satellite photo, taken the same day, and also available in high resolution.

For info about parachuting over Burning Man, see www.burningsky.org.

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

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DSC02957 - Blue Wig - Rainbow Eyelashes by Loupiote

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Colorful young women having fun at the Gay Pride street party.

Photo taken at the 2013 Gay Pride Festival in San Francisco.

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7482 - vietnam - Komatsu D50P Bulldozer - Blade by Loupiote

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Komatsu D50P bulldozer in action (between Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn, Vietnam)

Yes, this 16-ton bulldozer was moving toward me when I took the photo! Not a good time to trip and fall.

This photo was taken using the 180mm Raynox fisheye extension. The chroma radial shift and the barrel distorsion were later corrected in Photoshop using the Panorama-tools plugin filters.

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DSC01324 - Under the Man at Night - Burning Man 2015 by Loupiote

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Two women under the Man, at night

If you know the name of this space located right under "the Man", please post a comment!

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

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DSC00695 - Fishnet - Crazy Girl - Burning Man Decompression 2008 (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Crazy Girl

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2008 (San Francisco).

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DSC03502 - Michael Chin and Film Camera - The making of the movie "Milk" (Harvey Milk) in the Castro (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Michael Chin and Movie Camera - The making of the movie "Milk" in the Castro (San Francisco)

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DSC07527 - burning man 2007 - Zach with Kinetic Steam Works' Case traction engine Hortense by Loupiote

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Zach with Kinetic Steam Works' Case traction engine Hortense

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05624 - Baba (Hindu Devotee) Reading Mantras from Big Book (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Baba (Hindu devotee) reading and chanting Mantras from a big book.

That was during the Maha Shivaratri Hindu Festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu (Nepal)

Hundreds of thousands of Sadhus, Babas, Hindu devotees and pilgrims converge to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu during the Shivaratri festival ('Great Night of Shiva'), to pray Lord Shiva.

For more information and to see other photos of the Shivaratri festival and the Pashupatinath Temple, read the album description.

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DSC06833 - Burning Man 2009 - Fire cannon - Flameall Tractor by Loupiote

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Fire cannon - This is The International Flameall Tractor by Steve Atkins aka SA.

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

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DSC00800 - Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman with Skull Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

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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9845-phsh-stencil-alice-rabbit - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Stencil graffiti

Who? PNEU?

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC04880 - Llama Meat - Carcass by Loupiote

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Llama Carcass (Argentina)

I'm sure this is from a llama (not a goat), since it has a very long neck, and there was a fresh llama skin nearby.

This didn't seem to bother the baby llama (cria) that was resting under it.

In the high lands of south america, llama are livestock, they are just used the same way cows or sheep are used in other places. They cannot use cows or sheep there because those animals cannot live above 3,000 m (10,000 feet) elevation. So they use llamas.

Llamas produce wool, and they are eaten as meat, just like cows and other animals we routinely eat. There are plenty of llamas, they have been domesticated for thousands of years and are not threatened by extinction. They are just considered "livestock".

I took this photo in a small farm very high on Route 40 northbound on the way to Abra El Acay (Acay Pass, 4,895 m / 16,059 ft).

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DSC00650 - Blacksmith Anvil by Loupiote

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Blacksmith anvil and flatter.

Metalworker hammers a red hot iron bar with a flatter to create a sword.

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DSC02948 - Girl with Face Piercings - Kiki by Loupiote

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Young woman with purple dyed hair and multiple face piercings

Photo taken at the 2013 Gay Pride Festival in San Francisco.

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DSC06442 - Deer Cave - Gunung Mulu National Park (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.

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DSC03131 - Train Tunnel - duboce tunnel - muni (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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A Muni light rail train (sort of metro-tramway) going fast in the Duboce Tunnel, also known as Sunset Tunnel (San Francisco).

Watch the video and listen to the audio track!

There is not enough clearance between the train and the tunnel walls, so you *must* hide in a small alcove when you see a train coming.

No trespassing! This is REALLY a DANGEROUS place!

For more information about this place, read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Tunnel

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IMG_20190827_135555 - Pilot Fish Art Car - Burning Man 2019 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 2019 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05566 - GrandMa and Granddaughter at the Beach by Loupiote

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Jenn and her 96 year old Chinese Grandma at Crissy Field beach in San Francisco.

Will you look that good when you are 96?

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DSC01021 - Tehri Reservoir - Bhagirathi Valley (India) by Loupiote

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The Tehri Reservoir (artificial lake) fills-up the Bhagirathi valley, one of the headstreams of the Ganges (India)

The Tehri Dam was (and still is) a very controversial project, as it flooded two valleys resulting in the destruction of numerous villages and a town (Tehri), all now submerged, and forced the relocation of about 100,000 people.

For more photos and info about the controversial Tehri Hydro Power project, go to the Tehri Dam & Lake photo series.

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DSC05661 - Yogi Sadhu in Yoga Position Standing with Leg Behind The Head (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Yogi Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) in Yoga position standing with leg behind the head, during the Maha Shivaratri Hindu Festival (Nepal)

There is are yellow Tilaka marks (ritual Hindu marking) on his arms.

Hundreds of thousands of Sadhus, Babas, Hindu devotees and pilgrims converge to the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu during the Shivaratri festival ('Great Night of Shiva'), to pray Lord Shiva.

For more information and to see other photos of the Shivaratri festival and the Pashupatinath Temple, read the album description.

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DSC06606 - Angel Wings Tattoo by Loupiote

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Man with angel wings tattoo - Spotted at the Dore Alley - Up Your Alley Fair (San Francisco)

Look how the feathers become dolphins at the bottom.

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DSC07579 - burning man 2008 - Flamboyant Burner - Jalila by Loupiote

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Flamboyant Burner - Jalila

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

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DSC02244 - BBC Satellite Dishes - Parabolic Antennas - BBC Television Centre - Broadcast Station (London) by Loupiote

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BBC Satellite Dishes - Parabolic Antennas - BBC Television Centre - Broadcast Station (London)

See more infos on the BBC Television Centre.

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DSC02767 - Skateboard with Small Skeletons - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Skateboard decorated with small skeletons. The running skeleton is cool!

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2015.

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DSC02262 - Procession of Naga Sadhus with Body Covered with Ash - Kumbh Mela (India) by Loupiote

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Procession of Hindu devotees on the main bath day, at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

Naga Sadhus (naked with their bodies covered with Vibhuti sacred ash) converge toward the Ganges river to take the Holy bath at the Sangam. 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 Kumbh Maha Snan or main bathing day, also called Mauni Amavasya, which is the the most auspicious morning for taking the holy bath in the Ganges river.

Also called Naga babas, those naked sadhus are wanderers with no possessions.

For more info about Vibhuti, the Hindu holy ash, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibhuti.

For more info on Sadhus, go to:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu

- or this less serious article www.gonomad.com/951-smokin-sadhus-indias-wandering-stoned...

For more info about Naga [naked] Sadhus, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashanami_Sampradaya.

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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DSC07478 - Explosion - The Man Burns - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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Setting the Man ablaze with a big pyrotechnic explosion.

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

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DSC00749 - Traditional House in Himalayan Mountain Village (India) by Loupiote

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Traditional house with wood carvings, in Himalayan village (India)

View more photos of Janki Chatti village, near Yamunotri, in the Indian Himalayas.

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DSC07479 - Gauged Ear with Piercing - Steel Plug and Rings by Loupiote

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Photo taken at the 2011 How Weird Festival (San Francisco).

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DSC08449 - Splashing Water in Fountain by Loupiote

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When the Gay Pride parade reached the "Fontaine de l'Observatoire" in the Petit Luxembourg Garden, lots of young people jumped in the pool to cool down and play. It was sunny and hot, and a lot of good wet fun.

Photo taken at the 2012 Gay Pride Festival in Paris.

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DSC01785 - Yassmine Dancing at Decompression 2014 (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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My friend Yassmine dancing at Decompression 2014 (San Francisco)

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DSC01153 - Ashrams and Ghats on Ganges River in Rishikesh (India) by Loupiote

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Ashrams, Temples and Ghats along the Ganges river in Rishikesh (India)

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DSC06821 - Ian - Burning Man 2009 - Body-paint by Loupiote

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Ian with Body-paint

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

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DSC09735 - Hindu Women Bathing in the Ganges River - Kumbh Mela 2013 (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu pilgrims bathing in the Ganges river at dawn, near the Sangam, during the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

The wooden poles in the water are a safety fence, as most of the Hindu pilgrims can't swim!

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 early morning of January 27 (a full-moon night, called Paush Purnima), one of the most auspicious mornings for taking the holy bath.

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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7379 - Puppies in cage by Loupiote

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Puppies for sale on the market (Cao Bằng, Vietnam)

The nearby market shop was selling dog meat (a delicacy in Vietnam). Therefore I think those puppies will be raised into adult dogs and when they are adult, they will eventually become "food dogs", not pets, i.e. dogs that are eaten as meat (e.g. just like piglets).

I did not include the photos of dog meat shops in my Vietnam Set, but you can see them in my photo-documentary about eating dog meat for dinner that I also took in Vietnam: "Thịt chó" means eating a (hot) dog - literally. But be advised that those are very GRAPHIC photos and not advised for children.

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

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DSC08275 - Motorcycle Police (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Motorcycle Police (SFPD) - Olympic Torch Relay / Run (San Francisco)

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DSC04304 - Trans Women (India) by Loupiote

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The two Indian women in this rickshaw are transsexual (transgender).

Spotted in Delhi (India).

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DSC05502 - Mexican Sombrero - Skull Makeup - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Man with Mexican Sombrero - Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2011.

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

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DSC00710 - Skull Makeup - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Women with Skull Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

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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