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DSC07265 - Happy Journey of Life is Long and the Path Unknown - BRO Road Sign (India) by Loupiote

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Misspelled road sign (PAT = PATH) on India road.

This is a road sign from BRO (the Border Roads Organisation), that built the mountains roads and bridges between West Bengal and Sikkim, as part of "Project Swastik".

For more info about the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation.

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DSC01128 - Trimbakeshwar Temple and Laxman Jhula Bridge - Rishikesh (India) by Loupiote

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Trimbakeshwar Temple across the Laxman Jhula suspension bridge, in Rishikesh (India)

The pedestrian suspension bridge is also called Lakshman Jhula.

Trimbakeshwar Mandir , also popularly known as the Tera Manzil Temple, is housed at 5th floor of the 14+1 story building. Ground floor is occupied by some commercial establishment besides some Shrines. Several shrines & some shops are located on the other floors.

In particular :

6th floor- Shri Antariksha Pati Mandir

7th floor- Shri Mamaleshwar Mahadev Mandir

8th floor- Shri Chatur Bhuj (4 armed) Lord Shiva Shrine - in yoga position

9th floor- Shri Ambakeshwar Mahadev Shrine

10th floor- Shri Dhaulagir Mahadev Shrine

11th floor- Shri Mallikarjun Mahadev Shrine

12th floor- Shri Grishneshwar Mahadev Shine

13th floor Shri Triyambakeshwar Mahadev Shrine

14th floor- Om Tower & Trishul

For more info about the Lakshman Jhula bridge, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshman_Jhula.

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DSC02588 - Shipwreck on Beach by Loupiote

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Shipwreck on a remote beach on Flores Island (Indonesia)

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DSC07606 - Burning Man 2009 - Steven Raspa is the Uber Bunny, leading the Bunny March by Loupiote

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Steven Raspa is the Uber Bunny, leading the Bunny March. Beware of this crazy rabbit!

The Bunny March is a flash-mob type event where all the bunnies of the city assemble and march to The Man, then to Center Camp, causing devastation and mayhem. They attached giant bunny ears to "The Man".

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

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DSC04182 - The Board Room aka Driven by Profit - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The Board Room aka Driven by Profit.

This art car is a rolling corporate board from the 70's, complete with vintage laptops, vintage phones, white board and an old projector, and of course the crew is wearing matching business suits.

For more info about this art car, go to www.facebook.com/drivenbyprofit.

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

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DSC00497 - Party Girls - LoveFest (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dariel and the twins -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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IMG_20190831_011730 - Unidentified Tricycle Art Car - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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

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DSC06864 - Head Stand by Loupiote

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Sara doing a head stand

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

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DSC06055 - Terrace Farming - Paddy Fields (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Terrace paddy fields (Nepal)

Beautiful terrace farming landscape in a little known region of Nepal, along the Trishuli Highway, about 40 km NW of Kathmandu, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

For more information about Terrace Farming, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrace_(agriculture)

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09990 - Woman with Skull and Roses Arm Tattoo (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Arm tattoo with skull and roses.

This arm belongs to a woman that I met in San Francisco, but I lost her contact information. Her other arm has a tattoo in a completely different style. If you recognize this tattoo, please email me.

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IMG_20190831_000556 - Burn of the Folly Windmill - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Burn of The Folly windmill..

See journal.burningman.org/2019/08/black-rock-city/building-b...

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

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7775 - vietnam - Woman selling betel nuts and leaves on the market by Loupiote

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Woman selling Areca nuts (Betelnuts) and "lá trầu" (Betel) leaves on the market (Lang Sơn, Vietnam)

The Areca nut is wrapped with "lá trầu" leaf (Betel leaf) and chewed for its exhilarating lift. Betel quids chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well-being, euphoria, heightened alertness, sweating, salivation, a hot sensation in the body and increased capacity to work.

Just like alcohol, tobacco, coffee and sakau, Areca nut and Betel leaf are culturally-approved psychoactive drugs.

The Areca nut, by association, is sometimes inaccurately called the "Betel nut".

See the Areca nut Wikipedia article.

See the "lá trầu" (Betel) leaves Wikipedia article.

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DSC06579 - Burning Man 2009 - Smashing a car by Loupiote

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People smashing a car, near the Man.

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

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IMG_20190830_162845 - Burner in Tracked Wheelchair- Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Paraplegic paralyzed man in Tracked Wheelchair at Center Camp cafe.

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

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DSC04855 - Pregnant with Baby Burner - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Pregnant woman with "Baby Burner" written on her belly.

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

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IMG_20190830_195734 - Burn of The Man's Army - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Burn of The Man's Army, by Michael Ciulla & The Rave Knights.

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

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DSC07793 - Angel Wings Bodypainting by Loupiote

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Gabrielle's angel wings

Body paint by Scott and Madelyn Fray - www.livingbrush.com

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

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10095-burning-man-2006 - Serpent Mother - Giant snake skeleton fire sculpture - head by Loupiote

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Serpent Mother by Flaming Lotus Girls

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

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DSC02780v2 - The Burn - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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By the way, I was in the crowd with everyone else when I took this photo, I did not have an "Inner Circle Pass" this year. Camera was handheld, no tripod.

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

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IMG_20190829_232640 - Elevation Tower at Night - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Elevation - by Michael Christian, Auriah Milanes, Scottie Chapman and David Andres, Berkeley, CA.

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

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

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DSC09686 - Tristan Savatier - Hiking in the Indian Himalaya Mountains near Joshimath (India) by Loupiote

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I hiked up to a ridge above the Auli ski resort near Joshimath (India)

I was pretty happy when I finally reached that ridge at an elevation of 3,500 m (11,500 ft), with an amazing panoramic view of the high mountains all around, and patches of snow on the pastures.

I did the first part of the hike with a group of nice Russian bikers that I met in Joshimath, but they gave up before the top, so I did the rest of the hike solo.

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DSC06236 - Spinning a Fire Rope by Loupiote

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Ally spinning a fire rope above her head.

Photo taken at a fire jam cession at the Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco).

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IMG_20190830_005522 - El Pulpo Mecanico - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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El Pulpo Mecanico, the fire breathing mechanical octopus.

For more info, go to www.elpulpomecanico.com/

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

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DSC06448 - 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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DSC06370 - Woman Dancing Salsa - Dia de los Muertos by Loupiote

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Woman dancing salsa during the procession. A group from a salsa dance school was walking with a mobile salsa dance square, with salsa dancers. It was very cool but hard to get a good photo of it, given the low light in the street.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2016.

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

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Norwegian Royal Guard in Paris (Video) - Military Parade by Loupiote

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Military Parade - Norwegian Royal Guard in Paris

It is called Hans Majestet Kongens Garde, HM Kongens Garde or HMKG.

For more information, go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde.

Better viewed in fullscreen (click the icon on the right side in the control bar under the video)

Also available on youtube.

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DSC12551 - Country girls (Laos) by Loupiote

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Country girls in a village (Laos)

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DSC09026 - Indian Street Cow Laying in Narrow Street (India) by Loupiote

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Street cow resting in a narrow passage, in Varanasi (India)

There are many street cows roaming in the back-streets of Varanasi.

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DSC01959 - Sinkhole - Utility Workers Fixing Broken Water Main (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Utility Workers Fixing Broken Water Main (San Francisco)

Usually one guy actually works while about a dozen others watch :)

To see more photos of this repair operation, go to this photo album.

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DSC06826 - Vote for Schrödinger - Sign - How Weird Street Faire (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Geeky woman holding "Vote for Schrödinger" sign.

Not sure many people got it (this is a reference to the Schrödinger equation that defines the properties of the wave function of particles, in quantum physics).

Photo taken at the 2017 How Weird Street Faire in San Francisco.

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DSC02228 - Vatnajökull glacier (Iceland) by Loupiote

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Aerial view of the Vatnajökull glacier (Iceland).

Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Iceland. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8% of the country. With a size of 8,100 km², it is the largest glacier in Europe in volume (3,100 km³) and one of the largest in the world (I mean, on Earth).

For more information about the Vatnajökull glacier and the Jökulsárlón Lake, go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnaj%c3%b6kull and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%c3%b6kuls%c3%a1rl%c3%b3n

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DSC10535 - Old woman cooking excellent little cakes in the market - Luang Prabang (Laos) by Loupiote

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Old woman cooking excellent little cakes in the market - Luang Prabang (Laos)

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DSC04090 - Beautiful Girl - Dangerous Creature by Loupiote

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Akiko

I think she is part Japanese and part Filipino, with some Chinese in the mix.

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2012 (San Francisco).

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DSC01912 - Woman at Buckeye Hot Springs (California) by Loupiote

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Buckeye hot springs (California)

Steaming hot water showers down a small cliff with colorful concretions, and fills up a series of pools in the bed of a creek.

View more photos of Buckeye Hot Springs.

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DSC04596 - Kitten Juggling by Loupiote

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That's me, juggling with three kittens in a hostel in Borneo.

Not very different from juggling with balls.

The trick is to keep the kittens from spinning around, as this makes them a bit upset.

Disclaimer: No kitten was hurt during the making of this photo. But I got a few scratches!

Roll the Ugliness... :)

View more of my kitten juggling photos.

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DSC08041 - Daryl's railroad tattoo by Loupiote

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Daryl's amazing railroad tattoo (San Francisco)

Train tracks, switches and tunnels cover his entire body, front and back, from head to toes (litterally), in a perfectly symetrical and seamless pattern. He designed the tattoo and said it took 200 hours of work to realise the work.

Daryl spent many years of his life "freight train hopping", which involves countless days of walking long miles along desert tracks.

Check my other photos of Daryl's railroad tattoo.

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DSC04494 - Prenatal Sex Determination is Illegal in India by Loupiote

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Sign on the window of a womens clinic.

In India, prenatal gender determination (aka Prenatal sex discernment) of the fetus is illegal, because many women prefer to abort if they carry a girl.

Women prefer to have boys since they can more easily work and bring revenue to the family.

Women are still very much discriminated upon in india, and they are considered "inferior" to men in many respect.

In India, no laboratory or clinic is allowed to conduct any test including ultrasonography for the purpose of determining the sex of the fetus.

Prenatal sex determination was banned in India in 1994, under the Pre-conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. The act aims to prevent sex-selective abortion, which, according to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, "has its roots in India’s long history of strong patriarchal influence in all spheres of life".

For more info, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_sex_discernment

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DSC06383 - Aerialist - Aerial Hoop by Loupiote

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Aerialist - Aerial Hoop

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

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IMG_20190828_231215 - Ma'aM the Mammoth Art Car - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Ma'aM the Mammoth Art Quadricycle. Unlike most art cars at Burning Man, it is pedal-powered.

In the back, on the left: Megacake birthday cake.

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

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DSC04168 - Gramophone Art Car - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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This gramophone Art Car is called "Madam Piezo".

For more info about this art car, go to www.facebook.com/madamepiezo.

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

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IMG_20190828_234235 - Mayan Warrior Art Car - Burning Man 2019 by Loupiote

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Mayan Warrior art car, a mobile sound and laser lights system has been a fixture in recent year at Burning Man.

See mayanwarrior.com/ and www.facebook.com/MayanWarriorOfficial/

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

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DSC00779 - "Oliver" Tractor Art Car - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Art Car "Joy"

Ildiko Cziglenyi and her partner built this art car. Her name is "Joy". The front grill & lights are from an old Oliver tractor, but the engine is really a riding lawn mower that usually pulls a Gypsy Wagon called "Phoenix" (not on this photo).

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

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DSC04532 - Boy Jumping From a Ghat into the Ganges River (Varanasi) by Loupiote

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Boy jumping into the Ganges river at one of the Ghats (Varanasi).

A Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) with face and arms covered with white hash is standing on the Ghat.

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 Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

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DSC04733 - Woman with Red Scarf and Bunny Ears - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Woman with bunny ears, who participated in the traditional "Bunny March" event.

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

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DSC09670 - Tristan Savatier - Mountain Hiking in the Indian Himalayas near Joshimath (India) by Loupiote

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I hiked up to a ridge above the Auli ski resort near Joshimath (India)

I was pretty happy when I finally reached that ridge at an elevation of 3,500 m (11,500 ft), with an amazing panoramic view of the high mountains all around, and patches of snow on the pastures.

I did the first part of the hike with a group of nice Russian bikers that I met in Joshimath, but they gave up before the top, so I did the rest of the hike solo.

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DSC02672 - Two Women - Burning Man Decompression Party (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Tika and Julia

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2010 (San Francisco).

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DSC07146 - Burning Man 2009 - Sacha and Annie by Loupiote

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The two sisters, Sacha and Annie, at the Center Camp Cafe

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

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3245-phsh - hallway - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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This is a US Government property. No Trespassing!

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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DSC07901 - Burning Man 2009 - Veronika - AstroHoops by Loupiote

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Veronika "AstroHoops" and her LED-light hulahoop.

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

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DSC05576 - Skull Makeup - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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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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