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Low angle view of the monumental statue of Mother Armenia, in Victory Park overlooking Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.
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Surma or Suri is a sedentary pastoral tribe living in south west Ethiopia, in Omo Valley on the western bank of the Omo River, in Kibish and Tulgit areas;
Only few Surma are familiar with Amharic, Ethiopiaâs official language, and the literacy level is very low; Lip plate and Donga stick fights are the two typical distinctive features of these people, shared with the neighbouring Mursi people;
The land of the Suri is being stolen by the Ethiopian government to be rented to foreign companies; A Malaysian company, Lim Slow Jin, runs the Koka plantation near Kibish on the east side of the Omo; The lands are confiscated and rented out for 1 euro per hectare for a year;
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A palm tree in the dusk with magenta clouds
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Exterial view of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek, is a neo-Gothic sacral structure built in 1898, located in Osijek, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
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Interior view of Đakovo Cathedral (Cathedral of St. Peter), a Roman Catholic Church built in 18th century, in Đakovo, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
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This shoe was found in Bidwell Park, Chico, CA. while on bike ride.
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52 Weeks: the 2014 Edition "Alphabet"
I see a U in the heel of the shoe.
"The challenge is to find as many letters as possible, the only restriction is that they should be nature-made, no publicity, hand written or printed ones. Things as branches, bridges, ladders, clouds etc. are the ones to look for."
Analog Capture:
Nikon N90s with Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 using Fuji Pro 400H.
Stunning view of Mt. Tetnuldi (4,858 m / 15,938 ft), 10th highest peak in Caucasus mountains, as seen during the trek from Zhabeshi to Adishi, in Svaneti region, northwestern Georgia.
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Interior view of Hovhannavank, a 12th-century medieval monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, in Ohanavan village, Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
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Bronze statue of fisherman with cat, in seaside town of Primošten, on the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic sea, in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia.
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Sculpture Abduction of Persephone in the center of the Bosquet des Sources - La Colonnade in the Chateau de Versailles Park, France
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A guide explaining the history of the mosque to two tourists, in Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque) of Shamakhi, in the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
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A Surma / Suri girl will be beautiful if she has a big lip plate, and if her body, is covered of scarifications. They do it with accacia spine and razor blades. Razor blades are the worst thing to use as it may spread diseases thru blood. The local population are no more isolated and, as some surma men start to travel in big ethiopian cities, they also can meet prostitutes...
Piercing and lip plates are a strong part of the Surma -Suri culture. These traditional adornments are worn by almost all the adult Suri women. When a Surma woman becomes engaged to be married, usually in her teens (around 14 or 15), she disappears from village life to live in her family hut. The gap between her front lip and the flesh below is pierced and gradually stretched. In the beginning a hole is made in the lip with a wooden stick. The strecth continues as successively bigger discs of clay or wood are accomodated by the disfigured lip. Generally the two lower front teeth are pulled (or knocked) out to aid the process. The final size of the plates determines how many cattle the woman will receive as a dowry, so the more stretched her lip the better, and the more the more cattle the woman is worth. Some women have stretched their lips so as to allow plates up to 20 centimeters in diameter. Having a lip plate is considered a sign of beauty. The origins of this tradition are unknown. Sometimes the lip is broken by the pressure of the lip plate. This is a very big problem for girl because men will consider her as ugly, she won't be able to marry anyone in the tribe apart from old men or ill people.
Although it is seen as a sign of beauty nowadays, it is said that the disfigurement began as a way to prevent slavers from seizing Suri women. Over the last few years, a growing number of young Surma women refuse to have their lip pierced. The increasing exposure and opening of the Suri to other cultures is the main reason of this trend. Indeed, some Suri teenagers have the opportunity to study in Addis Abeba, and once back in their village, they tend to try to change customs and traditions.
Mursi have also the same tradition.
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The Ummayad Mosque, aka the Grand Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest mosques in the world and is regarded as the fourth-holiest site in Islam, it was built on the site of a Christian basilica dedicated to John the Baptist
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Asmara is a city of Eritrea, a country of the Africa. It is the capital of Eritea. About five hundred thousand people live in Asmara. The architecture of Asmara was influenced by the Italian colonization.
The town of Asmara was colonized by the Italians. It was colonized in 1889. The town of Asmara became the national capital of the colony in 1897. In 1913 and then later in 1915, Asmara suffered knew some damages because of earthquakes. That is one of the reason why in the 1930’s, the Italians modified the architecture of the city. They built new buildings. Most of the actual center of the town was built by the Italians. The city looked like Roma. Asmara was called "Piccola Roma" (the little Roma). Nowadays, most of the buildings of Asmara have an italian origin. Some shops are still named in Italian.
The three main architectural styles you will find in Asmara are the art deco style, the Victorian style and the Italian new roman style. The Impero Cinema is a famous art deco building of Asmara. As famous as well, there is the Pension Africa, a cubist building. The Europeans at that time used to say that Asmara was a place to experiment “new radical designs”. Some buildings are neo-Romanesque, such as the Roman Catholic Cathedral, some villas are built in a late Victorian style. Art Deco influences are found throughout the city. Architects were restricted by nothing.
There are a lot of religious sites in the town of Asmara. Such as the catholic cathedral, the eclectic cathedral, mosquees, and the copte Nda Mariam cathedral which is one of the most impressive buildings of Asmara. Colored wall pictures done by contemporary artists can be seen in different parts of the town. The town also has traditional markets. It has little shops. The inhabitants are reputed warm and open people.
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