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Siberia,Russia

1996

MariaStenzel

ANenetsbrigade,orherdinggroup,makesreadytofollowtheirreindeertosummerpastureland.ThejourneytothetreelesstundrawithintheArcticCircleisoneofsome200miles（322kilometers）.

（Textadaptedfrom"Nenets:

SurvivingontheSiberianTundra,"March1998,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Pictureofaninuitgirlholdingahusky.

MaeHongSon,Thailand

1994

JodiCobb

SomewomenofthePadaungpeoplearefittedwithbrassneckringsatayoungagetowardoffevilspirits.Theweightandpressureoftheaddedringscrushthecollarbonesandsometimestheribsofthesewomen.

（Textadaptedfrom"TheManyFacesofThailand,"February1996,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Womenwithneckringsinafield

Riga,Latvia

2004

AlexandraAvakian

"MembersoftheNationalBalletofLatviawaitfortheircuesinaperformanceofSwanLakeattheNationalOperaHouseinRiga.'Ticketsstartataround$4—cultureinRigaisforeveryone,'saysphotographerAlexandraAvakian."

—From"ABalticMasterpieceBornAgain,"October2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine

Ballerinasfornationalballet.

Kenya,Africa

1999

MariaStenzel

"[Ariaal]warriorsandbeadedgirlspreparefor[a]weddingbyapplyingamakeupofredocherandsheepfat."

—From"VanishingCultures,"August1999,NationalGeographicmagazine

Veryredphoto,peopleinbeads

Grindavik,Iceland

1998

SisseBrimberg

Attractedbyitspurportedhealingproperties,peoplefromaroundtheworldcometotakeadipinthewatersoftheBlueLagoon.

（Photographshotonassignmentfor,butnotpublishedin,"InSearchoftheVikings,"May2000,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Pool

WilsonsPromontoryNationalPark,Victoria,Australia

1995

SamAbell

KangaroosenjoythegrasslandinWilsonsPromontoryNationalPark,locatedatthesouthernmostpointofAustralia'smainland.Thisgranitepeninsulais125miles（200kilometers）southeastofMelbourne.

（TextadaptedfromtheNationalGeographicbookWildShoresofAustralia,1996.）

Kangaroos1intheforeground

SerendipityPeak,SelkirkMountains,BritishColumbia,Canada

1998

MariaStenzel

Withoutsafetyropes,hikersclimbthejaggedspineofSerendipityPeak.Atsomepoints,thefintheywalkatopisonly5to10feet（1.5to3meters）wide.

Mountain,peoplebarelyvisable

YarSale,YamalPeninsula,Siberia,Russia

1996

MariaStenzel

Bylaw,Nenetschildrenspendmuchoftheyearinboardingschool,whiletheirfamiliesmovewiththeirreindeerherds.OncetheyareeducatedandbilingualinNenetsandRussian,childrenmustmakeadecisionbetweenrejoiningtheirnomadicrootsorenteringtheRussianmainstream.

（Textadaptedfrom"Nenets:

SurvivingontheSiberianTundra,"March1998,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Childrenatschool

Moldavia

1982

JamesL.Stanfield

"Teachingscripturewithart,the15th-centurymonasterychurchofVoronetbearsfrescoesinsideandoutthatillustrateRomanianfolkloreandstoriesfromtheBible.Onceteachingaidsfortheilliterate,theremarkablypreservedpaintedchurchesofMoldaviarepresentastrikingregionaladaptationofByzantineart."

—From"TheByzantineEmpire:

RomeoftheEast,"December1983,NationalGeographicmagazine

Churchwithmist

Chipaya,Bolivia

1998

MariaStenzel

AChipayaIndianhelpshisdaughterwithhermathhomeworkinsidetheirpatuca,asodshelterusedbyChipayawhentheyareouttendingtheirsheep.

（Photographshotonassignmentfor,butnotpublishedin,"VanishingCultures,"January1999,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Manwithbluetuque

MountainView,Arkansas

2004

BrooksWalker

TheTurners,alocalgospel-bluegrassband,performonthegroundsofthetaxassessor’sofficeinMountainView,Arkansas.

（Photographshotonassignmentfor,butnotpublishedin,"TheLongRun:

BestoftheHeartland,"September2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine）

Littleboydancing

Sarawakstate,Borneo,Malaysia

1998

MariaStenzel

APenanwomanweavesinsideashelterinagovernmentsettlementcamp.AsloggingonBorneoislanddecimatestheforests,thenomadicPenandrifttowardsettlementcamps.

（Textadaptedfrom"VanishingCultures,"August1999,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Nakedbaby

LéfiniFaunalReserve,RepublicoftheCongo,Africa

1998

MichaelNichols

RehabilitatorDespinaChronopoulosworkswithayoungfemalegorillainthefield.ThisinteractionispartoftheprocessthattheconservationgroupProjectProtectiondesGorillesisusingtoencouragethegorillastoformtheirownsocialgroupsundertheleadershipofdominantmales.Thehopeisthatthegorillaswilleventuallybereturnedtotheirnaturalenvironmentasagroup.

（Photographshotonassignmentfor,butnotpublishedin,"LowlandGorillas,"February2002,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Femaleandgorilla

Thessaloniki,Greece

2004

MassimoBassano

"OutsideoftheAgiaSophia,twoyoungboysplaysoccer,Greece'smostpopularsport."

—From"48Hours:

Thessaloniki,Greece,"July/August2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine

Boyandsoccerball

InthisundatedphotoreleasedbytheAustralianAntarcticDivision,twoAdelepenguinsareseenintheAntarctic'sCapeRoyds.（APPhoto/AustralianAntarcticDivision,HO）

remnantofthelargesticebergeverrecordedisblockingAntarctica'sMcMurdoSound,threateningtensofthousandsofpenguinchickswithstarvationandcuttingoffasupplyrouteforthreesciencestations,aNewZealandofficialsaidTuesday.

Theiceberg,knownasB15A,measuresabout3,000squarekilometres,saidLouSanson,chiefexecutiveofthegovernmentscientificagencyAntarcticaNewZealand.Hecalledit"thelargestfloatingthingontheplanetrightnow"andsaidU.S.researchersestimateitcontainsenoughwatertosupplyEgypt'sNileRivercomplexfor80years.

Penguins

Jerusalem,Israel

1984

JamesL.Stanfield

“TheWesternWall（shown）,asbefitstheholiestspotofJudaism,isvisiteddailybythefaithful.Aseaofmeninblacksuitsandwhiteprayershawlscongregatethere,prayingloudlyandpiouslybowingtheirheads;womenprayquietlyinaseparatesection.”

（Textfrom“TheThreeFacesofJerusalem,”April1996,NationalGeographicmagazine）

Womenatthewall

DesMoines,Iowa

1993

JodiCobb

"Notsnow,norheat,norgloomofnightbutarain-inducedsewerbackupstayeddeliveryofsome30,000piecesofDesMoinesmail.'Ithinkweboughteveryclothespinintown,'sayspostalworkerLoraYahnke,whohelpedsortanddrythewetmailinagarage.Suchjury-riggingkeptmostcityservicesafloat."

—From"RidingOuttheWorstofTimes,"January1994,NationalGeographicmagazine

Manwithmanyletters

PlateauxBatékéNationalPark,Gabon,Africa

2002

MichaelNichols

"Hunterskilledtheirparentsformeat;noworphangorillasrelearnforestsurvivalskillswithhelpfrom...theGorillaProtectionProjectinPlateauxBatékéNationalPark."

—From"SavingAfrica'sEden,"September2003,NationalGeographicmagazine

Gorillas

Ghent,Belgium

2004

JoePatronite

"Acoupletakesabreakat'tVosken,oneofthecity'smanyinviting,inexpensive,linger-as-long-as-you-likecafés."

—From"TheGiftofGhent,"July/August2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine

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Café

SerendipityPeak,SelkirkMountains,BritishColumbia,Canada

1998

MariaStenzel

Heli-hikershuddleastheirridetouchesdown.Hikersareferriedbetweenalpinetrailsinmattersofminutes,whizzingacrossterrainthatwouldtakefulldaysofhardhikingtocoveronfoot.

（Photographfrom"WildernessbyAir,"July/August1999,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine）

Helicopter

Sydney,Australia

2004

CatherineKarnow

LocalsEllenMarySmith（left）andJessicaWongwadethroughshallowwatersonBondiBeachafterasurfinglessonwithLet'sGoSurfingBondi.

（Photographshotonassignmentfor,butnotpublishedin,"Insider'sSydney,"July/August2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine）

Surfers

LowerAusableLake,AdirondackMountains,NewYork

1996

MariaStenzel

Ahikingcouplewitnessestheconvergenceofprivatelakeandpublicmountain.AdirondackStateParkisapatchworkofproperty—57percentprivatelyowned,therestcontrolledbythestate.

—Textadaptedfrom"AdirondackHigh,"June1998,NationalGeographicmagazine

Mountainsandalake

Minnesota,UnitedStates

1992

MariaStenzel

"AtabeeyardinMinnesota,JoeTweedyandhismensuitupandpulloffsupers—frame-filledboxeswherethebeesstashtheirsurplushoney."

—From"America'sBeekeepers:

HivesforHire,"May1993,NationalGeographicmagazine

Cornwall,England

2004

JamesC.Richardson

"AbandonedattheonsetofWorldWarI,theLostGardensofHeliganwererestoredinthe1990stotheirVictorianroots.TheMudMaidwasdesignedjustassheappearshere."

—From"LostinCornwall,"July/August2004,NationalGeographicTravelermagazine

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