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Where: Paris, France
When: 2002
Photographer: William Albert Allard
"Graceful geometry of the Place des Vosges is the legacy of Henry IV, who envisioned a public space lined by shops and homes. 'It's a little melancholy with the noise and crowds,' says resident Claude de Muzac, whose apartment faces the 17th-century square. 'Even so, when it has rained and the grass glistens, it's magic.'"
—From "Bohemian Rhapsody," August 2003, National Geographic magazine
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2004-5-21 10:51 上传
Where: Goualougo Triangle, Republic of Congo, Africa
When: 2002
Photographer: Michael Nichols
"King of cool, a high-status male named Cole lounges at ease in the open. The first time he saw people, he threw them a backward glance and continued eating instead of fleeing into the trees. That calm acceptance led other chimps to relax around researchers."
—From "Jane Goodall in the Wild," April 2003, National Geographic magazine
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2004-5-21 10:53 上传
Where: Delhi, India
When: 2002
Photographer: William Albert Allard
"Her fate scripted by Hindu law, an Untouchable girl can imagine little else than working along the Yamuna River in Delhi as a Dhobi. Members of this clothes-washing caste handle items 'polluted' by blood or human waste."
—From "Untouchable," June 2003, National Geographic magazine
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2004-5-21 10:55 上传
Where: Gangplank Marina, Washington D.C.
When: 2001
Photographer: Landon Nordeman
This man and his poodles have forsaken dwelling on land for life on the water. The Gangplank Marina and Capital Yacht Club provide slips for around 400 boats, including a hundred-plus houseboats and cruisers that are lived on year-round.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Zip USA: 20024—A Capital Waterfront," July 2002, National Geographic magazine)
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Where: Tokyo, Japan
When: 2003
Photographer: Justin Guariglia
On a sunny October afternoon, young children in traditional dress stroll the grounds of the Meiji Shrine. The circa-1920 shrine is dedicated to Japanese Emperor Meiji, who died in 1912.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Found in Translation," May/June 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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2004-5-22 20:18 上传
Where: Kenya, Africa
When: 1998
Photographer: Maria Stenzel
"Around the world it's the same story but with different faces: age-old cultures besieged by modern pressures. ... In Kenya, Ariaal warriors cling to a nomadic existence."
—From "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine