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黑白灰

April 5, 2004

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Where: India

When: 2002

Photographer: Jodi Cobb

"Mothers and daughters haul handmade bricks at a southeast India kiln while the fathers and s##被过滤## stoke the fires. Kiln owners acquire workers by loaning poor families money for expenses far beyond their means: medical care or a funeral. Despite years of work to pay these loans, exorbitant interest and dishonest accounting perpetuate the debts, and parents pass the burdens on to their children. Roughly two-thirds of the world's captive laborers?5 to 20 million people梐re debt slaves in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal."

—From "21st Century Slaves," September 2003, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 6, 2004

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Where: Near Ayparahui, Bolivia, South America

When: 1998

Photographer: Maria Stenzel

A late afternoon wind blows desert dust across a Chipaya herder and her sheep. Most Chipaya families own sheep, important sources of meat, cheese, and wool to keep or to trade. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)

黑白灰

April 8, 2004

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Where: Palmdale, California

When: 1977

Photographer: Bruce Dale

“The magnificent jet propels air safety to new heights, yet accidents still occur. Records show that takeoff and landing remain the critical phases of flight. One long-range solution is increased automation. A Lockheed TriStar touches down ‘hands off’ at Palmdale, California; a time exposure by a remotely operated camera attached to the aircraft’s vertical tail fin blurs city and runway lights." —From "The Air-Safety Challenge," August 1977, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 9, 2004

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Where: Sarawak state, Borneo, Malaysia

When: 1998

Photographer: Maria Stenzel

A Penan girl looks to the canopy as she gathers fruit in the forest. The forest homeland of the Penan is full of food for them. It is in the government settlements they are being led into that meals are scant. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)

黑白灰

April 10, 2004

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Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

When: 1953

Photographer: Volkmar Wentzel

"The glow of an atomic bomb test at Yucca Flat, Nevada, 65 miles [104.6 kilometers] away, draws Las Vegas casino workers on March 17, 1953. [National Geographic magazine's] Sam Matthews watched from a tarpaper-lined trench just two miles [3.2 kilometers] from the explosion. 'The atomic fireball rose in the sky, a giant sphere of orange and black, tongues of fire amid billowing soot,' he wrote. Though this photo was probably shot for his June 1953 article 'Nevada Learns to Live With the Atom,' it has never before been published in the magazine."

—From Flashback, November 2002, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 11, 2004

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Where: Vatican City

When: 1991

Photographer: James L. Stanfield

“Swapping pleasantries, two cardinals prepare to enter the Synod Hall for a c##被过滤##istory, an assembly of cardinals that advises the pope. Such meetings supplement the work of the curia—an administrative body made up of congregati##被过滤##, councils, and commissi##被过滤##—in helping the pope govern the Roman Catholic Church.” —From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991

黑白灰

April 12, 2004

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Where: Nepal

When: Unknown

Photographer: Anne B. Keiser

"Some 3,500 people live in Sagarmatha [National Park, Nepal]. The park's biggest attraction, Mount Everest, is a major source of income for its resident Sherpa people [such as this boy]."

—From "World Parks and Protected Lands," September 2003, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 14, 2004

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Where: Bamian, Afghanistan

When: 1933

Photographer: Maynard Owen Williams

“Passing Baluchi traders ignore Bamian’s Little Buddha: The ‘Little Buddha’ is so called because it is nearly 60 feet [18.3 meters] shorter than the ‘Great Buddha.’ Hundreds of shrines and monastic cells were carved in the conglomerate cliff, and for several centuries Bamian was a focus of cultural contacts reaching deep into China, India, and Persia.” —From “Afghanistan Makes Haste Slowly,” December 1933, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 15, 2004

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Where: Luxor, Egypt

When: 1999

Photographer: Cary Wolinsky

“Dedicated to the Egyptian god Amun, the mortuary temple of Ramses III, Madinet Habu, towers on the west bank of the Nile. Its elaborate hieroglyphs describe battles with Libyans and invaders called Sea Peoples. To ancient Egyptians writing was a divine gift from Thoth—scribe of the gods, magical healer, lord of wisdom, and patron of scholars.” —From "The Power of Writing," August 1999, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 16, 2004

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Where: Taylor Valley, Antarctica

When: 1997

Photographer: Maria Stenzel

"Taylor Glacier, its snout reddened by iron, drains into Lake Bonney. Snow and ice collect at higher elevati##被过滤##, but the valleys are as dry as the Gobi desert; temperatures average minus 4 degrees F [-20 degrees C]. The lion of this land, the creature at the top of the food chain, is a bacteria-eating nematode, a microscopic worm that can survive years of being freeze-dried." —From "Timeless Valleys of the Antarctic Desert," October 1998, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 18, 2004

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Where: Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand

When: 1997

Photographer: Maria Stenzel

A small coastal town forms a thin strip of shelter between expanses of land and sea, the sources of the Kaikoura region's two economic kingpins: agriculture and fishing. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deep Mysteries of Kaikoura Canyon," June 1998, National Geographic magazine)

黑白灰

April 22， 2004

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Where: Northwestern Cambodia

When: 1968

Photographer: Wilbur E. Garrett

"Ghostlike faces surround two saffron-robed Buddhist monks in a window of the extravagantly carved Bayon, central temple of Angkor Thom. Here, in northwestern Cambodia, rise the splendid temples of the Khmer kings, ancient rulers of Southeast Asia. Not only does the architectural grandeur speak of a brilliant civilization; complex canals, reservoirs, and ponds—some still in use—reveal a remarkable system of irrigation, forerunner of the Mekong Project." —From "The Mekong: River of Terror and Hope," December 1968, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

April 24, 2004

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Where: Lower Ausable Lake, New York

When: 1996

Photographer: Maria Stenzel

"Exploring the region's 2,800 lakes and ponds requires a boat light enough to portage, like a canoe. But on privately owned Lower Ausable Lake, the craft of choice remains the wider, time-tested Adirondack guide boat." —From "Adirondack High," June 1998, National Geographic magazine

黑白灰

May 17, 2004

Place des Vosges

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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

黑白灰

May 18, 2004

Cole the Chimp

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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