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<p>Some of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo prepare to air their calls for justice directly at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Their intense expressions match the determination they have shown in their decades-long struggle for accountability.</p>
Madres with bullhorn

Some of the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo prepare to air their calls for justice directly at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. Their intense expressions match the determination they have shown in their decades-long struggle for accountability.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
July 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>A man thinks while drinking pulque, a traditional Mesoamerican indigenous drink made from the maguey plant.</p>
Pulque drinker

A man thinks while drinking pulque, a traditional Mesoamerican indigenous drink made from the maguey plant.

Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
July 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>'Memory' and 'vote blank' – two slogans summarising popular exasperation with the post-dictatorship Argentine political landscape. <br /></p>
Vote en blanco

'Memory' and 'vote blank' – two slogans summarising popular exasperation with the post-dictatorship Argentine political landscape.

Buenos Aires, Argentina.
August 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>Zoila stands in the middle of her kitchen, which doubles as a bakery in central Havana.<br /></p>
Zoila

Zoila stands in the middle of her kitchen, which doubles as a bakery in central Havana.

Havana, Cuba
December 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>A night at a cosy bar in the Marais. <br /></p> <p>One of my favourite photos (of mine).</p>
Night in the Marais

A night at a cosy bar in the Marais.

One of my favourite photos (of mine).

Paris, France
May 2005
Olympus Stylus 400

<p>A pair of hikers heading toward the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak, visible during a brief clearing in the mists and clouds that were whipping around up there. </p>
Clear ascent

A pair of hikers heading toward the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak, visible during a brief clearing in the mists and clouds that were whipping around up there.

Sas de Pütia, Italy
September 2020
Pentax KP

<p>A band of musicians performs in a churchyard in Puebla, Mexico.</p>
Street band

A band of musicians performs in a churchyard in Puebla, Mexico.

Puebla, Mexico
July 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>Two girls explore their flood-damaged former neighbourhood just behind the national congress on the banks of the Paraguay River. Their homes were flooded a few weeks before Christmas in 1997, forcing their already struggling families to relocate to makeshift residences in a public square.</p>
Asunción girls

Two girls explore their flood-damaged former neighbourhood just behind the national congress on the banks of the Paraguay River. Their homes were flooded a few weeks before Christmas in 1997, forcing their already struggling families to relocate to makeshift residences in a public square.

Asunción, Paraguay
December 1997
Pentax IQ Zoom 120

<p>Two girls explore their flood-damaged former neighbourhood just behind the national congress on the banks of the Paraguay River. Their homes were flooded a few weeks before Christmas in 1997, forcing their already struggling families to relocate to makeshift residences in a public square.</p>
Asunción girls

Two girls explore their flood-damaged former neighbourhood just behind the national congress on the banks of the Paraguay River. Their homes were flooded a few weeks before Christmas in 1997, forcing their already struggling families to relocate to makeshift residences in a public square.

Asunción, Paraguay
December 1997
Pentax IQ Zoom 120

<p>Fishermen sell their catch near the port in Sozopol, Bulgaria.</p>
Fishermen

Fishermen sell their catch near the port in Sozopol, Bulgaria.

Sozopol, Bulgaria
September 2000
Pentax ZX-M

<p>Children playing along Dili's waterfront after the daily rainstorm.</p>
Dili bathers

Children playing along Dili's waterfront after the daily rainstorm.

Dili, Timor-Leste
December 2013
Olympus TG2

<p>A woman waits at a level crossing in Buenos Aires.</p>
Peligro

A woman waits at a level crossing in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 1999
Pentax ZX-M

<p>A view of the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak from a bit down-valley. </p>
Sas de Pütia

A view of the Sas de Pütia / Peitlerkofel peak from a bit down-valley.

Würzjoch, Italy
September 2020
Ricoh GRIII

<p>A group of kids very amused to have their picture taken. <br /></p><p>Part of the graffiti reads 'Das dores boavida', which can translate as 'From pain, a good life'.<br /></p>
Das dores boavida

A group of kids very amused to have their picture taken.

Part of the graffiti reads 'Das dores boavida', which can translate as 'From pain, a good life'.

Baucau, Timor-Leste
December 2013
Olympus TG2

<p>Better known for its soaring skyline and manic lifestyle, Hong Kong also retains aspects of its pre-colonial Chinese tradition, particularly in the New Territories connected to the mainland. This courtyard home called Tai Fu Tai dates from 1865, not long after the British had seized Hong Kong Island but before they leased the New Territories from China. It is an outstanding example of 19th Century Chinese architecture. <br /></p>
Portal and courtyard

Better known for its soaring skyline and manic lifestyle, Hong Kong also retains aspects of its pre-colonial Chinese tradition, particularly in the New Territories connected to the mainland. This courtyard home called Tai Fu Tai dates from 1865, not long after the British had seized Hong Kong Island but before they leased the New Territories from China. It is an outstanding example of 19th Century Chinese architecture.

San Tin, Hong Kong
July 2006
Pentax K10D