40 Captivating People From Around The World

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Snowy by Vladimir Zotov, Russia.

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A Buddhist monk shares his meal with a tiger at the Kanchanaburi Tiger Temple in Thailand.

3.

A boy of the nomadic Suri tribe of Ethiopia, in traditional face and body paint.

4.

A child of the Arbore tribe, Ethiopia.

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A Chimbu tribesman preparing for a celebration of death. Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea.

6.

A fighter covers a bruise at a tournament in Astrakhan Russia.

7.

A girl uses her umbrella to protect a stray dog during monsoon rains in Mumbai.

8.

A homeless man on his daily quest for bottle deposits.

9.

Re-enactment of an ancient Mayan pilgrimage honoring the goddess of fertility.

10.

A novice monk looks out over the scenic countryside from his monastery near Nyaungshwe, Burma.

11.

A young Nenet boy in Siberia plays in -30 degrees.

12.

Afghan students in Bamyan.

13.

Black woman with vitiligo by Sembene McFarland.

14.

Burma punks, the colorful youth of Rangoon.

15.

Chhetri woman, Dhorpatan, Nepal.

16.

Coal miner smoking a cigarette, Pol-e-Khomri.

17.

Cormorant fisherman on Li River.

18.

Costa Rican gold miners taking a break.

19.

Girl on horseback with her trophy of a hunted dead buck.

20.

In the Amazon the Ashaninka Indians apply face-paint, made from seeds of the Urucum plant, each day in a design that reflects their mood.

21.

Inseparable brothers, Pakistan.

22.

King and Queen Of Bhutan.

23.

Man at a medieval market in Madrid, Spain.

24.

Maoris say hello by pressing their noses together in a greeting called hongi.

25.

North Korean soldiers share a laugh.

26.

One girl's illegal train ride in Bangladesh.

27.

Pink-haired lady at Burning Man, Nevada 2013.

28.

Protester in Tiananmen Square, China, 1989 by Stuart Franklin.

29.

Refugee Afghan girl with her mother at the UNHCR registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar, June 2012.

30.

Portrait of jockey Katie Walsh, by Spencer Murphy.

31.

Stilt Fishermen in Sri Lanka.

32.

Thai monk and kathoey lady-boy wait to be processed for mandatory military service.

33.

The Sikh Motorcycle Club of Vancouver.

34.

The sky of Pakistan in her eyes.

35.

Three Masai Warriors wearing red to represent power.

36.

Two brothers in Burma, new versus old.

37.

Women in Iran enjoy Hookah.

38.

Young Afghani girls skateboarding.

39.

Young Bangladeshi ship-breakers claiming to be the minimum working age of 14, who make a dangerous living from dismantling old cargo carriers and tankers.