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In Your Face and on the Road with @muhdhidayatullah

To see more of his powerful portraits, follow (@muhdhidayatullah) on Instagram.

You’d never guess from his up-close-and-personal portraits that Muhammad Hidayatullah (@muhdhidayatullah) is completely self-taught. “All that I have to do is to immerse myself into the moments around me,” the 26-year-old photographer and filmmaker from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, says. “I believe we all have some special stories that can be inspiring to others.” He studied architecture in school, but Muhammad is currently on the third of a five-year project in India, capturing the spirit and essence of life in the country for his first travel photography book, Beyond Borders.

The idea of getting so close and interacting with people may be intimidating to some, but not Muhammad — he loves seeing how people react to his camera. “Most of the time people will smile at me and laugh while taking their pictures,” he says.

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İstanbul/Turkey     [video]

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İstanbul

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40 years. 13,000 interviews.  Read the New York Times Magazine profile of Terry Gross, written by Susan Burton. 

‘‘Hearing someone speak really personally, and having that affirm your experience as a sexual person, or as a sick person, or just as a person trying to get through daily life, is really valuable. And I think that’s why we turn to literature, I think that’s why we turn to film, beyond the entertainment it gives us.’’ 

– Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air

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Great read!

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Baianas Mensageiras de Santa Luzia - Boa Tarde, Povo

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Carnaval in Brazil

For more photos and videos from Carnaval 2014 in Brazil, explore the Sambódromo and Sambodromo do Anhembi location pages and browse the #Carnaval, #Salvador, #Olinda and #Recife hashtags.

In Brazil, it’s jokingly said that the year only really begins after Carnaval, the annual five-day festival before Ash Wednesday that marks the beginning of Lent. Brazilians take Carnaval seriously: most of the country shuts down to take part in the festivities and some participants begin planning their costumes and events up to a year in advance. The cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Vitória are known for giant parades led by samba schools, which bring in millions of viewers in person and through televised broadcasts. Smaller parades, or blocinhos, are also very popular as anyone can join in the parade as it progresses.

In the northeast, Carnaval is heavily influenced by Afro-Brazilian culture—and especially by its music. Huge crowds follow trucks blasting live music performances from famous Brazilian stars. This year’s singers include Claudia Leitte (@claudialeitte), Ivete Sangalo (@veveta), Gilberto Gil (@gilbertogil), Preta Gil (@pretagil) and Daniela Mercury (@danielamercury).

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RoLo roilin'!

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Arthur Pollock

Flying to the Museum of Science in Boston, 1984.

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That pass tho…

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Can't wait for the season!

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Na Eira de São jorge: Ponto BR

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1) Abrigo de vagabundos (Adoniran Barbosa), com Clara Nunes 2) Na linha do mar (Paulinho da Viola), com Clara Nunes 3) Morena de Angola (Chico Buarque), com Clara Nunes 4) Ijexá (Edil Pacheco), com Clara Nunes 5) Canto das três raças (Paulo Cesar Pinheiro - Mauro Duarte), com Clara Nunes 6) Jogo de Angola (Mauro Duarte - Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), com Clara Nunes 7) Rolou (Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), com Clara Nunes 8) Ninguém (Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), com Clara Nunes 9) Viola de Penedo (Luiz Bandeira), com Clara Nunes 10) Sabiá (Luiz Gonzaga - Zé Dantas), com Clara Nunes 11) Zambelê (Catoni - Rosa), com Clara Nunes 12) Feira de Mangaio (Sivuca - Glorinha Gadelha), com Clara Nunes 13) Serrinha (Mauro Duarte - Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), com Clara Nunes 14) Portela na Avenida (Mauro Duarte - Paulo Cesar Pinheiro), com Clara Nunes Programa Acervo Origens, todo sábado às 19h na Nacional Brasília FM 96,1mhz ou no www.acervoorigens.com Pesquisa, produção e apresentação: Cacai Nunes Redação: Gabriela Tunes Digitalização do Acervo: Renato Menguele