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french photographer eric valli has spent over twenty years documenting the peoples of the himalayas, including the dolpo, seen here, who live between tibet and nepal in one of the highest inhabitable regions in the world.

notes eric, “you can never just observe. because my work is all about interaction. …i have lived years and years with these people. i have nothing to teach them and they have everything to teach me. ..they work hard, but want for nothing. they are happy and alive.“

eschewing digital cameras, valli continues to shoot with his leicas. “i might take an okay picture, but what i’m looking for is an enthnogrpahic testimony of the human adventure; a complete existence in one picture,” he says.

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Some times I feel like days past by like this

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Lystseva Marina ~ A beautiful sunrise

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Out of order by Cloudtail the Snow Leopard A picture from a snow leopard cub. It felt asleep during playing. http://flic.kr/p/FQuymx

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evgenia arbugaeva documents vyacheslav korotki, a meteorologist who has spent the past thirty years living alone at a remote arctic outpost on the barents sea, in a century old wooden house that became a meteorological station in 1933, where he was sent by the russian state to measure and log climatic conditions and then transmit the data via radio to moscow. 

notes evgenia, “the world of cities is foreign to him. he doesn’t accept it. i came with the idea of a lonely hermit who ran away from the world because of some heavy drama, but it wasn’t true. he doesn’t get lonely at all. he kind of disappears into tundra, into the snowstorms.” 

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The Dark Side of Life by AlexGutkin

SORANO - Toscana

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Djamila watching the snow fall by Tambako the Jaguar I really like this photo, it is full of emotion. Djamila watching the snow fall… http://flic.kr/p/G6gK4N

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photos by szymon bakota of an autumn dawn in london’s richmond park

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Step-wells in India by Victoria Lautman

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(via Vibrant Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears in Award-Winning Photo - My Modern Met) ~  Ama la Vida TV captured a phenomenal Wikimedia Picture of the Year that’s both visually stunning and educational. The remarkable, Ecuador-based snapshot features Dryas julia butterflies quenching their thirst with a drink of fresh turtle tears. While this may seem like unusual behavior, there’s actually a name for it—lachryphagy, aka tear-feeding. It’s one of the many ways in which butterflies secure moisture and nutrients. From the looks of it, it seems that turtles are happy to help when it comes to a butterfly’s need for hydration.

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Greta Gerwig, photographed by Ben Rayner for Time Out New York, Aug 12-18, 2015.

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receiving a blessing from an elephant at a holy temple in the indian province of tamil nadu. photos by annette bonnier at sri ranganathar swamy temple; robb kendrick at nataraja temple in thanjavur; david pearson, at sri annamalaiyar temple in tiruvannamalai; niels van gijn in thanjavur, christophe boisvieux, at kamakshi amman temple in kanchipuram.

the practice, however, is controversial, as temple life can be harsh for a social animal made to spend much of its life chained and under the care of mahouts who do not always have the elephtants’ best interests in mind.

but tamil nadu is one of the few places on the planet where elephant populations are actually increasing. the indian population, however, is also increasing, forcing these elephants out of the forest and into the cities. as the elephant is considered sacred for hindus, many see temples as the only alternative to culling.

advocates for the elephants’ welfare have worked with local officials, helping to ensure the elephants are properly cared for. and while a forest rejuvenation camp has been established for the elephants in tamil nadu, some are still calling for an outright ban, despite opposition from many hindus who consider the elephant blessing sacred.