Photo of the Day : People & Culture
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Strawberry Fields
Photo of the Day, April 13, 2014
Inhabitants of Hüyük, Turkey, make their living from strawberry production, says community member Seyit Konyali, whose picture was recently featured ...
Fast Tango
Photo of the Day, April 7, 2014
"I attended my friend's prom ball to take some pictures and celebrate his successful studies, and these wonderful dancers ...
Coming Up Roses
Photo of the Day, April 2, 2014
Your Shot member Ankit Narang photographed this couple a few days before their wedding. "It was taken at a farmhouse ...
Spring Herd
Photo of the Day, March 19, 2014
"I traveled to the Altay Mountains in Mongolia to photograph the Kazakh nomads known for their eagle-hunting traditions," says Your ...
The Square
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2014
“The largest square in North Korea, the giant Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang is an expansive urban space ...
Net Work
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2014
Your Shot contributor Quang Tran was visiting the fishing village of Vinh Hy, Vietnam, when he came across these women ...
Blast of Color
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2014
On the eve of the springtime Holi Festival, a priest at the Radha Krishna Temple in Kolkata throws color to ...
Of Silhouettes and Pirouettes
Photo of the Day, February 3, 2014
Your Shot contributor Tanya Kirnishi captured the shadow of a ballerina friend ...
Mourning in Romania
Photo of the Day, January 30, 2014
Funeral ceremony, Romania
"The composition and perspective work together very well here. I like how the delicate flowers so neatly ...
Predawn Offering
Photo of the Day, January 25, 2014
Before dawn during India's Maha Kumbh Mela—the largest religious festival in the world—an old woman performs puja ...
The Pilgrim Bride
Photo of the Day, January 15, 2014
"A newlywed bride waits for her husband before boarding the special train in Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh," writes ...
Searching for Signals
Photo of the Day, January 11, 2014
Impoverished African migrants crowd the night shore of Djibouti city, trying to capture inexpensive cell signals from neighboring Somalia—a ...
Homeland
Photo of the Day, January 9, 2014
Circassians tour their ancestral homeland in the Caucasus, where the Russian Empire carried out a brutal military campaign in the ...
Arriving for Prayer
Photo of the Day, January 6, 2014
Wrapped in white to symbolize purity, women arrive for prayer at an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Asaita. An increasing number ...
A Shepherd's Flock
Photo of the Day, December 25, 2013
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Silence and light accompany sheep and shepherd, day ...
The Blessed Man
Photo of the Day, December 21, 2013
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The Saidai-ji Eyo festival, considered one of the ...
Bride, Kosovo
Photo of the Day, December 14, 2013
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A tradition a thousand years old, passed on ...
Festival Performers, Japan
Photo of the Day, December 9, 2013
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Gion Matsuri is one of Japan's oldest ...
Skateboarders, San Francisco
Photo of the Day, December 6, 2013
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The short length of a two-day stop in ...
Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
Photo of the Day, December 1, 2013
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Devils run amidst the pyrotechnics during the celebration ...
Computer Parts, French Polynesia
Photo of the Day, November 24, 2013
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What is changing faster than our computers? This shot was taken ...
Summer Evening, Hong Kong
Photo of the Day, November 21, 2013
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A lady fans her skirt on a hot summer night in ...
Rice Mill, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, November 20, 2013
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A rice mill worker rests in Bangladesh.
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Holy Week Procession, Guatemala
Photo of the Day, November 19, 2013
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This photo was taken during a procession in Antigua Guatemala during ...
Churchgoers, Romania
Photo of the Day, November 14, 2013
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In Maramureş, Orthodox churches are divided in half. The front half ...
Street Art, Tel Aviv
Photo of the Day, November 10, 2013
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I was captivated by this airbrushed artwork in an industrial section ...
Snake Charmer, China
Photo of the Day, November 2, 2013
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A snake charmer performs with his pet snake during a spring ...
Burial Ceremony, Australia
Photo of the Day, October 26, 2013
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Australia's Aboriginals make up less than 3 percent ...
Shepherd’s Cave, Afghanistan
Photo of the Day, October 22, 2013
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Kyrgyz men seek shelter in a shepherd’s cave ...
Pyongyang Mass Games, North Korea
Photo of the Day, October 20, 2013
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Children mobilized for the annual mass games in Pyongyang ...
Pyramid, Chichén Itzá
Photo of the Day, October 15, 2013
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A pyramid 90 feet tall and a platform adorned ...
Military Guide, North Korea
Photo of the Day, October 8, 2013
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A military guide leads a tour to the mystical ...
Rath Yatra Festival, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, September 30, 2013
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Enthusiastic devotees take part in a colorful Rath ...
Bubbles, Cartagena
Photo of the Day, September 26, 2013
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On Sundays during Mes de la Cometas, or ...
Train, Bangladesh
Photo of the Day, September 25, 2013
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For Your Shot contributor Junaid Ahmed, the rapid ...
Basketball Court, Hong Kong
Photo of the Day, September 23, 2013
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Your Shot contributor Brian Yen calls it his ...
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