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Sunday 6 August 2017

Valediction / Wraith (Attendance)

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#15 | by Kristin Van den Eede

#15 [Ghent]: photo by Kristin Van den Eede, 20 September 2016
I broke off a branch and saying goodbye
threw it over the stars in the dark water
The current caught it and it swirled away
before I had recognized the shadow in the water 

 
Bondi Beach | by Tomasz Kulbowski

Bondi Beach. South end of Bondi Beach, Sydney.: photo by Tomasz Kulbowski, 6 June 2017

Untitled | by Maria Kappatou

Untitled
: photo by Maria Kappatou, 24 May 2017


Sakhalin. Russia | by Lesya Kim

Sakhalin, Russia: photo by Lesya Kim, 19 August 2016

Sakhalin. Russia | by Lesya Kim

Sakhalin, Russia: photo by Lesya Kim, 19 August 2016

Sakhalin. Russia | by Lesya Kim

Sakhalin, Russia: photo by Lesya Kim, 19 August 2016

630 MK fotographix BW | by Manish Khattry Fotographix

630 MK fotographix BW: photo by Manish Khattry, 27 March 2015

630 MK fotographix BW | by Manish Khattry Fotographix

630 MK fotographix BW: photo by Manish Khattry, 27 March 2015

630 MK fotographix BW | by Manish Khattry Fotographix

630 MK fotographix BW: photo by Manish Khattry, 27 March 2015

Myaksa | by Emil Gataullin

Myaksa. Myaksa, Vologda region, Russia, 2007: photo by Emil Gataullin, 2 February 2014

Ayodhya, by the river | by alexilea

Aypdhya, by the river. Early morning in Ayodhya, India. In the background is the Sarayu River, covered by fog. [Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh]
: photo by Alexandru Ilea, 9 December 2014


Untitled | by jure_maticic

[London]: photo by Jure Maticic, 10 April 2017

Untitled | by jure_maticic

[London]: photo by Jure Maticic, 10 April 2017

Untitled | by jure_maticic

[London]: photo by Jure Maticic, 10 April 2017

SPNC - Year 3 - Instruction # 11 | by ._Karl_.

[Killney, Dublin]: photo by Karl Houghton, 31 March 2013

SPNC - Year 3 - Instruction # 11 | by ._Karl_.

[Killney, Dublin]: photo by Karl Houghton, 31 March 2013

SPNC - Year 3 - Instruction # 11 | by ._Karl_.

[Killney, Dublin]: photo by Karl Houghton, 31 March 2013

Toronto, September 2015. | by GrownUpBoy

Toronto, September 2015: photo by Karl Edwards, 20 September 2015

Toronto, September 2015. | by GrownUpBoy

Toronto, September 2015: photo by Karl Edwards, 20 September 2015

Toronto, September 2015. | by GrownUpBoy

Toronto, September 2015: photo by Karl Edwards, 20 September 2015

Untitled | by Robert Kubaink

Untitled: photo by Robert Kubaink, 17 July 2016

Untitled | by Robert Kubaink

Untitled: photo by Robert Kubaink, 17 July 2016

Untitled | by Robert Kubaink

Untitled: photo by Robert Kubaink, 17 July 2016

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006 | by Paul Russell99

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006: photo by Paul Russell, 7 March 2006

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006 | by Paul Russell99

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006: photo by Paul Russell, 7 March 2006

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006 | by Paul Russell99

Weymouth, River Wey, UK, 2006: photo by Paul Russell, 7 March 2006

Japan, Fly & Swim | by Edas Wong

Japan, Fly and Swim: photo by Edas Wong, 4 April 2017

Japan, Fly & Swim | by Edas Wong

Japan, Fly and Swim: photo by Edas Wong, 4 April 2017

Japan, Fly & Swim | by Edas Wong

Japan, Fly and Swim: photo by Edas Wong, 4 April 2017

Hawkesbury River, Australia  (2017) | by Ho Hum

Hawkesbury River, Australia (2017)
: photo by Ho Hum, 3 March 2017


Hawkesbury River, Australia  (2017) | by Ho Hum

Hawkesbury River, Australia (2017)
: photo by Ho Hum, 3 March 2017


Hawkesbury River, Australia  (2017) | by Ho Hum

Hawkesbury River, Australia (2017)
: photo by Ho Hum, 3 March 2017


_DSC0357-12 | by noppadol.maitreechit

[Chumphon, Thailand]
: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 12 April 2016


Monsoon Magic | by swarat_ghosh

Monsoon Magic. People running to find shelter from the sudden downpour at Marine Drive, Mumbai.
: photo by swarat_ghosh, 11 June 2013


Marine Drive, Mumbai - 2012 | by iontrop

Marine Drive, Mumbai -- 2012: photo by Nicholas Portnoï, 8 November 2012

Marine Drive, Mumbai - 2012 | by iontrop

Marine Drive, Mumbai -- 2012: photo by Nicholas Portnoï, 8 November 2012

Marine Drive, Mumbai - 2012 | by iontrop

Marine Drive, Mumbai -- 2012: photo by Nicholas Portnoï, 8 November 2012


Hong Kong, Smoker | by Edas Wong

Hong Kong, Smoker: photo by Edas Wong, 3 January 2016


Hong Kong, Smoker | by Edas Wong

Hong Kong, Smoker: photo by Edas Wong, 3 January 2016


Hong Kong, Smoker | by Edas Wong

Hong Kong, Smoker: photo by Edas Wong, 3 January 2016

DSC04809 | by noppadol.maitreechit

DSC04809 [Chumphon, Thailand]: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 5 August 2017

DSC04809 | by noppadol.maitreechit

DSC04809 [Chumphon, Thailand]: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 5 August 2017

DSC04809 | by noppadol.maitreechit

DSC04809 [Chumphon, Thailand]: photo by noppadol maitreechit, 5 August 2017

Shanghai. | by bobsan88

Shanghai: photo by bobsan88, 24 June 2017

Untitled | by kenwalton

Untitled. Kyoto 2015.: photo by Ken Walton, 14 June 2015

Untitled | by kenwalton

Untitled. Kyoto 2015.: photo by Ken Walton, 14 June 2015

Untitled | by kenwalton

Untitled. Kyoto 2015.: photo by Ken Walton, 14 June 2015

Bedroll | by ADMurr

Bedroll. Mawkish street mural meets reality. [East Hollywood]: photo by Andrew Murr, 29 May 2016

What have we become? I live in 1 of the richest towns in the US where #google #yahoo and #Snapchat are based and this is where she sleeps.: image via tanc sade @TancSade, 5 August 2017
 
Western Landscape | by ADMurr

Western Landscape. Bob. [Green River, Utah]: photo by Andrew Murr, 31 May 2017

Turner's Lounge, Clarksdale, MS | by ADMurr

Turner's Lounge, Clarksdale, MS.: photo by Andrew Murr, 6 August 2017

Hazelhurst, MS | by ADMurr

Hazelhurst, MS.: photo by Andrew Murr, 5 August 2017

Used to be | by ADMurr

Used to be [Clarksdale, Mississippi]: photo by Andrew Murr, 4 August 2017

Headstones and dead tires | by ADMurr

Headstones and dead tires [Yazoo City, Mississippi Delta]: photo by Andrew Murr, 2 August 2017

New Orleans | by ADMurr

New Orleans: photo by Andrew Murr, 3 August 2017

New Orleans | by ADMurr

New Orleans. Lower 9th Ward, 12 years after. This is about five blocks east of the canal levee. It's Galvez, looking east and north, towards Forstall. The block (bounded by Galvez, Forstall, Miro and Reynes) had only one house and about 10 empty lots. A block east, where you see the nice sunlit houses, there were about seven homes where a dozen sat pre-Katrina. Most of the Brad Pitt houses, as some locals seem to call the more elegant rebuilt houses, sat between here and the levee, behind the camera. Tennessee and Deslondes and Reynes seemed particularly well built up, especially down towards Claibourne. Most of those houses seemed well built and, equally important, elevated against the next flood.
I just had a look at population figures from the Census. In 2000, the Lower 9th had a population of 14,000 folks. In 2010, five years after the storm and well into the rebuilding, the Census showed only 2,840. Even assuming the 2010 population has grown by 2017 to over 5,000, a good 60 percent of the folks couldn't or didn't come back, as the empty lots testify.
: photo by Andrew Murr, 4 August 2017

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017
 
Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Hatch, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Hatch, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Hatch, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Untitled | by el zopilote

Hatch, New Mexico: photo by Jorge Guadalupe Lizárraga, July 2017

Two Pelicans Hunting | by GC_Dean

Two Pelicans Hunting. Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 26 July 2017

Two Pelicans Hunting | by GC_Dean

Two Pelicans Hunting. Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 26 July 2017

Two Pelicans Hunting | by GC_Dean

Two Pelicans Hunting. Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 26 July 2017

East side of the Immaculate Heart Church | by GC_Dean

East Side of the Immaculate Heart Church. East Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 8 June 2017

East side of the Immaculate Heart Church | by GC_Dean

East Side of the Immaculate Heart Church. East Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 8 June 2017

East side of the Immaculate Heart Church | by GC_Dean

East Side of the Immaculate Heart Church. East Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona.: photo by Dean Terasaki, 8 June 2017
 A family who fled from Raqqa the battle between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State militants, sit outside their tent at a refugee camp, in Ain Issa, northeast Syria, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

 A family who fled from Raqqa the battle between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State militants, sit outside their tent at a refugee camp, in Ain Issa, northeast Syria, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.: photo by Hussein Malla/AP, 19 July 2017

A family who fled from Raqqa the battle between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State militants, sit outside their tent at a refugee camp, in Ain Issa, northeast Syria, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) .

A family who fled from Raqqa the battle between U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State militants, sit outside their tent at a refugee camp, in Ain Issa, northeast Syria, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.: photo by Hussein Malla/AP, 19 July 2017

Syrian Internal Security Forces dance during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrian Internal Security Forces dance during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017.: photo by Hussein Malla/AP, 20 July 2017

Syrian Internal Security Forces dance during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrian Internal Security Forces dance during their graduation ceremony, at Ain Issa desert base, in Raqqa province, northeast Syria, Thursday, July 20, 2017.: photo by Hussein Malla/AP, 20 July 2017

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said.: photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP, 24 July 2017

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said.: photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP, 24 July 2017

An Afghan security forces soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and IS fighters during an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

An Afghan security forces soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and IS fighters during an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2017.: photo by Rahmat Gul/AP, 31 July 2017

An Afghan security forces soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and IS fighters during an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

An Afghan security forces soldier stands guard at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghan forces and IS fighters during an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2017.: photo by Rahmat Gul/AP, 31 July 2017

A Palestinian protester throws a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers back during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Palestinian protester throws a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers back during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by Khalil Hamra, 21 July 2017

A Palestinian protester throws a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers back during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Palestinian protester throws a teargas canister fired by Israeli soldiers back during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by Khalil Hamra, 21 July 2017

An Israeli border policeman takes a selfie during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

An Israeli border policeman takes a selfie during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP, 21 July 2017

An Israeli border policeman takes a selfie during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

An Israeli border policeman takes a selfie during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP, 21 July 2017

Palestinian protesters stand on top of a sandy hill during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian protesters stand on top of a sandy hill during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by Khalil Hamra/AP, 21 July 2017

Palestinian protesters stand on top of a sandy hill during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

Palestinian protesters stand on top of a sandy hill during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza, Friday, July 21, 2017.: photo by Khalil Hamra/AP, 21 July 2017

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, July 17, 2017.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, July 17, 2017.: photo by Mahmoud Illean/AP, 17 July 2017

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, July 17, 2017.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, July 17, 2017.: photo by Mahmoud Illean/AP, 17 July 2017

Women watch and photograph the funeral procession of Mohammed al-Jawawdeh, a 16-year-old Jordanian, who was killed on Sunday evening by an Israeli security guard who said he was attacked by him with a screw driver, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Lindsey Leger)

Women watch and photograph the funeral procession of Mohammed al-Jawawdeh, a 16-year-old Jordanian, who was killed on Sunday evening by an Israeli security guard who said he was attacked by him with a screw driver, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Amman, Jordan.: photo by Lindsey Leger/AP, 25 July 2017

Women watch and photograph the funeral procession of Mohammed al-Jawawdeh, a 16-year-old Jordanian, who was killed on Sunday evening by an Israeli security guard who said he was attacked by him with a screw driver, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Lindsey Leger)

Women watch and photograph the funeral procession of Mohammed al-Jawawdeh, a 16-year-old Jordanian, who was killed on Sunday evening by an Israeli security guard who said he was attacked by him with a screw driver, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Amman, Jordan.: photo by Lindsey Leger/AP, 25 July 2017

A four-picture combo shows Israeli police officers clashing with Palestinians outside the Lion's Gate, following an appeal from clerics for Muslims to pray in the streets instead of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A four-picture combo shows Israeli police officers clashing with Palestinians outside the Lion's Gate, following an appeal from clerics for Muslims to pray in the streets instead of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.: photo by(AP Photo/Oded Balilty/AP, 19 July 2017

A four-picture combo shows Israeli police officers clashing with Palestinians outside the Lion's Gate, following an appeal from clerics for Muslims to pray in the streets instead of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A four-picture combo shows Israeli police officers clashing with Palestinians outside the Lion's Gate, following an appeal from clerics for Muslims to pray in the streets instead of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017.: photo by(AP Photo/Oded Balilty/AP, 19 July 2017

A pile of tires is seen burning on a road leading to the southern Jordanian town of al-Jafr on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Hundreds of people in al-Jafr staged protests Tuesday following the conviction of a local soldier a day earlier in the shooting deaths of three U.S. military trainers. (AP Photo/Reem Saad)

A pile of tires is seen burning on a road leading to the southern Jordanian town of al-Jafr on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Hundreds of people in al-Jafr staged protests Tuesday following the conviction of a local soldier a day earlier in the shooting deaths of three U.S. military trainers.: photo by Reem Saad/AP, 18 July 2017

A pile of tires is seen burning on a road leading to the southern Jordanian town of al-Jafr on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Hundreds of people in al-Jafr staged protests Tuesday following the conviction of a local soldier a day earlier in the shooting deaths of three U.S. military trainers. (AP Photo/Reem Saad)

A pile of tires is seen burning on a road leading to the southern Jordanian town of al-Jafr on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Hundreds of people in al-Jafr staged protests Tuesday following the conviction of a local soldier a day earlier in the shooting deaths of three U.S. military trainers.: photo by Reem Saad/AP, 18 July 2017

Relatives mourn during the funeral of  Mohammad Jebril in the West Bank village of Tekoa, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Jebril was shot dead Monday after a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers at Tekoa checkpoint. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi).

Relatives mourn during the funeral of Mohammad Jebril in the West Bank village of Tekoa, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Jebril was shot dead Monday after a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers at Tekoa checkpoint.: photo by Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP, 1 July 2017

Relatives mourn during the funeral of  Mohammad Jebril in the West Bank village of Tekoa, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Jebril was shot dead Monday after a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers at Tekoa checkpoint. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi). .

Relatives mourn during the funeral of Mohammad Jebril in the West Bank village of Tekoa, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Jebril was shot dead Monday after a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers at Tekoa checkpoint.: photo by Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP, 1 July 2017

Israeli police forensic experts inspect the body of a Palestinian at the scene of an attack in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli police forensic experts inspect the body of a Palestinian at the scene of an attack in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017.: photo by Mahmoud Illean/AP, 14 July 2017
   
Israeli police forensic experts inspect the body of a Palestinian at the scene of an attack in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli police forensic experts inspect the body of a Palestinian at the scene of an attack in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, July 14, 2017.: photo by Mahmoud Illean/AP, 14 July 2017  

An Israeli Wrestler waits to enter the ring during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli Wrestler waits to enter the ring during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.: photo by Ariel Schalit/AP, 9 July 2017

An Israeli Wrestler waits to enter the ring during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli Wrestler waits to enter the ring during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.: photo by Ariel Schalit/AP, 9 July 2017

Wrestler Hakem Waqur puts a hold on Tatanka during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. The Israeli Wrestling League hosted a wrestling show in Tel Aviv with Kevin Von Erich and some of the WWE greatest of all time. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Wrestler Hakem Waqur puts a hold on Tatanka during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. The Israeli Wrestling League hosted a wrestling show in Tel Aviv with Kevin Von Erich and some of the WWE greatest of all time.: photo by Ariel Schalit, 9 July 2017

Wrestler Hakem Waqur puts a hold on Tatanka during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. The Israeli Wrestling League hosted a wrestling show in Tel Aviv with Kevin Von Erich and some of the WWE greatest of all time. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Wrestler Hakem Waqur puts a hold on Tatanka during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017. The Israeli Wrestling League hosted a wrestling show in Tel Aviv with Kevin Von Erich and some of the WWE greatest of all time.: photo by Ariel Schalit, 9 July 2017

Wrestler David Starr jumps towards Juran Simmons during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Wrestler David Starr jumps towards Juran Simmons during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.: photo by Ariel Schalit/AP, 9 July 2017

Wrestler David Starr jumps towards Juran Simmons during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Wrestler David Starr jumps towards Juran Simmons during The Rage Wrestling Mega Show in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 9, 2017.: photo by Ariel Schalit/AP, 9 July 2017

Fireworks explode over the coastal town of Jounieh, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2017, during the city's international festival. The two-month annual festival includes concerts by local and international singers as well as plays and activities. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Fireworks explode over the coastal town of Jounieh, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2017, during the city's international festival. The two-month annual festival includes concerts by local and international singers as well as plays and activities.: photo by Bilal Hussein/AP, 15 July 2017

Fireworks explode over the coastal town of Jounieh, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2017, during the city's international festival. The two-month annual festival includes concerts by local and international singers as well as plays and activities. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Fireworks explode over the coastal town of Jounieh, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2017, during the city's international festival. The two-month annual festival includes concerts by local and international singers as well as plays and activities.: photo by Bilal Hussein/AP, 15 July 2017

Pakistani relatives of suicide bombing victim mourn during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani relatives of suicide bombing victim mourn during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2017.: photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP, 25 July 2017

Pakistani relatives of suicide bombing victim mourn during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani relatives of suicide bombing victim mourn during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 25, 2017.: photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP, 25 July 2017

Supporters of the Pakistani ruling party Muslim League headed by Nawaz Sharif gesture during rally to condemn the dismissal of their leader in Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan, Friday, July 28, 2017. Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has asked the country's anti-corruption body to file corruption charges against Sharif, his two sons and daughter for concealing their assets. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Supporters of the Pakistani ruling party Muslim League headed by Nawaz Sharif gesture during rally to condemn the dismissal of their leader in Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan, Friday, July 28, 2017. Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has asked the country's anti-corruption body to file corruption charges against Sharif, his two sons and daughter for concealing their assets.: photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP, 28 July 2017

Supporters of the Pakistani ruling party Muslim League headed by Nawaz Sharif gesture during rally to condemn the dismissal of their leader in Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan, Friday, July 28, 2017. Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has asked the country's anti-corruption body to file corruption charges against Sharif, his two sons and daughter for concealing their assets. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
 
Supporters of the Pakistani ruling party Muslim League headed by Nawaz Sharif gesture during rally to condemn the dismissal of their leader in Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan, Friday, July 28, 2017. Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has asked the country's anti-corruption body to file corruption charges against Sharif, his two sons and daughter for concealing their assets.: photo by K.M. Chaudary/AP, 28 July 2017

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A girl carries a bucket filled with water from a well that is allegedly contaminated with cholera bacteria, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017.: photo by Hani Mohammed/AP, 12 July 2017

Yem

A girl carries a bucket filled with water from a well that is allegedly contaminated with cholera bacteria, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017.: photo by Hani Mohammed/AP, 12 July 2017 

A man guards The Blue Mosque, or Aqsunqur Mosque, in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

A man guards The Blue Mosque, or Aqsunqur Mosque, in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 31, 2017.: photo by Nariman El-Mofty/AP, 31 July 2017

A man guards The Blue Mosque, or Aqsunqur Mosque, in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

 A man guards The Blue Mosque, or Aqsunqur Mosque, in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 31, 2017.: photo by Nariman El-Mofty/AP, 31 July 2017

Rwanda Presidential Election

Voters line up to cast their vote at a polling station for the presidential election, Friday Aug. 4, 2017, in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. Incumbent President Paul Kagame is widely expected to win another term after the government disqualified three potential candidates for allegedly failing to fulfill certain requirements, including collecting enough signatures.: photo by Jerome Delay/AP, 4 August 2017

Rwanda Presidential Election

Voters line up to cast their vote at a polling station for the presidential election, Friday Aug. 4, 2017, in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. Incumbent President Paul Kagame is widely expected to win another term after the government disqualified three potential candidates for allegedly failing to fulfill certain requirements, including collecting enough signatures.: photo by Jerome Delay/AP, 4 August 2017

Kenya Election

Supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta cheer at an election rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Kenyans are due to go to the polls on Aug. 8. to vote in presidential elections after a tightly-fought race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga.: photo by Ben Curtis/AP, 4 August 2017 

Kenya Election
 
Supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta cheer at an election rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Kenyans are due to go to the polls on Aug. 8. to vote in presidential elections after a tightly-fought race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga.: photo by Ben Curtis/AP, 4 August 2017

India Kashmir Protest

Indian paramilitary soldiers uses slings to shoot glass marbles at Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Government forces fired tear gas and pellets on Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian rule in the disputed region.: photo by Dar Yasin/AP, 4 August 2017

India Kashmir Protest 
 
Indian paramilitary soldiers uses slings to shoot glass marbles at Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Government forces fired tear gas and pellets on Kashmiris who gathered after Friday afternoon prayers to protest against Indian rule in the disputed region.: photo by Dar Yasin/AP, 4 August 2017

Casualty Return Afghanistan 
Airman First Class Henry Abreu Maria, center, closes a vehicle holding transfer cases containing the remains of Sgt. Jonathon Michael Hunter and Spc. Christopher Michael Harris at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. According to the Department of Defense, Hunter, 23, of Columbus, Ind., and Harris, 25, of Jackson Springs, N.C., died Aug. 2, 2017, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device.: photo by Steve Ruark/AP, 4 August 2017

Casualty Return Afghanistan

Airman First Class Henry Abreu Maria, center, closes a vehicle holding transfer cases containing the remains of Sgt. Jonathon Michael Hunter and Spc. Christopher Michael Harris at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. According to the Department of Defense, Hunter, 23, of Columbus, Ind., and Harris, 25, of Jackson Springs, N.C., died Aug. 2, 2017, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device.: photo by Steve Ruark/AP, 4 August 2017

Venezuela Political Crisis

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is tossed into the air before the start of a march to the National Assembly for the swearing-in ceremony of the Constitutional Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is heading toward a showdown with his political foes, preparing to seat a loyalist assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution and hold powers that override all other government branches.: photo by Wil Riera, 4 August 2017

Venezuela Political Crisis

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is tossed into the air before the start of a march to the National Assembly for the swearing-in ceremony of the Constitutional Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is heading toward a showdown with his political foes, preparing to seat a loyalist assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution and hold powers that override all other government branches.: photo by Wil Riera, 4 August 2017
 

#Venezuela Opposition activists hold a protest against the newly inaugurated Constituent Assembly in Caracas. Photo @rschemidt
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017

Venezuela Political Crisis

A masked anti-government demonstrator walks past next to a burning barricade during a protest against the installation of a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Defying criticism from Washington to the Vatican, Venezuela's ruling party on Friday installed a new super assembly that supporters promise will pacify the country and critics fear will be a tool for imposing dictatorship.: photo by Wil Riera, 4 August 2017

Venezuela Political Crisis .

A masked anti-government demonstrator walks past next to a burning barricade during a protest against the installation of a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Defying criticism from Washington to the Vatican, Venezuela's ruling party on Friday installed a new super assembly that supporters promise will pacify the country and critics fear will be a tool for imposing dictatorship.: photo by Wil Riera, 4 August 2017

Panama Daily Life 
A heron catches a small fish on the bottom of Miraflores locks, during a routine maintenance call, on the Panama Canal in Panama City, Friday, Aug., 4, 2017.: photo by Arnulfo Franco/AP, 4 August 2017

Panama Daily Life .

A heron catches a small fish on the bottom of Miraflores locks, during a routine maintenance call, on the Panama Canal in Panama City, Friday, Aug., 4, 2017.: photo by Arnulfo Franco/AP, 4 August 2017


Wednesday's #grizzlyfire comes in wake of another fire the previous day also on Grizzly Peak: image via Berkeleyside @berkeleyside, 2 August 2017


Goats have arrived at Grizzly Peak and S. Park. Unrelated to the #GrizzlyFire - just a normal day of work for them on hill - said OPD officer.: image via Berkeleyside @berkeleyside, 3 August 2017


#Kenya A man stands by a bull used for bull fighting in Kisumu. Bull fighting is a very old cultural tradition in Kenya. Photo @Lerneryd #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017


#China A Chinese boy looks out from a pastry shop in Shanghai. Photo @Chandanphoto #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017


#India Indian farmers dry jute vegetable fibres in Datrapara village near the India-Bangladesh border. Photo @DIPTENDUDUTTA #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017


#India An Indian man rides his rickshaw along a street as heavy monsoon rain falls in Amritsar. Photo @nanuworld #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017

 
#India An Indian farmer carries rice seedlings at a paddy field in Rani village on outskirt of Guwahati. Photo @AFPphoto: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017
 

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Migrants wait to be rescued by Italian coast guard, 30 nautical miles from the Libyan coast. Photo @atzortizinis #AFP
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017
 
Spain Airport Chaos

Passengers wait to pass the security control at the Barcelona airport in Prat Llobregat, Spain, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Security workers at Barcelona airport began partial strikes Friday which threatens more queuing chaos for passengers at one of Europe's most popular airports.: photo by Manu Fernandez/AP, 4 August 2017

Spain Airport Chaos

Passengers wait to pass the security control at the Barcelona airport in Prat Llobregat, Spain, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Security workers at Barcelona airport began partial strikes Friday which threatens more queuing chaos for passengers at one of Europe's most popular airports.: photo by Manu Fernandez/AP, 4 August 2017

Muhannad Khaled Omar, right, prepares an image of U.S. President Donald Trump on the back of a customer's head at his barber shop in Burj al-Barajneh, southern Beirut, Lebanon on July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Muhannad Khaled Omar, right, prepares an image of U.S. President Donald Trump on the back of a customer's head at his barber shop in Burj al-Barajneh, southern Beirut, Lebanon on July 14, 2017.: photo by Bilal Hussein/AP, 14 July 2017

Muhannad Khaled Omar, right, prepares an image of U.S. President Donald Trump on the back of a customer's head at his barber shop in Burj al-Barajneh, southern Beirut, Lebanon on July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Muhannad Khaled Omar, right, prepares an image of U.S. President Donald Trump on the back of a customer's head at his barber shop in Burj al-Barajneh, southern Beirut, Lebanon on July 14, 2017.: photo by Bilal Hussein/AP, 14 July 2017

Israel Palestinians Banksy

A mural resembling the work of elusive artist Banksy depicting President Donald Trump wearing a Jewish skullcap, is seen on Israel's West Bank separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017.: photo by Nasser Nasser/AP, 4 August 2017

Israel Palestinians Banksy

A mural resembling the work of elusive artist Banksy depicting President Donald Trump wearing a Jewish skullcap, is seen on Israel's West Bank separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017.: photo by Nasser Nasser/AP, 4 August 2017


WEST BANK- Man walks past graffiti depicting US President Trump on the controversial Israeli separation barrier in Bethlehem. Photo Musa Al Shaer
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017
 
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 05: Jake Lamb #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks is tagged out at home plate by Nick Hundley #5 of the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at AT&T Park on August 5, 2017 in San Francisco, California.  (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) Photo: Jason O. Watson, Getty Images
 
Jake Lamb #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks is tagged out at home plate by Nick Hundley #5 of the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at AT&T Park on August 5, 2017 in San Francisco, California: photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images, 5 August 2017
 

Christine DeNicola added,
Hallelujah And I'm not even slightly religious
image via Christine DeNicola @OsteoLove, 5 August 2017

If I hear one more Christian try to tell me #Trump represents them, I'm gonna shove a bible so far up their ass, they won't shit for a week:
tweet
via Christine DeNicola @OsteoLove, 6 August 2017


[Untitled]: image via Toluse Olorunnipa @ToluseO, 6 August 2017


[Untitled]: image via Toluse Olorunnipa @ToluseO, 6 August 2017


American Dreams Week: image via Toluse Olorunnipa @ToluseO, 3 August 2017
Wraith (Attendance) 


Attendance. Rwanda, 2017. Is there a party, yet? The make of democracy.
: image via Marco Longari @mlongari, 6 August 2017

Rwanda Presidential Election

A Rwandan woman exits the booth before casting her election vote in Rwanda's capital Kigali Friday Aug. 4, 2017. Rwandans voted in an election Friday that the country's longtime president is widely expected to win, after the government disqualified all but three candidates.: photo by Jerome Delay/AP, 4 August 2017
 
Rwanda Presidential Election
 
A Rwandan woman exits the booth before casting her election vote in Rwanda's capital Kigali Friday Aug. 4, 2017. Rwandans voted in an election Friday that the country's longtime president is widely expected to win, after the government disqualified all but three candidates.: photo by Jerome Delay/AP, 4 August 2017
 
2017-152 | by biosfear

2017-152. Berkeley, Ca.: photo by biosfear, 29 July 2017


#India An Indian fisherman prepares his net at the river Brahmaputra in Guwahati. Photo @BoroBiju: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017


#Russia Morning dew drops are seen on the grass in a garden outside Moscow. Photo Yuri Kadobnov AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017


#Thailand Fruit carving, a meticulous art in Thailand. Photo @robertoindelhi
: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 6 August 2017
 
Les Saintes Maries de la mer | by Roberto Deri

Les Saintes Maries de la mer [Camargue]: photo by Roberto Deri, 23 May 2014

Les Saintes Maries de la mer | by Roberto Deri

Les Saintes Maries de la mer [Camargue]: photo by Roberto Deri, 23 May 2014


Les Saintes Maries de la mer | by Roberto Deri

Les Saintes Maries de la mer [Camargue]: photo by Roberto Deri, 23 May 2014


Shanghai | by bobsan88

Shanghai: photo by bobsan88, 24 June 2017

2 comments:

Sandra said...

"El mundo es ancho y ajeno"

TC said...

Thank you once again, dear Sandra. The title of the Ciro Alegría novel could do as well as a title for this blog. The world is indeed wide and strange and faraway... and also right here, right now, forever.