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  • Built on rocks once surrounded by sea, Dunvegan Castle is home to Hugh MacLeod, Chief of the ancient clan MacLeod on the north-west corner of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands. Hugh is the 30th encumbent of the McLeods and this has been the clan's traditional stronghold and ancestral home for 800 years which makes it the longest inhabited family home in Scotland. Now a visitor centre and place of pilgrimage for MacLeods from all over the world, it houses medieval artefacts from when Scotland was a wild and warring nation against the English. It has survived clan battles, extremes of feast and famine and profound social, political and economic changes in the Highlands. Originally designed to keep people out, Dunvegan Castle was first opened to the public in 1933. Visitors include Sir Walter Scott, Dr Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Akihito.
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  • 30th Chief of the ancient clan MacLeod, Hugh MacLeod, 34, greets tourists and talks to the curator of Dunvegan Castle, Maureen Byers on the north-west corner of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands. Dunvegan has been the clan's traditional stronghold and ancestral home for 800 years which makes it the longest inhabited family home in Scotland. Now a visitor centre and place of pilgrimage for MacLeods from all over the world, it houses medieval artefacts from when Scotland was a wild and warring nation against the English. It has survived clan battles, extremes of feast and famine and profound social, political and economic changes in the Highlands. Originally designed to keep people out, Dunvegan Castle was first opened to the public in 1933. Visitors include Sir Walter Scott, Dr Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Akihito.
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  • 30th Chief of the ancient clan MacLeod, Hugh MacLeod, 34, eats a hasty Saturday breakfast in his private flat at Dunvegan Castle, Maureen Byers on the north-west corner of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands. Dunvegan has been the clan's traditional stronghold and ancestral home for 800 years which makes it the longest inhabited family home in Scotland. Now a visitor centre and place of pilgrimage for MacLeods from all over the world, it houses medieval artefacts from when Scotland was a wild and warring nation against the English. It has survived clan battles, extremes of feast and famine and profound social, political and economic changes in the Highlands. Originally designed to keep people out, Dunvegan Castle was first opened to the public in 1933. Visitors include Sir Walter Scott, Dr Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II and Emperor Akihito.
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  • Dunrobin Castle on the 5th November 2018 in Golspie, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland.
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  • Dunrobin Castle on the 5th November 2018 in Golspie, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland.
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  • Dunrobin Castle on the 5th November 2018 in Golspie, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland.
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  • Dunrobin Castle on the 5th November 2018 in Golspie, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland.
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  • Dunrobin Castle on the 5th November 2018 in Golspie, Scotland in the United Kingdom. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland.
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  • Duart Castle near Craignure, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Standing proudly on a cliff top guarding the Sound of Mull, Duart enjoys one of the most spectacular and unique positions on the West Coast of Scotland. For over 400 years this has been the base of the Scots Clan Maclean's sea-borne power. Duart was originally a rectangular wall enclosing a courtyard. In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th Chief, married Mary Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles and she was given Duart as her dowry. In 1691 the Macleans surrendered Duart and all their lands on Mull to the Duke of Argyll. The Castle, although in a fairly ruinous condition was used as a garrison for Government troops until 1751. It was then abandoned until 1910 when it was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th Chief.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Traditional tug owar. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Traditional tug owar. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Sheperd boy on the outskirts of Hargeisa in the Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The total score list in the caber tossing competion. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Traditional tug owar. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • A secluded and grand house over looking Loch Dunvegan on the 4th September 2016 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
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  • A portrait of Lord Strathcona on rocks of the Scottish island his family has owned for generations, in the summer of 1989 on Colonsay, Scotland. Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal b1923, is a British Conservative politician. Strathcona is the eldest son of Donald Howard, 3rd Baron. He served in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1947, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. Howard succeeded his father in the barony in 1959 and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.
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  • A child outside his house that clearly shows the scars of the battle for Hargeisa, the capital of the Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland.
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  • Newsreader on Somaliland TV station reads the news in a ramshackle studio, Hargeisa, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland. The country has very developed TV and media outlets funded mostly from the diaspora abroad
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  • Peasant with walking stick, Bruoa Town, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A hammer used in the hammer throw competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the caber tossing competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A young boy struggles to lift his caber in the caber tossing competion. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Jusges revise the results after the caber tossing competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the caber tossing competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man gets ready to throw his hammer. To stay firm on the ground his shoes have spikes attached which are firmly dug into the ground. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Strong men look on as one of their pompetitors throw the weight. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A man plays his bag pipe as part of the best bag piper competition watched by two judges. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A strong man compete in the hammer throw competition. the The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A young boy compete in the shot put competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. Traditional tug owar. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A boy compete in the strong man competition for juniors. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. A man plays his bag pipes as part of the best bag piper competition. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Kinloch Campsite over looking Loch Dunvegan on the 4th September 2016 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
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  • Seals relaxing on a rocky island on Loch Dunvegan on 3rd September 2016 on the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
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  • Cattle are loaded onto a truck for export to Ethiopia. Because of the export ban from Arab countries - an attempt to get Somaliland to reunite with Mogadishu, Cgristian Ethiopia is a rare trading partner
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  • Three boys study in a secondary school on a desk painted in Somaliland's national colours. Hargeisa, capital of the self declared independent country of Somaliland
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  • New Police officers practice for their passing out ceremony, Madhera, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Women in burqa walks through the street in Hargeisa, the capital of the  Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • A man chews Kat, the leaf of a plant that is grown in Ethiopia and is a mild narcotic, in a house in Hargeisa the capital of the Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Girls reading a Koran in a Madrassa in Broua, Somaliland. Boys and girls are educated seperately.
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  • Child in a madrassa in Bruoa Town, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Dust storm surrounds two peasants on their way to sell their sheep near Hargeisa, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • A woman walks past a hand pained advertisement for cigarettes in Hargeisa, capital of the Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Large lady in pink arrives with family or friends during the annual Royal Ascot horseracing festival in Berkshire, England. Royal Ascot is one of Europe's most famous race meetings, and dates back to 1711. Queen Elizabeth and various members of the British Royal Family attend. Held every June, it's one of the main dates on the English sporting calendar and summer social season. Over 300,000 people make the annual visit to Berkshire during Royal Ascot week, making this Europe’s best-attended race meeting with over £3m prize money to be won.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • Piper band plays ahead fo the annual Highland Games, 3rd of August 2019, Newtonmore, Scotland, United Kingdom. The band is a mix of various bands from around the highlands. They meet in the centre of Newtonmore and march through the town and out to the playing fields where the games are held. The day is hot and many of the pipers are struggling in the heat. The Highland Games is a traditional annual event where competitors compete as strong men, runners, dancers, pipers and at tug-of-war. The games go back centuries and are happening through-out the summer across Scotland. The games are both an important event locally and a global tourist attraction.
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  • A girl in the village of Ali Sahid in her makeshift tent. The family are Nomads but have been forced to abandon their traditional way of life after their cattle died in the draught. They sought sanctuary in a village where some of their relatives have let them stay. Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • A woman walks past a hand pained advertisement for cigarettes in Hargeisa, capital of the Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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  • Porpae, an unmarried Ko Pala ethnic minority girl sews her traditional costume at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Loma ethnic minority woman weaves ribbon on a loom outside her home which she will use to decorate her traditional clothing, Ban Lao Leo, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In some areas, Loma women still grow, gin and spin cotton into thread and set up their looms outdoors for weaving cotton. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman prepares to begin weaving homegrown cotton on her loom outside her home in Ban Phi Mayai village, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A group of Akha Cherpia women and their children wearing a mixture of traditional and modern clothing in Ban Nam Hin village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Pala woman weaves home grown, organic cotton fabric on a basic loom outside her home in Ban Lao Li, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In some areas, Pala women still grow, gin and spin cotton into thread and set up their looms outdoors for weaving cotton. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A 15 year old married Akha Nuquie ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Pang Hok Kao village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  She is wearing the Akha Nuquie traditional costume made from hand woven cotton and dyed with indigo and decoarated with hand embroidery typical of the Akha Nuquie sub-group; the high headdress distinguishes her as a married women. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman sewing her traditional clothing in Ban Phanghok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • White Hmong girls dancing at Ban Hauywai Hmong New Year festival, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Hmong celebration of New Year is based on the lunar calendar. This important time is an opportunity to honour ancestors and spirits through offerings and rituals and to partake in games, sports, feasts, shows, bullfights and courtship. The Hmong are the third largest ethnic group in Laos. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A married Ko Pala ethnic minority woman wears her traditional costume at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The brightly coloured, flamboyant costumes of the young Pala women are in contrast to the more conservative clothing of their elders. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.  Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of Porpae, an unmarried Ko Pala ethnic minority girl wearing her traditional costume at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The brightly coloured, flamboyant costumes of the young Pala women are in contrast to the more conservative clothing of their elders. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Wearing her traditional headscarf made from indigo dyed cotton, La, a Laopan ethnic minority woman stands outside her bamboo home in Ban Laopan, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Phouxang ethnic minority woman sews her traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Phouxang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Loma ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing in her home, Ban Lao Leo, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Loma ethnic minority woman weaves home grown, organic cotton fabric on a basic loom outside her home in Chalakao, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  In some areas, Loma women still grow, gin and spin cotton into thread and set up their looms outdoors for weaving cotton. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A portrait of Laep, a Tai Dam ethnic minority woman and her young son in her home in Ban Nam Bone village, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Tai Dam married women are easily recognised by their topknots, affixed with a silver hairpin and their tight-fighting blouses which can be one of many different colours. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Pala ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing at Pak Nam Noi market, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of an Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman sewing traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Nam Hin village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of a Akha Ya-er woman wearing her traditional headdress at Pak Nam Noi market, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Spindle for spinning cotton in an Akha Pouli ethnic minority village in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. In some areas, Akha women still grow, gin and spin cotton into thread and set up their looms outdoors for weaving cotton.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • The writer Jean M.Auel. Author of the Earth Children series, a set of 6 books, the latest to be published March 29 2011. Her first book in the series is called The Clan of the Cave bear and her last book is to be called The Land of Painted Caves. Here she is photographed in the Science Library at the Natural History Museum in London.
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  • Portrait of an Oma woman preparing vegetables in her kitchen wearing her traditional headdress, Ban Nam Leng, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of an Akha Nuquie woman and her baby in Ban Phanghok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman sewing her traditional clothing in Ban Phanghok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An elderly Yao woman wearing her traditional clothing sew outside her home in Ban Nammy, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An elderly Yao woman wearing her traditional clothing sews outside her home in Ban Nammy, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A married Ko Pala ethnic minority woman wears her traditional costume at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The brightly coloured, flamboyant costumes of the young Pala women are in contrast to the more conservative clothing of their elders. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Using a gourd scoop, an Akha Oma woman prepares an indigo dye bath for dyeing handwoven cotton for making into traditional clothing. The Oma are one of Laos’ smallest ethnic groups with only a few villages in Phongsaly Province. Cotton growers, indigo dyers and exquisite embroiderers result in traditional clothing being both colourful and unique. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of Lo Mia, an young Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman, Ban Nam Hin, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. She is wearing part of her tradition costume (headwear) and handwoven cotton indigo dyed mini-skirt along with a modern pink Mickey Mouse sweatshirt. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Porpae, an unmarried Ko Pala ethnic minority girl wears her traditional costume at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The brightly coloured, flamboyant costumes of the young Pala women are in contrast to the more conservative clothing of their elders. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of Eupae, a married Ko Pala ethnic minority woman at home, Ban Honglerk, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The conservative clothing of the older Pala women is in contrast to the brightly coloured, flamboyant constumes of the young Pala women. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Wearing her traditional headdress and a modern t-shirt, a married Mouchi ethnic minority woman stands outside her wooden home in Ban Terka, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Mounteun ethnic minority woman sews her traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Mounteun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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