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  • Taking a break from the London Marathon, a young runner dressed as Superman emerges from a Portaloo after a quick toilet stop. Located at the London Fire Brigade's station on Lower Thames Street in City of London in the capital's historic financial district, their empty fire hose snakes across the ground. The young man wears trainers, a red skirt, a Super-hero top with the Superman emblem on his chest and he walks out of the portable convenience adjusting a green frizzy wig. Disgarded mineral water bottles have been thrown on the ground by other passing athletes but this is a theatrical pun, that Superman changes personality, name and powers when leaving a telephone box. Apart from the colour (color) of the toilet, the runner and the hose, the background is drab and overcast.  The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • A loyalist wall mural in a protestant area of Belfast showing the Red Hand Defender emblem and Latin slogan using the Latin motto 'Quis Separabit' meaning 'Who shall separate us?' - a detail of a political painting in a street off the Shankill Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    loyalist_mural03-26-09-1996.jpg
  • WW2 unicorn emblem painting at the former Flixton air force base in Suffolk, England. Flixton was a former airfield located around 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Bungay and home  to the 706th Bombardment Squadron, an operational squadrons of the USAAF's 446th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The 446th operated chiefly against strategic objectives on the Continent from December 1943 until April 1945. Targets included U-boat installations at Kiel, the port at Bremen, a chemical plant at Ludwigshafen, ball-bearing works at Berlin, aero-engine plants at Rostock, aircraft factories at Munich, marshalling yards at Coblenz, motor works at Ulm, and oil refineries at Hamburg. After the war, the buildings reverted to agricultural and industrial use.
    WW2_bomber_base08-05-10-2000_1_1_1.jpg
  • Flight Lieutenants Steve Underwood and Anthony Parkinson and Wing Commander Bill Ramsey of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, discuss logistics beneath the emblems of long-disbanded fighter squadrons which decorate the squadron building at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. They sit in faded pink armchairs supplied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that are seen in many RAF stations and airfields with the same drab blue paint on the walls. Painted by hand are circular badges  with bold colours (colors) and illustrations of birds of prey, fighter-jets, swords and shields which all symbolise  warfare. The three pilots are relaxed wearing their red flying suits with their sunglasses dangling in the regulation loop, they are holding a bottle of mineral water and a coffee cup.
    Red_Arrows155_RBA_1.jpg
  • A US Navy electrician looks straight into the camera wearing a brown colour-coded uniform and beneath the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler, a communications and intelligence-gathering patrol aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman, on patrol off Kuwait in the Persian Gulf enforcing the coalition's no-fly zone over Iraq. Behind him are the signs and emblems of the US Navy aircraft that is parked on the deck of this carrier so named after the US President who was in office from 1945 to 1953. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis02-19-04-2001_1.jpg
  • Lance Corporal Daffadar Lal from the Indian Army's Presidential Bodyguard regiment (also known as the PBG) on duty.  The PBG is the Indian Army's preeminent regiment founded in 1773 during the British occupation, this handpicked unit began with a mere 50 men and today stands at 160 soldiers plus 50 support staff. It has a dual role, both as a ceremonial guard for the President of India, with all its finery at important state functions, as well as an elite operational unit for the Indian Army which has seen action in many battle fronts, in particular the on going disputed region of Kashmir.
    20071224_india_0233_1.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-06.jpg
  • A US Navy airman stands holding a recently-bought hot dog from a food dispenser at the Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily Italy. Wearing a green flying suit, the snack is wrapped in a napkin and its chemically-enhanced yellow mustard echoes the stripes and badge of his squadron. Home to over 5,000 military and civilian personnel including family members, Sigonella is an outpost for American nationals who have the luxuries from home freighted out to their remote mission, a hub of naval air operations in the Mediterranean Sea and home comforts keep up morale. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
    aviation_corbis35-22-02-2001_1.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-44.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-71.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-49.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-46.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-22.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-23.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-26.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-11.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-07.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-02.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-01.jpg
  • An EU flag and the Prussian Eagle sit side-by-side, on 16th May 2000, in Frankfurt, Germany. The EU flag hangs limply alongside the old German world Prussian eagle near the balcony of Frankfurts Rathaus or Town hall in historic Romerberg Square. The yellow stars formed into a circle of the European Union member states lie on a background of blue but the bronze green eagle harks back to a previous era of German politics and culture. The state of Prussia developed from the State of the Teutonic Order. The original flag of the Teutonic Knights had been a black cross on a white flag. Emperor Frederick II in 1229 granted them the right to use the black Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire.[citation needed] This Prussian Eagle remained the coats of arms of the successive Prussian states until 1947.
    EU_germany-16-05-2000.jpg
  • Detail of a Royal Norwegian Air Force AW101 Search and Rescue helicopter at the Farnborough Airshow, on 18th July 2018, in Farnborough, England. The helicopter operates as NAWSARH Norwegian All-Weather Search and Rescue Helicopter.
    farnborough_airshow-47-18-07-2018.jpg
  • Pamphlets and literature on a stall of the Communist Party of Great Britain gather in Trafalgar Square during the traditional May Day celebrations in the capital, on 1st May 2018, in London, England.
    may_day_communists-09-01-05-2018.jpg
  • Pamphlets and literature on a stall of the Communist Party of Great Britain gather in Trafalgar Square during the traditional May Day celebrations in the capital, on 1st May 2018, in London, England.
    may_day_communists-12-01-05-2018.jpg
  • A Union jack tie and political pin detail of UKIP (UK Independence Party) member from Ayelsbury Vale District council, Cllr Chris Adams.
    ukip_members03-20-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A Union jack tie and political pin detail of UKIP (UK Independence Party) member from Ayelsbury Vale District council, Cllr Chris Adams.
    ukip_members01-20-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • St George's Day flags fly during the lunchtime of 23rd April, England's national day. Christian worship has probably been offered at this location at the church of St. Botolph’s without Bishopsgate since Roman times. The original Saxon church, the foundations of which were discovered when the present church was erected, is first mentioned as ‘Sancti Botolfi Extra Bishopesgate’ in 1212. St. Botolph without Bishopsgate may have survived the Great Fire of London unscathed, and only lost one window in the Second World War, but on 24 April 1993 was one of the many buildings to be damaged by an IRA bomb.
    st_georges_day01-23-04-2009_1_1.jpg
  • A loyalist wall mural in a protestant area of Belfast showing a memorial to the 36th Ulster Division of south Belfast during their service in the trenches during the 1914-18 WW1.
    loyalist_mural01-26-09-1996.jpg
  • The EU flag hangs limply alongside the old German world Prussian eagle near the balcony of Frankfurt's Rathaus or Town hall in historic Romerberg Square. The yellow stars formed into a circle of the European Union member states lie on a background of blue but the bronze green eagle harks back to a previous era of German politics and culture. The state of Prussia developed from the State of the Teutonic Order. The original flag of the Teutonic Knights had been a black cross on a white flag. Emperor Frederick II in 1229 granted them the right to use the black Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire.[citation needed] This "Prussian Eagle" remained the coats of arms of the successive Prussian states until 1947.
    frankfurt5-16-05-2000_1.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-70.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-65.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-41.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-43.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-32.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-29.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
    OceanRebellion-Fal-Launch-Demo-18.jpg
  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
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  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
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  • A US Air Force fighter pilot with the 492nd Fighter Squadron stands in front an aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, on 18th July 2018, in Farnborough, England.
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  • Morris Men walk past a young City worker at lunchtime on St Georges Day in the gardens of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate church in the capitals financial district aka The Square Mile, on 23rd April, City of London, England.
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  • Morris Men dance on St Georges Day in the gardens of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate church in the capitals financial district aka The Square Mile, on 23rd April, City of London, England.
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  • Morris Men dance on St Georges Day in the gardens of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate church in the capitals financial district aka The Square Mile, on 23rd April, City of London, England.
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  • The Red Fort, Lal Qila, Old Delhi, India,
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  • A Union jack tie and political pin detail of UKIP (UK Independence Party) member from Ayelsbury Vale District council, Cllr Chris Adams.
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  • Holding drained pint beer glasses that symbolises an economic recession, City of London office workers gather to drink at lunchtime while dressed in red ties and white shirts, on the 23rd April, St George's Day, England's national day. In recent years, more English flags have become more prevalent in a resurgence of national pride and more citizens have come to work dressed with a red and white theme such as ties and shirts, hats or shoes. Anything for a little fun in such gloomy times. This anonymous trio have all agreed to dress identically and enjoy an early warm spell of good weather to show-off their dress sense and patriotism.
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  • An airshow aviation enthusiast adorned with badges enjoy aerobatic activity above their heads at Biggin Hill, Kent, England. As a helicopter banks tightly to the right, other groupies film something else to the left from the public areas during the many varied flying displays  at this small airfield north of London that saw action as an important airfield during the WW2 Battle of Britain, a location for the "Operations Room" for the Operation Crossbow V-1 flying bomb defences.
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  • A loyalist wall 300th anniversary mural in a protestant area of Belfast showing King William of Orange (the Dutch-born King Billy), the hero of protestant Northern Ireland whose victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 ensured a protestant northern Ireland. The Battle was fought between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William – across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland. The battle, won by William, was a turning point in James' unsuccessful attempt to regain the crown and ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.
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  • A loyalist wall mural in a protestant area of Belfast showing a Viking as conquering hero by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) of south Belfast.
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  • Concrete blocks painted in the colours of the Union Jack and the Scottish Saltire on a Protestant loyalist estate off the Shankill Road in Belfast, northern Ireland.
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  • Displayed on a table at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, peaked caps of the former East German (DDR in German) border police are on sale in orderly rows for the sake of tourists to this German city. The border troops of the German Democratic Republic (Grenztruppen), were a military force of the GDR and the primary force guarding the Berlin Wall and the border between East and West Germany. The Border Troops numbered at their peak approximately 47,000 troops and other than the Soviet Union, no other Warsaw Pact country had such a large border guard force. In all, 1,065 persons were killed along the GDR's frontiers and coastline, often by the border guards. The East Germany state existed from 7 October 1949 until 3 October 1990 and was a potent symbol of a divided Europe during the Cold War.
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  • A detail of a City of London Goldsmith's street sign on the corner of Suffolk Lane and Lombard Street in the heart of the capital's financial district. A golden crown sits above the head of an eminent 18th century financier.
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  • A new Climate Change movement, Ocean Rebellion protest in Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall on the 11th August 2020 in Falmouth, United Kingdom. At sun down the group projected slogans on the bow of the Cruise ship The World. The action was a precursor to the official launch of Ocean Rebellion which is happening on the 19th of August and featured over 40 protestors who took to the water with flags and banners. Demonstrators then projected films and slogans onto the hull of the ship, including Sort your Ship out! and Turn The Tide, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of cruise shipping. The grassroots activist group calling itself Ocean Rebellion, has pledged an escalation of activities throughout the world to protect our common ocean heritage. ‘The fuel this ship burns is 100 times more polluting than the fuel we allow on roads. This is having a huge environmental impact not just on the oceans and their ecosystems but on air quality in the coastal communities visited by these ships. Each apartment on this cruise ship has a hundred times more emissions than the average European land based equivalent. That’s 380,309kg CO2 per year – that’s the weight of a Boeing 747 airplane’ When idling in port this ship produces more sulphur pollution than 5,000,000 cars or 138,500 trucks.
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  • A traditional band of Morris Men dance outside the ancient Christian church of St. Botolph’s without Bishopsgate in the City of London on St George's Day. Wearing white uniforms they jig their traditional dance, a form of English folk dance accompanied by accordion and pipes. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid across each other on the floor. English records of Morris dancing date back to 1448. The church may have survived the Great Fire of London unscathed, and only lost one window in the Second World War, but on 24 April 1993 was one of the many buildings to be damaged by an IRA bomb.
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  • Human signboard for a golf store standing in a crowded Oxford Circus in London on the last day of shopping before the second national coronavirus lockdown on 4th November 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street’s infamous 'Golf Sale' man, an emblem in the eyes of many of everything that is wrong with London’s premier shopping thoroughfare, was banned in 2008. The 'golf store jacket' was a workaround. Radical measures will be needed to persuade shoppers to return in large numbers after December 2 when lockdown ends. The new national lockdown is a huge blow to the economy and for individuals who were already struggling, as Covid-19 restrictions are put in place until 2nd December across England, with all non-essential businesses closed.
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  • An African-American Georgia flag protestor holds his placard to a white passer-by before the Atlanta Braves World Series baseball victory parade, on 5th November 1995, in Atlanta, Georgia USA.. James Coleman brought this action to enjoin the flying of the Georgia state flag over Georgias state office buildings. Coleman, an African-American, alleges that the flying of the Georgia flag, which incorporates the Confederate battle flag emblem, violates his constitutional rights to equal protection and freedom of expression.
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  • Two female Lao tourists riding an Asian elephant with the mahout (handler) at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. <br />
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Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • American Eagle flags on crane on construction site in Manhattan, New York City. The red structure is on the roof of a new apartment development in lower Manhattan, New York City. The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of American, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent.  On the backs of gold coins, the silver dollar, the half dollar and the quarter, we see an eagle's head with the stars and stripes in the background - an image of strength and patriotism.
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  • WW2 vulture emblem painting at the former Flixton air force base in Suffolk, England. Flixton was a former airfield located around 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Bungay and home  to the 706th Bombardment Squadron, an operational squadrons of the USAAF's 446th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The 446th operated chiefly against strategic objectives on the Continent from December 1943 until April 1945. Targets included U-boat installations at Kiel, the port at Bremen, a chemical plant at Ludwigshafen, ball-bearing works at Berlin, aero-engine plants at Rostock, aircraft factories at Munich, marshalling yards at Coblenz, motor works at Ulm, and oil refineries at Hamburg. After the war, the buildings reverted to agricultural and industrial use.
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  • Advertising board for British Bank Nat West depicting the European flag in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Given that the UK is now triggered article 50 to begin Brexit, the emblem for Europe and the EU seems a sad illustration.
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  • Asian elephants and their mahouts (handlers) enjoy bathing in the lake at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center.
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  • A female Asian elephant at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An during their baci ceremony at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center. It relies on voluntary participation and aims to support mahouts involved in logging to bear the cost of breeding their elephant.
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  • Seen from a low angle, late afternoon pedestrians walk into bright sunlight on the Strand in central London. A young woman of south Asian descent wears a tartan scarf, plugs he earphone into her ears During roadworks that have disrupted pedestrian and traffic access along this busy street, cyclists and walkers share urban space. The woman's scarf pattern echoes that of the portcullis gate emblem that stands for the borough of Westminster is seen on a post on the right.
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  • Seen from a low angle, late afternoon pedestrians walk into bright sunlight on the Strand in central London. Londoners make their way into the sunshine in front of the number 59 bus service. The portcullis gate emblem that stands for the borough of Westminster is seen on a post on the right. During roadworks that have disrupted pedestrian and traffic access along this busy street walkers share urban space.
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  • Buddhist monks and important local dignitaries during the baci ceremony at the Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The baci is a long series of chanted blessings and exhortations to welcome back any ‘kwans’ or body spirits that might have been lost. In traditional Lao culture it is believed that elephants, like humans, have 32 kwan (or souls), vital for health and spiritual wellbeing.<br />
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Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A mahout (handler) hands his Asian elephant a piece of sugar cane during the baci ceremony at Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The baci is a long series of chanted blessings and exhortations to welcome back any ‘kwans’ or body spirits that might have been lost. In traditional Lao culture it is believed that elephants, like humans, have 32 kwan (or souls), vital for health and spiritual wellbeing.<br />
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Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephats are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A mahout feeds his elephant sugar cane during the procession at the Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Two mahouts (handlers) riding on the necks of their female Asian elephants who are also carrying chains around their necks at Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Two mahouts (handlers) wash their domesticated male Asian elephants in the river during the Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • The procession of domesticated Asian elephants crosses the Nam Hung river at the Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Decorated elephants with their mahouts ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR.  Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A domesticated Asian elephant decorated ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A male Asian elephant rests his head against a tree while waiting for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A mahout and his male Asian elephant ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A mahout (handler) decorates a male Asian elephant ready for the parade at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Investigative Engineering Services, Assistant Commissioner Tim Lynch inspecting a new construction site in Manhattan, New York City. Looking out to the NYC skyline, Tim works in the prevention of damage to old and ensuring new buildings are up to standard plus often, assessing the status of a collapsed structure. The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States of American, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks, and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent. From the chapter entitled 'The Skyline' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre by architect Daniel Libeskind<br />
The Graduate Student Centre for the London Metropolitan University is a small building dedicated to the growing graduate population and is placed as a major gateway to the University on Holloway Road.<br />
ORION - the spatial emblem of the Northern sky - is the guiding light for developing a unique icon for the London Metropolitan University on Holloway Road.
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  • Officer pilots of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, lean against a wing of their Hawk jet in a pre-flight briefing while a member of their ground crew positions some wheel chocks. The highly-skilled engineer is known as a 'Blue' but the 'Reds' discuss  flight plans. Eleven trades skills are imported from some sixty that the RAF employs and teaches. It is mid-day and only their flying boots and red legs are seen with the RAF roundel emblem is on the underside of the wing. The better-educated officers in the armed forces enjoy a more privileged lifestyle than their support staff. In the aerobatic squadron, the Blues outnumber the pilots 8:1. Without them, the Red Arrows couldn't fly. Some of the team's Hawks are 25 years old and their air frames require constant attention, with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • A guardsman of an unknown regiment, stands on ceremonial duty in the Mall during celebrations of the Queen's official Golden Jubilee in June 2002. The soldier in resplendent red tunic and the controversial bearskin is an iconic emblem of Britain's armed forces during official events. But the officer may be a Grenadier or a Welsh Guard who share similar uniforms and perform similar duties in London. We see over his shoulder on which his regimental insignia is and also where the bayonet of his weapon is fixed and dangerously sharp. He is a sergeant major and therefore responsible for other soldiers' rank and files. The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. The Grenadier Guards celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2006.
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  • A Loyalist mural for the South Belfast Young Conquerors  including an image of an ancient warrior armed with shield and sword plus the emblem of the UVF Ulster Volunteer Force, on 7th June 1995, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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  • Advertising board for British Bank Nat West depicting the European flag in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Given that the UK is now triggered article 50 to begin Brexit, the emblem for Europe and the EU seems a sad illustration.
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  • A man in a local Saturday market adjusts merchandise of sexist and Portugal-themed souvenir towels, on 19th July, in Estarreja, Portugal. A woman weaing a thong and a stetson-tyle cowboy hat shows a bare back and the others feature a map of the country with known seaside resorts and the national football emblem.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center.
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  • A mahout washes Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An in the lake at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center.
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  • A mahout and his female Asian elephant leave the water after enjoying bathing in the lake at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at their baci ceremony at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center. It relies on voluntary participation and aims to support mahouts involved in logging to bear the cost of breeding their elephant.
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  • Noy An, a female baby Asian elephant born in January 2015 at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center. It relies on voluntary participation and aims to support mahouts involved in logging to bear the cost of breeding their elephant.
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  • Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center. It relies on voluntary participation and aims to support mahouts involved in logging to bear the cost of breeding their elephant.
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  • A mahout (handler) with Mae Khram Di, a female Asian elephant and her baby Noy An at the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The ECC launched in association with the NGO ElefantAsia offers an innovative experience to visitors that combines conservation of the endangered Asian elephant with eco-tourism. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction. At the Elephant Conservation Center in Sayaboury province, the elephant nursery is an innovative reproduction project led by Lao mahouts and the Center. It relies on voluntary participation and aims to support mahouts involved in logging to bear the cost of breeding their elephant.
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  • A mahout and his female Asian elephant ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Mahouts and their elephants at a baci ceremony at the Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The baci is a long series of chanted blessings and exhortations to welcome back any ‘kwans’ or body spirits that might have been lost. In traditional Lao culture it is believed that elephants, like humans, have 32 kwan (or souls), vital for health and spiritual wellbeing.<br />
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Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephats are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Two young Lao boys riding on the back of a female Asian elephant carrying chains at Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A domesticated Asian elephant with a tinsel decoration on her tail ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A domesticated Asian elephant with a tinsel decorated tail ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Mahouts with their domesticated female Asian elephant decorated ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • The front feet of an Asian elephant decorated ready for the procession at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • Domesticated Asian elephants preparing to join the procession at the annual Sayaboury Elephant Festival. Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury. The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A mahout (handler) eats his breakfast in the early morning whilst waiting to join the procession of elephants at the annual Sayaboury elephant festival, Sayaboury province, Lao PDR. The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. <br />
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Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.<br />
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Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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  • A domesticated female Asian elephant holding sugar cane in her trunk and wearing a traditional wooden bell at the Sayaboury Elephant Festival. Sayaboury province, Lao PDR.<br />
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Originally created by ElefantAsia in 2007, the 3-day elephant festival takes place in February in the province of Sayaboury with over 80,000 local and international people coming together to experience the grand procession of decorated elephants. It is now organised by the provincial government of Sayaboury.The Elephant Festival is designed to draw the public's attention to the condition of the endangered elephant, whilst acknowledging and celebrating the ancestral tradition of elephant domestication and the way of life chosen by the mahout. Laos was once known as the land of a million elephants but now there are fewer than 900 living in the country. Around 470 of them are in captivity, traditionally employed by a lucrative logging industry. Elephants are trained and worked by a mahout (handler) whose relationship to the animal is often described as a marriage and can last a lifetime. But captive elephants are often overworked and exhausted and as a consequence no longer breed. With only two elephants born for every ten that die, the Asian elephant, the sacred national emblem of Laos, is under serious threat of extinction.
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