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  • Gas pipe outlet with a face, London, UK.
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  • OVS Industry fashion outlet shop in Monastiraki with a large sign above the entrance to Attica Bank. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110919ovs industry shop athensA.jpg
  • Next to a beach bather, water pours from an outlet pipe on a tourist beach on Coloane island Cheoc Van beach, Macau, China. With his face towards the course sand, the bather lies with his head towards a large wall, whose large stone blocks accommodate the pipe at the bottom. Apart from a pair of brief swimming trunks and a sun hat, he lies with ankles crossed, as if in paradise. But this seemingly industrial landscape is far from the idyllic place other tourists might wish to frequent. We do not know how filthy or indeed how pure, this water that pours out from the ground is, but the suspicion is that the pollution may affect human health. The once-Portuguese colony of Macau is now administered by China as a Special Economic Region (SER) and the official languages are Portuguese and Chinese.
    beach_pollution01-10-08-1994_1.jpg
  • 'Store Closing, All Stock Reduced' posters stuck to the window of a closing Woolworths shop in the town of Nailsea, Nth Somerset. In its 100th year, the iconic high street chain of affordable goods has welcomed generations of shoppers since its first outlet opened in 1909 In a period of financial turmoil when recession followed the credit crunch, Woolworths went into administration in November 2008 with debts of £385m Pounds. Its 815 nationwide outlets were forced to close and its 27,000 workers laid off. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt.
    closed_businesses01-24-12_2008_1.jpg
  • On the last day of trading, surrounded by empty shelves and shop fittings, sheets of closing down posters are seen lying on the shop floor in the Camberwell branch of Woolworths department store in London. In its 100th year, the iconic high street chain of affordable goods has welcomed generations of shoppers since its first outlet opened in 1909. In a period of financial turmoil when recession followed the credit crunch, Woolworths went into administration in November 2008 with debts of £385m Pounds. Its 815 nationwide outlets were forced to close and its 27,000 workers laid off.
    woolworths02-05-01_2009_1_1.jpg
  • On the last day of trading, surrounded by empty shelves and shop fittings, sheets of closing down posters are seen lying on the shop floor in the Camberwell branch of Woolworths department store in London. In its 100th year, the iconic high street chain of affordable goods has welcomed generations of shoppers since its first outlet opened in 1909. In a period of financial turmoil when recession followed the credit crunch, Woolworths went into administration in November 2008 with debts of £385m Pounds. Its 815 nationwide outlets were forced to close and its 27,000 workers laid off.
    woolworths01-05-01_2009_1_1.jpg
  • On the last day of trading, surrounded by empty shelves and shop fittings, sheets of closing down posters are seen lying on the shop floor in the Camberwell branch of Woolworths department store in London. In its 100th year, the iconic high street chain of affordable goods has welcomed generations of shoppers since its first outlet opened in 1909 In a period of financial turmoil when recession followed the credit crunch, Woolworths went into administration in November 2008 with debts of £385m Pounds. Its 815 nationwide outlets were forced to close and its 27,000 workers laid off.
    woolworths03-05-01_2009_1_1.jpg
  • The fashionable and unfashionable, a workman wearing blue dungerees walks past a sign for popular fashion outlet Diesel. Monastiraki. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
    20110921blue workman diesel athensA.jpg
  • Shoppers gather outside Topshop in central London on Oxford Street. UK. Topshop is a mid range retail outlet.
    20120430shopping london_AK.jpg
  • Young man with a beard standing outside a large scale advertising poster for fashion retail outlet H&M in London, United Kingdom. The man, having a cigarette break seems to be emulating the bearded model in the picture.
    20160514_bearded men_A.jpg
  • An announcement banner of a business' imminent closure is in the window of a Rio Beach clothing outlet on a fashion mannequin in their Earlham Street shop. Their web site says: "Rio Beach sells men's clothing for the beach and beyond. As one of the only places that stocks fashionable swimming trunks year round, this is a useful place if you're planning an unseasonable holiday."
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  • On the very last day of British rule over its Hong Kong colony, we see an elegant but headless life-size clothing mannequin seated on a chair on the shop floor of Chinese clothing brand Shanghai Tang. In the brand's flagship store, the last hours tick away before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), often referred to as "The Handover" on June 30, 1997. Midnight of that day signified the end of British rule and the transfer of legal and financial authority back to China. Shanghai Tang is an international clothing chain company, founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang Wing Cheung. This was the original store in Hong Kong's Pedder Street (in Central) providing the lead for 24 outlets worldwide.
    shanghai_tang07-31-1997_1_1.jpg
  • A bricked-up doorway and windows with football graffiti in a vacant retail building during recession in the city of Newport, Wales. This early 20th century building is now vacant and close to becoming derelict. The boarding up of its access points help to make it secure from illegal entry. The more recent addition of plastic plumbing, with  outlets and downpipes help make this an incongruous industrial landscape of inner-city recession and employment hardship.
    newport_landscape03-30-11-2012.jpg
  • On Nanjing Road's busy pedestrianised area towards the Bund a group of friends enter one of the many KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) outlets in the city. Western fast food is popular amongst the young as are many western influences on this society that has changed dramatically since the late 1990’s, embracing western culture, fashion, food and attitudes. These restaurants are always full, despite being more expensive than fast Chinese food. There are many overweight youngsters in Shanghai, something of a recent characteristic as dietary changes result in a generally larger generation.
    2005-07-03 nanjing lu 2 108_corbis.jpg
  • Theatre tickets booth in Leicester Square on 25th February 2020 in London, United Kingdom. These booths are one of the major outlets for selling West End theatre tickets in this area, which is also refered to as Theatreland, to tourists and local theatregoers alike.
    20200225_ticket booth_001.jpg
  • KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken staff at a restaurant on Huai Hai Road and Shaanxi Road in Shanghai’s downtown shopping district in Shanghai, China. Western fast food is popular amongst the young as are many western influences on this society that has changed dramatically since the late 1990’s, embracing western culture, fashion, food and attitudes. These restaurants are always full, despite being more expensive than fast Chinese food. There are many overweight youngsters in Shanghai, something of a recent characteristic as dietary changes result in a generally larger generation.
    2005-07-14 shanghai 026_alamy.jpg
  • Last Day notice for a now closed business in central London, a victim of the UK recession. The words have been written on the pane of glass in white emulsion paint that has dripped and run before drying properly on the window of this anonymous office building in Holborn, London. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. The current one was caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages. Picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    last_day01-27-02-2012.jpg
  • The locked and security grilled doorway of a Pakistani takeaway shop on Lumb Lane near Bradford City centre, Yorkshire. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    bradford_windows02-09-05-2009_1.jpg
  • KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) burger at a restaurant on Huai Hai Road and Shaanxi Road in Shanghai’s downtown shopping district. Western fast food is popular amongst the young as are many western influences on this society that has changed dramatically since the late 1990’s, embracing western culture, fashion, food and attitudes. These restaurants are always full, despite being more expensive than fast Chinese food. There are many overweight youngsters in Shanghai, something of a recent characteristic as dietary changes result in a generally larger generation.
    2005-07-14 shanghai 024.jpg
  • Woman takes a call on her cell phone between bites of her KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) burger at a restaurant on Huai Hai Road and Shaanxi Road in Shanghai’s downtown shopping district. Western fast food is popular amongst the young as are many western influences on this society that has changed dramatically since the late 1990’s, embracing western culture, fashion, food and attitudes. These restaurants are always full, despite being more expensive than fast Chinese food. There are many overweight youngsters in Shanghai, something of a recent characteristic as dietary changes result in a generally larger generation.
    2005-07-14 shanghai 028_corbis.jpg
  • The seafront at Boccadasse near Genoa, ItalyThe seafront at Boccadasse near Genoa, Italy. Boccadasse is a fishing village that has, despite its proximity to Genoa, managed to retain its charm and is very popular as a dining and swimming destination with Italian tourists.
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  • The seafront at Boccadasse near Genoa, ItalyThe seafront at Boccadasse near Genoa, Italy. Boccadasse is a fishing village that has, despite its proximity to Genoa, managed to retain its charm and is very popular as a dining and swimming destination with Italian tourists.
    SFE_180629_068_1.jpg
  • The words 'Last Day' are painted in white emulsion on a window Camden North London, England. A Jesus figure, dolls  and various bric a brac are seen in the window behind the large lettering. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    window_lastday_03002-17-04-2007_1_1.jpg
  • Thames Water Utilities sewer cleaning team inspects the Fleet River's Victorian-built storm sewer of Blackfriars, beneath the streets of the City of London. Discarded fats from restaurants congeal in sewer networks leading to blocked pipework. Sewer men are shovelling the deposits and bring them in vats to the surface. In the early 19th century the River Thames was practically an open sewer, with disastrous consequences for public health in London, including numerous cholera epidemics with The Great Stink of 1858 a turning point. Intercepting sewers constructed between 1859 and 1865 were fed by 450 miles (720 km) of main sewers that in turn conveyed the contents of some 13,000 miles (21,000 km) of smaller local sewers using 318m bricks, 880,000 cubic yards of concrete and mortar and excavation of over 3.5m tonnes of earth.
    sewer_team01-19-06-1994_1_1.jpg
  • The words 'Closing Party' are almost obscured by fly-posters on a closed shop window, the victim of the economic recession. Only the remnants of the poster glue have left the traces of sheets of paper on the window, making for an almost abstract landscape of urban decay. Few clues remain of the shop's former business model though it might be assumed it was once a cafe as we see many chairs at a table. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    recession_window2-09-July-2011.jpg
  • A closed DVD rental shop in south London has gone bust, a victim of the UK's economic climate. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    recession_window06-30-10-2010.jpg
  • A CCTV security warning and damp stains on a card business window in an East Grinstead street in Sussex, a victim of the UK recession. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    recession_window04-26-03-2013.jpg
  • A closed cafe that once offered all day breakfast with empty seating in central London, a victim of the UK recession. With peeling paint and unused street furniture, se see that the corner business has closed, its windows covered in white emulsion paint to render it opaque. The shop's former menu is still displayed on this window: "Beverages and filled sandwiches & baguettes" once sold to regular customers.
    recession_cafe01-16-05-2013.jpg
  • The Borough Monmouth Coffee Company in Borough Market, Southwark, London. Their second shop opened is on the corner of Park and Stoney Streets in 2001 - fast-becoming a much-appreciated place to buy the most flavoursome roasted beans. The coffees on our counter are delivered every day from our roasting site in Bermondsey. They make single cone filter coffee and espresso based drinks. Organic Jersey whole milk is from Jeff Bowles in Somerset and organic whole cane sugar from Assukkar, Costa Rica.
    monmouth_coffee01-12-10-1993.jpg
  • Five customers are seated in the window of the Manhattan Coffee Company on Shaftesbury Avenue, in London's Chinatown. 3 of the 5 are of Chinese ethnicity, one is talking on a mobile phone and the other two seem to be girlfriends. To their left is a man in deep thought but in front of every person there are red beakers. It is a successful shop with plenty of customers. The interior lighting is orange and red, making a cosy and welcoming atmosphere and two large signs in English indicate there are 30 more seats downstairs allowing more to spend their money and for more business to be made.
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  • 'Last Day' is written on a closed taylors business in London, a victim of the UK recession. Reduced prices and services are listed on the glass with a poster urging customers to grab a bargain. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    last_day02-19-12-2009.jpg
  • Sprayed writing on a closed recession business window. The words 'Last Day Closing .. any reasonable offers'. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    last_day01-31-05-2012.jpg
  • Closed Down is written on a paint-covered window of a generic business in Central London, a victim of the UK recession.
    closed_down01-15-01-2013_1.jpg
  • A closing down sale window is written with emulsion paint on glass in a London furniture shop. The reflection of the street behind can be seen with armchairs and cots. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    closed_business01-23-11-2009_1.jpg
  • A Books Etc bookseller now closed, a victim of the UK recession, a former branch in the financial City of London. 28 BOOKS etc. shops, with over one million square feet of retail space taking around 8% of the retail bookselling market. In 2008 and 2009 the store numbers were reduced before the collapse of the chain. They also operated one single branch in Ireland, but closed this early in 2009. On 26 November 2009 it was announced that Borders (UK) had gone into administration. All stores closed on 24 December 2009. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War.
    books_etc01-30-01-2013_1.jpg
  • Flame emerging from a gas flue, with sooted and scorched brick wall of a house, blackened because of a faulty boiler, on 17th March 2017, in south London, England.
    boiler_smoke-06-17-03-2017.jpg
  • KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken staff at a restaurant on Huai Hai Road and Shaanxi Road in Shanghai’s downtown shopping district in Shanghai, China. Western fast food is popular amongst the young as are many western influences on this society that has changed dramatically since the late 1990’s, embracing western culture, fashion, food and attitudes. These restaurants are always full, despite being more expensive than fast Chinese food. There are many overweight youngsters in Shanghai, something of a recent characteristic as dietary changes result in a generally larger generation.
    2005-07-14 shanghai 022.jpg
  • Shops in the town centre at Southend-on-sea, Essex. The town could be described as run down as while there are some signs of affluence, these are few and far between. The predominant atmosphere is quite rough feeling and quite poor. Southend is a seaside resort that is very popular with people from the East side of London due to it's close proximity, just an hour away by train along the Thames Gateway. With the decline of seaside resorts, from the 1960s much of the centre was developed for commerce and many of the original features were destroyed through redevelopment or neglect.
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  • Last Day Friday notice for now closed Card Warehouse business in Bromley High Street, a victim of the UK recession. Poinsettias sit in a plastic bucket, each selling for £1.25. Around a recession-bled Britain, high-street businesses have been going bust in their thousands. Britain has now endured eight recessions since the Second World War. No two recessions are alike, and that applies to the current slowdown also. It has been caused by a shock to the availability of credit, a massive build up of debt. The number of people out of work currently stands at almost two million. Given the rate at which the economy is deteriorating this could easily be above three million. From a continuing piece of work about windows and urban messages, the picture is from the project of closed business windows: 'Bust - the Art of Recession'.
    closed_business64-15-02_2009_1.jpg
  • People walk past a giant models on a hoarding for a fashion outlet on Oxford Street, London, UK. Little people against the large scale wall.
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  • People walk past a giant models on a hoarding for a fashion outlet on Oxford Street, London, UK. Little people against the large scale wall.
    20150109_oxford street hoarding_B.jpg
  • A handmade fabric watch made by Hmong ethnic minority women for sale at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts.
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  • A handmade fabric purse with an elephant design made by Hmong ethnic minority women for sale at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts.
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  • A handmade child's bib made by a Hmong ethnic minority woman for sale at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Na Kia, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa village makes a bag with an elephant design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • 3 generations of Hmong women make textile products in Ban Kok Wa village to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR.The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. These women have developed an artisanal textile industry based on their remarkable heritage.  Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • A young Hmong ethnic minority woman breastfeeds her 2 month old baby inbetween making textile products to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Ban Na Ouane village, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. These women have developed an artisanal textile industry based on their remarkable heritage.  Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Fans use smartphones to photograph the makeshift shrine, where Londoners commemorate Apple's creator Steve Jobs the morning after hearing of his death overnight from pancreatic cancer  at the age of 56 on the 6th Oct 2011. This Apple Store in the capital's Regent's Street was the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Jobs who started the company as a student in 1977.
    steveJobs_death18-06-10-2011_1.jpg
  • Two ladies are shopping in a tourist trinket store in the Plaka shopping centre, the largest official Olympic merchandising outlet in downtown Athens. The 29th modern Olympic circus is gearing up for business and official and unofficial souvenirs are on sale here, including postcards and table mats with various works of art available on a rack. We see the Parthenon on the Acropolis Hill, Michelangelo's 'Hands of God and Adam' image from the Sistine Chapel. 'Last Supper' by Leonardo da Vinci and a landscape from ancient Olympia, the birthplace of modern athletics and of the Olympic ideal. The Olympics came home to Greece in 2004 amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery. Corruption, politics, cheating and commercialism interfered with the ancient and modern games.
    greek_olympiad014-23-10_2003_1.jpg
  • A Paddy Power betting outlet on One Bell Corner in the Kentish town’s pedestrianised High Street, on 3rd October 2019, in Dartford, Kent, England. Voters in Dartford voted 64% in favour of Brexit during the 2016 referendum.
    dartford_journey-02-03-10-2019.jpg
  • The lower limbs of a model appears on a small section of a large billboard during the renovation of a Versace outlet, at a pedestrian crossing on New Bond Street, on 26th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • Riot police carrying batons and shields stand guard near the municipal government offices in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China on 31 July 2012. Thousdans of prostesters took to the street of Qidong, a small city some 100 KM north of Shanghai, after they heard a Japanese paper plant is building a waste water outlet near their estuary.
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  • A light blue Porsche parked outside a Bossini outlet store on Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
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  • Showroom dummies in a window display for The Sting fashion outlet have blonde afros. Walking past a passer by has his own afro.
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  • Handmade children's slippers made by Hmong ethnic minority women for sale at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts.
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  • A handmade child's bib made by Hmong ethnic minority women for sale at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Mai Xiang, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa villagemakes textile products with an elephant appliqué design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • A Hmong woman accompanied by her young son, from Ban Long Lao village, make textile products with a cross stitch design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Yee Song, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa village makes textile products with a cross stitch design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.<br />
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Portrait of Yee Song,
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  • A detail portrait of Apple's creator Steve Jobs at a  makeshift shrine, where Londoners commemorate the morning after hearing of his death overnight from pancreatic cancer  at the age of 56 on the 6th Oct 2011. This Apple Store in the capital's Covent Garden, one of the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Jobs who started the company as a student in 1977.
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  • Customers walk past the makeshift shrine, where Londoners commemorate Apple's creator Steve Jobs the morning after hearing of his death overnight from pancreatic cancer  at the age of 56 on the 6th Oct 2011. This Apple Store in the capital's Covent Garden, one of the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Jobs who started the company as a student in 1977.
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  • Fans use smartphones to photograph the makeshift shrine, where Londoners commemorate Apple's creator Steve Jobs the morning after hearing of his death overnight from pancreatic cancer  at the age of 56 on the 6th Oct 2011. This Apple Store in the capital's Regent's Street was the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Jobs who started the company as a student in 1977.
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  • A detail portrait of Apple's creator Steve Jobs at a  makeshift shrine, where Londoners commemorate the morning after hearing of his death overnight from pancreatic cancer  at the age of 56 on the 6th Oct 2011. This Apple Store in the capital's Regent's Street was the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Jobs who started the company as a student in 1977.
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  • Looking up at the corporate flag of Apple's logo on a banner high above street level at Regent House (1898) in London's Regent's Street. This Apple Store was the first to be built in Europe and serves as a flagship outlet for the stylish brand of computer accessories that were largely the brainchild of Steve Jobs (1955-2011) who started the company as a student in 1977.
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  • Rubbish and litter in the 1990s blocks the waterways of a canal, on 10th September 1994, in Stratford, east London, England. Algae and household pollution lies on the surface of the waters dug by navvies of the Victorian era when canals around Britain helped supply the industrial revolution with the raw ingredients to power the furnaces, mills and wharves of the transport age. This is a small outlet of the River Lea where the future 2012 Olympic Park would eventually be built - the waters once again freed from 20th century dereliction.
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  • An amateur tennis player serves to a friend on the opposite side of a local court near high-rise flats seen from Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London. Having thrown the yellow ball up in thee air, the server pauses, before it drops and he can swing his racket to pound it across court to the waiting receiver, dressed in a blue t-shirt. The flats behind are lit in winter sunshine, warm air rising from an outlet, with only the upper floors visible to outdoor pedestrians. Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare (125.53 acres) park located between Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill. Brockwell Hall house and its grounds were acquired by the London County Council (LCC) in March 1891 and opened to the public the following summer. In 1901 the LCC acquired a further 43 acres (17 ha) of land north of the original park.
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  • A middle-aged lady pushes a child through an urban park that has a high-rise tower block of flats as a backdrop. Seen from Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London, the woman may be the infant's grandmother (granny) and possibly helping the child's mother during an afternoon walk among autumn leaves that lie across the grass. There is a downhill slope and the lady holds on to the buggy in case it rolls down the hill. The flats behind are lit in winter sunshine, warm air rising from an outlet, with only the upper floors visible to outdoor pedestrians. Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare (125.53 acres) park located between Brixton, Herne Hill and Tulse Hill. Brockwell Hall house and its grounds were acquired by the London County Council (LCC) in March 1891 and opened to the public the following summer.
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  • Two women of Asian origin stand chatting outside a branch of the betting business, Ladbrokes in south London. Seen from a high perspective - from the top deck of a London bus - we look down on the people as they stop to talk outside of this betting outlet. Posters on the wall advertise the latest deals for playing machine games for prizes, hoping to lure the addictive into spending more on gambling. Ladbrokes plc is a British based gaming company founded by Messrs Schwind and Pendleton in 1886 as commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall in Worcestershire. The name Ladbrokes was adopted in 1902 when one Arthur Bendir joined the partnership and operations were moved to London. It is today listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 Index, having been relegated from the FTSE 100 Index in June 2006.
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  • Football theme window showing team players in betting business window, central London. Three footballers are seen in action on the pitch, during games in the Spanish league. They appear in the window of betting outlet William Hill to help sell the passer-by to stop and place a bet on international sport.
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  • Four days before Christmas, retailers like this fast-food outlet in Soho remain closed after the governments last-minute u-turn on the easing of Coronavirus pandemic rules. Instead, London and the South-East has been put under a Tier 4 restriction, forcing the closure of non-essential shops and small businesses, on 21st December 2020, in London, England.
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  • Rubbish and litter blocks the waterways of a canal in Stratford, east London. Algae and household pollution lies on the surface of the waters dug by navvies of the Victorian era when canals around Britain helped supply the industrial revolution with the raw ingredients to power the furnaces, mills and wharves of the transport age. This is a small outlet of the River Lea where the future Olympic Park would be built - the waters once again freed from 20th century dereliction.
    canal_pollution01-11-09-1993_1.jpg
  • Riot police carrying batons and shields stand guard near the municipal government offices in Qidong, Jiangsu Province, China on 31 July 2012. Thousdans of prostesters took to the street of Qidong, a small city some 100 KM north of Shanghai, after they heard a Japanese paper plant is building a waste water outlet near their estuary.
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  • KFC delivery bikes parked outside a store in Shanghai, China on 20 May 2010. Yum! brands, the parent company of KFC, is opening up one KFC outlet in China everyday in a race to cash in on the country's explosive growth.
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  • Patrons eat at a KFC restaurant in Shanghai, China on 23 November 2010. Yum! brands, the parent company of KFC, is opening up one KFC outlet in China everyday in a race to cash in on the country's explosive growth.
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  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_J.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_E.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_G.jpg
  • Lacquering a giant Buddha statue. The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_A.jpg
  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
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  • Fashionable man walks past the Gucci store on West Nanjing Rd. Seriously high end designer fashion has joined the many high street stores as Shanghai becomes more wealthy. This road with it's expensive hotels and consulates is one area where these shops are common. As in Hong Kong where designer fashion outlets fill some shopping malls, Shanghai is heading the same direction.
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  • Aberdeen Steak Houses lights reflected in the wet pavement in London. Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses is a restaurant chain of steak houses in central London. Outlets trade as Angus Steak House or Aberdeen Steak House and cater mainly for tourists. In 2001, there were about 30 outlets; about four remain open in 2010.
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  • Newsreader on Somaliland TV station reads the news in a ramshackle studio, Hargeisa, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland. The country has very developed TV and media outlets funded mostly from the diaspora abroad
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  • New start-up catering business Lords of Poké opened their brand new flagship store on the 20th August 2018 in Paddington Central in the United Kingdom. Lords of Poké is ran by Tom Greenhill and Marty Sykes following a successful run of outlets at food markets across London. The pair serve up fresh Californian inspired Poké bowls, consisting of healthy rice, raw fish and oriental fusion flavours.
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  • Man on smartphone and with coffee, is occupied by a display of eccentric mannequins in diving masks and snorkels. Multitasking with a smartphone, holding a bag and drinking a coffee, the man proves he can do many things at once but is overshadowed by the weird display of two models behind him, in their strange headwear. The shop is Ted Baker plc, a British luxury clothing retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Its founder and CEO, Ray Kelvin, started his first store in March 1988 and it now has stores and outlets in the rest of Europe, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Asia, China and the Middle East.
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  • Two Muslim women walk past a display of eccentric mannequins in diving masks and snorkels, outside a central London branch of Ted Baker. In an image of a western and eastern culture clash, we see the ladies wearing scarves and hejabs in keeping with their own styles of dress while in the background are two mannequins in floral printed dresses, tall hairdos and weirdly, diving masks and snorkels. The shop is Ted Baker plc, a British luxury clothing retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Its founder and CEO, Ray Kelvin, started his first store in March 1988 and it now has stores and outlets in the rest of Europe, United States of America, Canada, Australia, Asia, China and the Middle East.
    window_comedy01-27-03-2015_1.jpg
  • A passer-by walks past a strong design of the front entrance of a retail shop. Giant letters lure potential customers into this branch of Hobbs with a Sale offer sign. Their mannequins are seen in the window of London’s Long Acre (street) clothing shop - a line-up of womens’ fashion variations displayed in the window on a winter’s afternoon. Further reductions are also promised if the potential customer enters the store. With an economic recession taking hold on Britain’s high streets and exclusive retail outlets, deals and offers are vital to keep spending and turnover up.
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  • Hoping for passing trade, a homeless Big Issue magazine vendor stands on a street corner with her pet dog on the chilly pavement outside a retail shop entrance. Giant letters lure potential customers into this branch of Hobbs with a Sale offer sign. Their mannequins are seen in the window of London’s Long Acre (street) clothing shop - a line-up of womens’ fashion variations displayed in the window on a winter’s afternoon. Further reductions are also promised if the potential customer enters the store. With an economic recession taking hold on Britain’s high streets and exclusive retail outlets, deals and offers are vital to keep spending and turnover up.
    sale_bigissue05-20-01-2011.jpg
  • A walking theme shop window display at Louis Vuitton on Bond Street, central London. We look at ground level, through the legs of the passing person whose stride indicates a fast pace. A foot is about to be placed on the pavement while in the background another man makes his way along the street. They are alongside two video screens showing a loop of models on the catwalk, each also seen walking in profile, the same as the shoppers and workers. The location is 19-20 Bond Street, a street in the West End of London, connecting Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. The street, consisting of two sections, has been a popular shopping area since the 18th century and is the home of many fashion outlets that sell prestigious and expensive items.
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  • Dhaka, Bangladesh. Munni,15  work at home making saris. A factory out-let has commissioned the work. It  takes 2 weeks to make a sari and they get £3 /sari each. Munni and her sister Rabia  and both suffer from Rheumatic Arthritis and sitting down working 9 hours/ day seven days a week only makes their condition worse. Both Rabia and Muni prefer not to go out. Their disability has made them very shy, they cant walk properly and standing up Rabia is now only the size of a 10 year old. Her father says that if they were to go to school, who would then pay for their medication, not to mention the loss of income they generate...best to stay at home he says.The Stars Foundation visiting CSID.<br />
Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) is a charity working for integrating disabled children into mainstream society.
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  • Dhaka, Bangladesh. The three girls, Rabia,18, Munni,15 and Sabia,13, work at home making saris. A factory out-let has commissioned the work. It  take s2 weeks to make a sari and they get £3 /sari each. Rabia and Munni are sister and both suffer from Rheumatic Arthritis and sitting down working 9 hours/ day seven days a week only makes their condition worse. Sabia wants to go to school but both Rabia and Muni prefer not to go out. Their disability has made them very shy, they cant walk properly and standing up Rabia is now only the size of a 10 year old. Her father says that if they were to go to school, who would then pay for their medication, not to mention the loss of income they generate...best to stay at home he says. The Stars Foundation visiting CSID.<br />
Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) is a charity working for integrating disabled children into mainstream society.
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  • Live ShitTV soap drama, Shangri La field, Glastonbury Festival 2016. Shangri-Hell International Television has the monopoly on all media outlets, plus a new HQ to create more mind-controlling trite to make you feel better about yourselves. Shangri-La is an area thats one massive immersive installation, a vast interactive fictional world brought to life by a creative team of over 1,500 crew, performers and artists. The Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people. Its a five-day music festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, United Kingdom. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Held at Worthy Farm in Pilton, leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas.
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  • ShitTV, Shangri La field, Glastonbury Festival 2016.<br />
Shangri-Hell International Television has the monopoly on all media outlets, plus a new HQ to create more mind-controlling trite to make you feel better about yourselves.<br />
Shangri-La is an area thats one massive immersive installation, a vast interactive fictional world brought to life by a creative team of over 1,500 crew, performers and artists. The Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people. Its a five-day music festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, United Kingdom. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Held at Worthy Farm in Pilton, leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas.
    _F3A5116_1.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_I.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_F.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_H.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_D.jpg
  • The Artisans Angkor is a collective of artists producing carvings of wood and stone, silk making and other traditional artistic forms. The artists, who have little other opportunity, and many of whom are deaf and dumb train for approximately 4 years, then work for the collective. They also have the opportunity to develop their own studios. The skill and craftmanship that can be viewed here is extraordinary. All of what they produce is the quality is perfect goes on sale at various shop outlets.
    2006-11-08_Artisans Angkor_C.jpg
  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Silk Factory_A.jpg
  • Baby lies asleep in a small hammock at a silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Sleeping Baby_A.jpg
  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Silk Factory_C.jpg
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