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  • Poor cocoa workers in their spare time mill Manioc into flour with very primitive tools, bahia, Brazil
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  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_031.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_034.jpg
  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_033.jpg
  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_025.jpg
  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_027.jpg
  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_024.jpg
  • Lush vegetation looking down from a mirador viewpoint into the gorge in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_020.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_007.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_006.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_003.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_002.jpg
  • Lush vegetation, rain and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_036.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_009.jpg
  • La Palma Chaffinch amongst lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  These little birds are not frightened by humans and will hop right alongside visitors. Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_011.jpg
  • La Palma Chaffinch amongst lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  These little birds are not frightened by humans and will hop right alongside visitors. Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_016.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_010.jpg
  • La Palma Chaffinch amongst lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  These little birds are not frightened by humans and will hop right alongside visitors. Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_012.jpg
  • Lush vegetation and trees in Los Tilos Forest in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.  Los Tilos or Los Tiles, its official name is one of the few strongholds left in the world when it comes to laurisilva. A dense, verdant, primitive forest full of broad-leaved Laurel trees that dominated the planet millions of years ago. This is the reason why Los Tilos was declared a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in 2002; a protection which nowadays encompasses the entire island of La Palma. La Palma, also San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly Canary Island in Spain. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands.
    20170219_la palma los tilos_005.jpg
  • An Apatani tribal woman walks through the rows of bamboo huts on stilts in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population.
    20071209_india_0112_1.jpg
  • Atta Yadd, an elderly Apatani tribal grandmother in her village of Hijja in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pardesh, India. The Apatani minority, one of hundreds spread across northern India are known to have come originally from nomadic Mongolian ancestry, they settled in north eastern India and now are best known for being foresters, farmers specialising in the cultivation of Bamboo. Seen here preparing a bamboo fire to warm her bamboo made hut.
    20071207_india_0287_1.jpg
  • Atta Yadd, an elderly Apatani tribal grandmother in her village of Hijja in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pardesh, India. The Apatani minority, one of hundreds spread across northern India are known to have come originally from nomadic Mongolian ancestry, they settled in north eastern India and now are best known for being foresters, farmers specialising in the cultivation of Bamboo.
    20071207_india_0210_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elder Atta Yadd  and her young neighbours sit have tea and warm up beside the fire after a hard day's work in rice and bamboo fields. They sleep and live in their one roomed "open plan" bamboo made stilted hut, sleeping on mats in the center close to the bamboo fire which is protected by a brick-lined hearth in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071209_india_0164_1.jpg
  • An Apatani tribal man walks through the rows of bamboo huts on stilts in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population.
    20071209_india_0127_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elder Atta Yadd spreads out to dry recently threshed rice in  her village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0309_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elders Atta Yadd and her husband Ba Khang cut bamboo  in the forests surrounding their village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0151_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elders Atta Yadd and her husband Ba Khang wake up in the early morning, freshen up on the raised bamboo platform of  their one roomed "open plan" bamboo made stilted hut, sleeping on mats in the center close to the bamboo fire which is protected by a brick-lined hearth in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0034-Edit_1.jpg
  • Atta Yadd, an elderly Apatani tribal grandmother in her village of Hijja in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pardesh, India. The Apatani minority, one of hundreds spread across northern India are known to have come originally from nomadic Mongolian ancestry, they settled in north eastern India and now are best known for being foresters, farmers specialising in the cultivation of Bamboo.
    20071207_india_0272_1.jpg
  • A group of Apatani tribal women re-contour the bare rice fields after having been harvested. Most villagers own small plots of land which are mainly used for rice growing and usually  friends and neighbours help one another plough and till the land for the coming growing season. Hijja Village, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
    20071207_india_0184_1.jpg
  • A group of Apatani tribal women re-contour the bare rice fields after having been harvested. Most villagers own small plots of land which are mainly used for rice growing and usually  friends and neighbours help one another plough and till the land for the coming growing season. Hijja Village, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
    20071207_india_0057_1.jpg
  • An Apatani tribal man walks through the rows of bamboo huts on stilts in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population.
    20071209_india_0027_1.jpg
  • A group of Apatani tribal women after having re-contoured the bare rice fields return to their village  to prepare dinner. Most villagers own small plots of land which are mainly used for rice growing and usually  friends and neighbours help one another plough and till the land for the coming growing season. Hijja Village, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
    20071207_india_0346_1.jpg
  • Atta Yadd, an elderly Apatani tribal grandmother in her village of Hijja in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pardesh, India. The Apatani minority, one of hundreds spread across northern India are known to have come originally from nomadic Mongolian ancestry, they settled in north eastern India and now are best known for being foresters, farmers specialising in the cultivation of Bamboo.
    20071207_india_0267_1.jpg
  • An Apatani tribal woman walks through the rows of bamboo huts on stilts in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population.
    20071209_india_0093_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elder Atta Yadd  returns home after having  cut bamboo in the forests surrounding their village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0201_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elders Atta Yadd and her husband Ba Khang wake up in the early morning, freshen up on the raised bamboo platform of  their one roomed "open plan" bamboo made stilted hut, sleeping on mats in the center close to the bamboo fire which is protected by a brick-lined hearth in the village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0042-Edit_1.jpg
  • Apatani tribal elder Atta Yadd dries and sifts recently threshed rice in her village of Hijja, Arunachal Pradesh. The Apatani tribe are one of hundreds of indigenous tribes scattered across India, particularly the north east. Their origins are from Mongolian nomadic tribes whom settled on the Ziro plateau, close to the Chinese border, they practice fixed agriculture as well as forestry, planting trees on the rim of the plateau as well as bamboo forests from which they derive fire wood, building their homes as well as using the bamboo for all manner of applications in their daily lives, cooking utensils and household containers amongst other uses. They carefully cultivate bamboo forests allowing them to grow, but not flower and die, as this would spell disaster for their very own existence. They also tend to their rice fields and live stock for what is mostly a subsistence economy. The Indian constitution recognizes over 500 indigenous tribes, which account for 8.5% of the total population
    20071208_india_0375_1.jpg
  • Outdoor showers with a magnificent Himalayan view on the Annapurna Sanctuary trekking route in central Nepal. A tourist waits for a cubical to become free beneath the spectacular backdrop of snow-peaked mountains. Communities here partly-depend on the agriculture of rice-growing but also on the passing tourist trade. Western trekkers from all over the world walk through these tiny communities on their way up the series of climbing trails of the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary circuit, a sometimes rigorous walk from the low hills of Pokhara to the higher altitudes of Annapurna, the (26,000 feet (8,000 metre) peak. To be greeted by so much choice is the most rewarding experience and the offer of hot showers is about the best reward for so much exertion.
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  • Engineer airframe specialist Junior Technician Barry Pritchard of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, forms part of the team's highly-skilled group of support ground crew who outnumber the pilots 8:1. Here J/Tech Pritchard straddles the fuselage of  the Hawk jet aircraft performing a Ram Air Turbine (RAT) jack change in the squadron hangar. Eleven trades are imported from some sixty that the RAF employs and teaches. The team's aircraft are in some cases 25 years old and their airframes require constant attention, with frequent overhauls needed. In these shelters were housed the Lancaster bombers 617 Dambusters squadron who attacked the damns of the German Ruhr valley on 16th May 1943 using the Bouncing Bomb. The Red Arrows nearby offices as their administrative nerve-centre for the 90-plus displays they perform a year.
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  • Flowers left in front of the protective cover on a bronze sculpture by Ivor Roberts-Jones of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill on 15th June 2020 in Londons Parliament Square, United Kingdom. The statue was boarded up to protect it from attacks by Black Lives Matter protesters who sprayed graffiti on it over two successive days, including the words was a racist. Despite his achievements, there is evidence to suggest Mr Churchill was a white supremacist.<br />
He referred to British imperialism as being for the good of the “primitive” and “subject races”. As a junior member of parliament, Mr Churchill supported Britain’s plan for additional conquests, stressing that “Aryan stock is bound to triumph”.
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  • Spare wheels belonging to Hawk aircraft of the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team are stored in the team’s hangar at RAF Scampton. On a shelf are the front and rear tyres (tires) and wheel of the Hawk jet aircraft that perform across the UK in the summer months. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where the aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of crowds. Their spares collection is therefore a vital element to the team’s presence at air shows and fly-pasts. This version of the BAE Systems Hawk is primitive, without computers or fly-by-wire technology. Nevertheless, the team's aircraft are in some cases over 20 years old and their air-frames require constant attention with increasingly frequent major overhauls due.
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  • Hidden beneath the protective cover is a bronze sculpture by Ivor Roberts-Jones of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill, created on 15th June 2020 in Londons Parliament Square, United Kingdom. The statue was boarded up to protect it from attacks by Black Lives Matter protesters who sprayed graffiti on it over two successive days, including the words was a racist. Despite his achievements, there is evidence to suggest Mr Churchill was a white supremacist. He referred to British imperialism as being for the good of the “primitive” and “subject races”. As a junior member of parliament, Mr Churchill supported Britain’s plan for additional conquests, stressing that “Aryan stock is bound to triumph”.
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  • Flight Lieutenant Dave Slow of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, is seated in a BAE Systems Hawk jet aircraft simulator at the fast-jet flying training centre, RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. Like all fast-jet pilots, Flight Lieutenant Slow is required to complete this emergency drill every six months. The pilot is seated in his ejector seat as if in a real jet using back-projected computer graphics representing a generic landscape below. Each aviator proves they can cope with a series of failures that operators select: Engine, hydraulic failure or bird strike.  Apart from the aircraft fuselage, the high-tech facility loads malfunctions on a pilot that he could experience in reality. The version of Hawk that the Red Arrows fly is actually a primitive piece of equipment, without computers or fly-by-wire technology.
    Red_Arrows043_RBA_1.jpg
  • A young child is surrounded by adults as they visit the trade stand of an unnamed manufacturer of a smart bomb that occupies a prominent space at their stand at the Farnborough air show - an expo for the aviation and defence industries. A primitive plastic chain protects the million Pound armament from visitors touching although the bomb will be a non-operational model. A TV screen demonstrates the deadly nature of the guided munition that are typically mounted under the wings of fighter jets - in the days before pilotless drone aircraft.
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  • Stick fishermen otherwise known as stilt fisherman fishing in the Indian Ocean on 17 April 2016 in Sri Lanka. Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta tied to a vertical pole and driven into the sand a few meters offshore. From this high position, the fishermen casts his line, and waits until a fish comes along to be caught. Although the approach looks primitive and ancient, stilt fishing is actually a recent tradition believed to have started during World War II when food shortages and overcrowded fishing spots prompted some men to try fishing on the water. Today, many fishermen rent their stilts to “actors” who pose as fishermen for photographers and tourists.
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  • Flight Lieutenant Dave Slow of the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team, is seated in a BAE Systems Hawk jet aircraft simulator at the fast-jet flying training centre, RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales. Like all fast-jet pilots, Flight Lieutenant Slow is required to complete this emergency drill every six months. The pilot is seated in his ejector seat as if in a real jet using back-projected computer graphics representing a generic landscape below. Each aviator proves they can cope with a series of failures that operators select: Engine, hydraulic failure or bird strike.  Apart from the aircraft fuselage, the high-tech facility loads malfunctions on a pilot that he could experience in reality. The version of Hawk that the Red Arrows fly is actually a primitive piece of equipment, without computers or fly-by-wire technology.
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  • Hidden beneath the protective cover is a bronze sculpture by Ivor Roberts-Jones of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill, created on 15th June 2020 in Londons Parliament Square, United Kingdom. The statue was boarded up to protect it from attacks by Black Lives Matter protesters who sprayed graffiti on it over two successive days, including the words was a racist. Despite his achievements, there is evidence to suggest Mr Churchill was a white supremacist. He referred to British imperialism as being for the good of the “primitive” and “subject races”. As a junior member of parliament, Mr Churchill supported Britain’s plan for additional conquests, stressing that “Aryan stock is bound to triumph”.
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  • Flowers left in front of the protective cover on a bronze sculpture by Ivor Roberts-Jones of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill on 15th June 2020 in Londons Parliament Square, United Kingdom. The statue was boarded up to protect it from attacks by Black Lives Matter protesters who sprayed graffiti on it over two successive days, including the words was a racist. Despite his achievements, there is evidence to suggest Mr Churchill was a white supremacist.<br />
He referred to British imperialism as being for the good of the “primitive” and “subject races”. As a junior member of parliament, Mr Churchill supported Britain’s plan for additional conquests, stressing that “Aryan stock is bound to triumph”.
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  • An old fashioned pair of public address speakers have been attached to a scaffolding pole overlooking the Northumberland countryside at the Kielder Air Show. Here, the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team are to perform and the squadron's commentator - known as Red 10 - will be describing the 25-minute routine performed in front of a few hundred people, probably the smallest of the Red Arrows audiences. The Hawk aircraft will be flying over the borderland between England and Scotland during this display which has attracted a local crowd to this pretty landscape. This primitive method of amplification makes for it charmingly quirky. We see a low-tech and makeshift apparatus, vastly different to other shows where digital sound quality reproduces audio to many of thousands of spectators.
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