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  • Busker playing an electronic organ singing at the riverside. This busking regular sings old classic pop songs and always engages his audience with his cockney banter. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Busker playing an electronic organ singing at the riverside. This busking regular sings old classic pop songs and always engages his audience with his cockney banter. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140329_south bank riverside busker...jpg
  • Busker playing an electronic organ singing at the riverside. This busking regular sings old classic pop songs and always engages his audience with his cockney banter. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140329_south bank riverside busker...jpg
  • Wooden boats on the Nam Ou riverside in the remote and roadless Lao/Khmu village of Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river, one of the Mekong's major tributaries connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam. Ban Mouanghoun will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • Afternoon at the Nam Ou riverside in the remote and roadless Laoseng minority village of Ban Phoumeuang, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river (a tributary of the Mekong) connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. It is a place where children play and families bathe, where men fish and women wash their clothes. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into “the battery of Southeast Asia” by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway at the National Theatre as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • People at the second hand book stalls on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway at the National Theatre as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_018.jpg
  • Airstream van burger food stall on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_012.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_003.jpg
  • Rollerskating on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Gravity defying gold street performer entertains people on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140526_south bank gold statue manC.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway at the National Theatre as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_016.jpg
  • People stop at a mulled wine and hot cider stall along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_023.jpg
  • People stop at a mulled wine and hot cider stall along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People at the second hand book stalls on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_021.jpg
  • People at the second hand book stalls on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_019.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway at the National Theatre as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_013.jpg
  • Airstream van burger food stall on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_010.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_009.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_008.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_004.jpg
  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_001.jpg
  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161118_night walkway south bank_00...jpg
  • Gravity defying gold street performer entertains people on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140526_south bank gold statue manA.jpg
  • Gravity defying gold street performer entertains people on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140526_south bank gold statue manE.jpg
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  • Deep puddle under trees after heavy rain on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • People walk fast to find cover from a sudden rain shower on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140510_south bank rain shower_A.jpg
  • Busker playing an electronic organ singing at the riverside. This busking regular sings old classic pop songs and always engages his audience with his cockney banter. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140503_south bank thames busker_A.jpg
  • Luxury riverside flats in Wapping London, UK. Wharf buildings on Wapping High Street by the River Thames. London, UK. This is the famous street which once brought goods in from the central docks area of East London. Lined with modern built wharf buildings this is truly part of historical London.
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  • Luxury riverside flats in Wapping London, UK. Wharf buildings on Wapping High Street by the River Thames. London, UK. This is the famous street which once brought goods in from the central docks area of East London. Lined with modern built wharf buildings this is truly part of historical London.
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  • Rain pours down in the distance over the silhouette of riverside buildings in Bermondsey in London, UK.
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  • Rain pours down in the distance over the silhouette of riverside buildings in Bermondsey in London, UK.
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  • A woman holds a bunch of spring onions she has grown in her riverside garden for selling at the local market, Sampan, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The banks of the Nam Ou river are lined with recession planting - advancing as the dry season sets in and the river level drops, receding as the rains come and it rises once again.
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  • A woman sunbathing along Richmond riverside as record temperatures soar across England on the 25th July 2019 in Richmond in the United Kingdom. The Met Office has estimated that parts of England could reach a record-breaking 39C this afternoon.
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  • A mother and daughter walk along Richmond riverside shaded by a bright orange umbrella as record temperatures soar across England on the 25th July 2019 in Richmond in the United Kingdom. The Met Office has estimated that parts of England could reach a record-breaking 39C this afternoon.
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  • Two elderly ladies sit in the shade along Richmond riverside as record temperatures soar across England on the 25th July 2019 in Richmond in the United Kingdom. The Met Office has estimated that parts of England could reach a record-breaking 39C this afternoon.
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  • People gather at Richmond riverside as record temperatures soar across England on the 25th July 2019 in Richmond in the United Kingdom. The Met Office has estimated that parts of England could reach a record-breaking 39C this afternoon.
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  • A Thames Rib Experience pleasure speedboat drives upstream, pasing a small barge and riverside residential apartment properties in Wapping, on 17th January 2020, in London, England.
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  • Airstream van burger food stall on the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161122_south bank walkway dusk_011.jpg
  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161118_night walkway south bank_00...jpg
  • Riverside walkway by the National Theatre at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
    20161118_night walkway south bank_00...jpg
  • Gravity defying gold street performer entertains people on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140526_south bank gold statue manH.jpg
  • Gravity defying gold street performer entertains people on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140526_south bank gold statue manF.jpg
  • People hanging out having a drink outside a riverside pub opposite the Shard on the River Thames in London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • An elderly couple read The Times newspaper in the shade along Richmond riverside as record temperatures soar across England on the 25th July 2019 in Richmond in the United Kingdom. The Met Office has estimated that parts of England could reach a record-breaking 39C this afternoon.
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  • Sunlight illuminates windows and balconies of riverside residential apartment properties at the former docks warehouses at New Crane Wharf in Wapping, on 17th January 2020, in London, England.
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  • People walking along the riverside walkway as dusk turns to evening on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Riverside walkway at night on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161118_night walkway south bank_00...jpg
  • Autumn scene with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Autumn scene with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161129_south bank walkway sunset_0...jpg
  • Autumn scene with sun setting on St Pauls Cathedral from the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161129_south bank st pauls_002.jpg
  • Autumn scene with sun setting on the National Theatre on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161129_south bank red busker_015.jpg
  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161129_south bank red busker_011.jpg
  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20161129_south bank red busker_008.jpg
  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Musician Conor Scott busking with sun setting on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
    20161129_south bank red busker_002.jpg
  • Autumn scene with sun setting on the National Theatre on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Autumn leaves in a puddle of rain water on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Sun setting behind trees casting low shadows on the riverside walkway on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • A man prepares to jump over Autumn leaves in a puddle of rain water on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • A man prepares to jump over Autumn leaves in a puddle of rain water on the Southbank riverside walkway, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • View from above over the riverside walkway on the Southbank, London, United Kingdom. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • Man running through a deep puddle under trees after heavy rain on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Woman cycles through a deep puddle under trees after heavy rain on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Man cycles through a deep puddle under trees after heavy rain on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Man pushes a pram through a deep puddle under trees after heavy rain on the riverside walkway. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Two young buskers singing and playing guitar sitting cross legged on the riverside wall. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • Two young buskers singing and playing guitar sitting cross legged on the riverside wall. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140329_south bank young buskers_E.jpg
  • Two young buskers singing and playing guitar sitting cross legged on the riverside wall. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
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  • London, UK. Monday 8th September 2014. London Mayor Boris Johnson meeting with crew members during a visit to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival which is organized by RB Greenwich, aboard the vessel TS Tenacious. The Festival is included as a highlight of Totally Thames, the new month-long promotion of river and riverside events delivered by Thames Festival Trust.
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  • Metropolitan Wharf in Wapping, London, England, United Kingdom. Metropolitan Wharf is an iconic eight storey Grade II Listed Victorian riverside warehouse building, which has been restored to provide office accommodation in<br />
a historical working environment.
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  • Seagull on the riverside walkway on the South Bank in London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • King Henrys Wharf in Wapping, London, England, United Kingdom. King Henrys Wharf is an iconic Grade II Listed Victorian riverside warehouse building, which is due to be restored to provide accommodation in a historical environment.
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  • With very few people out and about the scene at More London near to City Hall is one of quiet on the riverside walkway as the national coronavirus lockdown three continues on 28th January 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Following the surge in cases over the Winter including a new UK variant of Covid-19, this nationwide lockdown advises all citizens to follow the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
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  • With very few people out and about the scene at More London near to City Hall loooking towards Tower Bridge is one of empty desolation on the riverside walkway as the national coronavirus lockdown three continues on 28th January 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Following the surge in cases over the Winter including a new UK variant of Covid-19, this nationwide lockdown advises all citizens to follow the message to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
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  • A view of the historic riverside Olivers Wharf in Wapping, seen from the River Thames on September 14, 2018 in London, England.
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  • Boatmen Sengkham and Savath navigate their boat up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Boatmen Savath and Sengkham pull their boat up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Boatmen Savath and Sengkham navigate their boat up the rapids using bamboo poles on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Boatmen Sengkham rests after pushing the boat up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • The Nam Ou river landscape in Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The 425 km long Nam Ou river is a major tributary of the Mekong and is the lifeline of rural communities and local economies. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Boatmen Savath and Sengkham navigate their boat up the Nam Ou river using bamboo poles during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Boatmen Sengkham and Savath take a rest after pulling the boat up the rapids on the Nam Ou river during the dry season when the river level is low, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Local boatman/fisherman, Savath prepares fish for cooking over an open fire which he has just caught by electric fishing in the Nam Ou river, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Using the boat paddle as a chopping board, local boatman/fisherman, Savath prepares fish for cooking over an open fire which he has just caught by electric fishing in the Nam Ou river, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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  • Freshly caught catfish which the boatmen/fishermen caught by electric fishing in the Nam Ou river, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages and provides the rural population with food for fishing. But this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into ‘the battery of Southeast Asia’ by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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