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  • With a grimace on her pained face, a female Officer Cadet at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst splashes through a water obstacle during  an endurance race. Recruits are running a 5 mile steeplechase around the Academy grounds to assess individual stamina and accumulate team points. Sandhurst is an institution which has bred staff officers since 1800. Today it trains future officers for the demands of leadership and military understanding of military understanding. Students are tested for their command instincts, intellect, strength of character and physical endurance often under great psychological pressure - the demands asked of them in modern warfare. Failure in this test might not necessarily mean dismissal though perseverance or refusal to give up won't harm their prospects.
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  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsT.jpg
  • As the UK's Conornavirus pandemic lockdown continues, but with travel restrictions and social distancing rules starting to ease after three months of closures and isolation, a boy walks past a billboard that has appeared across the capital, telling Londoners that Community is Strength and that staying together is best, while someone has added a more confusing message asking for others to save lives by spitting, a breach of pandemic health guidelines, on 9th June 2020, in south London, England.
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  • Juma the street performer with his balance and strength act performs to a large crowd gathered on the Southbank 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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  • Juma the street performer with his balance and strength act performs to a large crowd gathered on the Southbank 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.
    20140607_south bank juma street perf...jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsV.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsU.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsS.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsR.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsO.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsN.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsM.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsL.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsJ.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsH.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsG.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsE.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsB.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsA.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsQ.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsP.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsK.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsI.jpg
  • Acrobat from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Miguel Santana) practises his strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsF.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsD.jpg
  • Acrobats from Gravity and Other Myths Circus, (Daniel Liddiard in red shorts, and Miguel Santana in blue) practise their strength hand balancing act in Jubillee Gardens. The South Bank is a significant arts and entertainment district, and home to an endless list of activities for Londoners, visitors and tourists alike.
    20140601_south bank acrobatsC.jpg
  • A man unloading bamboo that is used as scaffolding for building works at a yard next to Banani lake in the Karail district of Dhaka on the 24th of September 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bamboo scaffolding is a common sight across Asia, it is lightweight and durable and has a much better strength to weight ratio than steel. It is also quicker to erect.
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  • Commemoration of the first anniversary of the devastating fire of 14th/15th June  2017 in Grenfell Tower, Lancaster West Estate, West London, United Kingdom when 72 people were killed. After a 72 second silence one second for each victim survivors and family members held a silent walk to the tower. A woman holds a green heart with a ribbon saying Strength.
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  • The bust of mythical Hercules, a Roman copy of the ancient Greek original by Lysippos of about 325-300BC in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum on 28th February 2017, in London, England. The Roman version is said to have been found in lava at the foot of Vesuvius and presented to the museum by Sir William Hamilton in 1776. Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles,  the son of Zeus Roman equivalent Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
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  • The bust of mythical Hercules, a Roman copy of the ancient Greek original by Lysippos of about 325-300BC in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum on 28th February 2017, in London, England. The Roman version is said to have been found in lava at the foot of Vesuvius and presented to the museum by Sir William Hamilton in 1776. Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles,  the son of Zeus Roman equivalent Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
    british_museum-24-28-02-2017.jpg
  • The bust of mythical Hercules, a Roman copy of the ancient Greek original by Lysippos of about 325-300BC in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum on 28th February 2017, in London, England. The Roman version is said to have been found in lava at the foot of Vesuvius and presented to the museum by Sir William Hamilton in 1776. Hercules is the Roman adaptation of the Greek divine hero Heracles,  the son of Zeus Roman equivalent Jupiter and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
    british_museum-23-28-02-2017.jpg
  • Partially-sighted skiing paralympian from the Sochi Olympics, Kelly Gallagher trains with her trainer in the gym at the Sports Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. Helped by her trainer, she practices pull-ups to help build thigh strength while starting a new training regime for the forthcoming winter season. Kelly Marie Gallagher, MBE is a Northern Irish skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. Gallagher won Britain's first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal during Sochi 2014.
    kelly_gallagher313-22-05-2014_1.jpg
  • Local children from varying family backgrounds and ethnicities get stuck in with a heave-ho on a large rope for the best of three tug war games during a community park festival. As part of an annual event in Ruskin Park in the London borough of Lambeth, neighbours and friends meet for an afternoon of self-initiated events including this contest of strength and teamwork. Both big kids and younger people join in and either help pull or simply hang on as the rope on their side either wins or loses.
    tug_o_war06-23-06-2012_1_1.jpg
  • Local children from varying family backgrounds and ethnicities get stuck in with a heave-ho on a large rope for the best of three tug war games during a community park festival. As part of an annual event in Ruskin Park in the London borough of Lambeth, neighbours and friends meet for an afternoon of self-initiated events including this contest of strength and teamwork. Both big kids and younger people join in and either help pull or simply hang on as the rope on their side either wins or loses.
    tug_o_war05-23-06-2012_1_1.jpg
  • Local children from varying family backgrounds and ethnicities get stuck in with a heave-ho on a large rope for the best of three tug war games during a community park festival. As part of an annual event in Ruskin Park in the London borough of Lambeth, neighbours and friends meet for an afternoon of self-initiated events including this contest of strength and teamwork. Both big kids and younger people join in and either help pull or simply hang on as the rope on their side either wins or loses.
    tug_o_war02-23-06-2012_1_1.jpg
  • Local children from varying family backgrounds and ethnicities get stuck in with a heave-ho on a large rope for the best of three tug war games during a community park festival. As part of an annual event in Ruskin Park in the London borough of Lambeth, neighbours and friends meet for an afternoon of self-initiated events including this contest of strength and teamwork. Both big kids and younger people join in and either help pull or simply hang on as the rope on their side either wins or loses.
    tug_o_war01-23-06-2012_1_1.jpg
  • "Homo erectus." At the exact moment that a young human being walks for the first time, an eleven month-old girl infant conquers her fear and takes her first tentative upright unaided steps. After months of building lower leg strength by pushing and leaning against household objects, she now leaves the protective hands of a delighted but nervous mother who relishes the joyous moment of her offspring's great achievement. The girl's legs and hips help propel her forward motion, naturally making her an upright bi-pedal species. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "On all fours." An eleven month-old infant crawls up some back garden steps and into her parents' house. Her head and shoulders are already hidden as she disappears inside. She is exploring a familiar world, being bold, gaining strength and confidence to move independently to eventually stand upright and walk unaided. Someone has taped a short stick to the upper step to help her position herself downwards when exiting the house backwards.  Wearing only a nappy (diaper) it is clearly a warm summer's day. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "Garden ballet." With hands outstretched, a ten month-old infant supports her weight on some garden chairs as she learns to stand on her own two feet. Without the strength in her legs, she loses her balance and her mother stands behind holding her daughter by the waist preventing her from falling over. It is a warm summer afternoon with both mother and child barefoot on the back garden patio and we see the experience of an adult encouraging a developing human being with the confidence to stand erect with back straight. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella18-20-04-1995_1.jpg
  • On the living room floor at home, a young mother grabs a few minutes to herself to exercises her pelvic floor muscles three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl who lies asleep in a Moses basket carry cot on the carpet. She rotates her hips to her right, twisting her body to regain strength in her lower torso, still sore from labour. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella07-20-04-1995_1.jpg
  • Looking upwards towards the back of a number 8 red London bus which passes the pillars of the famous Bank of England building at Cornhill in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. We see the Bank rising as an imposing classical structure. Its columns are converging because of wide-angle lens-distortion, giving us the image of strength, stability and influence in UK economics. The bus is a traditional design called a Routemaster which has been in service on the capital's roads since 1954 and is nowadays only seen on heritage routes. Its distinctive rounded rear bodywork is easily recognisable as that classic British icon.
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  • Detail of an arched stone bridge at Kinlochspelve, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The close-up view shows us the bridge's strength largely given by the beautiful workmanship by those using local materials for this road overpass. Only farm vehicles and small cars generally drive over but such structures need to withstand harsh winters where weather can help them deteriorate. An arch is a structure that spans a space and supports a load. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.
    isle_of_mull54-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • Looking upwards towards a memorial that commemorates the dead from the First World War of 1914-18 between the converging pillars of the Cornhill Exchange building and beyond, to the famous Bank of England in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. It is early evening as the ambient light fades while artificial illumination becomes the dominant light-source. With such a wide-angle perspective the bank and its architecture looks powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The dark pillars contrasting with the colourful (colorful) light emitted from this established Bank makes for a scene of stability and strength against the pity and tragedy of a past conflict that claimed millions of lives.
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  • Looking across Bank Triangle, we look up towards the Bank of England and the pillars of Cornhill. It is later afternoon and winter light is striking the architecture of this famous London landmark. Ahead are the converging columns of the famous Bank of England and to the right Cornhill Exchange at Bank Triangle in the City Of London, the financial district, otherwise known as the Square Mile. This perspective of suggests a bank and its architecture looking powerful and influential in the UK's economy. The pillars give a sense of establishment, a scene of classic stability and strength.
    bank_of_england01-21-01-2011_1.jpg
  • Partially-sighted skiing paralympian from the Sochi Olympics, Kelly Gallagher trains in the gym at the Sports Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. Doping squats to build strength in her thighs, she starts a new training regime for the forthcoming winter season. Kelly Marie Gallagher, MBE is a Northern Irish skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics. Gallagher won Britain's first ever Winter Paralympic gold medal during Sochi 2014.
    kelly_gallagher310-22-05-2014_1.jpg
  • Local children from varying family backgrounds and ethnicities get stuck in with a heave-ho on a large rope for the best of three tug war games during a community park festival. As part of an annual event in Ruskin Park in the London borough of Lambeth, neighbours and friends meet for an afternoon of self-initiated events including this contest of strength and teamwork. Both big kids and younger people join in and either help pull or simply hang on as the rope on their side either wins or loses.
    tug_o_war08-23-06-2012_1_1.jpg
  • Strong men perform strength acts as the great British public brave bad weather to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee flotilla on the river Thames. 1,000 boats made their way past Battersea Park, London including their reigning monarch of 60 years and other members of the royal family during a weekend of official festivities and street parties.
    jubilee_celebrations22-03-06-2012_1.jpg
  • A now disused stone bridge (only used by grazing cattle) and winter bracken over the Coladoir River on Glen More, Isle of Mull, Scotland. The wide landscape view shows us the bridge's strength largely given by the beautiful workmanship by those using local materials for this road overpass. Only farm vehicles and small cars generally drive over but such structures need to withstand harsh winters where weather can help them deteriorate. An arch is a structure that spans a space and supports a load. Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range of structures.
    isle_of_mull64-18-11-2011_1.jpg
  • A holy Sadhu man attracts a crowd on the Maidan in central Calcutta, India. Near some ballustrades built by the British during the last years of the Raj, the man is leaning forward on his knees and his head is buried in gravel. Practicing Tapas or Niyamas, is one form of Austerity that holy men like this perform to cleanse themselves of bad thoughts. It is a conservation of energy; an increase of power in the system by sense control; a process of positive-thought, self-imposed  hardships and inner-strength - all to gain a higher being for oneself. They might stand in cold water in winter, stand on or bury their heads in earth. Niyamas also breeds non-violence, truthfullness, non-stealing, moderation, non-possessiveness, purity, contentment, discipline, study and surrender.
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  • Grinning from ear to ear, young volunteers throw themselves over a fallen tree during a strenuous activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo, one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It has been a life-changing experience for them and their new-found friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
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  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. Carrying 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko basket for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_selection01-16-01-1997.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is straining in his last sit-ups during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0416-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0116-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment08-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Rico Leroy, 35 and  Sarah Burel, 19, demonstrating a tandem Surfing lift the day before the French Tandem Surfing finals. Tandem surfing is a hybrid of surfing and acrobatics. Originating in the 1930s in Hawaii when the Waikiki Beach boys would take female tourists for rides on their boards it has since evolved into an international competition sport where couples perform complex Gymnastics on Surf.
    tandemsurfers27_1.jpg
  • Eric Andre and Ophelie; Rico Leroy, 35, and  Sarah Burel, 19 show off skills developed for competitive tandem surfing, the French leg of the world tandem tour, Seignossse. Tandem surfing is a hybrid of surfing and acrobatics. It originated in the 1930s in Hawaii when the Waikiki Beach boys would take female tourists for rides on their <br />
Boards. It has since evolved into an international competition sport where couples perform complex Gymnastics on Surf.
    tandemsurfers23_1.jpg
  • Tandem surfers Dhelia Birou, 20 and Clement Cetran, practising lifts prior to the French leg of the tandem surfing world tour. They are hoping to win prize money of  up to $1200. Tandem surfing is a hybrid of surfing and acrobatics. Originating in the 1930s in Hawaii when the Waikiki Beach boys would take female tourists for rides on their boards.
    tandemsurfers15_1.jpg
  • Rico Leroy, 35 and Sarah Burel, 19, demonstrating a tandem Surfing lift the day before the French Tandem Surfing finals. Tandem surfing is a hybrid of surfing and acrobatics. Originating in the 1930s in Hawaii when the Waikiki Beach boys would take female tourists for rides on their boards. The sport was most popular in the 50s and 60 s. It is however currently enjoying a renaissance after several decades in the doldrums thanks mainly to the work of Rico Leroy, a passionate ex-French pole vaulter who has set up the International Tandem Surfing Association  (ITSA).
    tandemsurfers8_1.jpg
  • A lone walker passes by a partially-collapsed broken sign announcing the summit of Rannoch Moor, Scotland UK, 1,350 feet above sea level. He is hunched against a driving wind at this altitude and the country he is walking over is bleak and boggy, a wetland high up in the Scottish Highlands. Thick tufts of grass and moss lie about in this tough terrain, held in great affection for long-distance hikers. Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km²) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross and Lochaber, Highland, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Rannoch Moor is designated a National Heritage site.
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  • It is dawn in Calcutta, West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the sun is rising from across the Howrah Bridge. A man has waded out into waist-deep water and stands in the polluted river saying his prayers and offering thanks to his Hindu Gods. He has found inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water as the humanity cross to their businesses and markets. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.
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  • Teenage Nepali boys await the start of a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They have to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    doko_gurkhas-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • A Haitian sees the bright side as she sits outside her shelter erected opposite the Palace in Cham De Mars. The  choice of cloth for her shack is symbolic and many Haitians are grateful for the aid and support from the US. some  commentators, however,  believe the relationship with the US two hundred miles away,  is what needs to be looked at if things are to improve. One Haitian, Jocelyn, tells me:  "They (The American government)  take with one hand and give with the other.  They swamped Haiti with cheap rice imports putting farmers out of business and forcing them into the capital's slums where they have been aid dependent ever since"
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  • A Mourner at the main cemetery, Port Au Prince stands next to a pile of human remains. At the time of the earthquake, bodies were piling up in the streets and  Haitians were so desperate to deal with the cadavers that they would bring them to the cemetery and burn them where ever they could find space.
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  • Mourners at the main cemetery, Port Au Prince. On Tuesday 12th of January at 16.53pm local time the biggest Earthquake to hit Haiti for 200 years struck with devastating force. 230,000 people were killed, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million left needing emergency shelter. Survivors have lost family, homes, livelihoods and essential services. Hospitals, schools and government buildings were also destroyed'. These pictures are of the survivors three weeks later.
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  • This lady preaching in down-town Port au Prince says, "you have to believe in God, this is God trying to send us a message." On Tuesday 12th of January at 16.53pm local time the biggest Earthquake to hit Haiti for 200 years struck with devastating force. 230,000 people were killed, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million left needing emergency shelter. Survivors have lost family, homes, livelihoods and essential services. Hospitals, schools and government buildings were also destroyed'. These pictures are of the survivors three weeks later.
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  • Claudette, thirty-three has five kids. She is  photographed with her father, Crispin, sixty-six in their neighbourhood as it is now. She feels lucky to have escaped. "I was buying some drinking water with my son, Gito and was on the way back  when the ground started rumbling. I cried out, `wow an earthquake!` At that point I looked up to see a two- storey building falling down on me. Large blocks of masonry trapped my arm and fell on my son . My son got free and  went for help. Five men returned and tried to lift the masonry with a large stick but they couldn't do it, they left me. I was petrified, the house next door caught alight and I knew for sure I was going to die" Then I felt someone pulling my arm although no one was there. From that moment I struggled to free myself, I pulled so fiercely that I left my finger behind  It wasn't until two hours later that I realized."
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  • All around Port Au prince are the hand painted signs and banners shown in the pictures, such was the desperation shortly after the earth quake. Many went without food and water for several days or more. The tragedy is that  it seems many of these requests went largely ignored. Theo Wilder is bemused "We painted a sign saying we needed food and water in the hope that the aid agencies may be able to help, but no one has helped, not one person."
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  • Claudette, thirty-three has five kids. She is  photographed with her father, Crispin, sixty-six in their neighbourhood as it is now. She feels lucky to have escaped. "I was buying some drinking water with my son, Gito and was on the way back  when the ground started rumbling. I cried out, `wow an earthquake!` At that point I looked up to see a two- storey building falling down on me. Large blocks of masonry trapped my arm and fell on my son . My son got free and  went for help. Five men returned and tried to lift the masonry with a large stick but they couldn't do it, they left me. I was petrified, the house next door caught alight and I knew for sure I was going to die" Then I felt someone pulling my arm although no one was there. From that moment I struggled to free myself, I pulled so fiercely that I left my finger behind  It wasn't until two hours later that I realized."
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  • Sharline  Dagou, 24, was a secretary at a restaurant in Petion-Ville, she poses with her mother and brother outside her house. "I was in my bedroom with my family when the quake struck. "The first shock was smaller like a preview of the next one. The door was blocked, but we pushed and got out but my younger brother was caught. When we came out we saw our houses destroyed. Now we have nothing. I even lost my shoes and  have been barefoot for the last three weeks.  Most of the families who lost people have left, they cannot bare to stay. We pray to cope with our sadness. A Dominican missionary came to give us courage, he told us we have to accept because we love God. "I often cry, but I still smile as well. We have to, we have to hope for the future. Where there is life there is hope."
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  • Nadine Pleato, opposite a collapsed building in down-town Port Au Prince . She is living in a garage at Latimer 54, near Paloma. She says: "I have just purchased this bag so I can pack a few things and leave Port Au Prince for the provinces. My house was completely destroyed and I lost all my clothes in the quake. All I have left is four pieces of clothing: a skirt and what I am wearing. I have to live and bathe in the street..I didn't know if my mother was alive for six days until she arrived from the provinces with supplies. I was so relieved but I still haven't seen my boyfriend since the morning of the quake. We were with each other a year. He must be dead but I will never know for sure. It's hard to carry on.  How can we be normal now?"
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  • Anne Marie, street seller,  Main street, Port Au Prince. "My home is destroyed? I lost my brother and sister in the earth quake. It was terrifying, houses were falling down around us, there were dead bodies everywhere and people were screaming. I went three days without water. I  was working on the street when the earth quake happened which is why I am ok but now I have to look after my sister? kids as she is dead,. They are weak and not used to coping on the streets so in order to feed them, I must work. I have no time to grieve."
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  • A Haitian carries a heavy coffin the mile or so to the central hospital morgue. On Tuesday 12th of January at 16.53pm local time the biggest Earthquake to hit Haiti for 200 years struck with devastating force. 230,000 people were killed, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million left needing emergency shelter. Survivors have lost family, homes, livelihoods and essential services. Hospitals, schools and government buildings were also destroyed'. These pictures are of the survivors three weeks later.
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  • A few miles from the finish line, this long-distance runner has stopped in agony to lean against the walls beneath Tower Bridge during th London Marathon, England. Pushing against the solid wall and stretching his cramped leg muscles, he grimaces in pain as other runners speed past on their way completing their personal race. Pushed to his limits, this man needs to continue a few more Kilometres to claim his medal and to claim victory. But he still has to overcome the pain of an overworked body. When glycogen runs low, the body must then burn stored fat for energy, which does not burn as readily. When this happens, the runner will experience dramatic fatigue. This is called "hitting the wall".
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  • A Mourner at the main cemetery, Port Au Prince stands next to a pile of human remains. At the time of the earthquake, bodies were piling up in the streets and  Haitians were so desperate to deal with the cadavers that they would bring them to the cemetery and burn them where ever they could find space.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Exhausted runner at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Runners with their medals and goody bags at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • A young girl volunteer is caked in mud after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her newfound friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Exhausted runner at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Exhausted runner at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Exhausted runner at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Runners with their medals and goody bags at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Competitors in the 2014 London Marathon. Runners with their medals and goody bags at the finnish area. London, UK.
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  • Primary school children in a "tug of war" contest during a physical education class, near Huizhou city, China
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  • a group of Capoeira aficionados ( a marshal art - dance) practice their art on the streets of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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  • Gauchos hearding cattle into pens, La Estrella ranch, Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Gauchos saddling up to begin the days work on ranch, La Estrella ranch, Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Gauchos hearding cattle into pens, La Estrella ranch, Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Gauchos hearding cattle into pens to be vaccinated, La Estrella ranch, Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Gauchos saddling up to begin the days work on ranch
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  • A young girl volunteer is hauled from a mud hole after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her newfound friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
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  • A young girl volunteer is caked in mud after an activity on a Raleigh International expedition in the rainforests of Brunei, Borneo. Beaming from ear to ear, the lady relishes her time here in one of the remotest and most dangerous habitats on the planet. It will have been a life-changing experience for her and her newfound friends from all over the world who will have had to raise several thousands of sponsored Pounds for the privilege of spending two months away from a dull, comfortable life at home, rather than building community projects like bridges or schools. Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds, nationalities and ages, especially young people. Over the last 23 years, 30,000 people have been involved in more than 250 expeditions to over 40 countries.
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  • A meat industry worker hauls heavy pork carcasses while delivering fresh meat to a local butchers, on 10th August 2020, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England.
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  • A meat industry worker hauls heavy pork carcasses while delivering fresh meat to a local butchers, on 10th August 2020, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England.
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  • After a weekend of large numbers of Britons leaving London for holiday resorts and coastal beauty spots, and crowding into the capitals parks, the UK government is considering further restrictions of movement in public places to help social distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Indoor gyms are now closed but this open-air space in Ruskin Park, south London has attracted south Londoners including members of the Brixton Street Gym who exercise together in warm spring sunshine, on 23rd March 2020, in London, England.
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  • After a weekend of large numbers of Britons leaving London for holiday resorts and coastal beauty spots, and crowding into the capitals parks, the UK government is considering further restrictions of movement in public places to help social distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Indoor gyms are now closed but this open-air space in Ruskin Park, south London has attracted south Londoners including members of the Brixton Street Gym who exercise together in warm spring sunshine, on 23rd March 2020, in London, England.
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  • Large concrete right-angled blocks awaiting offloading from a lorry in Wood Street in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England.
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  • A construction worker supervises the lifting by crane of new flooring to an upper floor at the new development high-rise development at 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London - the capitals financial district, on 21st August 2018, in London, England. 22 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom. It will occupy a prominent site on Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district, and is set to stand 278 m tall with 62 storeys. The project replaces an earlier plan for a 288 m tower named The Pinnacle, on which construction was started in 2008 but suspended in 2012 following the Great Recession.
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  • Lightweight long-span cellular beams at Crown Place, a new office construction development in Sun Street in the City of London - the capitals historic financial district - on 20th August 2018, in London, England. One Crown Place will comprise of existing period buildings with two new residential towers offering 246 apartments. The six-floor podium features 15,500sqm of high-quality office space, with a variety of retail space at ground level.
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  • The plaza at Broadgate Tower, on 17th April 2018, in the City of London, England.
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  • The Tower of London in the distance with the steel rivets from one of Tower Bridges steel suspension anchor girders, on 14th December 2017, in the City of London, England.
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