February 24, 2012
A member of Mohacs Busok (Mask-people from Mohacs town) steps out from their local base on February 21, 2012 prior to their carnival masquerade. The Busojaras (Hungarian, meaning “Buso-walking”) is an annual celebration of the Sokci (Croatians) living in the town of Mohacs, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season and ending the day before Ash Wednesday. The celebration features Busos and includes folk music, masquerading, parades and dancing. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images) #img 24 MORE/Source

A member of Mohacs Busok (Mask-people from Mohacs town) steps out from their local base on February 21, 2012 prior to their carnival masquerade. The Busojaras (Hungarian, meaning “Buso-walking”) is an annual celebration of the Sokci (Croatians) living in the town of Mohacs, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season and ending the day before Ash Wednesday. The celebration features Busos and includes folk music, masquerading, parades and dancing. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images) #img 24 MORE/Source

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FILED UNDER: documentary photography traditions costumes fur Hungary The Atlantic 
February 24, 2012
The Grande Rio samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) #img 31 MORE/Source

The Grande Rio samba school parades at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) #img 31 MORE/Source

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FILED UNDER: patterns carnival traditions feathers stripes Brazil Rio de Janeiro 
January 28, 2012
Here, a Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home the day before the start of the “Expedicionarios da Saude” (Brazilian Health Expeditions), in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil, April 21, 2011. Twice a year, volunteer doctors build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatments for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazon rainforest. Picture taken April 21. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes) #img 24 MORE/Source

Here, a Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home the day before the start of the “Expedicionarios da Saude” (Brazilian Health Expeditions), in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil, April 21, 2011. Twice a year, volunteer doctors build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatments for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazon rainforest. Picture taken April 21. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes) #img 24 MORE/Source

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FILED UNDER: documentary photography Brazil boy child paint beads paint traditions ethnographic photography The Atlantic 
January 24, 2012
Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, on January 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) #img 31 MORE/Source

Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, on January 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) #img 31 MORE/Source

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FILED UNDER: Chinese New Year Beijing 2012 documentary photography costume lol group men traditions 
January 18, 2012
A man rides a horse through a bonfire on January 16, 2012 in the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of San Anton, the patron saint of animals, horses are ridden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)#img 01 MORE/Source

A man rides a horse through a bonfire on January 16, 2012 in the small village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. In honor of San Anton, the patron saint of animals, horses are ridden through the bonfires on the night before the official day of honoring animals in Spain. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)#img 01 MORE/Source

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FILED UNDER: photography animals horses 2012 Spain festival traditions action fire flames amazing The Atlantic 
December 21, 2011
“Sulfuric Fire Festival”, honorable mention in Places category. Once a year, Formosa fishermen’s unique sulfuric fire fishing ritual is handed down from generation to generation. Location: Taipei (© Hung-Hsiu Shih) #img03

“Sulfuric Fire Festival”, honorable mention in Places category. Once a year, Formosa fishermen’s unique sulfuric fire fishing ritual is handed down from generation to generation. Location: Taipei (© Hung-Hsiu Shih) #img03

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FILED UNDER: documentary photography fishing traditions Taipei Sulfuric Fire Festival fishermen fish frenzy swarm jump animals