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Photo: Delacroix-Like Dance

Photographer caption: A group of cowboys takes to the dance floor at Club Black Castle in Ruleville, Mississippi.

Photo by Rory Doyle (Cleveland, Mississippi); Ruleville, Mississippi

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Photo: Road to Ruin

Photographer caption: Syria, January 2017 - Destroyed street alley in east Aleppo. Residents who have returned to the streets. A child and his mom search a beauty shop for nail polish and other non-broken things.

Photo by Christian Werner (Springe, Germany); Aleppo, Syria

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Photo of the Day: Polar Bear Scratch

Photographer caption: Polar bear cub cleaning off his coat after a swim in the Arctic ice

Photo by Tom Ingram (Campbell, California); Kaktovik, Alaska

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Photo of the Day: Tongue-Tied Fox

Photographer caption: A red fox opens his mouth to yawn and sticks his tongue out against his cheek.

Photo by Eric Fisher (Washington, District of Columbia); Alaska, USA

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Photo: Long Neck Tribe

Edited photographer caption: The Padaung are a tribal group who have historically lived in the hills on the Myanmar side of the Thai border. Best recognized for their elongated necks, the Padaung women wear heavy brass rings around their necks and forearms.

Photo by Callie Chee (Cronulla, Australia); Long Neck Karen village, Thailand

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Photo of the Day: Hungry Hippos

Photographer caption: This by far was the highlight of my trip to Tanzania. A giant hippo party, which was super VIP. But I knew exactly how to get in. Something they couldn't resist. A game of Hungry Hungry Hippos!

Photo by Martin Sanchez (Lodi, New Jersey); Tanzania 

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Photo of the Day: The Queen of the Indian Ocean

Photographer caption: Hanifaru Bay, sunset time. Manta rays come in to the bay during high tides to feed on copepods. This picture was taken during a beautiful sunset, giving a stunning color to the manta.

Photo by Romain Barats (Balma, France); Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives

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Photo of the Day: Holy Perimeter

Photographer caption: A sadhu takes a wash in the Ganges River and does his morning ritual.

Photo by Drew Hopper (Coffs Harbour, Australia); Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Photo of the Day: A Former Child Soldier Is Released From the Army

Photographer caption: A former child soldier is released in Yambio, South Sudan as part of a joint initiative to return children to their families. About 300 children were released, but it is estimated that over 19,000 children have been recruited into the armed forces during South Sudan's brutal civil war that started in 2013.

Photo by Stefanie Glinski (London, United Kingdom); Yambio, South Sudan

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Photo: Crocodile Mirror

Photo by Massimo Giorgetta (Latina, Italy); Jardines de la Reina, Cuba 

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Photo: Mother Polar Bear Nursing Her Cub

Photographer caption: I was on an extreme expedition with my brother and daughter in East Greenland where our mission was to document the natural history with dog sleds as our only means of transport. We joined two locals, Izak and Age, from Ittoqqortoormiit on their journey to Jameson Land. Earlier this morning, the wind speed dropped, and the dogs became restless. To Izak, these are the tell-tale signs of a polar bear in the vicinity, and we soon find two sets of tracks. Polar bears amble at around 5km per hour, but it isn’t until the sun sets that a mother bear revealed her cub to us.

Photo by Danie Ferreira (Cape Town, South Africa);  Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland

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Photo of the Day: Leather Controller

Photographer caption: The history of Partizanske, Slovakia, and its surroundings is closely attached to the shoemaking industry, which was brought here by the famous Tomas Bata. Today, very few people outside of the region know that even though most of the production ceased years ago, there are still some companies producing shoes. This photograph is part of a series in which I was documenting individuals who work in this industry and individual parts of the production process. The worker in this portrait works in a warehouse with leather. One of the tasks he performs is the control of leather thickness as pictured in this image.

Photo by Lucia Minarova (Most Pri Bratislave, Slovakia); Bosany, Slovakia

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Photo: FIFA 2018

Photographer caption: Polish fun at a fun zone in Red Square, Moscow

Photo by Evgeny Andreev (Moscow, Russia); Moscow, Russia

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Photo: Moises

Photographer caption: Moisés is a Venezuelan immigrant, the crisis has brought him to Argentina. The positive thing about this uprooting is his freedom.

Photo by Carloman Macidiano Céspedes Riojas (San Isidro, Argentina); Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Photo: Flying Bull

Edited photographer caption: Taken during the 2017 rodeo festival in Masbate City, Bicol, or “Cattle Country of the Philippines.” It is an annual festival in the province.

Photo by Arjanmar Rebeta (Cabusao, Camarines Sur, Philippines); Masbate City, Philippines

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Photo: Fishing Net

Photo by Trung Pham (Ho Chi Minh Vietnam); Hon Yen Island, Vietnam 

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Photo: Sulfur Collector 

Photographer caption: The sulfur collectors of the Ijen volcano, located in East Java, Indonesia, work among toxic gases to collect sulfur, earning only $5 per day.

Photo by Esteban Mazzoncini (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Java Indonesia