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Australian fire breaks in action. 2018. (u/hypersonicelf).

“For anybody curious, these are controlled burns. The Australian bush is prone to bushfire, and there are a few species that have actually evolved to rely on these fires (Pyrophytic). Eucalypts are a great example of this because they release oils that encourage bushfires (Edit: The fire in this video looks like there may also be something else flammable in addition. Eucalyptus still goes up quickly, but it’s hard to find any good videos that show it).Since Eucalypts are probably the most common tree you will see here in Australia, you might understand why that suddenly becomes a problem when they start dropping branches absolutely everywhere. The solution is to actively encourage this burning in a controlled manner before it gets out of hand and you end up with fires like the Black Saturday Bushfires (compared to the 2017 California Wildfire ).Fire breaks act to create a barrier zone that has already been burned, so that if a huge fire breaks out elsewhere later on then it won’t unexpectedly spread out of control into dangerous areas.” -Fenizrael

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A small ferry called a barra lands on the south bank of River Gambia at Fatta Tenda in eastern Gambia surrounded by cattle owned by Fula pastoralists. 

Jason Florio

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GB. England. Shineze. 2017. Lua Ribeira.

Edwina crawling.

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ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires. 1999. Alessandra Sanguinetti.

Hydrangeas.

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ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires. 1999. Alessandra Sanguinetti.

Camilla.

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ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires. 1998. Alessandra Sanguinetti

Possum.

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ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires. 1998. Alessandra Sanguinetti 

Belinda with Rosita.

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 The Niger river at Mopti, Mali 1988 by Harry Gruyaert

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الصورة للصفحة الأولى من صحيفة فلسطين عام١٩٢٩..

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CHINA. Hsihaung Panna. 1970. Eve Arnold.

Planting Rice Shoots. 

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AFGHANISTAN. Herat. 1992. Steve McCurry.

Schoolgirl.

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IRAQ. 2016. Newsha Tavakolian.

PKK woman fighters working on Qandil Mountains (near Iraq–Iran border).

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IRAQ. 2016. Newsha Tavakolian.

Suzdar, twenty-one, joined YPJ four years ago. “When the revolution happened in Rojava, I knew that I wanted to have a role in it. The majority of the members of our society are women, but the only role they are allowed to play are those of home-makers and mothers. But in this revolution, the YPJ women make up a whole army. And this is an opportunity for us to show that we can play a different role. Usually men say that we cannot fight to defend ourselves and others, but with this revolution we are proving them wrong. My comrades and I attacked ISIS checkpoints in Talala. They were fighting back using all the heavy artillery they had. But we won the fight and seized the checkpoint and took the village under our own control. Now I feel that I can do anything I want. Before this, I thought that only my father and my brother could protect me. But now as a YPJ woman, not only I can defend myself, but I also can protect others.”

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SYRIA. Newsha Tavakolian.

YPJ members during daily training at their base in Serikani. 

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SYRIA. Newsha Tavakolian.

YPJ girls chatting near their base in Serikani.

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Newsha Tavakolian.

Barkhodan Kochar, 16, from Darbasi. “I jointed YPJ in 2014, because I wanted to defend my homeland. The war influenced me a lot. Before joining YPJ, whenever I asked my family about politics, they’d say ‘that’s none of your business, you’re just a girl’. But when I saw how the women of YPJ gave their lives for what they believed in, I knew that I wanted to be one of them. I feel much more empowered as a woman now. As a 16-year-old, I think that I have a very important role in my country and I will keep on fighting until the last drop of my blood is shed.”

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IRAN. CASPIAN SEA. 2011. Newsha Tavakolian.

Imaginary CD cover for Sahar.