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fotojournalismus: A summer day on a beach in Gaza 1. A...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:43:05 +0200

A summer day on a beach in Gaza

1. A Palestinian man plays with his son at the beach in the west of Gaza City, Gaza Strip on June 14, 2013. (Ali Ali/EPA)

2. Palestinian children spend time on a beach in the Deir al-Balah Palestinian refugee camp, situated along the Mediterranean coast in the central Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2013. (Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images)

reuters: Floods from above: aerial views of Germany’s worst...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:34 +0200

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Floods from above: aerial views of Germany’s worst flood in a decade.

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reportagebygettyimages: At the turn of the 20th century, the...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:10:21 +0200

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At the turn of the 20th century, the Tuareg were the last of the West African people to be defeated by the French. Their lands were absorbed into parts of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya. Those governments ignored their fractious Tuareg minorities, leaving them to wander the desert with their flocks of camels and goats. In recent decades, as climate change saw less and less rain fall during the wet season; Tuareg families struggled to sustain sizable herds. “Animals are everything to a Tuareg,” an elderly nomad explained, “We drink their milk, we eat their meat, we use their skin, we trade them. When the animals die, the Tuareg dies.”

See more photos from this feature, by Getty Images photographer Brent Stirton, in Issue #1 of the Reportage Journal.

Caption: Images of famed tourist site and traditional Tuareg land, on April 2, 2009 in Tassili ‘N Ajjer, Southern Algeria. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images)

fotojournalismus: Police Enter Taksim Square in...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:09:00 +0200

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Police Enter Taksim Square in Istanbul

1. Protesters take cover from a police water cannon during clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 11, 2013. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

2. A protester holds a petrol bomb behind his back during clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square June 11, 2013. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

3. A protester lays under a wheel of a police water cannon as other tries to pull out him during a police operation to evacuate Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 11, 2013. (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

4. Protesters run away from a police water cannon during clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square June 11, 2013. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)

5. A Turkish riot policeman pushes a photographer during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

6. The Greek Orthodox Church of Hagia Triada is framed by a burning barricade during clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim square June 11, 2013. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

7. A protester makes the victory sign in front of riot police during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

8. Demonstrators set fire to a petrol bomb during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

9. Protesters take cover behind a shield during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

10. Riot policemen take cover behind their shields amid tear gas smoke during clashes in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

timelightbox: Photograph by Malcolm Browne—AP On the 50th...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:08:37 +0200

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Photograph by Malcolm Browne—AP

On the 50th anniversary of Quang Duc’s self-immolation in 1963, LightBox presents an interview with Malcolm Browne, the Associated Press photographer who captured the now-iconic image

fotojournalismus: A North Korean soldier stands on the river...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:29 +0200

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A North Korean soldier stands on the river bank in Sinuiju, North Korea, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong on June 12, 2013.

[Credit : AP]

fotojournalismus: Lightning strikes the Willis Tower in...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:00:04 +0200

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Lightning strikes the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago on early June 12, 2013.

[Credit : Scott Olson/Getty Images]

fotojournalismus: Jabro Mounir, 6, arranges bricks during his...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:59:54 +0200

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Jabro Mounir, 6, arranges bricks during his daily work in a brick factory, on World Day Against Child Labour, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 12, 2013. Jabro earns 200 Rupees ($2.030) per day.

[Credit : Muhammed Muheisen/AP]

fotojournalismus: A student protester is detained during a...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:58:18 +0200

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A student protester is detained during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago on June 13, 2013. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system.

[Credit : Ivan Alvarado/Reuters]

timelightbox: Photograph by Jose Coelho—EPA June 6, 2013....

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:16:41 +0200

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Photograph by Jose Coelho—EPA

June 6, 2013. Performers squeeze their bodies into selected spots of architectural structures as part of the ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ project in Porto, Portugal.

From protests in Turkey and flooding in Europe to Angelina Jolie’s selfie and a donkey wedding, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

reuters: I BELIEVE I CAN FLY A policeman knocks down a man...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:22:00 +0200

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I BELIEVE I CAN FLY

A policeman knocks down a man role-playing during an anti-terrorism drill at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on June 3, 2013. Picture taken June 3, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily

Top pictures from the past 24 hours: http://reut.rs/18W4m0Y

fotojournalismus: Nepalese children climb a tree while they...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:06:54 +0200

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Nepalese children climb a tree while they play near the Pashupatinath temple in Katmandu on June 3, 2013.

[Credit : Niranjan Shrestha/AP]

fotojournalismus: Protests in the capital Ankara today 1. Riot...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:06:44 +0200

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Protests in the capital Ankara today

1. Riot police fire tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

2. Police use a water cannon against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

3. Riot police move to position around PM’s office, in Ankara, Turkey on June 3, 2013. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP)

4. A protester takes cover during a clash with riot police in Ankara June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

5. A taxi driver shouts at the police after a gas canister hits his car during clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Ankara, June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

6. A riot police officer keeps a look out from the turret of an armoured police vehicle during clashes with protesters in Ankara, June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

reportagebygettyimages: ‘I’ve tried to look at a lot of...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:05:54 +0200

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‘I’ve tried to look at a lot of women’s issues, because I can. I can get better access than a man can…In countries where females are abused, where there’s a lack of human rights overall, they definitely reach out to other females. Why? Because they know I care. I’m there not trying to just photograph the situation, I’m there because I care about the story.’

Paula Bronstein talks with Australia’s ABC radio about her work as a photographer and how she connects with her subjects. Listen to the full interview here.

fotojournalismus: Indians wait at a bus stop in front of an...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:04:13 +0200

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Indians wait at a bus stop in front of an advertisement for the city of Delhi in New Delhi on June 4, 2013.

[Credit : Kevin Frayer/AP]

fotojournalismus: Istanbul today 1. A pedestrian walks in front...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:03:48 +0200

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Istanbul today

1. A pedestrian walks in front of a banner featuring an owl with a gas mask at Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

2. A protester sleeps at a bus stop sprayed with graffiti at Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)

3. A protester holds a placard that reads “Police, How we will forgive you?” during clashes with riot police near Taksim Square in Istanbul, early Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

4. Seyfi Yasar, a waiter, pauses while smoking next to barricades outside of a hotel which he works for, near Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 4, 2013. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

5. Guy Fawkes masks are seen on the ground as anti-government protesters gather in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 4, 2013. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

6. Demonstrators stand at a wall with graffities between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

7. A volunteer places food donated by people for protesters at Gezi Park in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

8. A man leaves from clash site between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

9. A couple wearing gas masks walk at a street between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

10. A protester sleeps in Gezi Park in Istanbul on June 4, 2013. (Kostas Tsironis/AP)

timelightbox: Photograph by Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images“It was a...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:38:32 +0200

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Photograph by Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images

“It was a humbling experience watching her perform with total discipline this exhausting ritual over the mud and rocks at six o’clock on a very cold, damp morning,” photographer Ed Jones tells TIME. He was on assignment for AFP/Getty Images on May 21, 2013 in China’s northwestern Gansu province, a “flashpoint,” in recent years, for Tibetan protests against Chinese authorities.

The woman pictured in the image above, also featured in this week’s issue of TIME and in LightBox Pictures of the Week, is “prostrating,” Jones says, “a Buddhist gesture used as a way of achieving purification, accumulating merit, or preparing for meditation, among other things.”

The process involves repeatedly kneeling and extending arms forward until one is completely flat. The duration varies from tens to hundreds or even thousands of repetitions, often covering considerable distance. Blocks of wood, used to protect the hands, often leave trails in the mud.

“She was probably in her mid-twenties, and had a relaxed expression revealing nothing of what I can only imagine must have been an extremely arduous task,” Jones says.

The Labrang monastery, seen in the background, is a common location for Tibetans to practice the ritual. “There was no reaction from the people walking past her; as this is something they are accustomed to seeing,” Jones says. “A short distance behind her is another woman, standing up in between performing prostrations.”

“To find out exactly why and for how long this woman was prostrating would have required disturbing her in order to ask, which is something I wanted to avoid,” he adds.

Critics of the Chinese regime that has been investing in the region say the ritual is a fading marker of traditional Tibetan culture, according to AFP.

“I was struck by the color of her clothes,” Jones says, explaining what drew him to photograph the woman. “In a place full of deep, rustic colors, which on that day were faded by an overcast sky, the artificiality of her fluorescent pink top seemed at the time starkly representative of a modern, outside influence.”

—Eugene Reznik

See more of this week’s best photos on LightBox.

fotojournalismus: Children run away after an explosion in Kabul...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:37:58 +0200

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Children run away after an explosion in Kabul on May 24, 2013.

[Credit : Omar Sobhani/Reuters]

fotojournalismus: “Memories of the Southern Civil Rights...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:36:59 +0200

SNCC members Ivanhoe Donaldson, Marion Barry and James Forman demonstrating against police brutality. Danville, Virginia, 1963.

Armed members of the Alabama Highway Patrol near the 16th Street Church. Alabama, Birmingham, 1963.

Eddie Brown, a member of SNCC from the North, is arrested and calmly carried away by Albany police after a sit-in. Albany, 1962.

A poster calls for a CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) meeting. Pictured are slain civil rights workers. Mississippi, 1964.

Freedom schools conducted classes in literacy, history, and voter registration in rural towns all over Mississippi. Ruleville, 1964.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1964.

SNCC field secretaries Chico Neblett and Selyn McCollum (who had been a Freedom Rider) demonstrate at the Cairo pool, Illinois, 1962.

Mississippi, 1962.

Albany, Georgia, 1962.

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“Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement” by Danny Lyon

fotojournalismus: Amazon Indians occupy the main construction...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:33:35 +0200

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Amazon Indians occupy the main construction site of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in Vitoria do Xingu, near Altamira in Para State on May 27, 2013. Indians from various tribes returned to force the suspension for the second time in a month, of the dam projected to become the world’s third largest in energy production, opposing it for its impact on the environment and their livelihoods.

[Credit : Lunae Parracho/Reuters]