2009 Photos
JAPAN
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Beneath the Suspension Bridge with the Longest Central Span in the World (Akashi-Kaigyou Bridge)
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A Chime of a Bell after a Gratitious Donation, She Receives Blessings from a Monk
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Wrinkled Old Man Still Smoking
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Toka Ebisu Festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, Osaka...
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...Shrine Maiden Decorating Bamboo Branches with a Warm Smile
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Girls Enjoying Coming-of-Age Day (Seijinshiki)
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Puppet at National Bunraku Theatre
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Toshiya Archery Contest at Sanjusangen-do, Kyoto...
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...Girls Warming Up, Literally...
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...For the Final Round (Girl in Green Kimono is the Winner)
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Fire Raging Under Control at Nara for the Wakakusa Yamayaki Event
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Party at Jeff's Apartment in Yotsubashi
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Ume at Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto
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Lanterns at Okuno-in, Koya-san
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Mural on Wall, Kyoto
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House Party at Azusa's after Sakura Hanami
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Professional Comedian Performs with Ai's Husband at her 2nd Wedding Party
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A Walk in the Snow at Norikura, Nagano, leads to Blooming Flowers...
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...a Chance Encounter with an Antelope...
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...all the Way to a Pond Behind the Snow-Covered Trees
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Tower of Sun at Expo Park, Osaka
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Kyesook's 2nd Wedding Party
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The '98 OISP Gang at Kyesook's Wedding
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At the Ginza Willow Festival, there are White Mimes...
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...and Stilt Walkers
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Hidemi Smokin'
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Bipod Robot at Mega Web, Odaiba...
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...and Trumpeting Robot
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Matsumoto Castle on a Windy Day...
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...Basked Under the Light of a Full Moon
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Kurobe Dam, Toyama
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Hot Sweet Potatoes for Sale
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Wall of Ice at Tateyama, Toyama
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Wild Snow Birds Scavenging for Food
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Tree on the Hill
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Hagoita Exhibition at Aoi's Grandma's House
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Modern Structure at Myokenguchi Temple, Osaka
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Substitute for Meditating Under a Waterfall?
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Stained Glass Window of Oura Catholic Church, Nagasaki
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Ajisai at Glover Garden, Nagasaki
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Dragon for Dancing
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Nagasaki Peace Park is Ground Zero for "Fat Man"
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Hungry Hippo at Beppu Craving for Potatoes
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Failed Photograph of Firefly at Wakayama
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Silver Mannequin Relaxing Outside
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Old Man Walking Uphill at Ishikiri, Osaka
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Homeless at a Playground in Naniwa, Osaka
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At Neko no Jikan Cat Cafe...
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...Grumpy Cat...
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...and Hungry Cats
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Bon Odori
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James's Idea of a Sandwich
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Gundam RX-78 blows off some steam...
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...while standing over Odaiba, Tokyo
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Hiroshi & Mio's 2nd Wedding Party at Odaiba, Tokyo
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Food Stalls & Yutakas at the Tenjin Matsuri in Tenmabashi, Osaka
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Jumping High
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At a Reggae Event at Nishiki-Hama Beach, Anri Dances with her Friend...
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...DJ Stirs up the Crowd's Soul...
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...Children Dancing in the Sand...
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...and Firework Shooting Up Into the Sky
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Tokyo Bay Fireworks...
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...and the Ensuing Party at Odaiba
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Girl Drags her Float to the Sea at Hayama Beach, Kanagawa-ken
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Holy Rites during Kasuga Taisha Chugen Mantoro
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Thousands of Lanterns Lighten Up the Night during Nara To-Kae
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View Outside Hotel Room in Osaka
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Foreigners Enjoying a Splash off the Rocks, during the Sotomo Cruise at Fukui-ken
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Girl Places a Lantern on the Shore during the 60th Toro Nagashi Firework Festival at Tsuruga Bay...
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...where Red Bombs Burst in the Air...
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...Stars Descend While Disintegrating...
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...and Explosions Lighting up the Bay
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Germaine Farewell House Party...
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...Nana-chan Attacking the Ribbon
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Rotating Tunnel in a House of Illusions
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Roller Coaster & Ferris Wheel at Hirakata Park, Osaka
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Stone Torii Gate at Wakayama
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Hiraling & Hachi's Soutarou
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The French Spider Robot, La Machine, sprays out water at the Yokohama 150th Year Celebration
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Cute Concept Car
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Kishiwada Danjiri Festival...
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...Children Playing the Flute & Hitting the Drums...
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...Children Pulling the Floats...
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...Young Men Rushing with the Floats
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Old Man Painting an Edible Minature Giraffe
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Angels of Kasiragasima Church, Nakadori Island
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Bee Gathering Nectar from Hydrangea Flower
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Sunrise at Nakadori Island
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Child Running in Aosagaura Church, Nakadori Island
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Dinner with Leisure Fishermen at Minshuku Shiosai
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Ishida Castle Garden, Fukue Island
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Takahama Beach, Fukue Island
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Oosezaki Lighthouse, Fukue Island
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Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo...
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...with a 8.8m Long Tapeworm Extracted from a Human on Display
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A Police Koban's Billboard has a Wolverine Poster Warning the Public that Knives Longer than 5cm are Illegal
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Hidemi's Photos on Exhibition
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Full Moon
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Lions Congregate for Ekoda no Shishi-mai Event
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Policeman Controls the Festival Traffic...
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...yet the Young Men Still Attempt to Push their Way Forward
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Art Display for Aqua Metropolis Osaka...
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Eating Snacks & Watching TV
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Otsu Matsuri at Tenson-Jinja Shrine, Shiga
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Flute Player or Monk?
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Firemen at Osu Kannon Street Performance, Nagoya
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Deer Antler Cutting Ceremony at Rokuen in Nara Park
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Sleepy Deer & his Senbei Food
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Sunset View Outside my Hotel Room
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Gigantic Tetsujin 28 Status in Kobe
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Pricey Kobe Beef
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On Halloween, in the streets of Shibuya...
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...Existing as a Vampire...
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...Looking for Prey at Gaspanic...
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...Thirsting for Ikuko's Blood...
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Maiden Road at Ikebukero, where Girls Procure their Favorite Dojinshi Manga
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Rina & Yasunobu's 3rd Wedding Party at Namba, Osaka
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Kyoto Imperial Palace Opens to the Public only one Time of the Year
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Stuffed Tanuki in Standing Position
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Attempt at Beer Advertising, in front of a Waterfall at Takihata Kohan, Wakayama
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Origami Museum at Narita Airport
MALAYSIA
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Malay Fashion
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KL Tower
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Petronas Tower
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Outdoor Food Stalls
CAMBODIA
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Sunset at Phnom Bakheng
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Intricate Carvings in Red Sandstone at Banteay Srei Temple
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Angkor Wat in Early Morning
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Old Man Doing Something with Red String
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Inside Angkor Wat
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Inside Banteay Kdei
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The "Tomb Raider Tree" at Ta Prohm
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Hole in Ceiling Radiates the Ruins
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Courtyards Filled with Moss Covered Stones
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Children Walking Home After School
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Ta Keo
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Closed Gate at Angkor Thom
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Camera Shy Souvenir Vendor
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Buddha with Horrible Makeup
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Bayon, where 216 coldly, smiling enormous faces of King Jayavarman appear
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Some of the 88 Divas using the Serpent Vasuki to Churn the Sea of Milk
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Lizard
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Preah Khan
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Spider Web Under the Sun
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Carving of a Hermit in Prayer
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Ta Som
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Carving Pieced Together
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Sudden Rain Drenching All
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Pre Rup...
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...Souvenir Vendor Selling Goods as People Wait for Sunset...
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...Decaying Carving...
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Foot Massage at Dr. Feet
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On Board the Scenic Siem Reap->Battambang Boat Ride Along the Tonle Sap...
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...Woman Ferries to my Boat to Transfer Passengers...
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...Children Returning Home for Lunch...
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...Old Tanned Man Rowing a Boat
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Bamboo Train with Louisa, Vivian & Tanya at Battambang
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Breakfast at a Local Restaurant with my Motorcycle Driver
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Nun Stationed at the Killing Caves to Pray...
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...Excavated Remains of Those Executed & Thrown Down into the Caves
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Cambodian Modern Temples are often Colorful
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View from the Hill of Phnom Sampeau
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Lotus Flower
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Phnom Banan
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Incense
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Duck Roadblock
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Fruit Bats
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Phsar Nath, Battambang...
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As Part of the Smokin' Pot Cooking Class, there is Grocery Shopping at the Market with U.S. Dollars...
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...and Lots of Food Preparation
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Balancing Act at Phare Ponleu Selpak Circus
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At the Floating Village of Kompong Luong...
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...Child Quietly Eating Lunch at the Edge of the Boat...
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...Children Idly Relaxing on the Boat...
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...while Other Children Nosily Drive Motorboats...
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Stared at by a Water Buffalo
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Five on a Scooter, Pursat
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Students Cycling Home, Pursat
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Caretaker of Sopheak Mongkol Guesthouse, Pursat
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Traditional Dance by the Sovanna Phum Art Association...
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...and a Farmer Dance
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Residence of Prime Minister (or Former Strongman) Hun Sen
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Sunrise at Tonle Sap River
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Old Lady Sweeping at Wat Ounalom
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Kites for Sale
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Playing on a Cardboard Sled
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The Royal Palace...
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...French-style Building, Courtesy as a Gift from Napoleon III...
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...Silver Pagoda in the Distance
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Sleeping Stone Buddha
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Display Reads "His Majesty the King's Palanquin"
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Soccer on the Sidewalk
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Children Off at Lunchtime
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Young Monk Walking Barefeet
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Psar Thmei Under Reconstruction
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Skinned Frogs
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Outskirts of Phnom Penh
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Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
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Stared by Baby on Scooter
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Torture Bed at Tuol Sleng Museum
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Sunset at Wat Moha Montrei
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My Phnom Penh Motorcycle Taxi Driver
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Hotel Le Royal Elephant Bar, which draws Journalists, Politicians and the Rich & Famous
CHINA
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Outside Grandma's Apartment at Guangzhou
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Home for Christmas
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Final Few Seconds of Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Bullets
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At Monterey Bay Aquarium...
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...Feeding Time...
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...Sea Nettle Jellyfish...
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...Jellyfish...
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...Weedy Sea Dragon...
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...Leafy Sea Dragon...
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...Silhouette of a Sea Horse...
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Cannery Row, Monterey
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Wicked Playing at Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco
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Old Mahjong Room of Soo Yuen Tong Association, Sacramento
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San Francisco's Pacific Ocean Shore
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Sunset from San Francisco
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