Taung To

Taung To, Myanmar

A young woman of the Pa-O ethnic group is selling flowers at the Taung To market by Inle Lake. Pa-O people can be identified by bright turbans and black clothes. February 2015. Une jeune femme de l’ethnie Pa-O vend des fleurs sur le marché de Taung To au bord du lac Inle. Les Pa-O sont…

Sagaing

Sagaing, Myanmar

Young nuns are queuing to get their lunch portion at the ThaKyaDiThar nunnery in Sagaing. My understanding is that the food is paid by donators as Myanmar people do lots of offerings to temples and monasteries. February 2015. Les jeunes bonzesses font la queue pour obtenir leur part de déjeuner au couvent ThaKyaDiThar de Sagaing.…

Vico

Vico, Corsica

In the south of France and in Corsica, men enjoy playing the petanque. The petanque is a game where the goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a piglet. August 2005. Dans le sud de la France et en Corse, les hommes aiment jouer à…

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Common is the central public park in downtown. People just call it « the Common ». Young men can take advantage of the baseball field to train themselves. June 2010. Boston Common est le parc du centre-ville. Les gens l’appellent simplement « the Common ». Les jeunes gens peuvent tirer parti du terrain de baseball pour s’entraîner. Juin…

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Beautiful girls in the favelas of Rio dream to be on top of a float during the Sambadrome parade. If they are lucky, they will get noticed and may join the contest to be elected queen of carnival for the following year. February 2006. Les jolies filles des favelas de Rio de Janeiro rêvent d’être…

Edimbourg

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh tartan weaving mill occupies the building which used to be the Castle Hill reservoir. There are working looms and you may watch busy workers. November 2014. La filature de tartan d’Edimbourg occupe le bâtiment qui était autrefois le réservoir d’eau du quartier de Castle Hill. Il y a des métiers à tisser en…