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by Colin Jones
29 Apr 2009
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[Prague, Czech Republic] – Walking in the bitter cold, I heard what sounded like folk music emanating from Prague’s main square. I caught the last 30 seconds of the performance and got the shot just in the nick of time. About five minutes later, the sky went gray and it started to snow!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Morgan Harris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/pfbGTT/small.png)
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[Prague, Czech Republic] – Walking in the bitter cold, I heard what sounded like folk music emanating from Prague’s main square. I caught the last 30 seconds of the performance and got the shot just in the nick of time. About five minutes later, the sky went gray and it started to snow!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Morgan Harris</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/pfbGTT/large.png)
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[Auckland, New Zealand] – A young Tuvaluan woman twirls around during a storytelling dance from Nanumea, her atoll of origin. Her performance is part of Celebrate Pasifika, a month of performances in March to pay tribute to Pasifika culture. Over 175,000 Pacific Islanders live in the Auckland region, and the Pasifika festival attracts crowds surpassing 200,000.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carolyn Barnwell</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3AwmLJ/small.png)
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[Auckland, New Zealand] – A young Tuvaluan woman twirls around during a storytelling dance from Nanumea, her atoll of origin. Her performance is part of Celebrate Pasifika, a month of performances in March to pay tribute to Pasifika culture. Over 175,000 Pacific Islanders live in the Auckland region, and the Pasifika festival attracts crowds surpassing 200,000.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carolyn Barnwell</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3AwmLJ/large.png)
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[Quito, Ecuador] – On my way back from an afternoon of shopping at the Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal, I heard the sounds of a fiddle playing a traditional Andean melody. As I rounded the corner, this man came into view. He was playing his heart out, and I got the distinct impression that it was less for the coins in his dish than for his overwhelming love of the music.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kathy Kaufman</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/ponz0H/small.png)
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[Quito, Ecuador] – On my way back from an afternoon of shopping at the Mercado Artesanal de La Mariscal, I heard the sounds of a fiddle playing a traditional Andean melody. As I rounded the corner, this man came into view. He was playing his heart out, and I got the distinct impression that it was less for the coins in his dish than for his overwhelming love of the music.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kathy Kaufman</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/ponz0H/large.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] – Street performer “Beto” bounces a soccer ball on his head atop a ladder on Barcelona’s famed La Rambla. Being the soccer fan that I am, I watched his routine four times through. He climbed up the ladder, took off his shirt, and then descended the ladder—all while bouncing the ball on his head!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3QK5zA/small.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] – Street performer “Beto” bounces a soccer ball on his head atop a ladder on Barcelona’s famed La Rambla. Being the soccer fan that I am, I watched his routine four times through. He climbed up the ladder, took off his shirt, and then descended the ladder—all while bouncing the ball on his head!</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/3QK5zA/large.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] Exotic fruit juices bottled before sunrise enliven La Bouqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. Consumption at this market is never a matter of if, but when. The essence of time escapes this place. Here there are no shopping lists, no checkout lines. Shoppers lose themselves in this life-size candy-land of nature's finest offerings. Not one item is destined for the freezer, but instead intended for preparation within a matter of hours to satisfy the stomachs of loved ones.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Karen Sikora</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/O19F_j/small.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] Exotic fruit juices bottled before sunrise enliven La Bouqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. Consumption at this market is never a matter of if, but when. The essence of time escapes this place. Here there are no shopping lists, no checkout lines. Shoppers lose themselves in this life-size candy-land of nature's finest offerings. Not one item is destined for the freezer, but instead intended for preparation within a matter of hours to satisfy the stomachs of loved ones.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Karen Sikora</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/O19F_j/large.png)
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[Tokyo, Japan] In one of the best sushi destinations in the world, workers haul a large <em>maguro</em> tuna fish at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Miko Walczuk</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/DfEI_U/small.png)
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[Tokyo, Japan] In one of the best sushi destinations in the world, workers haul a large <em>maguro</em> tuna fish at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Miko Walczuk</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/DfEI_U/large.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] – I was exiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell when I noticed two off-duty human statues drinking beers and chatting on the sidewalk. After a long morning of entertaining the park’s constant stream of tourists, these two statues apparently decided it was time for a break. Laughing, I quickly snapped a photo—it was just one of those moments begging to be captured.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/nnoijN/small.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] – I was exiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell when I noticed two off-duty human statues drinking beers and chatting on the sidewalk. After a long morning of entertaining the park’s constant stream of tourists, these two statues apparently decided it was time for a break. Laughing, I quickly snapped a photo—it was just one of those moments begging to be captured.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Eric Baumann</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/nnoijN/large.png)
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[Melbourne, Australia] – On a Sunday afternoon, my friends and I were on our way back to the tram stop when we spotted this artist making pastel replicas of paintings on the sidewalk. Passersby were crowded around to catch a glimpse of this man at work. As we were watching him, a pedestrian who wasn’t paying attention walked right across the picture on the left. I was appalled, but luckily the picture remained intact.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Lauren Hurley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/grWpdi/small.png)
![<p><span style="font-size: larger;">Grand Prize Winner</span><br />
[Melbourne, Australia] – On a Sunday afternoon, my friends and I were on our way back to the tram stop when we spotted this artist making pastel replicas of paintings on the sidewalk. Passersby were crowded around to catch a glimpse of this man at work. As we were watching him, a pedestrian who wasn’t paying attention walked right across the picture on the left. I was appalled, but luckily the picture remained intact.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Lauren Hurley</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/grWpdi/large.png)
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[Kologo, Ghana] This photo captures the maturity of my ever tranquil and extraordinarily patient eight-year-old companion, Fafa Benedicta, in the surrounding chaos and struggle of the world's poorest region: West Africa. Fafa became my cherished friend, and we kept close tabs on each other during the months I spent volunteering with the Ewe people of Southern Togo and Ghana. I took this photo during our visit to the local market, where I hoped to buy several hundred exercise books to donate to the severely under-funded local secondary school in the village of Kologo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carrie Stiles</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qQPkl1/small.png)
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[Kologo, Ghana] This photo captures the maturity of my ever tranquil and extraordinarily patient eight-year-old companion, Fafa Benedicta, in the surrounding chaos and struggle of the world's poorest region: West Africa. Fafa became my cherished friend, and we kept close tabs on each other during the months I spent volunteering with the Ewe people of Southern Togo and Ghana. I took this photo during our visit to the local market, where I hoped to buy several hundred exercise books to donate to the severely under-funded local secondary school in the village of Kologo.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carrie Stiles</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/qQPkl1/large.png)
