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Grand Prize Winner [Suva, Fiji] This family sells duruka, which has been dubbed by my host mother as "Fiji's ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
01 Jun 2008
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Church Hopping (And Trying Not To Fall) In Southern Mexico
“Who here wants joy?” the pastor asked with outstretched arms. His congregation shot up their weathered hands. Exchanging anxious looks, my wife and I realized we were on a collision ... read more
by Josh MacIvor-Andersen
28 Jan 2009
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Beyond Nat Geo: Discovering the Tarahumara
Normal 0 0 1 137 781 6 1 959 11.1282 0 0 0 In the recesses of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Northwestern Mexico lies the Barranca del Cobre (Copper Canyon), a natural wonder considered to be yet more spectacular and raw than the Grand Canyon. It is in ... read more
by Laura Rico
24 Feb 2010
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[Padua, Italy] These burlap bags sit at a market in Padua, Italy, a university town made famous by Giotto's arena chapel. Markets are not the only place for food shopping in Italy, but they are a rich, not to mention colorful, source of fresh produce, meat and grains.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carly Roberts</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/OD81dR/small.png)
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[Padua, Italy] These burlap bags sit at a market in Padua, Italy, a university town made famous by Giotto's arena chapel. Markets are not the only place for food shopping in Italy, but they are a rich, not to mention colorful, source of fresh produce, meat and grains.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Carly Roberts</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/OD81dR/large.png)
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[Daegu, South Korea] This photo was taken during a student organization fair at the university I attended in South Korea. The streets were filled with vendors selling all different kinds of snacks and trinkets. The "umbrellas" pictured here were made from a mixture of corn flour and water that was forced through a pipe.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michelle Bennett</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6RJ_YV/small.png)
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[Daegu, South Korea] This photo was taken during a student organization fair at the university I attended in South Korea. The streets were filled with vendors selling all different kinds of snacks and trinkets. The "umbrellas" pictured here were made from a mixture of corn flour and water that was forced through a pipe.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Michelle Bennett</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/6RJ_YV/large.png)
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[Dajabón, Dominican Republic] Dajabón, a city in the Dominican Republic, sits across the river from Haiti. The Dominican Republic opens its border on Mondays and Fridays to encourage trade with Haiti, which is the poorest, least developed nation in the Western hemisphere.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Ryan Bowen</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Ujv4pS/small.png)
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[Dajabón, Dominican Republic] Dajabón, a city in the Dominican Republic, sits across the river from Haiti. The Dominican Republic opens its border on Mondays and Fridays to encourage trade with Haiti, which is the poorest, least developed nation in the Western hemisphere.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Ryan Bowen</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/Ujv4pS/large.png)
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[Mawlamyine, Myanmar] This particular marketplace in Myanmar is famous for its cheap knock-off DVDs and fake Polo shirts. It is located on the very edge of Myanmar, next to the Thai border. Vendors are particularly skilled at convincing customers to buy much more than they intended, enticing them with items such as large lighters shaped as various sexual organs, Guccini sunglasses and various treats, including green pickled plums, jelly candies and prickly fruits. The market’s main attractions are the energetic males who run around convincing foreigners to buy Viagra.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kayla Wexelberg</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/B_avRr/small.png)
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[Mawlamyine, Myanmar] This particular marketplace in Myanmar is famous for its cheap knock-off DVDs and fake Polo shirts. It is located on the very edge of Myanmar, next to the Thai border. Vendors are particularly skilled at convincing customers to buy much more than they intended, enticing them with items such as large lighters shaped as various sexual organs, Guccini sunglasses and various treats, including green pickled plums, jelly candies and prickly fruits. The market’s main attractions are the energetic males who run around convincing foreigners to buy Viagra.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Kayla Wexelberg</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/B_avRr/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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[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)
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[Madina Ndiatébé, Senegal] A Fula man strolls through the Saturday market in Madina Ndiatébé, a sleepy town of 15,000 people in northern Senegal. On most days, residents of Madina Ndiatébé are occupied by farming, fishing, goat herding and cloth-dying. But on Saturdays, the town comes alive as hundreds of people flock there on rickety buses and donkey carts to sell their wares. People come from as far away as metropolitan Saint Louis and bordering Mauritania to sell everything from pasty <em>baobab</em> fruit to jeans printed with images of the Senegalese rap star Akon. In Senegal’s largely informal economy, bargaining is a vital skill. Senegalese regard “discussion” of the price as an integral part of the consumer experience.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Laraine Weschler</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/CbSv6T/small.png)
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[Madina Ndiatébé, Senegal] A Fula man strolls through the Saturday market in Madina Ndiatébé, a sleepy town of 15,000 people in northern Senegal. On most days, residents of Madina Ndiatébé are occupied by farming, fishing, goat herding and cloth-dying. But on Saturdays, the town comes alive as hundreds of people flock there on rickety buses and donkey carts to sell their wares. People come from as far away as metropolitan Saint Louis and bordering Mauritania to sell everything from pasty <em>baobab</em> fruit to jeans printed with images of the Senegalese rap star Akon. In Senegal’s largely informal economy, bargaining is a vital skill. Senegalese regard “discussion” of the price as an integral part of the consumer experience.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Laraine Weschler</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/CbSv6T/large.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] At the famous Barcelona market, La Boqueria, fresh food is key. Lobsters almost look ready to prance off the ice onto the floor, and fish flap under large carving knives. A stall vendor, who has covered her fancy pink sweater with a blood-spattered apron, reaches over to exchange pleasantries and money with a habitual customer. Every stand tries to offer a unique local product, as well as a unique personality. The culture of this Spanish market is one that thrives on good humor, which helps the vendors and regular customers alike to endure the throngs of tourists that file through each day.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jessica Brogan</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/0x8XGc/small.png)
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[Barcelona, Spain] At the famous Barcelona market, La Boqueria, fresh food is key. Lobsters almost look ready to prance off the ice onto the floor, and fish flap under large carving knives. A stall vendor, who has covered her fancy pink sweater with a blood-spattered apron, reaches over to exchange pleasantries and money with a habitual customer. Every stand tries to offer a unique local product, as well as a unique personality. The culture of this Spanish market is one that thrives on good humor, which helps the vendors and regular customers alike to endure the throngs of tourists that file through each day.</p>
<p><em>Photo by Jessica Brogan</em></p>](http://media.glimpse.org/uploads/0x8XGc/large.png)
