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    I thought this was rather poignant. Here are three photos of Gwen Moffatt, Britain's first female professional mountain guide, taken in the 1940s and early 1950s when she was a young superstar.







    And here she is now, hiking on her own, aged 97 and still going strong.



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    Gary Moore '"The Messiah Will Come"

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    xxxxx

    well . . .

    African Portrait Masters



    Joana Choumali, Mme Djeneba Haabré, 2013/14







    Seydou Keïta, Bamako Mali (1921-2001)

    People visited Keïta’s studio (opened in 1948) to have their picture taken at their best: wearing extravagant dresses made from wonderful textiles with splendidly formed headdresses . . . a portrait of an era that captures Bamako’s transition from a cosmopolitan city in a French colony to the proud capital of independent Mali.





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    Malick Sidibé, Bamako Mali (1935-2016)
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    Not a direct picture of human beings, it's only implied. But a touching picture.

    Quote A store that allows homeles dogs to come inside at night 🙏❤


    source twitter

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    It's more popular than I realised

    Quote Valerie Antifascist (@VFurness Replying to @Happydog___)
    There are lots and lots of homeless animals in Istanbul, animal control spays and neuters them and releases them back to the streets where residents and shopkeepers care for them. It’s pretty amazing how they are cared for.
    Nature ahbors a typo (@DarrylSmith60 Replying to @VFurness and @Happydog___)
    Here's a picture of the Atrium Mall in Istanbul, they allow homeless dogs to sleep inside during cold weather:


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    Very poignant, Matthew. It really does speak of the beauty and pain of being human...

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    This a rather sad and tragic short story that exemplifies the beauty and pain of being human very well.


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    Two photos of solo rock climber Matt Bush. They are not photoshopped.




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    Wow, I got weak at the knees just looking at these - the second photo is insane!

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    Quote Posted by w1ndmill (here)

    Leslie "Jill" May, aged 49
    https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...#photo-2707649
    That article was a tough read, w1ndmill, but thank you so much for posting it.

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    Quote Posted by Johnnycomelately (here)
    Quote Posted by w1ndmill (here)

    Leslie "Jill" May, aged 49
    https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/...#photo-2707649
    That article was a tough read, w1ndmill, but thank you so much for posting it.
    Yes, an absolutely heart-wrenching and tragic story, reflected so harshly in the photograph, which shows her entire life etched so deeply into her face

    And yet the photographs with the article show that at one time Jill May led quite a normal life. While it's true that we all have choices in life, those choices sometimes take on a downward spiral that we just cannot escape.
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    Two symbolic images from the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games held in Londo
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    source twitter and youtube and reddit




    This photo was taken in Damascus in 1899. The dwarf is named Samir, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1889. He is a Christian and cannot walk. The one who carries him on his back is a blind Muslim named Muhammad.

    Mohamed relies on Samir to tell him where to go, and Samir uses his friend's back to navigate the city streets. They were both orphans and lived in the same room.

    Samir was a hakawati, he had the gift of narration and told stories of a thousand and one nights to the customers of a cafe in Damascus, Mohamed sold bolbolas in front of the same cafe and liked to listen to his friend's stories.

    One day, when he retired to his room, Muhammad found his companion dead. He wept and mourned his friend for seven days straight. When asked how they got along so well, being of different religions, he said only this:

    "Here we were the same", pointing with his hand to his heart.

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    Quote An extraordinary photograph of a street in Macau with the Grand Lisboa Hotel lurking in the distance. Claustrophobic and stunning in equal measure.
    Photo by Paul Tsui, National Geographic.

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    Thanks to Ravenlocke from this post link

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