The beauty and the pain of being human. Images.

[Bill Ryan]

I thought this most wonderful, colorized, 3-minute high-definition video should go here. Do watch: this simply shows regular people and traffic in central London 90 years ago, but I found it quite fascinating.

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
(max to full screen - resolution is great!)

https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum/sta...143296000?s=20

[Isserley]

A Moment Destined to Happen
This American soldier was caught on camera kissing actress Marlene Dietrich in 1945. He had just returned from WWII on a ship, and she was waiting at the dock when they happened to pull in.

This photograph may look like a couple that had finally waited for months to embrace, but they didn't even know each other! Either way, this moment was destined to happen.

[Ewan]

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
I thought this most wonderful, colorized, 3-minute high-definition video should go here. Do watch: this simply shows regular people and traffic in central London 90 years ago, but I found it quite fascinating.

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
(max to full screen - resolution is great!)

https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum/sta...143296000?s=20

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In the same vein, this new video is utterly absorbing and quite wonderful to watch.

A Trip Through New York City in 1911

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1OgQL9_Cw

[rgray222]

[rgray222]

Came across this photo this morning and it made me feel good on so many levels. Not only is it a parody on social media and social media influencers it is also a reminder that real connections are with real people and fun can be had at no cost and at any time.

[norman]

Blitz, Then and Now.

[norman]

This photograph was taken (extremely) shortly after the detonation of a nuclear device during Operation Tumbler-Snapper. The projecting spikes are known as a rope trick effect.

[grapevine]

This is why you should never judge a book by its cover

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7wrpCAnOjl4

[Isserley]

This video made me cry today..
Feeling a great deal of admiration for the people who raised this young man.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bNhtyrdwP8c

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Isserley (here)
This video made me cry today..
Feeling a great deal of admiration for the people who raised this young man.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bNhtyrdwP8c

MUST SEE.

(...the 4,600 YouTube comments are also truly inspiring to read )

[Tintin]

We all know that mums totally rock! just about always, but, how about some of those dads out there?

This is truly heart warming stuff here, right through the thread

Source: https://x.com/tradingMaxiSL/status/1866309880212017220

[Bluegreen]

I love this photo




Julian "Zeus" McClurkin and friend

[grapevine]

Family stepped in and cared for a baby until her mom could be with her

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nFylhgpzOZE

Wonderful heartfelt story amidst the chaos on our planet at the moment. There are some extraordinary people out there with great big loving hearts, and thank God for that.

[Matthew]

[Bill Ryan]

The images in this and the two posts below are just breathtakingly beautiful.

https://www.boredpanda.com/indigenou...nder-khimushin

I travelled 25000 km in Siberia to photograph its Indigenous People. 6 months later, here’s the result

Hi! My name is Alexander Khimushin. Nine years ago I packed my backpack to see the world and have been globe-trotting ever since visited 84 countries. While travelling the world, I realized that people are the most amazing part of it.

Three years ago I came up with an idea of the photo project 'The World In Faces' that would celebrate beauty and diversity of the world through the portraits of ordinary people. Especially from those remote places, where culture and traditions are still alive. Since then I have taken thousands of portraits all over the world. Last six months I photographed indigenous people of Siberia.

An enormous region, almost a double size of Australia and 30% larger than the United States, Canada or the whole Europe. Siberia is one of the world’s last frontiers of the unknown. No doubt, everyone heard that it is very cold and sparsely populated, but what do we know about people living there?

During my half-a-year-long solo journey, I covered 25,000 km to visit many remote locations across Siberia: from lake Baikal shores to the coast of Japan sea, from endless steppes of Mongolia to the coldest place on Earth - Yakutia. All with only one mission - to capture faces and traditions of various groups of indigenous people living there. While some of the ethnic groups are dominant in their regions, many others are on the edge of disappearance, with a total population as low as only a hundred people left. They remain largely unknown to the outside world.

More info: khimushin.com | Facebook | Instagram

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Dolgan Girl




Ulchi Woman



Comment from Agnes Jekyll 8 years ago
That coat she's wearing is incredible...i imagine its waterproof? So interesting how she's incorporated silks and cotton.


Sakha Girl






Evenki Little Reindeer Herder




Ulchi Girl






Evenki Elder




Uilta Little Girl




Sakha Girl




Evenki Little Girl




Nivkhi Man




Soyot Girl




Evenki Girl




Buryat Girl




Buryat Shaman




Tazy Woman




Ainu Young Man




Negidal Girl




Oroqen Man




Evenki Mother With Baby




Russkoustintsy Woman




Shenehen Buryat Girl




Chukcha Girl




Yukagir Girl




Buryat Man




Even Young Man




Ulchi Young Man






Nanai Girl




Udege Man




Semeyskie Woman

[Bill Ryan]

(continued)


Tofalar Man




Orochi Woman




Udege Shaman




Tuvan Mongolian Man




Yakut Shaman




Buryat Gelugpa Monk

[Bill Ryan]

(This is the continuation of Alexander Khimushin's wonderfully inspired journey)

https://www.boredpanda.com/indigenou...der-khimushin/

I travelled 40,000 km across Siberia to photograph its Indigenous People. One year later, here’s the result.

Hi! My name is Alexander Khimushin. Nine years ago I packed my backpack to see the world and have been globe-trotting ever since visited 85 countries. While world traveling, I realized that people are the most amazing part of it.

Three and a half years ago I came up with an idea of the photo series 'The World In Faces' that would celebrate the beauty and diversity of the world through the portraits of ordinary people. Especially from those remote places, where culture and traditions are still alive. Since then I have taken thousands of travel photography shots all over the world. For almost a year I have been photographing indigenous people of Siberia and Mongolia.

An enormous region, almost double the size of Australia and 30% larger than the United States, Canada, or the whole of Europe. Siberia is one of the world’s last frontiers of the unknown. No doubt, everyone heard that it is very cold and sparsely populated, but what do we know about the Siberian people living there?

To find out, I was driving behind an SUV wheel alone, covering around 40,000 km, and visited many remote locations across Siberia: from lake Baikal shores to the coast of Japan sea, from endless steppes of Mongolia to the coldest place on Earth - Yakutia. All with only one mission - to capture the faces and traditions of various groups of indigenous people living there in my interesting photos. While some of the ethnic groups are dominant in their regions, many others are on the edge of disappearance, with a total population as low as only a hundred people left. Until now they remain largely unknown to the outside world.

You have probably seen already the first part of my portrait photography series from Siberia. Here is the second. More to come.

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Even Little Girl




Sakha Young Woman




Dukha Woman




Even Young Woman




Ulchi Little Girl




Oroqen Young Man




Buryat Young Woman




Uilta Girl




Sakha Young Woman




Yukagir Man




Dolgan Young Woman




Evenki Reindeer Herder




Comment from Lisa Greene 7 years ago

Love these... i had a chance to meet some of the Sami people. The reindeer that they herd, use for food and clothing, and transportation are amazing animals. Their relationship with the reindeer and the environment is beautiful.


Buryat Man




Chukchi Girl




Negidal Girl




Evenki Woman




Evenki Man




Udege Woman With Child




Tofalar Boy




Taz Woman




Semeiskie Woman




Russkoustincy Woman




Sakha Young Man




Nivkh Man




Nanai Man




Nanai Boy




Ulchi Man




Udege Man




Even Man




Orochi Woman