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Ivan Kashinsky/Aurora Photos
Pablo Fajardo is the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Chevron. This is possibly the largest environmental lawsuit ever filed in the world. For twenty years Texaco was responsible for recklessly disposing of crude oil and toxic waste, which leaked into the water supply of the people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Assorted Aurora Photographers
Go ahead, liberate yourself and get muddy! From spas where you slather yourself with mud to taking a sloppy ride through the muck on a mountain bike, we have the grit to show.
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For a commercial fisherman, life at sea is a constant interaction with mother nature. At times in can be brutal work that pushes these dedicated people to their limits. This feature gives you a glimpse into what these courageous people call their office.
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Dennis Drenner / Aurora
When you mention Colombia these days, most people imagine a lawless country overrun with guerillas and narcotics traffickers: The land of Pablo Escobar, car bombs in the streets of Bogota, a place where you might get kidnapped at any moment. While Colombia still has serious problems, the reality of the place is a far cry from the dismal stereotypes, and public safety has increased greatly in recent years. In an effort to present a more complex view of a country he has grown to love, Aurora photographer Dennis Drenner spent three years working on a series of portraits shot all over the country. The series aims to reflect Colombia’s great ethnic diversity and social structure, the nightmares of its past and its hopes for the future.
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Robb Kendrick / Aurora Photos
In the past few years, Robb Kendrick has traveled to 76 countries and all seven continents. Kendrick works for National Geographic, Sports Illustrated and Smithsonian. But Kendrick's true passion has become wet plate photography on tin, known as tintype.
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Kevin Horan
In 2000, Aurora photographer Kevin Horan took to the streets of Chicago with an 8x10-format Deardorf camera. In 10 locations across the city, he set up his camera and photographed willing pedestrians on a plain white backdrop, illuminated only by sunlight. What resulted is "Street Census," a project about people watching; each image, in the photographers words, depicting "the walking expression of [a person's] whole life story."
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Various ASA Photographers
Masks appear the world over in social and religious celebrations and rituals. They serve as storytelling aids and as portals to the spirits of animals, gods, and the dead. In Spain, masks are an especially vivid part of traditional culture. They appear in festivals and during carnival; often manifesting a combination of Christian and indigenous tradition. Aurora brings you exceptional images from Spain, representing the vibrancy and diversity of Spanish masks.
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Various Aurora Photographers
While not well known for our music personalities, Aurora does have some great work. Allow us to share some of these photgraphers with you. From Bowie to Eminem, the Stones to Bob Marley, there's more than you might think.
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David McLain / Aurora Photos
None of the centenarians smoke, but all of them eat a diet consisting mainly of fruit and vegetables, share a strong emphasis on the family, and are are deeply invested in their communities. Experts tell us it is possible to view the behaviors of the world's longest lived people as a kind of ala carte menu from which a person can choose their favorite habits from each culture and incorporate them into their lives accordingly. These mall habits and lifestyle choices can add or subtract a significant number of healthy years to one's life. The choice is up to you. Click "text" bellow on the thumbnail to read more...
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Melissa Farlow / Aurora Photos
Horse country is a story about how thoroughbred horses are born and raised in Kentucky creating a billion dollar industry. Although there are prestigious farms with names like Calumet, they are really horse factories churning out hundreds of racing hopefuls year after year. Over 600 farms spread throughout six counties ranging in size from a thousand acres to many thousands. This is just a small sample of the images Melissa Farlow has on this topic.
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Jonathan Kingston / Aurora
High atop the Blue Ridge Mountains there is a place that transcends time and gathers old and young, to share in the harmony of music. Folks from around the world congregate in the Country Store in Floyd, Virginia to dance to the rhythm of bluegrass and old-time music that is borrowed from the surrounding hills and valleys.
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Andrew Councill / Aurora
"A Quiet Horseman" is the story of a Purple Heart recipient and Iraq war veteran's service in the last active horse unit in the U.S. Army. The "Old Guard's Caisson Platoon" bears fallen soldiers to their graves in Arlington National Cemetery in the U.S. This story ran in the New York Times Sunday Magazine on Jan. 1, 2006.
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Anders Ryman / Aurora
The Saami people living in Kautokeino, Norway celebrate weddings and other life cycle ceremonies at Easter time, after which the reindeer herders move with their herds to the Atlantic coast for summer pasture. The Saami currently live in Norway, Sweden, Russia and Finland.
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Pierre Boulat / Cosmos / Aurora
Born in 1924 in France, photojournalist Pierre Boulat worked extensively for LIFE Magazine. While few know about him in the United States, he captured the most intimate moments of famous personalities such as Dali, Fernand Léger, Karen Blixen, Juliette Gréco, Gérard Depardieu and Henri Langlois. His interest in fashion lead him to meet Yves Saint Laurent who allowed him to document the dress designers world. Pierre Boulat died in January 1998, but his great work remains togehter with some commentary on each situation.
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Ashley Gilbertson / Aurora
Aurora photographer Ashley Gilbertson looks at New Yorkers, a peculiar lot, who arguably, as a collective are more ambitious and driven than any community on earth. People flock to the city from all over the globe: to escape persecution, play tourist, seek opportunity or simply test their mettle. New York City has and does welcome everyone from misfits to masters. Hosting every culture imaginable, the city is the ultimate melting pot where life's ordinary events become extraordinary.
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Katja Heinemann / Aurora
The Skate Key Roller Rink in the South Bronx, NY. The match, a qualifying bout for the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League's semi-finals. Roller Derby originated during the depression, and had its heyday in the 1940’s and 1950’s. After fading into oblivion, the sport has made a comeback, updated with a more punk rock, hardcore feel in both the roller girls' sexy outfits and the ferocity and bruising nature of the sport. During a bout, five roller girls in each team face off in the rink, scoring points when a jammer passes the opposing team, which that team's blockers will try to prevent. Falls, entanglements and pile-ups result, much to the delight of the fans.
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Didier Ruef / Pixsil / Aurora
Didier Ruef of the Swiss photo agency Pixsil, has documented many African countries and its people. The images here are a sample of what he has seen, a world of traditional, social and international juxapositions.
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Looking for the real-deal when it comes to climbing photography? Look no further. The OC represents the top rock climbing shooters and photos of the creme of the crop climbers who scale the most challenging rock walls around the globe. A mix of rock, ice and big mountain climbing photography can be easily searched and found in quantity in the OC. These shooters and climbers takes huge risks and push well beyond self doubt and fear to bring the OC a one of a kind gallery of images from high above.
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The Outdoor Collection bring outdoor adventure lifestyle to a level that is like no other. Our photographers bring the outdoor lifestyle genere to a unqiue space where creativity, unqiueness and visual impact are all part of the final product. While encompassing a creative style appropriate for a commercial audience, the pictures also retain a feeling of real people in real situations. This refined selection was hand picked by our editors to show a sampling of what the OC has to offer.
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Michael Scott Slosar brings a unique look to his imagery of the human spirit. Deeply personal with a strong sense of mood and atmosphere, these images evoke the inner spirit. Michael's ability to make pictures that tell a story is keen, focused and full of emotion. Slosar with this first set of photos now represented for stock by Aurora.
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Jeff Singer / Aurora's Outdoor Collection
Jeff Singer's portraits carry the raw, yet soft feel of air and sea. Reflected in the eyes are the emotions of each subjects. Jeff creates a look that is strikingly beautiful with a perspective that jumps over standard outdoor portrait.
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Dennis Drenner / Aurora
On the bottom rungs of Pakistan's social ladder, the eunuch-transvestites or "Hijras" scrape out a hard existence. Cultural descendants of the court eunuchs of the Mughal Empire (1526-1858), the Hijras now earn their living as beggars, dancers and prostitutes.
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Cary Anderson / Aurora
Every winter for 25 years, “The Eagle Lady”, 81 year old Jean Keene, has fed a gathering of bald eagles in Homer, Alaska. What began as a pair of birds became more than 200! Her daily congregation of eagles is hard to believe, but well documented. In the biographical, pictorial book, "The Eagle Lady," Aurora’s contributing photographer, Cary Anderson, illustrates Keene's fascinating life among the eagles and recounts her earlier, little-known days as a rodeo daredevil. Generous text excerpts from the book are available from Aurora as part of this feature.
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Robert Caputo / Aurora
Geographically and culturally more a part of Tibet than Nepal, Mustang contains a wild landscape of eroded cliffs and hidden caves. Little changed by twentieth century influences, the culture of the hardy Lobas people remains full of myth and legend. Mustang was founded in the 15th century by a Tibetan monarch who consolidated various small local chiefdoms into the Kingdom of Lo. Eventually Mustang was incorporated into Nepal but it has remained isolated, and rarely visited.
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Peter Essick / Aurora
Aurora photographer Peter Essick spent several months in Patagonia. There he photographed the land and the people. Peter tells us of one individual, "Joaquin Nonso in the northern Patagonian town of Gaima. He's about 82 years old and runs an outdoor gallery in his backyard that he calls El Desafío (The Challenge). He takes discards such as old plastic bottles, tins, and soda cans, and makes artwork out of them."
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Various Aurora Photographers
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King - 1929-1968
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Beth Wald / Aurora
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Abkhazia declared independence, Georgia invaded and the country was ravaged. The Georgians withdrew in 1993, but since Abkhazia has endured an ironclad embargo from both Russia and Georgia. Although the Georgian troops are gone, Abkhazia is not recognized as a state by the international community, instead it is trapped in a brutal limbo- a country forgotten by the world.
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Listed on the World Human Heritage site, Oualata has resisted a hostile climate, the advance of the desert, absence of drinking water and remoteness. Yet, it is the most beautiful city of Mauritania, well known for the intricate, architectural ornamentation. The beautiful designs on walls and doors are mainly made from local gypsum and clay. In addition the traveler will find a world-famous Koranic school that positions the city as one of the most renowned centers of Islamic scholarship in the Sahara region. In contrast, with no surface roads and one airstrip,.Oualata is used for the internal exile of Mauritanian political prisoners.
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Pascal Meunier/Cosmos/Aurora
When the conquering empire receded south, the architectual remains of the Greek and Roman baths and the balnea gave way to the bath houses, or hammams of Islam. However, not until Muhammed praised the use of sweat baths in the 5th Century did the Islamic hammam proliferate.
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Pierre Abensur/Pixsil/Aurora
After more than a year of daily news from Iraq, a look at the Christians who have been part of the region. Isolated and anxious from the rise of Moslem fundamentalism, the Christians of Iraq seek to leave their country, but they don't and persevere.
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Fernando Moleres
In the global economy new centers of garment production have appeared in Asian countries like China, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Fernando Moleres documents these new centers, showing the working conditions and way of life of workers there.
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David McLain/Aurora
America loves to eat. Whether its carefully aged Prosciutto, Genera Tao's chicken, or a french fry sandwich, no fear exists. Take a quirky look at middle America's love affair with food through Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's Strip District, a place where people from diverse ethnic backgrounds come together to celebrate food and the art of eating.
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Adrian Mueller/Aurora
Adrian Mueller, member of Swiss group fabrik studios and recipient of the 'Max Husmann Grant for excellence in social photography,' has worked on several documentary projects including 'Station of Hope - Child labor in Bangladesh' and 'Guinea pig - Humans as test subjects for NASA'. His work has been published in National Geographic Japan, Shape Magazine, Stern & Business Week. He has shot commercial assignments for clients such as Timberland, New Balance and Cannondale. More...
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Bernd Jonkmanns/ laif/Aurora
Elephant polo was first played in India around the turn of the 20th century by members of the British aristocracy. The first games were played with a soccer ball, but after finding that the elephants like to smash the balls, the soccer ball was replaced with a standard polo ball. Strange? There's more....
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Meridith Davenport/Aurora
In the Nuba Mountains of Sudan the traditional way of life of it’s people a hard battle is being fought. Hunger and sickness have affected the physiques of the Nuba, yet they persever. Even though tens of thousands died and hundreds of thousands have been forced into government camps, more than a million survive. Meredith Davenport takes us into their world. More….
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Serge Cohen / Cosmos / Aurora
On being a photographer he says, "It's something you are born with. You choose photography as a profession because you want to learn, because you want everyday to be filled with a journey, a human, an idea, something that all the others don't see."
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Katja Heinemann/Aurora
Want to represent the sport of rodeo, take home a new Western Wear wardrobe and win $10,000 in college scholarship money? Here’s how.
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Carolyn Djanogly/Aurora
From her home-base of London, Carolyn Djanogly has been specializing in portraiture for magazines and newspapers worldwide. We invite you to take a look at her work.
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Serge Sibert / Cosmos / Aurora
Deep in the Mauritanian Desert the sand cities of Ouadane, Witness daily life in Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit, and Oualata, all cities that date from the 10th Century and all named World Human Heritage sites by Unesco.
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Katja Heinemann/Aurora
World War II takes place each year in Reading, Pennsylvania. There are bombed-out French villages constructed of plywood, vintage trucks, machine guns and jeeps, and lot's of GIs and German soldiers participating mock battles.
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Bridget Besaw Gorman/Aurora
A New York City establishment for 160 years soon to disappear - but for now still hustling and bustling with activity and tradition.
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Lynn Johnson/Aurora
In remembrance of last year's tragedy, Aurora would like to share with you Lynn Johnson's diary of her experience in her words and images.
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Nina Berman/Aurora
In the wake of September 11 lives a small town in America; a place where there's prayer in school, football heroes are created, corn fields grow and people lead simple yet satisfying lives.
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Nina Berman/Aurora
This is the story of Afghanistan as it was before the events of September 11th, at a time when the world's focus was not on this dry, Middle Eastern country and the Taliban reigned supreme.
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Chris Anderson/Aurora
Chris Anderson visits a remote district in the Afghan mountains where the people are suffering from starvation, disease, extreme weather conditions, and the Taliban.
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Nina Berman/Aurora
It's been 30 years since the first email made its way through a computer room in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now, billions of emails crisscross cyberspace every day. There are email addicts, hackers, and kidnappers send
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Robb Kendrick/Aurora
Former Enron head Kenneth Lay joins a long list of Enron excutives who refuse to cooperate with the investigation of the energy giant's collapsed company.
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Brad Markel/Aurora
President Bush gives his State of the Union address to Congress on 1/29/02 .Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert sit behind Bush.
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Chris Hamilton/Aurora
Fifteen years since the disaster at Chernobyl, Cuba is still receiving and treating the radiation fallout victims. Over 19,000 children have been treated since the program started.
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Scott S. Warren/Aurora
The Khanty people of northwestern Siberia have lived there for thousands of years as fishermen, hunters and Reindeer herders. Having survived decades of Soviet oppression, the Khanty now face a newer, more ominous
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Todd Bigelow/Aurora
Whether in protest or celebration,in the heartland or along the border,Todd Bigelow catches glimpses intothe lives of everyday Americans-those who when knitted togetherdefine the fabric of America.
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Andrew Lichtenstein/Aurora
Every weekday afternoon in Hunstville, Texas, over 150 former inmates walk out from behind prison fences and into freedom, some are met outside while other wait to catch a Greyhound bus.
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Chris Anderson/Aurora
There are over two million Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan, making Afghans the largest single refugee group in the world. Join Chris as he bears witness to this displaced population at a camp in Pakistan nea
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Randy Olson/Aurora
The Protiva family escaped urban angst by moving to Peace Valley, Missouri and adopting a conservative Christian lifestyle.
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