10.07.2007



Bhubaneswar, India, 1996 Photograph by Cary Wolinsky

A woman in Bhubaneswar, India, grinds brilliant red mineral pigments to powder on a stone pestle for Holi, the Indian festival of color.

During Holi celebrants toss clouds of powdered pigments in shades of indigo, magenta, and saffron to celebrate the passion of Hindu god Krishna for his lover, Radha.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, The Quest for Color, July 1999, National Geographic magazine)

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01.07.2007



Australia, 2002 Photograph by Medford Taylor

Two fishermen navigate the fog-fringed Clarence River near the town of Grafton in New South Wales, Australia. Settlement along the 245-mile-long (394-kilometer-long) Clarence, began near Grafton in 1832 after a convict who had escaped into the area won his freedom by leading timber barons to copious cedar stands along the river's banks.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, Australia by Bike, December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

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28.06.2007



Khara Khoto, China, 1999 Photograph by George Steinmetz

Miles of shifting sands surround the 30-foot-high (10-meter-high) ramparts of the fortress of Khara Khoto, or Black City, in northern Chinas Alashan Plateau.

In the 14th century, Chinas Ming armies laid siege to the Mongol city and diverted the Black River, which flowed just outside the fortress.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, Chinas Unknown Gobi: Alashan, January 2002, National Geographic magazine)

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11.07.2007



Craftsbury, Vermont, 1997 Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita

A horse paws trampled snow in a paddock amid a criss-cross of split-rail fences on a Craftsbury, Vermont, farm.

Part of the Appalachian Mountain system, the Green Mountains (background) stretch for 250 miles (402 kilometers) through central Vermont. The name Vermont comes from the French verts monts, or "green mountains."

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, Vermont: Suite of Seasons, September 1998, National Geographic magazine)

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21.07.2007



Italy, 1998 Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta

Italy's antiquities, the remains of thousands of years of history, are literally strewn throughout the country. But perils like earthquakes, car fumes, vandals, and thieves have taken a heavy toll on these treasures, like this ancient wall outside Rome, stripped by looters of much of its decorative marble.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Italy's Endangered Art," August 1999, National Geographic magazine)

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