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Matador’s photo essays include work by award-winning photographers who tell stories that evoke deep emotions about place and culture.

From moving essays on threatened regions and the daily struggle faced by native peoples around the world, to spectacular series on sports, food, and nightlife around the world, these shots examine people’s lives and cultures at ground level.

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It was 5:30 in the morning, I was halfway up a near vertical climb...

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There was something in the air that told me I was going to like it here.

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The sound of the drum is used to establish the beat of the song and lead the singers.

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The No Pants Subway Ride makes its 11th annual appearance.

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For weeks, Mt. Nyamuragira had been spewing 400-meter high towers of lava. We needed to...

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On fighting in the Red Army near Donetsk: "I lost a lot of childhood friends there."

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The top of the world, the Arctic is both beautiful and deadly.

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Turkey is much larger than I’d thought...

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Dan Bailey goes to the northernmost city in the U.S., and jumps in the Arctic Ocean.

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Mountains, indigenous culture, beer, bubble tea.

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There's plenty to choose from on a visit to the Outback.

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Window shopping has a different meaning in this part of town.

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The Australian island of Tasmania has a lot going on.

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Bundle up and ascend Maui's Mt. Haleakala to watch the sunrise over the massive volcano.

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Their odyssey at Cortes Bank has consumed my life for the past three years.

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When she grows up, my little-kid self is going to be so psyched about this.

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Post up at the Club Nautico in Cartagena with a six-pack of Aguila.

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Their way of life is threatened by large mining companies and the lure of the city.

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World class FMX riders get together for some fun in the sand.