Two Karo children stand together, with their arms round each other. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, who live along...
Two Karo children stand together, with their arms round each other. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, who live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia, the Karo are renowned for their elaborate body painting using white chalk, crushed rock and other natural pigments.
Scotland, Banffshire, Nr. Tomintoul. The former Lecht mine at the Well of the Lecht. The mine was the most actively worked ma...
Scotland, Banffshire, Nr. Tomintoul. The former Lecht mine at the Well of the Lecht. The mine was the most actively worked manganese mine in Scotland until it closed down in 1846.
ARGAN OIL PRODUCTION. Argan oil making, Morocco. Argan oil is used both in the food and in cosmetics. It is extracted from th...
ARGAN OIL PRODUCTION. Argan oil making, Morocco. Argan oil is used both in the food and in cosmetics. It is extracted from the almonds of the argan tree Argania spinosa. The fabrication of oil is undertaken by Moroccan women. According to the artisanal method, first of all the fruits are cleaned from their pulp to collect the nuts. Theses are then crushed to extract the almonds. Then, the almonds are crushed with a kind of hand grinder. Finally, the paste obtained, added to water, is mixed for a
PRODUCING INCENSE. Photo essay about traditional incense making in Tibet. Kunchou Gyasto and his wife Samten Wangmo, are ince...
PRODUCING INCENSE. Photo essay about traditional incense making in Tibet. Kunchou Gyasto and his wife Samten Wangmo, are incense makers since four generations. They respect the rules of ancestral fabrication, linked to the knowledge of plants species, minerals, medicine and
Older couple with dog walking past candles in memory of the victims, spot of the crowd crush at the Loveparade 2010, Duisburg...
Older couple with dog walking past candles in memory of the victims, spot of the crowd crush at the Loveparade 2010, Duisburg, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. Angioplasty of the coronary artery following a myocardial infarction. Angioplastry by balloon c...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. Angioplasty of the coronary artery following a myocardial infarction. Angioplastry by balloon catheter. The balloon is inflated progressively in the artery blocked at the level of the atheromatous plaque. The plaque is then crushed against the walls of
Quake-Damaged Apartment House on a Car,An automobile is crushed beneath a Marina District apartment house. The building was h...
Quake-Damaged Apartment House on a Car,An automobile is crushed beneath a Marina District apartment house. The building was heavily damaged in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.
A young Malagasy mother and child. Many Malagasy women paint their faces with the crushed roots or bark of selected trees and...
A young Malagasy mother and child. Many Malagasy women paint their faces with the crushed roots or bark of selected trees and shrubs to improve their skin or protect it from the sun while working in their rice paddies.
OLIVE TREE PLANTATION. OLIVE TREE PLANTATION Photo essay. Olive farming near St Michel le Frigolet Abbey in Tarascon France. ...
OLIVE TREE PLANTATION. OLIVE TREE PLANTATION Photo essay. Olive farming near St Michel le Frigolet Abbey in Tarascon France. Traditional harvesting. The Barres mill, built in 1992 on the site of the old mill, uses modern technology to press the olives. Once the olives are washed and crushed, a mixer-press extracts 70% of the oil contained in the olive paste. The liquid is sent through a centrifuge which separates the oil from the water. The olive paste containing the remaining 30% of oil
Monster Mutt Truck at a Monster Truck Rally in Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL. A monster truck is an automobile, typically ...
Monster Mutt Truck at a Monster Truck Rally in Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL. A monster truck is an automobile, typically a pickup truck, which has been modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension. Typically, a monster truck show involves the truck crushing smaller vehicles beneath its huge tires. These trucks can run up and over most man-made barriers, so they are equipped with remote shut-off switches, called the Remote Ignition Interuptor (RII), to help prevent a
