With cold + windchill + exhaustion + worse weather kicking it was probably the closest I’ve been to the edge where you really don’t know how it’s all going to turn out and the clock is ticking. There was a point where I’d trekked off to scout what was to be another failed route…
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Last day in Handan and I’m part of a crowd watching five guys dressed in light green uniforms use grappling hooks and a limp lasso to gently hook a head-down floater out of the canal. I can’t help wondering how long it takes for a body to decompose and somewhat irrationally whether we’re going to witness a body part tear away from the torso.
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Last day in Ahmedabad – our rickshaw driver shouting over the drone of the 2-stroke, and she stops to pull in the scarf. We collectively …
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The number of deaths and injuries today/yesterday on Tokyo’s roads – commonly found posted outside koban – the community police boxes.
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The practice of showing side-by-side photos of the deceased – one recent the other taken from the past – photo from the Salt Lake Tribune. …
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You are walking in your high street and you see a bag on the ground. What goes through your mind? What would happen if you left …
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Local death notices frequently posted around the small coastal town of Chalus, though not yet spotted in Tehran. To what extent does a sense of community …
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Not sure if this São Paulo graffiti refers to this or this?
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Dead skin on the hand of a rickshaw driver – his other hand was similarly worn in the same place.
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