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The End of the Hajj

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A photograph is not created by a photographer. What he does is just to open a little window and capture it. The world writes itself on his film. And the act of the photographer is closer to reading than it is to writing. He is the reader of the world.

Ferdinando Scianna

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Eid ul-Adha, the Celebration of Sacrifice, marks the end of the hajj.

MARSEILLE, France — Tunisians sacrifice a sheep in their apartment during the Eid ul-Adha festival, 1989.



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The Evacuation by Paolo Pellegrin As part of a long-term project on Israel and Palestine, Paolo Pellegrin covered the planned evacuation of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in August 2005.	Bolivian Elections by Christopher Anderson A commented diary about the rise of the left in Latin America.

Book of the Week: <i>The Path to Buddha</i>

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Book of the Week: The Path to Buddha
by Magnum Photographers

Buddha's Enlightenment Day is Jan. 6. In recognition of it, we present this vibrant collection of photographs from Steve McCurry's book The Path to Buddha.

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Zoom In: A Geisha's Life
by Magnum Photographers

The celebrated book Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden, is now a major motion picture. For more than 40 years, Magnum photographers have captured intimate portraits of the ancient Japanese tradition — and its place in modern Japanese society.

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