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100 Words: Life And Death Of A Japanese Racehorse()  

Hajime Kimura documents Japan's racehorse industry.

May 14, 2013 Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness "to the life and use of horses in Japan."

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The Surprising Sartorial Culture Of Congolese 'Sapeurs'()  

A sapeur poses for a photo while a crowd waits in line for a concert organized by KVV Mouzieto, an important sapeur who lives in Paris, to promote his first music album. The ministry of communication and many sapeurs were invited for the event.

May 7, 2013 In a poor city in a poor country on a poor continent, there is a group of people with a singular purpose: to look good.

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One Of These Shells Is Not Like The Others()  

Haliotidae Haliotis shells collected by L.H. Snyder on Aug. 5, 1939, off an island in what is now Kangwon province in North Korea. Some Haliotis species are now critically threatened with extinction.

May 3, 2013 Diana Zlatanovski's Typology series showcases the intricacy of collections, and the beauty of individual objects within the group.

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Things Come (Very, Very) Apart()  

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May 1, 2013 Photographer Todd McLellan dismantles common household objects, then meticulously arranges the parts to show the inner workings of everyday stuff.

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A Historic Community Dismantled In Peru()  

Ricardo Galvez, Giovanna Meneses Pisco and Arely Betzabe pose for a photograph in front of their former home El Ayllu. The family was back in the neighborhood to gather some of their belongings, and Giovanna spent the hours teary-eyed. As soon as families moved out, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, with the help of paid community members, began to demolish the buildings.

April 29, 2013 Photojournalists Elie Gardner and Oscar Durand documented the historic El Ayllu neighborhood in the capital — right before it was torn down to make way for an airport extension.

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