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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Shots from Dili's main drag.
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Playing at the beach near Cristo Rey.
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One of the hundreds of children who wander throughout Dili selling everything from peanuts to bamboo furniture. This one finds his own wares irresistible.
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Two of the hundreds of children who wander throughout Dili selling everything from peanuts to bamboo furniture.
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Women walk home through the afternoon light.
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Children work from an early age in Timor-Leste.
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This young boy and his family were enjoying the afternoon sun near a beach about 20 minutes outside Dili.
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I was taking photos of some nearby caves when this young girl and her brother marched up and informed me that I had to take their photo as well. I'm glad I did.
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A canoe lies at rest near Cristo Rey in Dili.
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A few new black and whites from Timor Leste.
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The girls at the City Café had to sneak away from their tyrant of a manager to take this shot. They really wanted the photo, but jobs are hard to come by in Dili.
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The girls at the City Café had to sneak away from their tyrant of a manager to take this shot. They really wanted the photo, but jobs are hard to come by in Dili.
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Digging clay for pots not far from Dili.
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This was the view from the back of a pickup truck as we picked our way along the coast road between Dili and Baucau, Timor-Leste's second largest city.
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I tried to take a low-angle shot of a roadside shopkeeper's son, but he followed me down. Oh well, cute shot nonetheless.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. I found this young boy in the only patch of colour in this camp, occupied by over 200 people.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. This young man, named August, took it on himself to give me a tour of the entire camp. He's pictured here with his infant son.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. This young man, named August, took it on himself to give me a tour of the entire camp. He's pictured here with his family in the tent they've shared for nearly two years now.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. Most of these children have likely known no other life.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. These six stand pipes represent the entire camp's water supply.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. It's doubtful this child knows anything other than life in the camp.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. I'm nearly certain these children were trying to make the 'peace' sign. Nearly certain.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
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A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
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Over 40,000 people still occupy camps for Internally Displaced Persons in and around Dili, Timor-Leste. This woman was among hundreds who crowded a tiny yard, waiting to be processed by yet another humanitarian organisation.
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A few new black and whites from Timor Leste.
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A few new black and whites from Timor Leste.
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A few new black and whites from Timor Leste.
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One of the residents of a Freitilin-allied camp for Internally Displaced Persons. While the majority of those displaced by the violence of 2006 have returned home, over 40,000 people remain in camps like this.
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Shots from ETDA
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A vestige of colonial times, this library dominates the tiny village of Venilale.
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A vestige of colonial times, this library dominates the tiny village of Venilale.
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Liberation art from the offices of the East Timor Development Agency. This NGO sponsored the piece, created by an artist with no prior experience.
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The power of generations - I met this girl and her mother in the marketplace in Ainaro on the first day of a road trip through some of the more remote parts of the country.
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The power of generations - I met this girl and her mother in the marketplace in Ainaro on the first day of a road trip through some of the more remote parts of the country.
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This girl saw me taking photos and insisted that I take hers as well.
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The moment she saw me, this young girl raced up and insisted I take her photo. As usual, I was happy to oblige.
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I'd like to say I got lucky, but virtually every Dili sunset during the dry season looks like this.
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One of an intrepid gang of Linux geeks trying to make computers more accessible for Timorese. Very cool.
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Attendees at the International Peace Day Celebrations in Dili.
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An attendee at the International Peace Day Celebrations in Dili.
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Attendees at the International Peace Day Celebrations in Dili.
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Attendees at the International Peace Day Celebrations in Dili.
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Now a tourist hotel, the Pousada de Baucau is notorious in Timor-Leste as the place where Indonesian security personnel would stay. Many Timorese were held in the building behind it for interrogation and torture. An unknown number of them were murdered.
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The Pousada is the premier hotel in Baucau, Timor-Leste. It's also where the Indonesian security and intelligence people stayed when they were in town. The building behind it is notorious, widely known to be the place where many Timorese were tortured and killed.
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Mountains loom over the countryside near Baucau on the road to Dili.
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Timor-Leste's endless hills recede into the distance.
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Mountains loom over the countryside near Baucau on the road to Los Palos.
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Missed a couple of shots on the first go-round.
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Missed a couple of shots on the first go-round.
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Yet another lovely sunset in Dili.
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Sunsets like this are common in Dili during the dry season.
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A man hunts for shell fish at low tide.
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This young man never completely recovered from injuries sustained during 2006, when factional strife threatened to destroy Timor-Leste.
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Children at one of Dili's many roadside markets.
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Children at one of Dili's many roadside markets.
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Children at one of Dili's many roadside markets.
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A girl at one of Dili's many roadside markets.
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This woman hesitated a bit before agreeing to be photographed, but that didn't stop her from primping while I got the flash ready.
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Black and white version of a photo I took last year in Dili.
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This woman hesitated a bit before agreeing to be photographed, but that didn't stop her from primping while I got the flash ready.
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This is the only indication of the history of a derelict building located behind the Plaza Hotel in Dili. When asked about it, locals simply say, 'We don't go there.' Indonesian security forces used to stay at the Plaza; they would bring prisoners out to the building behind to interrogate, torture and sometimes kill them. The word Diogo, I am told, means 'this place', so the message would roughly translate as 'There is memory here' or perhaps 'Remember this place'.
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Liberation art from the offices of the East Timor Development Agency. This NGO sponsored the piece, created by an artist with no prior experience. This particular piece shows a woman mending her fishing nets with a potent message.
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Timor;'s new ministry of finance building
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Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
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Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
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Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
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Long hours.
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It's common to wear a cloth on top of one's head here. It offers protection from the brutally hot sun, and provides padding for one's burdens. Most women carry heavy loads on their head.
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Shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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Palm fronds dried and readied for use in traditional Timorese roofing.
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These young boys took over a building ruined during Indonesia's calamitous scorched-earth campaign prior to their departure in 1999. The main floor now serves as a nicely shaded futsal court.
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Possibly one of the cutest children I have ever photographed.
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Possibly one of the cutest children I have ever photographed.
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I can't count the number of children I saw hanging out on the roadside, watching the world go by them.
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This open air garage gives new meaning to the phrase roadside service.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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More shots from a road trip in Timor Leste.
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Hundred of people live and work along Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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Shots from Dili's seafront.
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This boy's curiousity eventually got the better of him, and he peered over the rail of his mother's roadside stall.
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I was taking photos of some nearby caves when this young girl marched up and informed me that I had to take her photo. I'm glad I did.
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I was taking photos of some nearby caves when this young girl marched up and informed me that I had to take her photo. I'm glad I did.
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I was taking photos of some nearby caves when this young girl marched up and informed me that I had to take her photo. I'm glad I did.
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The Catholic church was one of the few international institutions to continue supporting the Timorese people during the years of Indonesian occupation. This monument overlooks Dili from a hillside at the east end of town.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the Catholic Church became a place of refuge for the Timorese people. Approximately 70% of the population converted in that time. This monument, reminiscent of Christ of the Andes, overlooks Dili. It is a popular pilgrimage place for people throughout Timor-Leste.
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This shopkeeper's boy isn't always so earnest.
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The view from a road on the outskirts of Dili.
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Roadside stalls take up most of the sidewalk near the national football stadium.
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Shot from a moving taxi on my first day in Dili.
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Even though primary education is free, a surprisingly large number of children don't go to school. Many work for a living as street vendors, but just as many idle about.
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Getting your photo taken is pretty serious business in Timor-Leste. This young guy was smiling and laughing right up to the moment I pointed the camera at him. He wanted very much to have his photo taken, but he wanted to be taken seriously, too. This deep, burning expression became all too familiar to me in the weeks that followed.
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Two members of the family who kept an impromptu roadside store under a tarpaulin down the road from my hotel. They slept on the pavement and amid the stock to protect their investment.
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Two women and a young girl walk down to the sea shore to collect shellfish.
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Yet another spectacular sunset shot in Dili.
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Sunsets in Dili during the dry season are routinely spectacular. Here, a young man ferries water back to his family.
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Sunsets in Dili during the dry season are routinely spectacular.
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Sunsets in Dili during the dry season are routinely spectacular.
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Yet another beautiful sunset shot.
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Sunset near the statue of Christo Rey, which marks Dili's easternmost point.
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Coming home with a canoe full of fish.
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Some members of the crowd who came to witness the Peace Day celebrations at the Palacio do Governo in Dili.
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Liberation art from the offices of the East Timor Development Agency. This NGO sponsored the piece, created by an artist with no prior experience. I was gifted with a clay pot painted by this artist.
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This woman was one of a troupe of dancers performing for a tourism promotion event.
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Two of the many dancers who performed at a celebration promoting tourism in Timor-Leste. This was one of a series of public events that the government used to gather people together peacefully. They were entirely successful.
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This painting of a traditional timorese dancer was commissioned by the East Timor Development Agency in order to celebrate Timorese culture. The painting is reproduced here with permission from ETDA.
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Via called in sick one Sunday and joined us at the beach. She can't swim, but still had a good time.
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A woman at work at her loom. The traditional fabrics in Timor-Leste are fascinatingly complex in design.
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I met this woman on the road between Dili and Baucau.
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I met this woman on the road between Dili and Baucau,
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A woman prepares for the rainy season.
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This young street vendor insisted that I take his photo. There's a rather unnerving quality to his eyes.
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This young man was didsappointed when I didn't buy any phone credit, but was consoled when I offered to take his photograph.
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This young man hailed me from over a hundred metres away, insisting that I take his photo. He's a natural model.
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Imagicity | Photography - exotica, mundanity and wonders | ©
Dan McGarry