[A Portrait of China] by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer
![[A Portrait of China] by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/short/0000bb5a_medium.jpg "[A Portrait of China] by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer")
Hao Han (8), Shaolin kung fu student and child actor. Shaolin Monastery, Henan. (Photo by Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer)...
The Brighton Tattoo Convention
Cassie Douthwaite (L) and Stuart Abercrombie from Preston pose for a portrait in Brighton, southern England February 16, 2013. Brighton hosts [The Brighton Tattoo Convention] this weekend, an annual two-day gathering which attracts visitors, performers and tattoo artists from around the world. Photograph taken February 16, 2013. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)...
![[Universally Speaking] (40 Photos)](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/short/0000bb9e_medium.jpg "[Universally Speaking] (40 Photos)")
Panjin Red Beach
[The Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta, about 30 kilometer southwest of Panjin City in China. The beach gets its name from its appearance, which is caused by a type of sea weed that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil...]. – Amusing Planet. Photo: Panjin Red Beach (盘锦红海滩). (Photo by 猪倌)
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Carnival in Brazil 2013
A woman participates in the [Carnaval na Central] block party in Rio. (Photo by Felipe Dana/Associated Press)...
Lego Dieselpunk by Jon Hall
[The V-30 Warhawk was designed by Blackshaw Avionics as a long-range fighter and was primarily used by the Arcadian Air Force for escort duties. The plane pictured is the [Spirit of Freedom] and was one of the four planes that escorted the Arcadian Royal Airship during and after the Great War. The three other fighters were the [Spirit of Hope], the [Spirit of Justice] and the [Spirit of Destiny]. All pilots were hand-picked by the Head of Airborne Forces and included some of the very finest pilots in the Kingdom. The crew consisted of one pilot and one gunner although both cabins were...
[The Unknown Tashkurgan] by Li Xinzhao
![[The Unknown Tashkurgan] by Li Xinzhao](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/short/0000b833_medium.jpg "[The Unknown Tashkurgan] by Li Xinzhao")
[As a photographer, peregrinator and naturalist, I have been searching for the ultimate unworldly world. I've always been drawn to unusual travel destinations. For me, to lose myself in a different culture is a great way to find balance in my life...]. – Li Xinzhao. (Photo by Li Xinzhao)...
[Bloco da Lama] or [Mud Block] Carnival in Brazil
![[Bloco da Lama] or [Mud Block] Carnival in Brazil](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/app/2013/short/0000b87e_medium.png "[Bloco da Lama] or [Mud Block] Carnival in Brazil")
Revelers participate in the traditional Bloco da Lama (Mud block) carnival in Parati, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on February 9, 2013. The event, which was begun by two men in a playful manner in 1986, has now become a traditional carnival in which participants disguised as primitives with rags, lianas or skulls and bones, dive in the mud. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/AFP Photo)...
Carnival in Brazil Continue (77 Photos)
A performer from the Beija Flor samba school participates in the celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Felipe Dana/Associated Press)...
[Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives]
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[Farmer reading his farm paper]. Coryell County, Texas, September 1931. (Photo by George W. Ackerman)
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![Rare [Hybrid] Total Solar Eclipse](http://img.gagdaily.com/uploads/posts/fact/2013/short/00010c55_medium.jpg "Rare [Hybrid] Total Solar Eclipse")
