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Mayans...The prophets of apocalypse?
December 2012: as we near the end of its 5,200 year cycle, the Mayan calendar has inspired many to believe the end of the world is nigh. Everywhere new "prophets" are on the rise. But what do modern-day Mayans think about this prophecy?
Syria: 9 months of killing behind closed door
This is the very first comprehensive photographic feature from Syria.... by Mani/LightMediation
The village where the Cobra is king
Every year Ban Khok Sanga, Thai village where the cobra is king, celebrates the Buddhist New Year, Son Kran, using it as an occasion to venerate the Buddha and the cobra...
An Amerindian revival
Armed only with statements, slogans and passion against a conquest and colonisation they rejected in bulk, Amerindians of both North and South of the continent shouted their frustration at once, a scream that reached each and single one protest movement of today’s population ready for a comeback.
Timkat: the festival of the baptism
Each year on January 19, Timkat, or the festival of Epiphany,commemorates the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River. This holiday, more lavish than Christmas, is celebrated with the most pageantry in Lalibela, the « Black Jerusalem », in Ethiopia.
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Although Parisian for a long time now, Kenzo remains strongly attached to his mother country. He tells us about the places of his childhood, other places he’s fallen in love with and also gives us the address of the sublime ryokan, where he likes to take refuge and regenerate himself. He leads us on a subtle journey full of nuance, mainly in Kyoto, where the designer renews with his roots.
Photos and text by Christophe Boisvieux/LightMediation
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Deep in a valley in China, in what was once the Kham region of Eastern Tibet, lies the Dege library, heralded as the third holiest Buddhist site after the Potala Palace and the Mount Kailash. Dege’sunique collection includes 270,000 books on hand carved wooden plates…
Photos by Remi Benali/LightMediation Text by Heather Robinson
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Born in the same period and in the same region as Buddhism, Jainism made non-violence its first credo. Once every twelve years, its followers pay an extraordinary homage to the statue of the prophet Bahubali, who had freed himself from desire and illusions. This is the day of the Great Unction, a veritable, and literal, deluge of saffron, milk and sandalwood.
Photos and text by Christophe Boisvieux/LightMediation
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Reopened in 1990, following the reunification of the two Yemens, the Incense Road had made the fortunes of Sabean merchants throughout High Antiquity. A journey in the footsteps of the Magi through the heart of « Happy Arabia ».
Photos and text by Christophe Boisvieux / LightMediation
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The « Dear Leader » of North Korea, Kim Jong Il died and his son Kim Jong Un is the new leader of the nuclear-armed country where of millions North Koreans suffer daily. Only a few journalists have managed to enter it. They must act as tourists to get a glimpse of the miserable life of a nation which has become the feudal kingdom of the Kim dynasty.
Photos and text by Patrick Aventurier/LightMediation
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