July 26, 2009, a typical fast-food atmosphere from the Californian chain Ruby's Diner at Malibu Pier (now replaced by Malibu Farm Pier Cafe). Retro 40s-50s ambiance: sea, surf and Coca-Cola.
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July 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50. One month later at Universal Studios, an entire American family honored the memory of the "King of Pop". It's hard not to be moved by the family's remembrance of their idol. They shouldn't eat too many churros!
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July 25, 2009, in the heart of Hollywood, Universal Studios (Los Angeles), Jurassic Park attraction, the finale is infallibly very wet and very happy.
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July 24, 2009, I've always been surprised in the USA to see young people on the street being paid a few dollars to serve as billboards. This one advertises a Subway fast food restaurant (the chain with the most restaurants in the world).
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July 23, 2009, San Diego, 4 cool teens enjoy the Apple Store's amenities: iMac, coffee table, beanbag.
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July 20, 2009, San Diego beach, after surfers with shortboards, this surfer heads for the Pacific with a longboard.
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July 20, 2009, the "lifeguard on the beach" still exists and runs, but not in Malibu, just a few miles to the east on Santa Monica beach (Los Angeles).
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July 19, 2009, San Diego (California), another photo of surfers on La Jolla beach. Life is sweet and beautiful in this city on the Pacific coast bordering Mexico.
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July 19, 2009, San Diego (California), surfer waiting for the wave on La Jolla beach.
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July 16, 2009, Bell Rock (Arizona), a few kilometers from Sedona. An unlikely encounter in over 40°C weather with this young Arizonan playing guitar on the side of the path leading up to the summit of Bell Rock (1499m), a bell-shaped mound rising out of the plateau.
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July 13, 2009, Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico (USA), an extraordinary city for its architecture and atmosphere, a warm vibe with these 3 musicians at an open-air concert.
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July 11, 2009, a rare scene at a Pow Wow in Taos (New Mexico, USA), a major annual gathering to celebrate indigenous cultures and embody solidarity among Native American nations.
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ebruary 26, 2009, Kasbah des Oudayas, Rabat's old quarter overlooking the Atlantic. Three young Moroccans play music in the heart of the Andalusian garden, one of the few places in the capital where young women and men play, stroll or chat together.
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October 12, 2008, Windsor (Nova Scotia, Canada), this small town celebrates pumpkins in October by organizing the Windsor Pumpkin Regatta and decorating the whole town for Halloween. This red-headed child is playing the game to the hilt in his orange pumpkin sweater.
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September 19, 2007, Paraty (Brazil), training session for 3 Brazilians on the beach. It wasn't yet called workout.
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September 17, 2007, Puerto Iguazu (Argentina), little girl at the station of the little train that leads to Devil's Gorge.
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September 16, 2007, Iguazu National Park (Brazil), woman trying to defend her ice cream against a gang of shy, greedy coatis.
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September 14, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, gala evening at an international conference, typical Brazilian atmosphere.
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September 14, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, it could be the Rio Festival, but it's just a gala evening at an international conference.
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September 12, 2007, Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro), guys playing soccer on the beach.
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September 12, 2007, from China to Brazil, two women in bikinis on Copacabana beach (Rio de Janeiro), locally known as "fio dental" (dental floss).
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July 31, 2007, young Moroccan from Safi (Morocco) who never loses his hat in the wardroom of a sailboat in Quiberon Bay.
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August 3, 2007, an elderly woman drinking Coke with her daughter at Yuyuan Bazaar, a kitschy open-air shopping complex in Shanghai's old city center. The traditional Ming-style buildings house Western brands (Starbucks, Mac Do...) as well as Chinese handicrafts.
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August 1, 2007, it's a hot summer day in Shanghai, and in the evening, crowds stroll through Pudong. Two young couples are looking for coolness on the banks of the Huangpu River. Back in the day, young Chinese often went bare-chested or with their shirts rolled up to their chests.
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ugust 1st 2007, in the hall of the splendid Shanghai Museum (120,000 art objects on display), staff are dusting the decorative plants in one of the exhibition galleries, leaf by leaf.
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August 1, 2007, on the CHR (Chinese high-speed train) between Suzhou and Shanghai, a full train for less than 30 minutes.
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July 31, 2007, in Suzhou's Wangshi Yuan garden, the calm and serenity of the place invites a tourist to meditate.
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uly 31, 2007, Suhzou, the Venice of the East, on the canals, in her small boat, this woman sells lotus seeds.
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July 29, 2007, after the previous photo showing a novice from Lingyin monastery near Hangzhou, a celebration in the same monastery with monks of all ages.
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July 29, 2007, Hangzhou, former capital of China, considered by some to be the most beautiful city in China. Exchanging glances with a novice at Lingyin temple in the Wulin Mountains above West Lake, a face that illustrates the "placidity" of this corner of China.
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