https://irablock.com https://irablock.com/Bio/1 https://irablock.com/Contact/1 https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/thumbs https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/240220_TRA_0040.jpg240220_TRA_0040Portrait of a farmer in Viñales, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/160905_TRA_120.jpg160905_TRA_120A portrait of a Kazakh eagle hunter in western Mongolia. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/240511_TRA_0138.jpg240511_TRA_0138A geisha in a house in Kanazawa, Japan https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/231103_TRA_0277.jpg231103_TRA_0277Portrait of a local in tKhuri village in Rajasthan, India https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/230415_TRA_0101.jpg230415_TRA_0101A tobacco farmer lighting his cigar in Viñales, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/140910_TRA_0100.jpg140910_TRA_0100Portraits of a musician in the village of Khamlia, near Erg Chebbi and Merzouga in southeastern Morocco. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/240622_NYC_0001.jpg240622_NYC_0001Portraits at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn, New York https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/121101_TRA_031-DUP.JPG121101_TRA_031-DUP.JPGWomen performing a traditional Thai dance at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/240704_TRA_0031.jpg240704_TRA_0031Fourth of July celebrations at Bexley, Ohio https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/2005_SouthWest_048.jpg7012500048Native American elder in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/120117_BUDH_030.jpg120117_BUDH_030In Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. A head shaving ceremony and celebration near the Sacred Gardens. This is a Hindu ceremony for 3-6 year old children. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/110303_WTC_061.JPG110303_WTC_061.JPGFrances Alexander, who escaped from 78 floor of Tower 1 on 9/11. Her daughter, Earlyne was also in the building and escaped. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/151019_TRA_032.jpg151019_TRA_032Traditional Chinese opera actors preparing before a performance in the Chinatown district of Bangkok, Thailand. During the Chinese Vegetarian Festival . https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/230113_TRA_0087.jpg230113_TRA_0087Portrait of a tobacco farmer with his cigar in Viñales, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/180205_TRA_0261.JPG180205_TRA_0261.JPGMonks sit around fire at Htet Eain Cave Monastic Education Schools near Nyaungshwe in Myanmar. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/240405_TRA_0146.jpg240405_TRA_0146A bartender in the Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/240127_TRA_0241.jpg240127_TRA_0241Portrait of a local in Baracoa, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/2006_6_Moche_060.JPG2006_6_Moche_060.JPGWith all the gold from the mummy, security at El Brujo is tight. Guards patrol the road and open fields. Elmer Saucedo Arevalo stands guard with a shotgun. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/120117_BUDH_026.jpg120117_BUDH_026In Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. A head shaving ceremony and celebration near the Sacred Gardens. This is a Hindu ceremony for 3-6 year old children. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/240131_TRA_0347.jpg240131_TRA_0347Dancers of a Caribbean dance presentation âEspiralâ in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/240923_TRA_0241.jpg240923_TRA_0241Portrait of a musician in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/180205_TRA_0226.JPG180205_TRA_0226.JPGPortrait of a student at Htet Eain Cave Monastic Education Schools near Nyaungshwe in Myanmar. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/People/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/240114_TRA_0211.jpg240114_TRA_0211Portrait of a ballerina in an old house in Havana, Cuba https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/thumbs https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/080226_CREF90_01218.JPG080226_CREF90_01218.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/080225_CREF90_00389.JPG080225_CREF90_00389.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_012.JPG2011_10_HHE_012.JPGSmoke coming from the International Paper Company plant in Georgetown, SC. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/100904_WTC_028.JPG100904_WTC_028.JPGOne of the two tridents from the original World Trade Center building being lowered into the September 11th Memorial Museum site. The museum will be built around the trident. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_069.JPG2011_10_HHE_069.JPGWydok Coal Mine east of Gillette, Wyoming. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/080311_CREF90_05665.JPG080311_CREF90_05665.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/1111_IBlock_661.JPG1111_IBlock_661.JPGRoustabouts work on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/080310_CREF90_04771.JPG080310_CREF90_04771.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/080310_CREF90_04640.JPG080310_CREF90_04640.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/080310_CREF90_03878.JPG080310_CREF90_03878.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/080225_CREF90_00291.JPG080225_CREF90_00291.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/080227_CREF90_02396.JPG080227_CREF90_02396.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/080227_CREF90_02285.JPG080227_CREF90_02285.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/2006_03_HR_071.JPG2006_03_HR_071.JPGThe submarine Texas SSN75 at the Northrop Grumman Shipyard with Hampton Roads in the background. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/2004_03_AS_43.JPG2004_03_AS_43.JPGThe NASA Dryden DC-8 at the Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose early in the morning before taking off on an AIRSAR survey. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/2003_12_Boeing_025.JPG2003_12_Boeing_025.JPGBoeing manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kansas is a major facility for the world's largest aerospace firm producing half of all commercial airlines worldwide. Boeing's 238 buildings sprawl over 1200 acres and propel Wichita's economy. https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/spacesuit4.JPGspacesuit4.JPGSpace suit design by NASA for long-term space missions https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/120910_SkipSpriggs_025-Edit.JPG120910_SkipSpriggs_025-Edit.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/070509_Roger_Ferguson_069.JPG070509_Roger_Ferguson_069.JPG https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/130513_RobLeary_005-Edit.jpg130513_RobLeary_005-Edit.jpg https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Corporate/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/1111_IBlock_417.JPG1111_IBlock_417.JPGSailors using a simulator for navigation practice at the US Navy nuclear submarine base at Kings Bay, Georgia https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/ScreenShot2019-03-22at2.04.33PM.pngScreenShot2019-03-22at2.04.33PM https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/150322_CUBB_0545.jpg150322_CUBB_0545Kids playing baseball on Concordia and Escobar streets in Centro Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/150328_CUBB_0729.JPG150328_CUBB_0729.JPGThe outside of Estadio Cristobal Labra on the island of Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. The game between La Isla and Matanzas. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/130407_TRA_121.JPG130407_TRA_121.JPGTourists riding antique cars through Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/150322_CUBB_0525.JPG150322_CUBB_0525.JPGKids playing a ball game with squares on the street they call 'efecto' at Concordia and Escobar streets in Centro Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/150317_CUBB_0389.JPG150317_CUBB_0389.JPGThe Havana Industriales baseball team at Estadio Latino Americano (Latin American Stadium) in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/150331_CUBB_0817.JPG150331_CUBB_0817.JPGFans at Victoria de Girón Stadium in Matanzas,Cuba. The game between La Isla and Matanzas. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/150328_CUBB_0743.JPG150328_CUBB_0743.JPGHome plate at Estadio Crisobal Labra on Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. A La Isla player coming home against a Matanzas catcher https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/150325_CUBB_0623.JPG150325_CUBB_0623.JPG https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/140511_CUBB_0365.JPG140511_CUBB_0365.JPGA small baseball stadium at night in Trinidad, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/150323_CUBB_0552.JPG150323_CUBB_0552.JPGKids playing baseball on Concordia and Escobar streets in Centro Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/140509_CUBB_0318.JPG140509_CUBB_0318.JPGLocal men playing baseball in ,Jibacoa, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/151213_CUBB_0149.JPG151213_CUBB_0149.JPGPlayer having a drink during a baseball game at Campo Caney, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/140319_CUBB_0114.JPG140319_CUBB_0114.JPGHavana Industriales fan smoking a cigar outside of Latinoamerican Stadium in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/150320_CUBB_0484.JPG150320_CUBB_0484.JPGKids playing baseball near the Hospital and San Rafael in Centro Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/150318_CUBB_0417.JPG150318_CUBB_0417.JPGA Havana Industriales player before a game watching his team practice. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/140507_CUBB_0235.JPG140507_CUBB_0235.JPGAndy Quesada (right) and Yusniel Quiala Hernandez (left) practicing baseball for a national team at Estadio Palmar de Junco in Matanzas, Cuba.The first Cuban official baseball game took place at the stadium in 1874. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/150331_CUBB_0793.JPG150331_CUBB_0793.JPGTicket window at Victoria de Girón Stadium in Matanzas, Cuba https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/140319_CUBB_0115.JPG140319_CUBB_0115.JPGFood vendor outside of Latinoamerican Stadium in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/140508_CUBB_0308.JPG140508_CUBB_0308.JPGA local family playing baseball in Coliseo, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/151217_CUBB_0255.JPG151217_CUBB_0255.JPGPortrait of a male baseball player at Rafael Conte in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/151215_CUBB_0164.JPG151215_CUBB_0164.JPGThe La Pelola restaurant in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/151213_CUBB_0115.JPG151213_CUBB_0115.JPGPortrait of an umpire in a vintage leather mask on the ball field at stadium Salvador Viñas Zaeta in the town of Caney. It was built especially for the softball tournament of the Pan American Games 1991. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/151217_CUBB_0240.JPG151217_CUBB_0240.JPGPortrait of a male baseball player at Rafael Conte in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/151217_CUBB_0251.JPG151217_CUBB_0251.JPGPortrait of a male baseball player at Rafael Conte in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Cuba-Loves-Baseball/26https://irablock.com/pf-media/140319_CUBB_0098.JPG140319_CUBB_0098.JPGStreet scene across from the Latinoamerican Stadium in Havana, Cuba. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/200411_NYC_00028.jpg200411_NYC_00028A view of the The Statue of Liberty at sunset as seen from the ferry in New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/151122_NYC_003.jpg151122_NYC_003A view of the World Trade Center during dusk as seen from Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/131207_NYC_005.JPG131207_NYC_005.JPGEmpire State Building lit up in the colors of the South African flag in tribute to Nelson Mandela. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/110923_NYC_011.JPG110923_NYC_011.JPGFoggy Manhattan city view and Empire State Building from Top of the Rock in NY. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/0609_NYC_011.JPG0609_NYC_011.JPGA rainy evening in Times Square in New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/2005_12_GC_007-DUP.JPG2005_12_GC_007-DUP.JPGTrains and commuters coming into Grand Central Terminal in the morning rush hour. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/1111_IBlock_036.JPG1111_IBlock_036.JPGStatue of Liberty on a misty day, New York https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/130623_NYC_18.JPG130623_NYC_18.JPGThe "Supermoon", the largest full moon of 2013 rises over Manhattan. The building right of center with the clock is the Con Edison Buiding, located near Gramercy Park on the east side. The pyramids of light are part of Zeckendorf Towers. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/2005_12_GC_112-DUP.JPG2005_12_GC_112-DUP.JPG The evening rush hour at Grand Central Terminal. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/140121_NYC_001.JPG140121_NYC_001 https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/2005_12_GC_054.JPG2005_12_GC_054.JPG The morning rush hour at Grand Central Terminal. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/170526_NYC_026.jpg170526_NYC_026Tourists take photographs on top of the rock in Rockefeller Center, New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/170704_NYC_051.jpg170704_NYC_051Macy's July Fourth Fireworks over the NY Life Insurance Building and Metropolitan Life Tower in Manhattan, New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/150501_NYC_004.JPG150501_NYC_004 https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/110704_NYC_003.JPG110704_NYC_003.JPGMacy's Fourth of July Fireworks looking north west from 20th St. on the Hudson River. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/120322_NYC_017.JPG120322_NYC_017.JPGA yellow cab in Times Square, NY. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/110525_NYC_001.JPG110525_NYC_001.JPGPeople using technology on the New York City subway. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/170509_NYC_041.jpg170509_NYC_041Daily commuters and tourists walking in The Oculus near the World Trade Center, New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/2002_09_Trib911_38.JPG 2002_09_Trib911_38.JPGSix months after the fall of the Twin Towers, two beacons of blue light rise beyond Tribeca as a memorial to New York City's darkest, and bravest, hour. March 11, 2002. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/170526_NYC_003.jpg170526_NYC_003A worker places a rose on the the birthday of one of the victims from 9/11 attack at the 9/11 memorial pools in World Trade Center. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/160813_TRA_001.jpg160813_TRA_001The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building in New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/170625_NYC_006.jpg170625_NYC_006Smoke from ConEdison on the streets in Chelsea, Manhattan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/160923_NYC_011.jpg160923_NYC_011A bride and her bridesmaids walk by in Manhattan, New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/060929_NYC_009.JPG060929_NYC_009.JPGThe glass Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/New-York/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/150907_NYC_005.jpg150907_NYC_005The Flatiron Building reflected in a pond at Madison Square Park. The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a triangular 22-story[4] steel-framed landmarked building located at 175 Fifth Avenue in NY. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/131104_TRA_052.JPG131104_TRA_052.JPGSultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque at sunset in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/131101_TRA_031.JPG131101_TRA_031.JPGA Turkish flag and a ferry in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/131031_TRA_021.JPG131031_TRA_021.JPGThe dome of the Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/131113_TRA_140.JPG131113_TRA_140.JPGPrayers at The Yeni Cami, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/131106_TRA_077.JPG131106_TRA_077.JPGThe Spice Bazzar, Misir Carsisi in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/131110_TRA_104.JPG131110_TRA_104.JPGColorful wall in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/131107_TRA_085.JPG131107_TRA_085.JPGPrayers at the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/131030_TRA_012.JPG131030_TRA_012.JPGA man selling flags in front of The New Mosque or The Yeni Cami located in the Eminn district of Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/131107_TRA_082.JPG131107_TRA_082.JPGPrayers at the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/131031_TRA_022.JPG131031_TRA_022.JPGInteior of the Hagia Sophia with an Islamic medallion in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/131031_TRA_028.JPG131031_TRA_028.JPGPrayers at the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/131031_TRA_025.JPG131031_TRA_025.JPGThe dome of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/131104_TRA_053.JPG131104_TRA_053.JPGHagia Sophia with night illumination in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/131106_TRA_072.JPG131106_TRA_072.JPGSleymaniye Mosque at sunset in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/131113_TRA_144.JPG131113_TRA_144.JPGTurkish men washing their feet before entering the New Mosque, The Yeni Cami, or Mosque of the Valide Sultan in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/131109_TRA_093.JPG131109_TRA_093.JPGstanbul Sirkeci Terminal, a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) which was the terminus of the Orient Express in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/131113_TRA_152.JPG131113_TRA_152.JPGShips in the Bosphorus with the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/131113_TRA_148.JPG131113_TRA_148.JPGA woman standing on a deck of a ferry in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/131112_TRA_122.JPG131112_TRA_122.JPGGalata Tower and the Golden Horn viewed from Eminn, Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Istanbul/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/131115_TRA_157.JPG131115_TRA_157.JPGA couple kissing in front of the Istiklal Street trolley that travels between Taksim Square and the Tnel in Istanbul. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/150707_TRA_064.jpg150707_TRA_064Caravan of Bactrian camels in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. In the Khongoryn Els sand dunes in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/150703_TRA_021.jpg150703_TRA_021Local people near Tsonjin Boldog (54 km (33.55 mi) east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/130803_TRA_106-DUP.JPG130803_TRA_106-DUP.JPGMongolian wrestlers at Naadam in South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Naadam is a traditional festival of three games, Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/130802_TRA_089-DUP.JPG130802_TRA_089-DUP.JPGPortrait of a young girl wearing Deel, Mongolian traditional clothing at Naadam in South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Naddam is a traditional festival of three games, Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/130806_TRA_170-DUP.JPG130806_TRA_170-DUP.JPGA boy and a man leading horses in South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/130731_TRA_041-DUP.JPG130731_TRA_041-DUP.JPGLocal people constructing a ger, a portable yurt near Lake Khvsgl in northern Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/130807_TRA_182-DUP.JPG130807_TRA_182-DUP.JPGTourist stands at the Flaming Cliffs, Bayanzag in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/130801_TRA_070-DUP.JPG130801_TRA_070-DUP.JPGA young girl with her nomadic family's goats. In northern Mongolia, near Lake Khovsgol https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/130804_TRA_129-DUP.JPG130804_TRA_129-DUP.JPGCaravan of Bactrian camels taking a rest in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. In the Khongoryn Els sand dunes in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/150707_TRA_056.jpg150707_TRA_056Archery at Naadam, a traditional festival near the village of Bulgan in Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/150707_TRA_070.jpg150707_TRA_070A woman taking a rest with camels in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. In the Khongoryn Els sand dunes in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/150729_TRA_047.jpg150729_TRA_047Nomadic family dressing a goat in Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, 130 km (81 mi) south-east of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/150710_TRA_080.jpg150710_TRA_080National Naadam, the biggest festical is held during the National Holiday from July 11 â 13, in the National Sports Stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/150730_TRA_063.jpg150730_TRA_063The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex is a 40 metre (131 ft 3 in) tall statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog (54 km (33.55 mi) east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/150731_TRA_064.jpg150731_TRA_064A horse in a field in Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/160824_TRA_009.jpg160824_TRA_009A plane waitng for passengers at Ãlgii airport Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/160831_TRA_076.jpg160831_TRA_076Young students getting ready for the first day of school in the village of Bulgan in Ãmnögovi Province in the south Gobi desert in Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/150801_TRA_089.jpg150801_TRA_089Mongolian wrestlers at Naadam in South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Naadam is a traditional festival of three games, Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. In South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/150801_TRA_094.jpg150801_TRA_094Naadam is a traditional festival of three games, Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. One of the tests of a rider's skills is picking up objects from the ground while the horse runs at full speed. Usually the objects are sticks or small bones. In South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/150804_TRA_122.jpg150804_TRA_122People playing mongolian music instruments at the Flaming Cliffs, Bayanzag, in the south Gobi desert, Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/160831_TRA_068.jpg160831_TRA_068Herding horses in the south Gobi desert Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/160904_TRA_109.jpg160904_TRA_109A Kazakh eagle hunter riding a horse near the village of Bayan in western Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Mongolia/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/160903_TRA_091.jpg160903_TRA_091A nomadic Kazakh woman heads out to find her yaks for milking near Tolbo Lake in western Mongolia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/250515_TRA_0341.jpg250515_TRA_0341A scene at the Buddha Statue in Thimphu, Bhutan https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/250515_TRA_0347.jpg250515_TRA_0347Locals praying at the Buddha Statue in Thimphu, Bhutan https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/250509_TRA_0116.jpg250509_TRA_0116Monks at Paro Dzong in Paro, Bhutan https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/250510_TRA_0148.jpg250510_TRA_0148Portrait of a nun in a temple in Bumthang, Bhutan https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/191109_TRA_00099.jpg191109_TRA_00099Novice monks at Wat Phan Thao during Loy Krathong Festival (Yee Peng) in Chiangmai, Thailand https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/190216_TRA_00241.jpg190216_TRA_00241Monks at an early morning almsgiving in Luang Prabang, Laos https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/190215_TRA_00221.jpg190215_TRA_00221A monk returning to his monastery across the Mekong river after almsgiving at dawn from people in Luang Prabang, Laos. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/191111_TRA_00168.jpg191111_TRA_00168Monks at Wat Jadee Sathan temple in Chiangmai, Thailand https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/150209_TRA_061.JPG150209_TRA_061 https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/120114_BUDH_008.JPG120114_BUDH_008.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. In the Sacred Garden area pilgrims give offerings to monks. Prayer flags hang in the background. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/120125_BUDH_110.JPG120125_BUDH_110.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. At the Thai Monastery monks eat lunch. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/120122_BUDH_075.JPG120122_BUDH_075.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Pilgrims splashing and drinking water from the sacred pond. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/120122_BUDH_083-DUP.JPG120122_BUDH_083-DUP.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Pilgrims and monks praying and lighting candles at night near the Asokan Pillar. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/120124_BUDH_092.JPG120124_BUDH_092.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Pilgrims pray by the Asokan Pillar on a foggy morning. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/120124_BUDH_101.JPG120124_BUDH_101.JPGWater buffalo and goats near the Stupa that contains some of the Buddha's original ashes. A Bodhi tree at the Stupa with pryaer flags. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/120125_BUDH_104.JPG120125_BUDH_104.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Thai Monks coming to the Maya Devi temple on a foggy morning. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/120125_BUDH_105.JPG120125_BUDH_105.JPGThai Monks on the walkways around the Maya Devi temple. Archaeologists work at the tree shrine trench in the foreground. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/120125_BUDH_117.JPG120125_BUDH_117.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Pilgrims at the sacred pond by the Maya Devi temple and light candles at night. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/120128_BUDH_142.JPG120128_BUDH_142.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Pilgrims around the Puskarini or Holy pond where Maya Devi took a bath before she gave birth to Buddha, and where the infant prince Siddhartha was given his purification bath. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/120130_BUDH_153.JPG120130_BUDH_153.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. Prayer flags pilgrims and monks near the Holy pond and Bodhi tree. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/120117_BUDH_030.JPG120117_BUDH_030.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. A head shaving ceremony and celebration near the Sacred Gardens. This is a Hindu ceremony for 3-6 year old children. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/120117_BUDH_026.JPG120117_BUDH_026.JPGIn Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of The Buddha. A head shaving ceremony and celebration near the Sacred Gardens. This is a Hindu ceremony for 3-6 year old children. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/120131_TRA_059-DUP.JPG120131_TRA_059-DUP.JPGStatue of Buddha at at Swayambhunath which is atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city and known as the Monkey Temple. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/141108_TRA_093.JPG141108_TRA_093A monk at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/120304_TRA_035.JPG120304_TRA_035.JPGA monk on the street around Punakha Dzong (meaning the palace of great happiness or bliss) in Punakha, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/26https://irablock.com/pf-media/120305_TRA_038.JPG120305_TRA_038.JPGYoung monks in a tree trunk in Punakha Dzong. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/27https://irablock.com/pf-media/120305_TRA_039.JPG120305_TRA_039.JPGA ceremonial guard at the festical in Punakha Dzong, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/28https://irablock.com/pf-media/130221_TRA_054-DUP.JPG130221_TRA_054-DUP.JPGDancers with traditional costumes and masks at the festival in Punakha Dzong, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/29https://irablock.com/pf-media/141022_TRA_082.JPG141022_TRA_082Monks and Monks' robes drying at the Gangtey Shedra in the Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/30https://irablock.com/pf-media/130221_TRA_064.JPG130221_TRA_064.JPGYoung monk and boy stepping down the stairs at Punakha Dzong festival in Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/31https://irablock.com/pf-media/130224_TRA_096.JPG130224_TRA_096.JPGMonks at Gangtey Shedra, a Buddhist institute in Wangdiphodrang, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/32https://irablock.com/pf-media/130225_TRA_101.JPG130225_TRA_101.JPGMemorial Chorten, also known as the Thimphu Chorten, is a chorten in Thimphu, Bhutan https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/33https://irablock.com/pf-media/141103_TRA_032.JPG141103_TRA_032Monks debating at Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Buddhism/34https://irablock.com/pf-media/130221_TRA_030.JPG130221_TRA_030.JPG108 stupas built by the eldest Queen Mother Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk in Dochula pass, Bhutan. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/_2002_09_Trib911_38-DUP.jpg_2002_09_Trib911_38-DUP.jpgSix months after the fall of the Twin Towers, two beacons of blue light rise beyond Tribeca as a memorial to New York City's darkest, and bravest, hour. March 11, 2002. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/_2002_09_Trib911_43.jpg_2002_09_Trib911_43.jpgViews of Ground Zero, Tribeca, New York https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/100305_WTC_001.JPG100305_WTC_001.JPGAt Hangar 17 at JFK airport, some of the trident beams recovered after the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/100305_WTC_015.JPG100305_WTC_015.JPGAt Hangar 17 at JFK airport, some of the fire engines and ambulances that were crushed at the World Trade Center when the towers fell on September 11. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/111025_WTC_062.JPG111025_WTC_062.JPGA window from one of the planes that hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. It was found near Church St. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/100409_WTC_026.JPG100409_WTC_026.JPGAn open bible fused into some metal found by a NY firefighter during the recovery phase at Ground Zero post 9/11. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/100409_WTC_027.JPG100409_WTC_027.JPGA keyboard to a computer. Very few pieces of office equipment were found in the recovery operation post 9/11. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/110603_WTC_0029.JPG110603_WTC_0029.JPGLooking west from Building 4 at Memorial Pool. It is the footprint of the fallen Tower 2. The white building to the right is the new memorial museum. The tall building under construction is the Freedom Tower One WTC. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/100828_WTC_018.JPG100828_WTC_018.JPGThe first sixteen swamp white oak trees being planted at the 9/11 Memorial Site. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/100904_WTC_026.JPG100904_WTC_026.JPGOne of the two tridents from the original World Trade Center building being lowered into the September 11th Memorial Museum site. The museum will be built around the trident. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/110325_WTC_068.JPG110325_WTC_068.JPGViews of the footprints of the original World Trade Towers, soon to be the Memorial Pools. Looking south from Tower Number 7 to the southern tip of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The building under construction on the left is Tower 4 and the partial building on the right under construction is the Freedom Tower, or Tower 1 https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/110224_WTC_046-DUP.JPG110224_WTC_046-DUP.JPGSeptember 11 survivor Scott Gassmanwho was in Tower 1 and worked for Blue Cross. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/110226_WTC_037-DUP.JPG110226_WTC_037-DUP.JPGGerry Bogacz a World Trade Center Survivor. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/110226_WTC_042-DUP.JPG110226_WTC_042-DUP.JPGSeptember 11 survivor Peter Miller who worked for the Port Authority and was on the 65th floor of Tower 1. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/110226_WTC_043.JPG110226_WTC_043.JPGSeptember 11 survivor Peter Miller who worked for the Port Authority and was on the 65th floor of Tower 1. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/110303_WTC_061-DUP.JPG110303_WTC_061-DUP.JPGFrances Alexander, who escaped from 78 floor of Tower 1 on 9/11. Her daughter, Earlyne was also in the building and escaped. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/110226_WTC_044-DUP1.JPG110226_WTC_044-DUP1.JPGFirefighter Mathew Komorowski who was with his men in Tower 1 when it collapsed. They had stopped to help a woman on the fifth floor and somehow were saved in a pocket of the building that didn't crush them. They were trapped for about 4 to 5 hours before being rescued. His helmet flew off his head when the building collapsed, and a month later it was returned to him. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/September-11/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/111025_WTC_045.JPG111025_WTC_045.JPGFirefighter Mathew Komorowski who was with his men in Tower 1 when it collapsed. They had stopped to help a woman on the fifth floor and somehow were saved in a pocket of the building that didn't crush them. They were trapped for about 4 to 5 hours before being rescued. His helmet flew off his head when the building collapsed, and a month later it was returned to him. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_013.JPG2011_10_HHE_013.JPGSmoke coming from the International Paper Company plant in Georgetown, SC. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_019.JPG2011_10_HHE_019.JPGAt the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge scenes of Pond Cypress and general scenes of the Prarie on the east side. Bald and Pond Cypress Trees. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_174.JPG2011_10_HHE_174.JPGIn the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida Keys, Jim Zachos of the Univ of California, Santa Cruz, holds a replica of a core sample from the Atlantic Ocean sea floor. The core shows the PETM period. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_186-DUP.JPG2011_10_HHE_186-DUP.JPGOn the ice in Nunavut, Canada Johnny Issaluk holds a print of swamp of North Carolina. During the PETM the arctic look like this type of swamp. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_020.JPG2011_10_HHE_020.JPGAt the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge scenes of Pond Cypress and general scenes of the Prarie on the east side. Shelia Carter who is a fifth geneation Chesser in the boat. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_036.JPG2011_10_HHE_036.JPGAt the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge scenes on the westside near Fargo in the Steven Foster State Park. General scenes around Billy's Lake of cypress trees and alligators at sunrise. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_039.JPG2011_10_HHE_039.JPGAt the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge scenes on the westside near Fargo in the Steven Foster State Park. General scenes around Billy's Lake of cypress trees and alligators at sunrise. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_066.JPG2011_10_HHE_066.JPGAt the "Big Red Spit" Scott Wing of the Smithsonian with a print of the Okefenokee Swamp showing what the area looked like 50 million years ago. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_069-DUP.JPG2011_10_HHE_069-DUP.JPGWydok Coal Mine east of Gillette, Wyoming. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_094.JPG2011_10_HHE_094.JPGEnd of the Bench, area 67, Phil Gingerich's site near Powell. The red bands are PETM. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_112.JPG2011_10_HHE_112.JPGA Rhus- like leaf fossil from the PETM related to the sumac. The 55.8 million year old leaf fossil is from the collection of Scott Wing at The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_135.JPG2011_10_HHE_135.JPGAt the University of Michigan a jaw of an Allognathosuchus found by Phil Gingerich in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. This is an early alligator from the PETM. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_133.JPG2011_10_HHE_133.JPGAt the University of Michigan a skull of an Allognathosuchus found by Phil Gingerich in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. This is an early alligator from the PETM. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_138.JPG2011_10_HHE_138.JPGAn early eocene horse still in its matrix with fish around in. About 52 million years old found in Green River, Wyoming by Jim Tinsky. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_144.JPG2011_10_HHE_144.JPGAt the Jim Bridger Power Plant near Rock Springs, Wyoming, smoke from burning coal fills the atmosphere. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_146-DUP.JPG2011_10_HHE_146-DUP.JPGNear the quarry in the Big Horn Basin where Scott Wing has worked for many years an undescribed leaf fossil from the PETM. Possibly Anacardiaceae, the sumac and poison ivy family. Courtesy of the Washakie Museum, Cheryl Reichelt cheryl.reichlt@washakiemuseum.com Contact Scott Wing wings@si.edu https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_153.JPG2011_10_HHE_153.JPGThe John Amos Power Plant shot from the Poca Subdivision on Richard Street. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Hot-House-Earth/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/2011_10_HHE_157.JPG2011_10_HHE_157.JPGAt AEP's Mountaineer Power Plant. Scenes of the cooling tower with the AEP Sporn Power Plant in the background. The Carbon Capture and Cleaning Unit is scene in the lower left next to the cooling tower. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_112.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_112.JPGAt the Terra Cotta Warrior Museum, scenes of the various warriors in the Pit 1 area. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090725_ChinaBurial_008.JPG20090725_ChinaBurial_008.JPGIn Shaanxi Province near the city of Qi Shan preparing a grave site in a field. The site is dug in two sections, one will have a burial chamber, the other is the entrance. In the background are other graves and mounds of dirt from the burial chamber. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090725_ChinaBurial_006.JPG20090725_ChinaBurial_006.JPGIn Shaanxi Province near the city of Qi Shan preparing a grave site in a field. The site is dug in two sections, one will have a burial chamber, the other is the entrance. In the background are other graves and mounds of dirt from the burial chamber. Also, the remains of a burned wreath from an earlier funeral. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_095.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_095.JPGAt the Banpo Excavation and museum, a burial with pottery that was pulled out of the dirt and put on display. THe tomb contains four women, and each one has some pottery by their legs. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_023.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_023.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. Paper is burned as money to be used in the afterlife. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_015.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_015.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_016.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_016.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_030.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_030.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. Gifts are put into the tomb for use in the afterlife. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_036.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_036.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. Gifts are put into the tomb for use in the afterlife. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_038.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_038.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. Gifts are put into the tomb for use in the afterlife. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_027.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_027.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_051.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_051.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_078-DUP.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_078-DUP.JPGA funeral for the elder Sun family matriarch who died at the age of around 85 years old. Paper wreaths are burned as a final offering. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_116.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_116.JPGAt the Terra Cotta Warrior Museum, scenes of the various warriors in the Pit 1 area. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/China-Burial/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/20090809_ChinaBurial_123.JPG20090809_ChinaBurial_123.JPGAt the Terra Cotta Warrior Museum, scenes of the various warriors in the Pit 1 area. These warriors are out of the main pit and are awaiting repairs. https://irablock.com/Store/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/160114_TRA_046.jpg160114_TRA_046Silhouette of ancient temples with sunrise in Bagan, the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/200306_TRA_00206.jpg200306_TRA_00206Fishermen on a boat at the Duy Hai fishing village at Hoi An in Vietnam https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/191110_TRA_00142.jpg191110_TRA_00142Visitors at the Yee Peng (lantern) festival, part of Loi Krathong in Chiangmai, Thailand https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/151019_TRA_044.jpg151019_TRA_044Traditional Chinese opera actors preparing before a performance in the Chinatown district of Bangkok, Thailand. During the Chinese Vegetarian Festival . https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/171116_TRA_018.jpg171116_TRA_018A tourist takes selfie with the sea jellies at the Underwater World in Sentosa Island, Singapore https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/091119_CUL_005.jpg091119_CUL_005Two young boys cool down in the Chao Phray River in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/180206_TRA_0298.jpg180206_TRA_0298Novice monks in a classroom at Htet Eain Cave Monastic Education Schools near Nyaungshwe in Myanmar. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/160111_TRA_025.jpg160111_TRA_025Intha fishermen on Inle Lake, a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/140210_TRA_047.jpg140210_TRA_047Looking at Wat Arun across the Chao Phraya River at night. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/190216_TRA_00250.jpg190216_TRA_00250A monk adjusts his robe rowing across the Mekong river at dawn returning to his monastery after receiving alms from people in Luang Prabang, Laos. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/151019_TRA_013.jpg151019_TRA_013A monk waits for a train at the Bangkok Rail Station in the Pathum Wan District in Thailland. Also known as Hua Lamphong Station. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/200221_TRA_00111.jpg200221_TRA_00111Portrait of a paper boat candle vendor on the Thu Bon River in the old town of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site in Vietnam https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/121101_TRA_042.jpg121101_TRA_042Ronald McDonalds in Thai style at a shopping mall, Amarin Plaza in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/180910_TRA_0001.jpg180910_TRA_0001Priest holds the baby during a baby naming ceremony at Veeramakaliamman temple in Singapore https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/140212_TRA_078.jpg140212_TRA_078Looking at the Chao Phraya River from the Sky Bar at State Building in Bangkok, Thailand at sunset. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/190209_TRA_00042.jpg190209_TRA_00042A scene at the Mechrey Floating village in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The village is on Tonlé Sap Lake in Cambodia, the largest fresh water lake in Southeast Asia. The lake is also one of the world's richest fresh water fishing grounds and most of the village residents are involved in fishing. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/190209_TRA_00038.jpg190209_TRA_00038A boat on the Tonlé Sap Lake in Siem Reap, Cambodia. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/120315_LEC_013.jpg120315_LEC_013Floating market called Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi province, about 109 kilometers south of Bangkok. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/170127_TRA_004.jpg170127_TRA_004A street scene in Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/121101_TRA_031-DUP.JPG121101_TRA_031-DUP.JPGWomen performing a traditional Thai dance at Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/091119_CUL_026.jpg091119_CUL_026A man stands near a fish tank in his shop in Bangkok, Thailand; to his left is a shrine. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/130214_TRA_001.jpg130214_TRA_001A taxi windshield covered with many stickers in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/091117_CUL_001.jpg091117_CUL_001A waitress peaks out the curtain of a adult bar in Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/170311_TRA_045.jpg170311_TRA_045Street vendors at the market in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/South-East-Asia/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/140207_TRA_029.jpg140207_TRA_029Buddha's head in tree roots at Wat Mahathat in The Ayutthaya historical park, Ayutthaya, Thailand. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/thumbs https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/140914_TRA_0159.jpg140914_TRA_0159Looking down on Jemaa el-Fnaa. the market square in the medina, Marrakech. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/240924_TRA_0268.jpg240924_TRA_0268A street scene in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/191011_TRA_00143.jpg191011_TRA_00143Portrait of a musician at the Khamlia music in Khamlia village in Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/240924_TRA_0264.jpg240924_TRA_0264A street scene in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_001.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_001.JPGSilhouette of a cameleer leading camels in the dunes of Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/191005_TRA_00088.jpg191005_TRA_00088A street scene in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/7https://irablock.com/pf-media/191005_TRA_00092.jpg191005_TRA_00092Spices at a local store in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/8https://irablock.com/pf-media/240922_TRA_0191.jpg240922_TRA_0191A street scene in the souks of Tetouan, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/9https://irablock.com/pf-media/240922_TRA_0202.jpg240922_TRA_0202A street scene in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/10https://irablock.com/pf-media/170913_TRA_0192.jpg170913_TRA_0192A camelier in the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in Sahara Desert, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/11https://irablock.com/pf-media/240922_TRA_0208.jpg240922_TRA_0208A view of Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/12https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_020.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_020.JPGA local serving mint tea at Erg Chebbi in the desert near Merzouga, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_005.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_005.JPGPortraits of a musician in the village of Khamlia, near Erg Chebbi and Merzouga in southeastern Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/14https://irablock.com/pf-media/240923_TRA_0233.jpg240923_TRA_0233A street scene in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/15https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_002.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_002.JPGA sunset view of the town Moulay Idriss Zerhoun in Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/16https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_015.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_015.JPGPortraits of a musician in the village of Khamlia, near Erg Chebbi and Merzouga in southeastern Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/17https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_007.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_007.JPGMusicians in the sand dunes of the Erg Chebbi desert in southeastern Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/191004_TRA_00065.jpg191004_TRA_00065A local walking by in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_017.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_017.JPGAn evening view of the Zaouia de Moulay Idriss in Fes, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/191004_TRA_00062.jpg191004_TRA_00062A street scene in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_022.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_022.JPGA vendor in a souk in Fes, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/220907_TRA_0148.jpg220907_TRA_0148Portrait of a woman from a nomadic family in the Atlas mountains near Ifran, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/170913_TRA_0160.jpg170913_TRA_0160Portrait of a local in the Moroccan village of Khamila, founded in the 1950's near Erg Chebbi, Sand dunes area of the Sahara in Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/170910_TRA_0083.jpg170910_TRA_0083A street scene in Fes, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_006.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_006.JPGHides being dyed at the Chouara tannery in Fes, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/26https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_008.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_008.JPGSpices in the medina Marrakech, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/27https://irablock.com/pf-media/240923_TRA_0241.jpg240923_TRA_0241Portrait of a musician in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/28https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_030.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_030.JPGA refelction of Ait Benhaddou Ksar, an ancient city and UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in Souss-Massa-Draa. Many films have been shot here. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/29https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_010.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_010.JPGA cameleer leads his camels at Erg Chebbi in the desert in Merzouga, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/30https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_009.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_009.JPGA man selling mirrors at Jemaa el-Fnaa. the market square in the medina, Marrakech. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/31https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_011.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_011.JPGA street scene In Marrakesh, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/32https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_012.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_012.JPGSand dunes in the Erg Chebbi desert of southeastern Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/33https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_013.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_013.JPGBelly dancing show at the restaurant Comptoir Darna in Marrakesh, Morocco 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https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/39https://irablock.com/pf-media/240923_TRA_0229.jpg240923_TRA_0229A street scene in Chefchaouen, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/40https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_026.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_026.JPGA local musician in the ksar of Ait Benhaddou in Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/41https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_021.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_021.JPGA local poses for a photograph in Medina in Fes, Morocco. https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/42https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_024.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_024.JPGModel in Madresa in Meknes, Morocco https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/Morocco/43https://irablock.com/pf-media/IraBlock_Morocco_027.JPGIraBlock_Morocco_027.JPGSilhouette of a camaleer at Erg Chebbi near Merzouga, Morocco https://irablock.com/Interviews-/Video-Interviews/thumbs https://irablock.com/Interviews-/Video-Interviews/1 https://irablock.com/Interviews-/Video-Interviews/2 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In the Khongoryn Els sand dunes in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park https://irablock.com/PORTFOLIO/Places/13https://irablock.com/pf-media/150719_TRA_0391.jpg150719_TRA_0391Mt. 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https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/1https://irablock.com/pf-media/250507_TRA_0073.jpg250507_TRA_0073Portrait of a sadhu in Kathmandu, Nepal https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/2https://irablock.com/pf-media/250507_TRA_0050.jpg250507_TRA_0050A potter working on his wheel in the back alleys of Bhaktapur in Kathmandu, Nepal https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/3https://irablock.com/pf-media/250506_TRA_0036.jpg250506_TRA_0036A woman playing a tambourine in Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/4https://irablock.com/pf-media/231103_TRA_0278.jpg231103_TRA_0278Portrait of a local in tKhuri village in Rajasthan, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/5https://irablock.com/pf-media/231110_TRA_0551.jpg231110_TRA_0551Devotees taking a dip in the Ganges river in Varanasi, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/6https://irablock.com/pf-media/231107_TRA_0486.jpg231107_TRA_0486A street 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Ganges river in Varanasi, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/18https://irablock.com/pf-media/231110_TRA_0577.jpg231110_TRA_0577Devotees on the banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/19https://irablock.com/pf-media/231031_TRA_0128.jpg231031_TRA_0128Visitors take photos of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/20https://irablock.com/pf-media/231107_TRA_0506.jpg231107_TRA_0506Locals hanging out as a vendor makes chai in the village of Narlai, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/21https://irablock.com/pf-media/231101_TRA_0187.jpg231101_TRA_0187A view of the Qutub Minar in Delhi, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/22https://irablock.com/pf-media/231107_TRA_0455.jpg231107_TRA_0455Portrait of a local in the village of Narlai, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/23https://irablock.com/pf-media/231104_TRA_0341.jpg231104_TRA_0341A Rajasthani woman cooking in her house in the That desert in Rajasthan, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/24https://irablock.com/pf-media/231104_TRA_0359.jpg231104_TRA_0359A local woman in a village in the Thar desert, Rajasthan, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/25https://irablock.com/pf-media/231028_TRA_0045.jpg231028_TRA_0045Portrait of a local in Old Delhi, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/26https://irablock.com/pf-media/231104_TRA_0305.jpg231104_TRA_0305A blacksmith in his house in a village in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/27https://irablock.com/pf-media/231116_TRA_0811.jpg231116_TRA_0811Monks at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India https://irablock.com/EDITORIAL/India-%26-Nepal/28https://irablock.com/pf-media/231116_TRA_0821.jpg231116_TRA_0821A monk praying at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India 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