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A traditional Pamiri house, with architectural features rich in religious and cosmological symbolism. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "At the Crossroads of History")

A traditional Pamiri house, with architectural features rich in religious and cosmological symbolism. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "At the Crossroads of History")

Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Remains of a fortress built in the third century B.C. by the Siah-Posh, a tribe of black-robed fire worshipers. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "At the Crossroads of History") Pyramids at Giza Rothko Antarctica Monument des Martyrs Shinjuku, the world's busiest subway station Train to Bagan Amtrak California Zephyr snakes along the Colorado River. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "Riding the Rails") A traditional Pamiri house, with architectural features rich in religious and cosmological symbolism. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "At the Crossroads of History") Shwedagon Pagoda The Seine, from L'Institut Du Monde Arabe During Mountain Viper training exercises, Marines simulate war in Afghanistan using hired Afghan role players. (Read my accompanying story, "Theater of War," in Monocle Magazine.) Morning alms, Wat Sene Bartang Valley (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "At the Crossroads of History") Nam Ou River Sahara International Film Festival, held annually in the remote Dakhla refugee camp to suppport the Saharawi people, embroiled in a protracted conflict with Morocco over Western Sahara. (Read my accompanying story in The New York Times Arts section.) The remote Dakhla refugee camp, home to the exiled Saharawi people, who are embroiled in a protracted conflict with Morocco over Western Sahara. (Read my accompanying story in The New York Times Arts section.) Rothko Pacific Amtrak California Zephyr passes an old freight train. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "Riding the Rails") Snake vendor Abandoned railroad maintenance depot. (Read my accompanying New York Times story, "Riding the Rails") C-130 Hercules at the South Pole On the border fence with Arizona, white crosses mark fatalities - others give a leg up. (Read my accompanying story, "Springtime on the Border," in Alternet.)