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Framed! 13 Unique Glimpses of Life Around the World

Global Press Journal reporters capture everyday life through unusual frames.

Dancers from Compañía de Danza Antoinette perform The Nutcracker in the central courtyard of Casa de la Cultura Pedro Ángel Palou Pérez in Puebla, Mexico.

Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez, GPJ Mexico

Karupaiya Jude Amalathas poses for a portrait at his lottery ticket booth in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Vetrichelvi Chandrakala, GPJ Sri Lanka

People visit Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Bagmati province, Nepal.

Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Jhonathan Rangel strengthens his arms at Parque Centenario in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Lucila Pellettieri, GPJ Argentina

Bharat Singh repairs a bicycle at his store in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal.

Chandani Kathayat, GPJ Nepal

Valentine Chipanga, left, takes a photo of Monica Mushaya modeling an outfit to post on social media in Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. Mushaya, an accountant, launched an online boutique in 2014 and sells clothing on social media.

Kudzai Mazvarirwofa, GPJ Zimbabwe

Bayarjargal Togmid, a manicurist and eyelash stylist, applies a base coat to Namuunaa Delgerkhishig’s nails at a salon in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia.

Khorloo Khukhnokhoi, GPJ Mongolia

Santiago, 6, and Carolina, 10, siblings who requested anonymity out of concern for their safety, and Alexa Maya, 7, center, learn how to hula hoop from Emily Espíndola, right, during a tianguis, a food market in the traditional agricultural area known as the chinampa zone in Xochimilco, Mexico City.

Mar García, GPJ Mexico

Ganam Jekan welds a gate at his shop in Muthaliyarkulam, Sri Lanka.

Thayalini Indrakularasa, GPJ Sri Lanka

People look out the windows of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Yerimar Rivera Rivera, GPJ Puerto Rico

Bayarbat Unurbayar selects foals to feed with dried hay and fodder in Burentogtokh, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Due to the cold weather and enormous amount of snow this winter, it has been challenging for herders to graze livestock in pastures.

Dolgormaa Sandagdorj, GPJ Mongolia

Anand Bahadur Bhandari, left, and Rojan BK make a house door frame, which they have been working on for three months, in Kankai, Jhapa district, Nepal.

Mayamitu Neupane, GPJ Nepal

A Parachico, a traditional dancer who performs on the streets during Fiesta Grande de Chiapa de Corzo, stands in front of a chapel in Chiapas, Mexico. The festival honors local patron saints Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, San Antonio Abad and San Sebastián.

Marissa Revilla, GPJ Mexico

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