Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia

Otgonchimeg Baldanjamts stands at an altar after offering money to the gods at Khamar Monastery in Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia. Some worshippers believe the monastery, founded in 1820, is the center of energy in the world.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Members of Respetable Logia Simbólica Masónica Amor Fraternal No. 1 (Respectable Symbolic Fraternal Love Masonic Lodge No. 1) pay homage to Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán, a 19th-century political figure who fought for independence and the abolition of slavery, in a public square in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Kikimba, Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo

Kahambu Taheruka washes horse mackerel in Kikimba, Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Taheruka sells fried fish to help provide for her family.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Guerrero, Mexico

A reporter from Chilpancingo de los Bravo places a candle in a memorial cross outside the federal attorney general’s office in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Reporters gathered to demand security after several journalists were murdered.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Olegario Hernández carves maguey plants into a gourd, or jícara, in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. Gourds have been used since pre-Hispanic times as percussion instruments and containers for food and beverages.

Photo by Ena Aguilar Peláez

Mannar, Sri Lanka

From left, Christhobar Ajith, Mohammathu Sathaku Yasin, Ravuthar Mohammathu Pasith and Mohammathu Imthiyas Infan play carom as they wait for three-wheeler customers in a parking lot in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Purevsuren Lhagvajav, a member of Umnugovi province’s Music and Drama Theater, performs in the musical “Blue Sun” during a rehearsal for the Saint Muse International Theater Festival in Umnugovi province, Mongolia.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Mohan Jathusan, left, and Radnasingam Mohan weld a motorcycle engine at one of the few welding shops in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Racers urge their camels toward the finish line during the Ten Thousand Camel Festival in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. More than 120 camel riders and 3,500 attendees participated in the event.

Photo by Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico

Rarámuri women, who belong to one of the largest indigenous groups in northern Mexico, listen to Mass on Good Friday during Holy Week at a church in Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Photo by Lilette A. Contreras

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

From left, Tserendulam Gantulga, 8, Delgerbayar Byambatsogt, 11, and Gegeennaran Balsanjargal, 8, play yatgas, traditional Mongolian plucked zithers, in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. The students performed for their parents after practicing for 45 days.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Kaoma, Zambia

Charity Silumesi fishes along the bank of the Luena River in Kaoma, Zambia. Silumesi says there are only small fish in the river, and catching them further depletes the fish stock.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Jessica Désamours prunes her plants before the wet season in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. “This way, the courtyard stays clean,” Désamours says, “and it keeps us connected to nature.

Photo by Anne Myriam Bolivar

Puebla, Mexico

Zoological veterinarian Elena Robles Espíndola holds a 3-month-old spider monkey at Beaks and Feathers veterinary clinic in Puebla, Mexico. The monkey was recovering after her rescue from an animal trafficker.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Buhera, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Chabarwa siphons water from an irrigation canal to water his maize field in Buhera, Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Chabarwa says irrigating crops with river water has helped him and other community members farm year-round.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Héctor Avedaño, far left, instructs, from left, Nahuel Deleva, Diana Gómez and Iara Bustamante in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Avedaño, who started teaching taekwondo outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic, now offers lessons both indoors and at parks.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Puebla, Mexico

Daira López and other members of Color Guard Espíritu de Fuego dance with flags at an event organized by the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Adriana Santiago Ortíz, an elementary school teacher, frees monarch butterflies from a net during a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring at The W School in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Santiago Ortíz breeds butterflies to teach her students about metamorphosis.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Munkhbat Sambuu, an employee in Arkhangai province’s urban landscaping department, stands next to a bridge at a park in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Road maintenance personnel will elevate the bridge and build dams to prevent flooding from melting ice and snow.

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Sabarathinam Thevarasa forges a knife at his metal workshop in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Thevarasa, who has 50 years of experience, says he is happy to be self-employed at his age.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

From left, Cuauhtémoc López, Alejo Taloca, Lorenzo López and Salvador Candelario Carrillo, members of the band Neiwana, give a free concert in a public square in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The band members sing about Wixaritari culture in their native language. “I would be singing every day,” Lorenzo López says. “I wish there were more cultural spaces in the city.”

Photo by Maya Piedra

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Lydianna Dávila weaves baskets out of palm fronds at the La Goyco Community Workshop in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dávila says she adapts ancestral skills, which she learned from her brother, to weave baskets and flowerpots.

Photo by Coraly Cruz Mejías

Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Panashe Munemo, left, known as P-Nash, and Michelle Dube, known as Coach Bink, teach Zumba at a restaurant in Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Thrift Fit, the sportswear store that hosted the event, offers free Pilates, yoga and Zumba sessions once every month.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Mexico City, Mexico

José Rafael Flores performs a one-person play, “Josefina la gallina puso un huevo en la cocina,” in Mexico City. Flores, onstage after approximately two years of pandemic restrictions, says it’s bizarre to perform for an audience wearing face masks because he can’t see their expressions.

Photo by Mar García

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Sainshand, Dornogovi province, Mongolia

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Kikimba, Kirumba, Democratic Republic of Congo

Guerrero, Mexico

Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Umnugovi Province, Mongolia

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Kaoma, Zambia

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Puebla, Mexico

Buhera, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Puebla, Mexico

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

Mexico City, Mexico