Mexico

Eztli Ukben performs in an adaption of the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on the patio and stairs of a tenement building in Mexico City. The production is part of the VSS Dance Company project “Dance in Tenements,” which aims to make danc... more

Democratic Republic of Congo

Veronique Omba secures the day’s catch of “ngolo,” or snake catfish, from the Congo River in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. For the last 14 years, Omba has woken up every day at 5 a.m. to catch fish, which she sells to provide for her... more

Uganda

Nabasumba Christine takes a selfie with Francis Balalulanya at the Buganda Tourism Expo, an annual event in Uganda’s capital Kampala that showcases the country’s cultural and natural diversity. Balalulanya, who has been a beekeeper for over 40 ye... more

Mexico

Jesús Vázquez performs for tips in his Emiliano Zapata costume on Mexico City’s Francisco I. Madero Street. He painted his costume of this 1910 Mexican Revolution leader gold, giving him a unique look that attracts pedestrians. “What I like the... more

Haiti

Guerby André, 14 (left to right), concentrates on his next move in a game of marbles with his school friends Gardy Mezil, 11, and Cherdnerson Jean, 13, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The game is popular with boys here, who often play it during school hol... more

Sri Lanka

Appaiah Rasikumar makes furniture in his shop in Kodikamam, a small town on Sri Lanka’s northern coast. He earns about 3,000 to 4,000 Sri Lankan rupees ($17 to $22) per day selling tables, chairs and cupboards, which he says is enough for him to le... more