Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

From left, Munkhsugir Altaikhuu, Anudari Azjargal, 12, and Rashzeveg Altaikhuu herd goats on Zuunsaikhan mountain in Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Most herders have reared less livestock than usual since they could not prepare sufficient animal feed and milk for newborns during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Photo by Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg

Luofo, DRC

Guilaine Kihundu searches for fodder in Luofu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Kihundu, who breeds and sells rabbits, visits the field every morning to gather food for the animals.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Delgermurun Uvgunkhuu, 9, helps his family rake and stack hay in Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. In mid-August, herders in Mongolia prepare hay to feed their livestock during winter and spring.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka

Mary Ann Yonmary pours hand-mashed palmyra pulp on a mat woven from palm leaves outside her house in Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka. When the pulp dries, Yonmary will cut and sell the final product, which is called pinattu.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Lusaka, Zambia

Francis Lubinda measures a granite stone while designing a tombstone in the central business district of Lusaka, Zambia. Funerals were restricted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, and many families are finding closure by placing tombstones on the graves of loved ones.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Rasenthiram Kabilan welds a door for the shop where he works in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Kabilan, who used to commute to Colombo, now works locally because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s nice to be with family,” he says, “even though the salary is low.”

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Guerrero, Mexico

Diego Calixto Hilario, 7, picks pericón, a type of marigold, in the countryside in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. Pericón is related to the cempasúchil flower, a traditional decoration for the country’s annual Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations.

Photo by Avigaí Silva

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Battulga Ulziisaikhan paints a cement lion cast with bronze in Murun, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. Battulga resigned as a history and social science teacher last year when he inherited a small farm from his elderly in-laws.

Photo by Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Varatharasan Dinarsan pours cow’s milk into a container in Cheddikulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Due to a shortage of milk powder because of a change in import taxes, the demand for and price of cow’s milk have increased.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Mexico City, Mexico

Yaretzi Ramos, 11, practices slalom, a style of skating, during a class at a public park in southern Mexico City. “I like that it’s a good challenge and that you can make progress very quickly,” Yaretzi says. Classes were suspended for nearly a year due to coronavirus restrictions, but the pandemic also brought new students, who joined in search of outdoor activities.

Photo by Mar García

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Members of the band Trio Eletrico, Junto e Misturado (Electrical Trio, Together and Mixed), who prefer not to give their names for fear of police persecution, play music and dance in front of the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Several street artists and collectives gathered to protest a new government measure that would require them to obtain a permit in each city district. Most artists rotate among districts and believe this measure would prevent them from working.

Photo by Lucila Pellettieri

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Muniyasami Ravikumar makes a clay pot in Kalviyankadu, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Earthenware pots are used to light lamps in Hindu temples and to collect toddy from palm trees.

Photo by Pashna Alistan

Chiapas, Mexico

Rogelio Gutiérrez, left, and Gabriel Ruiz López deconstruct palm-thatched shelters on the beach in Boca del Cielo in Chiapas, Mexico. Rising tides inundate the beach more often now, so shelters are taken apart to reuse the material.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

Lusaka, Zambia

Francis Mwanza applies varnish to a wooden playhouse in Mandevu township, Lusaka, Zambia. Mwanza, who started a woodworking company three years ago with his friends, says the business has grown and employs more than 15 people.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Luofo, DRC

Jeannot Katembo Ndamasani prunes an avocado tree in his aunt's field in Luofu, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Farmers cutback the branches during the growing season to keep the tree from shading out other crops.

Photo by Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Charles Chikungwa, right, helps Abel Matinyarara drill a stone boulder along Simon Mazorodze Road in Harare, Zimbabwe. The smaller stones will be used to build tarred roads. In February 2021, the government declared the roads a national disaster and began repairs around the country.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Altansukh Tonya, right, and a team of workers install a vacuum toilet next to his home in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Altansukh says, “Since this toilet uses suction, it does not allow waste to infiltrate the soil, so it will reduce soil pollution.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

San Francisco, Mexico

Israel Tovar trains at a park in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico. Tovar performs freestyle football and has traveled throughout Mexico and Europe, where he worked on marketing campaigns. “I never thought about making money from this, but I discovered that I could make money out in the street, at the traffic lights in Monterrey,” Tovar says. “Then I realized I could make money anywhere in the world.”

Photo by Maya Piedra

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Anujin Darambazar, 5, plays badminton for the first time in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Anujin’s parents bought her equipment after she became interested in the sport while watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Photo by Myagmarsuren Battur

Teotihuacán, Mexico

Tourists ride hot air balloons in the early morning in Teotihuacán, Mexico. Visitors have returned to taking flights and exploring the area’s pyramids as pandemic restrictions have eased.

Photo by Aline Suárez del Real

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Mohamed Moosin, originally from Kandy district, sells cotton candy in the street in Kokuvil, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Moosin says he has been in the business for 17 years.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Irapuato, Mexico

Laura Rocha López, right, shows a miniature painting by Miguel Ortega, left, to a Facebook Live audience during a weekly radio program that features a wide range of guests in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Ortega, who is a painter as well as a tattoo artist, writer and video game programmer, paints with a paintbrush attached to a bungee cord, which he holds with his mouth, thumb and index finger.

Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Lkhagvadorj Batbold, who is preparing two paintings of horses for a joint exhibit, applies paint to his brush in Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Lkhagvadorj says that as a child, “The most favorite lesson of mine was drawing.”

Photo by Odonchimeg Batsukh

Zacualpa Ecatepec, Mexico

Dulce Santiz, 19, harvests mushrooms at her family home in Zacualpa Ecatepec, Mexico. Santiz typically waters them two times a day, depending on the weather, and her family sells them as a source of income.

Photo by Marissa Revilla

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Bayandalai, Umnugovi province, Mongolia

Luofo, DRC

Erdenebulgan soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia

Naranthanai South village, Sri Lanka

Lusaka, Zambia

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Guerrero, Mexico

Murun, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia

Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka

Mexico City, Mexico

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Chiapas, Mexico

Lusaka, Zambia

Luofo, DRC

Harare, Zimbabwe

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

San Francisco, Mexico

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Teotihuacán, Mexico

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Irapuato, Mexico

Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai province, Mongolia

Zacualpa Ecatepec, Mexico