1271. Men train in the martial art of Muay Thai in a boxing camp in Bangkok. Muay Thai was originally a military self-defense technique used in hand-to-hand combat. It has now evolved into an international sport.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1272. Decorated with a painting of John F. Kennedy and eclectic knick-knacks, YJ‘s Snack Bar in the Crossroads Arts District is frequented by Kansas City‘s most colorful locals. "Expect to see post-hippies, armchair philosophers, and the occasional passerby lounging on multicolored metal chairs resembling the ones you sat on in high school, complete with bookracks below the seats," said photographer Brooks Walker.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Long Run: Best of the Heartland," September 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine.)
　　

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　1273. Steaming mudpots dot the landscape around Lake Myvatn in Iceland.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "In Search of the Vikings," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
　　
　　

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　1274. A family group of gelada baboons, Theropithecus gelada, gather in a mutual grooming session梐n activity which serves to strengthen the family bonds.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Kings of the Hill?" November 2002, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1275. "Dressed in borrowed finery, Venice wears Byzantine arches and mullioned windows along the Grand Canal."
　　—From "The Byzantine Empire: Rome of the East," December 1983, National Geographic magazine
　　

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