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Around the world in 80 styles is a visual style odyssey around the planet. Since 2012, we've been discovering the world through the people who populate it. Solely guided by our eyes, from silhouette to silhouette, from encounter to encounter, each person's style tells a story of a culture. Every portrait is both a human encounter and a discovery of a place, an invitation to travel.

Our approach focuses on style in a broad sense. The criteria has been that one’s style must call out to us, whether it is traditional, fashionable or eccentric. We attempt to give an original touch to our street style work by capturing both the person and the setting where we meet them. To do this, we chose a wide-angle lens, allowing us to have the background and the person in the foreground both in focus.

Style-wise, each region of the world still keeps its distinctive features: the fabric, the design, the motif, the cut - all these style elements portray a culture and how, for instance, it has been shaped throughout history by foreign influences. Nowadays one can see the impact of globalisation that leads to a certain homogenisation, sometimes resulting in interesting mixtures of tradition and modernity. We hope you'll enjoy discovering the world through our eyes!

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Maria, Villager In Her Everyday Clothes. Pinchollo, Colca Canyon, Peru

Maria, Villager In Her Everyday Clothes. Pinchollo, Colca Canyon, Peru

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    Gloria, 'Professional Cigar Smoker'. La Habana, Cuba

    Gloria, 'Professional Cigar Smoker'. La Habana, Cuba

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    Matumoto Kousuke, Student. Shibuyia Crossing, Tokyo, Japan

    Matumoto Kousuke, Student. Shibuyia Crossing, Tokyo, Japan

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    Chan And Lili, Having A Drink. Hanoi, Vietnam

    Chan And Lili, Having A Drink. Hanoi, Vietnam

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    Wui Bing, Buddhist Monk And Guardian Of The Temple. Yungang Grottoes, China

    Wui Bing, Buddhist Monk And Guardian Of The Temple. Yungang Grottoes, China

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    Kori, The Most Photogenic Fake Authentic Tribal Child. Puerto Maldonado, Peru

    Kori, The Most Photogenic Fake Authentic Tribal Child. Puerto Maldonado, Peru

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    Saya, Candy Seller. Harajuku District, Tokyo, Japan

    Saya, Candy Seller. Harajuku District, Tokyo, Japan

    Harajuku district is considered as center of Japanese youth culture & fashion.

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    Yvonne Bernal
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This child is rockin' her OWN style. I love it! I'd like to see more kids with her confidence!

    Paulina
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure she's not a "child" or "kid" if she's a candy seller. Also, it's not exactly her own, as she's wearing one of the types of Harajuku style of dressing, which includes Sweet Lolita clothing and multiple layers. But she looks cool nevertheless :)

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    Hans
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks a bit like an alternative Alice in Wonderland.

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    Akihiko, Daisuke And Hiroki. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan

    Akihiko, Daisuke And Hiroki. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan

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    Kanitha, Student At Happy Chandara. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Kanitha, Student At Happy Chandara. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    The school for girls is run by the charity Toutes à l'école.

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    Aghata, Performance Artist, Midsumma Festival (Jan 2014). Melbourne, Australia

    Aghata, Performance Artist, Midsumma Festival (Jan 2014). Melbourne, Australia

    Aghata is a performance artist & confessed 'weirdo life lover'. She dresses 'freak chic' every day.

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    Catherine, Amriitha And Sam, Opera House Bar. Sydney, Australia

    Catherine, Amriitha And Sam, Opera House Bar. Sydney, Australia

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    Huri, Taxiboat. Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia, France

    Huri, Taxiboat. Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia, France

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    Braulia, Farmer. Titicaca Lake, Bolivia

    Braulia, Farmer. Titicaca Lake, Bolivia

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    Suu, Owner Of A Gothic Reading Cafe. Shanghai, China

    Suu, Owner Of A Gothic Reading Cafe. Shanghai, China

    Suu owns a gothic reading cafe and fashion store 'for Lolitas, Ladies, Hermits, Mages and the present-day Knights'.

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    Teresa W-S
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a more modern Chinese Lolita-Style, but it's cute too :P

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    Carmen, 'La Quinceñera'. La Habana, Cuba

    Carmen, 'La Quinceñera'. La Habana, Cuba

    Quinceañera (Spanish pronunciation: [kinseaˈɲeɾa]; feminine form of "fifteen-year-old"), also called fiesta de quince años, fiesta de quinceañera, quince años, quinceañero or simply quince, is a celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in Latin American communities. This birthday is celebrated differently from any other as it marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood.

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    Juan, Farmer-Turned-Tourist Guide. Viñales, Cuba

    Juan, Farmer-Turned-Tourist Guide. Viñales, Cuba

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    Tomisakea, Sumo Wrestler. Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomisakea, Sumo Wrestler. Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan

    He's just been eliminated from the biggest annual sumo tournament (Jan 2014).

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    Jorge, Livestock Farmer At His Estancia. Olavarría, Argentina

    Jorge, Livestock Farmer At His Estancia. Olavarría, Argentina

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    Lydia, Ready For The School Ball (No Parents Allowed!). Uyuni, Bolivia

    Lydia, Ready For The School Ball (No Parents Allowed!). Uyuni, Bolivia

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    Ana T.
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dear Krystyna Chojnowska for ignorant people like you is why young women had eating issues, but i doubt you really going to understand of what i trying to said, since your comment sound like it came from someone with a rock as a brain.

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    Elliott Hammond, Singer. Sydney, Autralia

    Elliott Hammond, Singer. Sydney, Autralia

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    Naomi, Heils Taxis For Clients Of The Hotel She Works For. Sydney, Australia

    Naomi, Heils Taxis For Clients Of The Hotel She Works For. Sydney, Australia

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    Annie, English Girl Tubing In Van Vieng, Laos

    Annie, English Girl Tubing In Van Vieng, Laos

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    Ayakamay, Artist Performing 'Mimikaki'. Tokyo, Japan

    Ayakamay, Artist Performing 'Mimikaki'. Tokyo, Japan

    Ayakamay is a conceptual performance artist, born in Nashville TN, NYC, based in Japan. 'Mimikaki' means "ear-cleaning".

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    Kevich And Leakena, At Their Wedding. Silk Island, Cambodia

    Kevich And Leakena, At Their Wedding. Silk Island, Cambodia

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    Khan, Camel Safari Guide In The Thar Desert. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

    Khan, Camel Safari Guide In The Thar Desert. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

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    Noho And Clement, Cousins And Tourist Guides. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

    Noho And Clement, Cousins And Tourist Guides. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

    Every day they accompany tourists to swim with stingrays and every day their uniform's color changes.

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    Teresa W-S
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watching these colorful guys makes me already happy!!!...Can you imagine the feeling of meeting them in person, in Bora Bora?

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    Martha, 'Cholita'. Yampupata, Bolivia

    Martha, 'Cholita'. Yampupata, Bolivia

    Martha partying at her village's party. 'Cholitas' are Aymara Indian women who wear traditional dress, which includes patterned shawls and bowler hats.

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    Ana T.
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not indian from india , they are indigenous women and The use of that hat has a meaning in Bolivia , which represents the "honor and authority " within an indigenous community , so often use within groups of elders who are generally are seem as figures of wisdom.

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    Sam And Ken, Lifeguards. Agnes Water, Queensland, Australia

    Sam And Ken, Lifeguards. Agnes Water, Queensland, Australia

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