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  • Photo Essay - Weekly Features

    Worship in Nature

    27 April 2025

    Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: A friend who currently lives in Ishikawa, Japan, brought me to one of her favourite local spots — Natadera, a temple that embraces and worships nature.

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    Traffic, Hisses, and Suya: My Lagos Story

    6 April 2025

    Alice Eze — Excerpt: Imagine being stuck in a car so long you begin to suspect you’re in a reality TV show called Survivor: Lagos Edition.

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    Lost in Venice: Beyond the Gondola Rides

    30 March 2025

    Amrita Mukherjee — Excerpt: It was pointless to ask my husband anything now because he was definitely not within earshot. Also, he has this personal principle of not asking for directions from human beings but rely on a piece of code.

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    Following the Mississippi

    23 March 2025

    Lyndon Carrier — Excerpt: I think of all the people that rely on the river to live, I think of all the people that have followed its path.

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    The Headhunter’s Son

    23 March 2025

    Ankush Saikia — Excerpt: For the rest of his life, the burning bird and the death of his father remained inseparably linked in Yingpai’s mind.

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