A bagpiper wearing traditional Scottish dress stands playing in front of large, dark wooden doors in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A bagpiper performs in traditional Highland dress before a set of ornate wooden doors, a familiar presence in the historic streets of Scotland’s capital.
A crowd gathers in Manchester, England, as police officers stand watch during a protest in the city center outside modern storefronts.
Manchester, England
A crowd observes a protest in the city center, as police monitor the scene amid the everyday flow of pedestrians and shoppers.
Police officers stand outside a Marks & Spencer store in Manchester, England, monitoring a peaceful protest in the city center.
Manchester, England
Police monitor a peaceful protest outside a city-center storefront, as pedestrians pass through central Manchester.
A protester releases orange smoke from a flare during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manchester, England, standing against a historic stone building.
Manchester, England
A protester raises a smoke flare during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, as orange smoke drifts across the city center streets.
An elderly man wearing a beige hat and sports coat walks across the courtyard of Prague Castle, blending into the pale stone architecture in Prague, Czech Republic.
Prague, Czech Republic
An elderly man in a beige hat and sports coat blends into the courtyard of Prague Castle.
Two barbers pause and look toward the camera inside a neighborhood barbershop in Athens, Greece, as a customer sits in a barber chair.
Athens, Greece
Two barbers look toward the camera inside a neighborhood barbershop.
Two barbers pause and look toward the camera inside a neighborhood barbershop in Athens, Greece, as a customer sits in a barber chair.
Athens, Greece
Two barbers glance toward the street from inside a neighborhood barbershop, offering a brief glimpse into everyday life in Athens.
An empty butcher shop in Athens, Greece, displays cuts of meat behind a glass counter under bright fluorescent lighting.
Athens, Greece
Cuts of meat sit on display inside a neighborhood butcher shop.
A butcher works behind a glass counter displaying cuts of meat inside a small neighborhood shop in Athens, Greece, seen from the street through the open storefront.
Athens, Greece
A butcher prepares meat behind a glass counter in a neighborhood shop, part of the everyday food economy along an Athenian street.
A tailor works inside a small street-level shop in Athens, Greece, seen through the open storefront between parked cars along a shaded city sidewalk.
Athens, Greece
A tailor works inside a modest neighborhood shop, framed by parked cars and dappled light, offering a glimpse into everyday life along an Athenian street.
A lone bold pedestrian walks toward a line of riot police carrying shields during a security operation in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens, Greece.
Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
A bold pedestrian approaches a line of riot police during a security operation in the neighborhood.
A scooter rider travels along a stepped stone pier in Cefalù, Sicily, passing sunlit historic walls and weathered stone arches beside the coast.
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
A scooter moves along the waterfront, where warm light, stone arches, and historic walls frame a quiet moment in the coastal town of Cefalù.
A produce vendor stands behind a Piaggio three-wheeled vehicle loaded with fruits and vegetables on a narrow cobblestone street in Cefalù, Sicily, Italy.
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
A produce vendor sells fruits and vegetables from a Piaggio three-wheeled vehicle, navigating the narrow streets of Cefalù’s historic center.
A well-dressed young man stands along a narrow cobblestone street in Cefalù, Sicily, Italy, framed by tall buildings and balconies lining the historic lane.
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy
A young man waits along a narrow street in the historic center, as afternoon light filters through the tightly spaced buildings of Cefalù.
Heavy machinery loads harvested salt at the Saline Genna salt pans near Marsala, Sicily, Italy, with evaporation ponds and windmills visible across the flat coastal landscape.
Saline Genna, near Marsala, Sicily, Italy
Machinery transfers harvested salt at the Saline Genna pans, where industrial work continues a centuries-old tradition of salt production along Sicily’s western coast.
A narrow stone alleyway with steps leads upward beside the Fontana Pretoria in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, as people rest on the stairs between historic buildings and graffiti-covered walls.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
An alleyway climbs beside the Fontana Pretoria, where worn stone steps, layered architecture, and quiet moments of rest define the historic center of Palermo.
A horse-drawn carriage travels along a city street in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, as the driver sits atop the carriage in front of historic storefronts.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A traditional horse-drawn carriage moves through the streets of Palermo, reflecting a form of transport that continues alongside modern city life.
A wide selection of fresh fish and seafood is displayed on ice at a bustling market stall in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, under warm hanging lights.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Fresh fish and seafood are laid out for sale at a local market, reflecting the city’s strong connection to the sea.
Pig heads hang from metal hooks at a street market in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, displayed against a worn stone and plaster backdrop.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Pig heads hang for sale at a street market, reflecting traditional butchery practices in the city.
Customers stand at a meat stall at a street market in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where cuts of meat hang beneath signs for Macelleria Papa Giovanni.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Macelleria Papa Giovanni sells meat at a busy street market, where hanging cuts, handwritten signs, and close quarters define daily commerce in Palermo.
Shoppers walk through a covered street market in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, passing stalls selling produce, eggs, and household goods along a narrow stone lane.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
People move through a covered street market, where tightly packed stalls and everyday exchanges animate the historic streets of Palermo.
Customers stand at a macelleria stall selling meat at a street market in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where cuts of meat hang above glass display cases.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A macelleria sells meat at a street market, with hanging cuts and glass counters forming part of Palermo’s daily food trade.
Vendors sell fresh fish at a street-market pescheria in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, with seafood laid out on tables beneath canvas awnings.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Fresh fish is displayed for sale at a street-market pescheria, where vendors and customers gather under canvas awnings in Palermo.
A beige three-wheeled tuk-tuk drives along a narrow street lined with pastel-colored buildings in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, as cars and pedestrians share the roadway.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
A beige tuk-tuk moves through a narrow street framed by closely spaced buildings and balconies, reflecting the everyday flow of traffic in Palermo’s historic center.
Fresh fish are displayed on ice at a pescheria stall in a street market in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, with a vendor seated behind the counter.
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Fresh fish are laid out on ice at a pescheria stall, forming part of the daily rhythm of Palermo’s street markets.
A lone figure walks down a narrow cobblestone street in Siracusa, Sicily, illuminated by warm streetlights against dark stone buildings at night.
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
A lone figure moves through a dimly lit street in the historic center after dark.
People walk along the seafront in Siracusa at sunset as the rescue vessel ResQ People is moored at the dock beneath a pink and purple sky.
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
People stroll the seafront at sunset while the vessel ResQ People rests at the dock.
Railway tracks curve toward a small station in southeastern Sicily as a two-car train approaches under clear skies near Noto, Italy.
Noto, Sicily, Italy
A two-car train approaches the station, following curved tracks through the open landscape of southeastern Sicily.
A three-wheeled tuk-tuk drives along a city street in Catania, Sicily, Italy, passing weathered buildings and parked cars in the historic center.
Catania, Sicily, Italy
A tuk-tuk moves through the streets of Catania, navigating past aging façades and everyday traffic in the city’s historic core.
An abandoned industrial complex with tall brick smokestacks stands on the outskirts of Catania, Sicily, Italy, under a clear sky.
Catania, Sicily, Italy
An abandoned industrial site with towering smokestacks sits on the edge of the city, reflecting Catania’s industrial past and changing urban landscape.
Fishing boats are moored at the harbor in Catania, Sicily, Italy, with nets piled along the quay and historic buildings lining the waterfront.
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Fishing boats rest at the harbor, where nets, docks, and waterfront buildings reflect the working maritime life of Catania.
Colorful laundry hangs from lines strung between apartment buildings in Batumi, Georgia, stretching high above a residential street where people walk below.
Batumi, Georgia
Laundry lines crisscross above a residential street, adding color and movement to everyday life in Batumi.
A vintage green car parked along a street in Tbilisi, Georgia, is filled with watermelons in the open trunk, blending green and yellow tones under dappled sunlight.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Greens and yellows meld as a vintage green car sells melons on a city street.
A double rainbow arcs over Soviet-era apartment buildings in Tbilisi, Georgia, with yellow and concrete façades lit beneath a dark, stormy sky.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A double rainbow spans the skyline above Soviet-era apartment blocks, briefly transforming the urban landscape after a passing storm.
Two street dogs rest beneath an abandoned, rusted car parked along a roadside in Tbilisi, Georgia, using the shade beneath the vehicle to escape the sun.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Street dogs sleep beneath a broken-down car, finding shelter and shade amid the quiet edges of the city.
Pedestrians walk across the Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi, Georgia, beneath the curved glass-and-steel canopy spanning the Kura River.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Pedestrians cross the Bridge of Peace, a modern glass-and-steel structure connecting old and new parts of the city.
A panoramic view of Tbilisi, Georgia, shows the Kura River winding through the city, with historic churches, modern landmarks, and densely packed neighborhoods spread across surrounding hills.
Tbilisi, Georgia
The city of Tbilisi stretches across hills above the Kura River, where historic churches and contemporary architecture coexist within the capital’s layered urban landscape.
A cat rests on a window sill of a weathered building in Tbilisi, Georgia, while a woman waves from behind lace curtains inside.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A woman waves as I photograph her cat on the window sill.
Two tall industrial smokestacks rise above an abandoned brick and concrete building in Tbilisi, Georgia, partially overgrown with trees and vegetation.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Weathered industrial buildings and smokestacks stand amid encroaching greenery, reflecting layers of industry, abandonment, and change in the city’s urban fabric.
Evzones guards in traditional uniform perform the changing of the guard ceremony in Athens, Greece, standing in formation outside a fenced ceremonial area.
Athens, Greece
Evzones guards take part in the changing of the guard ceremony, a formal ritual rooted in Greek military tradition.
A residential building in Athens, Greece, features stacked balconies with yellow awnings, exterior staircases, and two pruned trees standing in front of the façade.
Athens, Greece
A modest residential building with layered balconies, awnings, and exterior stairs reflects the everyday architectural character of an Athenian neighborhood.
A tractor clears snow from a city street in Athens, Greece, as pedestrians walk through falling snow during a rare winter storm.
Athens, Greece — February 2021
A tractor clears snow from a city street during a rare winter storm.
People walk through a busy market street in Doha, Qatar, lined with traditional buildings and shops illuminated by hanging lights.
Doha, Qatar
Shops and pedestrians fill a traditional commercial district, where evening light and steady foot traffic animate the streets of Doha.
An Intha fisherman sits in a narrow wooden boat on Inle Lake, holding a conical fishing net as calm water reflects the warm light of early morning in Myanmar.
Inle Lake, Myanmar
An Intha fisherman, one of the “Sons of the Lake,” sits quietly on the water.
Burmese Buddhist nuns, known as thilashin, travel across Inle Lake in a long wooden boat, gliding over calm water with mountains faintly visible in the distance.
Inle Lake, Myanmar
Thilashin, Burmese Buddhist nuns, cross Inle Lake by longboat, moving quietly across the water as part of daily life in the lake region.
A fisherman grinds metal aboard a purse seiner in Southeast Alaska, United States, as sparks fly across the deck amid fishing gear and equipment.
Southeast Alaska, United States
A fisherman cuts metal aboard a purse seiner, maintaining equipment during work at sea in Alaska’s commercial fishing industry.
Street cooks prepare food over large woks along a roadside in Kathmandu, Nepal, as smoke rises from open fires and pedestrians move through the busy street.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Street cooks work over giant woks, preparing meals along the roadside.
Pedestrians move through a narrow street lined with produce stalls and small shops in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal, with baskets of fruits and vegetables displayed along the sidewalks.
Kathmandu, Nepal
A busy street lined with produce markets cuts through the heart of the city.
Cuts of raw meat and whole poultry are displayed on a metal counter inside a small neighborhood butcher shop in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the vendor standing behind the stall.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Cuts of meat and poultry are laid out for sale in a small neighborhood butcher shop, offering a close look at everyday food commerce in the streets of Kathmandu.
Baskets and bowls filled with walnuts, citrus fruits, and legumes are displayed at a market stall in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Walnuts, citrus, and dried goods are arranged for sale at a market stall, reflecting the everyday food culture of Kathmandu.
Rows of tightly packed motorbikes fill a crowded street in Kathmandu, Nepal, with pedestrians and shopfronts lining both sides.
Kathmandu, Nepal
A sea of parked motorbikes fills a city street, reflecting the capital’s dense traffic and everyday rhythm.
Bolts of brightly colored textiles with patterned designs hang side by side at a street market in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Bolts of colorful textiles are displayed for sale along a market street, showcasing the vibrant patterns and fabrics common to Kathmandu’s local trade.
Drivers and motorbike riders line up outside a petrol station in Kathmandu, Nepal, as security forces monitor queues during fuel shortages in November 2015.
Kathmandu, Nepal — November 2015
Security forces oversee long queues of drivers during petrol shortages caused by the Indian border blockade.
A Himalayan rug maker works at a traditional wooden loom in Chitkul, with stone walls, woven textiles, and village buildings surrounding the workspace.
Chitkul, Sangla Valley, India
A Himalayan rug maker weaves wool on a traditional loom, continuing a craft passed down through generations in the remote mountain village.
A young boy rides an adult-sized bicycle along a dirt path in Hampi, Karnataka, India, with one leg threaded through the frame beneath leafy trees.
Hampi, Karnataka, India
A boy rides an adult bicycle with one leg threaded through the frame, navigating a rural path on the outskirts of Hampi.
Pedestrians, auto rickshaws, and motorcycles move along a busy street in Mumbai, India, as shops and traffic fill the late-afternoon scene.
Mumbai, India
Pedestrians and traffic flow through a busy street, capturing the everyday movement and energy of life in Mumbai.