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13-MAR-2006

Tour group, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China, 2006

Wherever we travel, we find people traveling together in groups. Many of them are part of organized tours. They usually wear the same hats, or perhaps name badges or stickers.
They often are seen bunched around or following a tour leader who waves a brightly colored flag so stragglers can stay with the correct group. In this image we can see contrasts in response – some take in the sights they see with cool detachment, another finds great pleasure in the moment, while two others record the view with their cameras. Overhead the ubiquitous flag, its color matching the mandatory red hats. We can usually find various human values expressed, and often touches of incongruity as well, within any group of tourists.

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