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22-MAY-2014

Zebra at work, Sucre, Bolivia, 2014

Many Bolivian cities now use people incongruously dressed as zebras to help pedestrians get across busy streets. The costumed zebras easily catch the attention of motorists with their exaggerated gestures, and capture the imagination of pedestrians as well. Zebra stripes even match the striped patterns of crosswalks. I caught this zebra signaling a pair of waiting, and matching, white cars to proceed on their journey. The dual grilles of the cars even show up as black stripes, mimicking the stripes of the zebra and crosswalk. These matching colors and patterns bring coherence to the image and helps makes it interpretive.

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Phil Douglis03-Aug-2014 20:47
I was amused as well by this scene. You are right -- this is a cultural idiosyncrasy, a child-like approach to a deadly serious matter. It is indeed unique and interesting, and in this case, highly incongruous.
Cecilia Lim01-Aug-2014 21:41
This is hilarious! But everything you said in your comment does come together wonderfully! I think images like these help so much in describing the character and thinking of a culture, and are invaluable as travel photography It's nice to see the idiosyncrasies of a people. It makes them unique and interesting!
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