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  • Two male spectators grap a female member of a dance troup and make her dance with them.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A woman challenges two men to dance to a bongo drum band in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel
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  • A woman challenges two men to dance to a bongo drum band in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel
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  • Alaa arrived in Beirut from Damascus 25.12.12. He used to run a very well established dance company, SIMA. in Syria with 40 dancers performing all over the country and at international festivals. When he first arrived to Lebanon he had nothing but has since managed to gather some of the old Sima dancers and has set up a dance school for both Syrian and Lebanese. He runs SIma and the classes out of Babel Theatre in Hamra, Beirut and Sima is in the run to win Arabs Have Talent, a tv talent show.
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  • Alaa arrived in Beirut from Damascus 25.12.12. He used to run a very well established dance company, SIMA. in Syria with 40 dancers performing all over the country and at international festivals. When he first arrived to Lebanon he had nothing but has since managed to gather some of the old Sima dancers and has set up a dance school for both Syrian and Lebanese. He runs SIma and the classes out of Babel Theatre in Hamra, Beirut and Sima is in the run to win Arabs Have Talent, a tv talent show.
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  • A member of the Unison dance troupe takes part in the carnival. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A woman ask for direction as two young girls push their way through police lines. Portobello Road is heaving with people at sunset after the parade has finished. A large number of police in riot gear is present to controle the crowd. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • The setting sun hits a peformer as she dance and whine her way in the parade. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A young white woman dressed only in her skimpy red dance outfit and feathers makes her way through the crowd.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Dima, former dancer from Damascus, Syria, works in the bar and restaurant Mezzian in Hamra district of Beirut. She came to Beirut in January 2012 fleeing threats to kill and rape her from the Ghosts - Assad regime fanatics. Her sister was politically active and had to flee the country and eventually so did Dima. Working in the Mezzian as their head chef is how she makes a living but she really wants to get back into dancing again. She dreams about joining her sister in Norway and to continue her dance career there, away from the neighbouring war in Syria. Before taking up dancing she was twice Syrian national champion in Thai-boxing.
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  • Wilson's wedding day...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years. The wedding is a big day for everybody with lots of dancing and celebration...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive.
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  • Wilson's wedding day...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years. The wedding is a big day for everybody with lots of dancing and celebration...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive.
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  • A man striped naked to his waist dances to a bongo drum band in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A young boy gets some attention from a couple of women dancing along in the road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Revellers getting it off dancing to the music blaring from a passing float. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A ray of light and wild dancing.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • In Ein El-Hilweh refugee camp, home to 75.000 Palestinians. Girls sing and dance. It is summer break in the UNWRA school and Naba'a runs Play and Learn sessions in the empty school for vulnerable children. They aim is to give them a safe space to express themselves with out fear of repression. Developmental Action Without Borders(Naba'a) work in Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon to help children in the camps.  The camps are densely over-crowded and many of the children are 4th generation refugees living in Lebanon with no citizenship or rights and under immense pressure. Naba'a is a mix of Palestinians and Lebanese and aim to give children a sense of security and freedom to express their needs and rights.Naba'a operates in communities governed by a multitude of political parties and religious groups and Naba'a keeps a strict independed line from any affiliation with any groups.
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  • Wilson's wedding day...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a competitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive.
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  • Wilson's wedding day...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a competitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. They have their own boma near by and in between dances they go back to their huts to rest and to chat...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is heaving with people at sunset after the parade has finished. The blue tower is a police watch tower. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A female dancer licks a security man from his chin and all the way up his face in a very suggestive way. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A male dancer throws a dirty look back to a couple of female spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Four dancers whine and grind to the music. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A performer dressed in red makes her moves in the parade. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A female performer does her whining moves in the midst of the crowd. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Dancers whining their way along the parade to the joy of the spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A group of tired young dancers rest on the back of truck at the end of the two day carnival.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Dancers in costumes enjoy the music and the sun. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A group of tired and intoxicated carnival goers struggle to find their way home. The Notting Hill tube station is over crowded and police are crwod controling making it hard to get on the train. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A crying young woman gets a telling off by another woman in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Lovers up against a fence and a man relieves himself in the now empty streets of Portobello.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Lovers kiss in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • One of the last parades of the year. A young black wears a big feather head gear and a sikh security man looks up.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A carnival performer dressed in green talks to a police officer in riot gear in Portobello Road.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Four lovers in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A young man tries to kiss a young girl while her friend is on the phone, waiting for them to finish in Portobello Road. The street is quickly emptying as the sun sets. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A young black woman with a small girl talks to a police officer next to Portobello Road marketThe Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A woman stays clear of the rubbish in Portobello Road sitting on a post while she is on the phone. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A Metropolitan police officer with love hearts painted on his cheeks gets a kiss. A young woman wears his bobby helmet after he let her borrow it for a kiss. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Tired dancers on a truck after two days of carnival. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Whining under the feathers. Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A dancer feels the pinch from her head gear and sqirms in agony. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A spectator has his photograph taken with a young dancer. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A group of tired young dancers rest on the back of truck at the end of the two day carnival.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A small boy gets a kiss  from a female dancer. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A female spectator gets her photograph taken with one of the dancers in the parade. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A woman dressed up in feathers enjoys the sun and taking part in the carnival.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • In Ein El-Hilweh refugee camp, home to 75.000 Palestinians. The morning is finished off with sing and dance organised by Naba'a volunteers, all local residents in the camp. It is summer break in the UNWRA school and Naba'a runs Play and Learn sessions in the empty school for vulnerable children. They aim is to give them a safe space to express themselves with out fear of repression. Developmental Action Without Borders(Naba'a) work in Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon to help children in the camps.  The camps are densely over-crowded and many of the children are 4th generation refugees living in Lebanon with no citizenship or rights and under immense pressure. Naba'a is a mix of Palestinians and Lebanese and aim to give children a sense of security and freedom to express their needs and rights.Naba'a operates in communities governed by a multitude of political parties and religious groups and Naba'a keeps a strict independed line from any affiliation with any groups.
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  • The Stars Foundation visiting S.A.F.E in the Loita Hills near the Tanzanian border in Kenya...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years.
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  • The Stars Foundation visiting S.A.F.E in the Loita Hills near the Tanzanian border in Kenya...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years.
    IMG_2902.jpg
  • The Stars Foundation visiting S.A.F.E in the Loita Hills near the Tanzanian border in Kenya...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years.
    IMG_2898.jpg
  • The Stars Foundation visiting S.A.F.E in the Loita Hills near the Tanzanian border in Kenya...It is mainly Maasais who live in the Loita Hills up above the Serengeti plains. They live in small villages and communities called bomas and live mainly of raising and selling live stock such as cattle and goats. Its a very remote region in Kenya, hard to get to without a four wheel drive with very little infrastructure and up till 2010 no mobile phone network. The Maasais are well known though out Kenya and the world for their colorful clothing and their way of keeping their old traditions alive...Young men called Morans are competing in jumping as high and straight as possible, a copetitive dance called adumu, at Wilson's wedding. The Morans are you men almost ready for the coming of age ceremony held every 10-15 years.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A poster advertising rum punch in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is heaving with people at sunset after the parade has finished. A large number of police in riot gear is present to controle the crowd. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A group of very happy carnival goers heading back to Notting Hill tube station after a great day out. It is after sunset and the carnival is now officially over. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Tired white boys intoxicated after a long day in the sun. The streets are emptying quickly as the sun sets and the parades are over. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is heaving with people at sunset after the parade has finished. Mounted police in riot gear move in to controle the crowd.  The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Three men having a laugh in Portobello Road. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A Metropolitan police officer with love hearts painted on his cheeks gets a kiss. A young woman wears his bobby helmet after he let her borrow it for a kiss. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A Metropolitan police officer with love hearts painted on his cheeks and uniform. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • One dancer still standing and one still holding on after two days of carnival.The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • A female dancer shows her pleasure of being embrassed by a spectator. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • The setting sun hits a dancer wearing a headgear full of blue,green and yellow feathers and spikes. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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  • Portobello Road is rammed with party-goers and spectators. The Notting Hill Carnival has been running since 1966 and is every year attended by up to a million people. The carnival is a mix of amazing dance parades and street parties with a distinct Caribbean feel.
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