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We Travel The World To Capture People's Style: Around The World In 80 Styles
TravelJUL 27, 2016

We Travel The World To Capture People's Style: Around The World In 80 Styles

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Around the world in 80 styles is a visual style odyssey around the planet. Since 2012, we've been discovering the world through the people who populate it. Solely guided by our eyes, from silhouette to silhouette, from encounter to encounter, each person's style tells a story of a culture. Every portrait is both a human encounter and a discovery of a place, an invitation to travel.

Our approach focuses on style in a broad sense. The criteria has been that one’s style must call out to us, whether it is traditional, fashionable or eccentric. We attempt to give an original touch to our street style work by capturing both the person and the setting where we meet them. To do this, we chose a wide-angle lens, allowing us to have the background and the person in the foreground both in focus.

Style-wise, each region of the world still keeps its distinctive features: the fabric, the design, the motif, the cut - all these style elements portray a culture and how, for instance, it has been shaped throughout history by foreign influences. Nowadays one can see the impact of globalisation that leads to a certain homogenisation, sometimes resulting in interesting mixtures of tradition and modernity. We hope you'll enjoy discovering the world through our eyes!
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#1 Maria, Villager In Her Everyday Clothes. Pinchollo, Colca Canyon, Peru

Maria, Villager In Her Everyday Clothes. Pinchollo, Colca Canyon, Peru
35points

#2 Gloria, 'Professional Cigar Smoker'. La Habana, Cuba

Gloria, 'Professional Cigar Smoker'. La Habana, Cuba
33points

#3 Matumoto Kousuke, Student. Shibuyia Crossing, Tokyo, Japan

Matumoto Kousuke, Student. Shibuyia Crossing, Tokyo, Japan
32points

#4 Chan And Lili, Having A Drink. Hanoi, Vietnam

Chan And Lili, Having A Drink. Hanoi, Vietnam
30points

#5 Wui Bing, Buddhist Monk And Guardian Of The Temple. Yungang Grottoes, China

Wui Bing, Buddhist Monk And Guardian Of The Temple. Yungang Grottoes, China
29points

#6 Kori, The Most Photogenic Fake Authentic Tribal Child. Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Kori, The Most Photogenic Fake Authentic Tribal Child. Puerto Maldonado, Peru
29points

#7 Saya, Candy Seller. Harajuku District, Tokyo, Japan

Saya, Candy Seller. Harajuku District, Tokyo, Japan
Harajuku district is considered as center of Japanese youth culture & fashion.
28points

#8 Akihiko, Daisuke And Hiroki. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Akihiko, Daisuke And Hiroki. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
28points

#9 Kanitha, Student At Happy Chandara. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Kanitha, Student At Happy Chandara. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The school for girls is run by the charity Toutes à l'école.
27points

#10 Aghata, Performance Artist, Midsumma Festival (Jan 2014). Melbourne, Australia

Aghata, Performance Artist, Midsumma Festival (Jan 2014). Melbourne, Australia
Aghata is a performance artist & confessed 'weirdo life lover'. She dresses 'freak chic' every day.
25points

#11 Catherine, Amriitha And Sam, Opera House Bar. Sydney, Australia

Catherine, Amriitha And Sam, Opera House Bar. Sydney, Australia
24points

#12 Huri, Taxiboat. Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia, France

Huri, Taxiboat. Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia, France
23points

#13 Braulia, Farmer. Titicaca Lake, Bolivia

Braulia, Farmer. Titicaca Lake, Bolivia
23points

#14 Suu, Owner Of A Gothic Reading Cafe. Shanghai, China

Suu, Owner Of A Gothic Reading Cafe. Shanghai, China
Suu owns a gothic reading cafe and fashion store 'for Lolitas, Ladies, Hermits, Mages and the present-day Knights'.
22points

#15 Carmen, 'La Quinceñera'. La Habana, Cuba

Carmen, 'La Quinceñera'. La Habana, Cuba
Quinceañera (Spanish pronunciation: [kinseaˈɲeɾa]; feminine form of "fifteen-year-old"), also called fiesta de quince años, fiesta de quinceañera, quince años, quinceañero or simply quince, is a celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in Latin American communities. This birthday is celebrated differently from any other as it marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood.
21points

#16 Juan, Farmer-Turned-Tourist Guide. Viñales, Cuba

Juan, Farmer-Turned-Tourist Guide. Viñales, Cuba
20points

#17 Tomisakea, Sumo Wrestler. Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan

Tomisakea, Sumo Wrestler. Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan
He's just been eliminated from the biggest annual sumo tournament (Jan 2014).
20points

#18 Jorge, Livestock Farmer At His Estancia. Olavarría, Argentina

Jorge, Livestock Farmer At His Estancia. Olavarría, Argentina
20points

#19 Lydia, Ready For The School Ball (No Parents Allowed!). Uyuni, Bolivia

Lydia, Ready For The School Ball (No Parents Allowed!). Uyuni, Bolivia
19points

#20 Elliott Hammond, Singer. Sydney, Autralia

Elliott Hammond, Singer. Sydney, Autralia
19points
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