“Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (August 30 1863 Russian Empire – September 27, 1944 Paris, France) was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in color photography of early 20th-century Russia”. – Wikipedia

Photo: Dinner during haying. Russian Empire, Novgorod province, county Cherepovets, 1909. (Photos by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky via US Library of Congress and Prokudin-Gorsky.org)

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A woman sits behind a bicycle on a cold winter morning in New Delhi, December 31, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

People observe a protest against a new citizenship law from a bus, in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2020. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

Workers sleep on a railway track under repair in New Delhi, India, June 15, 2018. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters)

Commuters make their way across a street during rainfall in New Delhi on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

A woman paints the floor of a pond as her child pulls at her saree in Delhi, India November 23, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Men ride a scooter through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India, August 6, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A street food vendor waits for customers on a footpath in New Delhi, India, November 27, 2018. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)