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Nature - 2nd prize

August 01, 1982

Man taking a sand bath in Turpan, an old Muslim city in the autonomous region Xinjian Uygur in China.

August 01, 1982

Man taking a sand bath in Turpan, an old Muslim city in the autonomous region Xinjian Uygur in China.

August 01, 1982

Women taking a sand bath in Turpan, an old Muslim city in the autonomous region Xinjian Uygur in China.

August 01, 1982

Man taking a sand bath in Turpan, an old Muslim city in the autonomous region Xinjian Uygur in China.

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Vincent Mentzel

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1983 Photo Contest - Nature - 2nd prize
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Vincent Mentzel

NRC Handelsblad

01 August, 1982

Man taking a sand bath in Turpan, an old Muslim city in the autonomous region Xinjian Uygur in China.

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