Photo by @ivankphoto | Mario Lundes stands in his bedroom with his four-month-old daughter, Alexa Sky Lundes, in Los Angeles, California, in the fall of 2017. Mario, who was jumped into a gang at the age of 13, talked about his troubled past, his recovery and a second chance. “I had my little girl and I got married. All that trust, I built it, little by little with my family members. I’m grateful to be alive. I made some really bad decisions in my past. But it’s never too late. I do regret a lot of the stuff I did. I have to live with that.” This photo was shot #onassignment for @natgeo with @kchete77. Karla and Ivan’s photos were published in the July 2018 issue in the feature: “How Latinos Are Shaping America’s Future.” Please check the link in my profile (@ivankphoto) to see the feature and visit karlagachet.com and ivankphoto.com to see more photos. Thanks!!!
Art by @angeladeane
If these flowers could talk...
Follow along to see more of our favorites from last weekend’s hashtag project, #WHPflowerpower.
Friendship | Photograph by Jaana Eleftheriou
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“I loved going to the local schools. The buildings were bare, only seats and a blackboard. There was no electricity in the classrooms, hardly any books, but there were lots of eager kids to learn, and meet and talk to you,” writes #YourShotPhotographer Jaana Eleftheriou. “Yet I think I was the one who was enriched the most, by sharing few precious hours with these kids who don’t ask for much.”
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"For me, this is the perfect portrait of friendship. It doesn’t hurt that the young men are wearing lilac-colored shirts which is one of my favorite colors, but also the color of royalty. We don’t have to see their faces to understand… it’s really lovely and clear in its story-telling assets. Great angle!!!” — @natgeo photographer Maggie Steber (@maggiesteber)
Coron, Palawan - Philippines 
Picture by @timothysykes go follow this self-made millionaire who travels the world while teaching others how to become millionaires too!
Photo: @andy_mann // It’s moments like these that ignite the soul. After watching this #polarbear family sleep for hours on a rock outcropping in #Svalbard they finally awoke, yawned, stretched and collectively spied my hideout. I’d post up for days to get a moment like this. // Please join me @andy_mann in a quest to explore and capture the wildest and most fragile parts of the world.
#FotoDelDía | El sol sale en la Avenida de los Baobabs en Morondava, Madagascar, donde más de 200 de los majestuosos árboles crecen a lo largo de una milla y media de carretera. En las cabañas residen artesanos locales que fabrican recuerdos de madera para vender a los turistas que visitan este popular destino.
: BOGDAN COMANESCU
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STORY TAKEOVER! “A sandy mess makes for one happy dog!” writes @mydogstink | Make sure to tap our Stories and learn all about Stink’s adventures to the beach! #dogsofinstagram
#followmeto the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt with @natalyosmann. Still no one has been able to properly explain what the true purpose of this ancient structure was, or how was it built. Did you know that this pyramid has eight sides? The centres of the four sides are slightly indented. This phenomenon is only detectable at dawn and sunset on the spring and autumn equinoxes. It is also believed that the three Pyramids of the Giza Plateau mimic the constellation of Orion, or at least used to. ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
What other mysteries about the pyramids do you know?
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#Следуйзамной к комплексу пирамид в Гизе.
До сих пор никто не может правильно объяснить, какова истинная цель этой древней структуры, или как она была построена. Знаете ли вы, что эта пирамида имеет восемь сторон? Центры четырех сторон слегка отклонены. Это явление обнаруживается только на рассвете и на закате весеннего и осеннего равноденствий. Считается также, что три пирамиды Плато Гизы имитируют созвездие Ориона. ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
Какие тайны пирамид знаете вы?
