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      <image:caption>Summer light hits the trees in Guangzhou, China, 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I took a moment to soak in how wild and beautiful this place was. Most importantly, how it must be protected. Sumatra, Indonesia, 2019.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Standing alone amongst the karst mountains, Guangxi province, China, 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Taking this image made me think about two completely opposite worlds. KL, Malaysia, 2024.</image:caption>
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