Christmas is a magical time that’s meant to be spent with your family, eating lots of food, and taking fun photos. No matter who we are, a small part of us still yearns for that ‘perfect’ holiday photo with our loved ones and our pets. However, far from every pet is well-behaved for long. And some dogs seem like they’re on a mission to mess up their parents’ portraits and create photo fails in any and every way they can.

Child in Korean hanbok

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Luis de Madrazo y Kuntz. Cristina de Roncali y Gaviria, the Little Marquise of Roncali, 1858.

There are many household pets out there which truly understand the meaning of devotion and love. They often display an understanding of their responsibilities and a level of trust and compassion that you don’t always find in people. For these reasons as well as others, we think every child should have a pet. But just in case you don’t agree with us, here’s some photographic evidence that should convince you.

The first Friday of the New Year (calendar): The Lamido's visit to the mosque on such a special day had everyone out for the ceremony.

Fernando Botero's oddly rounded subjects have made him famous in the art world. Learn about his life, his art, and what makes his works so unique.

These babies will make you want to pinch your screen.

Ha meglátunk egy édes kicsi babát, gyönyörködünk és olvadozunk. Ha ránk mosolyog a csöppség, néhány pillanatra újra gyermekké válunk mi is.

Hush now heart, mind, and soul It is nothing personal when you are being attacked Human is scared and protects himself Love and love even more Love and love anyway Despite and amidst the hatred, fi…

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The portraits were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Khimushin and offer a fascinating insight into the lives of people in Siberia - some of them in communities of only 100.

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Малыши в традиционных одеждах своих стран Буддийский монах Афганистан Бразилия Средневековая крестьянка Таити — Французская Полинезия Албания Вьетнам Индия Монголия

Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk is a Dutch fine art photographer whose portrait photos may make you feel like you're walking through a museum. Her style is inspired

Itt a farsang, a bál is áll, a fánkok meg fogynak, a jelmezek készülnek, kreativitásunk az egekben. Az óvodás-, iskoláskorú gyerekek szülei, lelkes nagyszülei csúcsra járatják fantáziájukat, mind az ötletelés, mind a megvalósítás terén. És mi a helyzet a legkisebbekkel? Ők kimaradnak a buliból?

La tenerezza è il linguaggio segreto dell’anima. Rudolph Leonhardt La tenerezza è passione tranquilla. Joseph Joubert La bellezza è gradita agli occhi, ma la dolcezza affascina l&…

I like very much the attitude: this little schoolgirl wanted to do the V sign, that every japanese people does when someone takes a pix, but she was too young to achieve the V sign, and instead of that, made a kind of "i have to think about this problem" sign like The Rodin 's penseur...Sensoji,Tokyo ,Japan Photo qui me laisse un amusant souvenir: cette petite fille qui sortait de l'école, voulait poser comme les grands au moment où je l'ai shootée. Elle voulait donc faire le signe V, comme tous les japonais qui posent, mais n'y arrivait pas... Elle se retrouva donc dans cette attitude digne du penseur de Rodin...Sensoji, Tokyo Published in -french magazine PHOTO, in the top 500 award of 2006 -GEO France Feb 07 -KLM inflight magazine sept 2007 © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

The study's results make it difficult to argue that the categories 'male' and 'female' are mere social constructs.