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´I wanted to find out what the world looks like today, in our time. How far have we come? How much are we alike? How different are we? I wanted to meet the people of my era. Each of the places I visited is special in its own way, and every one of them surprised me. Their stories deserve to be told. I´m constantly amazed by the innumerable ways in which life unfolds at one and the same time - the incredible variety of customs, shapes, colours, religions, and surroundings. And everywhere, I kept seeing the same beautiful things of which human beings are capable. That´s the central idea behind Streets of the World: how alike we are, not how different we are. Travel along and see for yourself.´ 195 streets, 195 countries, 7 years of travelling, 195 flags, 204 maps, over 900 infographics, 436 pages, 195 photos the iphonography of Jeroen Swolfs

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After graduating from the Amsterdam Photo Academy, Jeroen Swolfs became a freelance photojournalist. His work, which focuses on political and social issues, includes a series about returned Serbian refugees and Roma minorities in Eastern Europe. He has photographed for National Geographic, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and many others. He has been working on Streets of the World since 2008.

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