Romain Jacquet-Lagreze - Concrete Stories

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    Workers in Hong Kong's Kowloon district set up bamboo scaffolding that will be used to restore a building's facade.
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    Women chat on a rooftop after hanging their laundry to dry.
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    A man in traditional clothing burns paper in a stove as an offering to his ancestors.
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    A woman checks on meat she is drying on a rooftop.
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    A girl pushes a young boy on a bicycle.
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    A man strolls along his roof at sunset after checking on his antenna.
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    A man exercises on his roof.
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    A woman tends to her rooftop garden.
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    A man waters his bonsai trees on a rooftop.
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    A man fixes his antenna at dawn.
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    A woman collects her dry laundry from a rooftop clothesline.
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    A woman gathers her laundry after hanging it out to dry all day.
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    A father and son play on the roof with a red car.
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    A boy learns to ride a bike on a rooftop.
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