Life in Beijing. Lukas Hlavac couldn’t have chosen a better name for his week of life. He managed to document a variety of things. Crowds, smog, nightlife, life on the street, but most importantly, his own life. When Viking these photographs, we were overwhelmed by a bulk of information immediately on day one and, after going through all 63 photos, we can easily say that we have learned quite a lot about Beijing, as well as about Lukas. And if he keeps his promise that this will not be his last act on WoL, we can eagerly wait to see where he will take us next.

Experiencing the lives of people from different corners of the world, getting acquainted with diverse cultures, exploring the mystique background of various professions, tasting exotic cuisine – each is an equal part of the project‘s mission, slowly but surely fulfilling its cause. By means of Jaroslav Benda’s week, we were able to travel to the Arabian Peninsula, specifically to Yemen, and it is evident that even a single honestly documented set discloses so much about a given country and its inhabitants. So take a walk around Yemen markets alongside Mr. Jaroslav and savor the local atmosphere.

Today’s Editor’s Choice is not just the celebration of a successfully documented week of Karel Kuran’s life, describing the journey from his native Czech Republic to his new home in Belize. Not only is it a record of the transition from a small state in Central Europe to an even smaller state in the eastern part of Central America, but a milestone for us in the form of the satisfyingly round number 30. That is the running total of countries where we have at least one photographic record of 168 hours of local life through the eyes of a resident. Every ‘sneak peek’ into a new country is an immense contribution to the project.