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| View the photos How much can you tell about a nation by the photos people take of their home country? Above are photos of the UK and Europe, assessed by a psychologist. | View the photos How much can you tell about a nation by the photos people take of their home country? Above are photos of the UK and Europe, assessed by a psychologist. |
| A rose, baby chicks, beach huts and an old man's hands. They're just some of 13,000 photographs taken by people as part of a new European project to represent - and celebrate - their home country. | A rose, baby chicks, beach huts and an old man's hands. They're just some of 13,000 photographs taken by people as part of a new European project to represent - and celebrate - their home country. |
| One of the most surprising findings of the project - commissioned by Canon - was the almost total absence of traditional or iconic images, such as flags, national monuments or landmarks. Photographs of nature and the environment dominated the pictures from all countries. | One of the most surprising findings of the project - commissioned by Canon - was the almost total absence of traditional or iconic images, such as flags, national monuments or landmarks. Photographs of nature and the environment dominated the pictures from all countries. |
| The usual iconic images were rareBut despite this common ground the photographs still speak volumes about national identities, says psychologist David Lewis, who analysed the images. | The usual iconic images were rareBut despite this common ground the photographs still speak volumes about national identities, says psychologist David Lewis, who analysed the images. |
| "The lack of symbols of state power suggests Europe, at least as presented by these images, may have abandoned many of the nationalistic attitudes which led to two world wars. | "The lack of symbols of state power suggests Europe, at least as presented by these images, may have abandoned many of the nationalistic attitudes which led to two world wars. |
| "The emphasis on the beauty of nature suggests that an ever increasing number of Europeans yearn for a simpler lifestyle." | "The emphasis on the beauty of nature suggests that an ever increasing number of Europeans yearn for a simpler lifestyle." |
| To find out more about what the pictures say about individual countries take a look the pictures above. | To find out more about what the pictures say about individual countries take a look the pictures above. |
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