PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHANTAL PINZI

Tbourida, a centuries-old equestrian tradition, is a spectator sport that finds teams of riders making a faux cavalry charge across a dirt track, leading their horses with taut, synchronized precision. The cavalcade ends when the riders—acting in unison, their horses at a gallop—raise a set of antique-style rifles and together fire a single thundering volley. Although it’s performed elsewhere in North Africa, it is particularly beloved in Morocco. Once almost exclusively men, women have gained a foothold in tbourida and photographer Chantal Pinzi captured them in all their glory. 

PHOTOGRAPH BY MACKENZIE CALLE

What would it be like to live and work on Mars? National Geographic Explorer and photographer Mackenzie Calle suited up to get a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at astronaut space training at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah for the July cover story. 

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