--- description: A compilation of the most interesting photojournalism found on the web, curated by Mikko Takkunen title: Photojournalism Daily: Dec. 9, 2014 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09087bfb46a1b3f2/69876d8ce53aba01bc4d66a4/ben-lowy-horses-la-masters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Photojournalism Links](/tag/photojournalism-links/) ## Photojournalism Links Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Photojournalism Daily: Dec. 9, 2014 by [Mikko Takkunen](/author/mikko-takkunen/) ## Mikko Takkunen Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2014 8:59 AM CUT  ESPN: Flying Horses Don't Come CheapRider warms up her horse at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Sept. 24, 2014. ESPN: Flying Horses Don't Come CheapRider warms up her horse at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Sept. 24, 2014.Benjamin Lowy—Reportage by Getty for ESPN by [Mikko Takkunen](/author/mikko-takkunen/) ## Mikko Takkunen Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2014 8:59 AM CUT _Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights_ [_Benjamin Lowy_](http://www.benlowy.com/ "undefined")_‘s photographs from one of the world’s most prestigious show-jumping competitions, Masters Grand Slam Indoor, which held its inaugural American edition in the City of Angels in September. The work is a fascinating look at the event that drew horses from around the world – some 50 were flown in from Europe – and where the VIP stands were full of champagne-sipping and caviar-eating celebrities (Note: The pictures that capture the horses before their long-haul Transatlantic flight, were taken by_ [_Maciek Nabrdalik_](http://www.nabrdalik.com/ "undefined")_)._ [**Benjamin Lowy: Flying Horses Don’t Come Cheap (ESPN)**](http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/%5F/id/11934063/flying-horses-come-cheap "undefined") [**Minzayar: China’s Expanding Middle Class Fuels Poaching, Decadence in Myanmar (National Geographic News)**](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/12/141205-myanmar-burma-poachers-endangered-animals/ "undefined") These photographs show how endangered animals are being sold as aphrodisiacs, traditional medicines, and gastronomic delicacies in a remote Burmese city. [**Top 10 Photos of 2014 (TIME LightBox)**](http://time.com/3572139/time-top-10-photos-2014/ "undefined") The most influential photos of the year as selected by the magazine’s photo editors. [**New Photobooks (The New York Times Book Review)**](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/books/review/vivian-maier-a-photographer-found-and-more.html "undefined") Luc Sante reviews some new photobooks for the holiday season, including ones on the works of Vivian Maier, Paul Strand, Henri-Cartier Bresson, and Eugene Richards. [**John Moore on covering the Ebola epidemic in Liberia (Getty Images)**](http://stories.gettyimages.com/year-focus-john-moore-covering-ebola-epidemic-liberia/ "undefined") Insightful and moving video about the Getty photographer’s Ebola coverage. [**LIFE Photographer Ralph Morse Dies at 97 (LIFE.com)**](http://time.com/3623776/ralph-morse-photographer-spotlight/ "undefined")  ESPN: Flying Horses Don't Come CheapRider warms up her horse at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Sept. 24, 2014. Benjamin Lowy—Reportage by Getty for ESPN  National Geographic News: China's Expanding Middle Class Fuels Poaching, Decadence in MyanmarVendors hawk animal wares, including a bull's head for decoration, in a market stall in Mong La. In this shop and others, customers can buy porcupine quills, tiger claws and penises, horns from deer and mountain goats, and other items from wild and often endangered species for use in traditional Chinese medicine. Minzayar—National Geographic  TIME LightBox: Top 10 Photos of 2014Riot police keep a fire hose aimed at protesters continuously during rioting on Hrushevskoho Street in central Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 25, 2014. Ross McDonnell  The New York Times Book Review: New PhotobooksShanghai. 1948-1949, from Henri Cartier-Bresson: Here and Now (Thames & Hudson) Henri Cartier-Bresson—Magnum  Getty Images: John Moore on covering the Ebola epidemic in LiberiaA woman crawls towards the body of her sister as Ebola burial team members take her for cremation on Oct. 10, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. John Moore—Getty Images  LIFE.com: LIFE Photographer Ralph Morse Dies at 97Tourists looking out from the Statue of Liberty Crown, 1947. 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