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At Morikami Park in Delray Beach.

A small storm rolling over Cowley county Kansas.

Thai lady with her pet pigs

Longneck Thai girl on the hill tribes tour- Chaing Mai Thailand

After driving someone to Boston's Logan Airport for a pre dawn flight, I swung by Revere Beach to catch a series of dramatic sunrises, including this fiery orange one.

I captured this image of a dramatic cloudy fall day at the Jersey Shore with Barnegat Lighthouse in September 2009.

I recently did a portrait shoot for a concert pianist and her daughter accompanied us for the shoot, I captured this image of her during a pensive moment playing on the floor patiently waiting for us

This is from a shoot I did for a friend and colleague who is in the process of adopting Isaiah, now 13 months. He was shy at first hiding behind the table, but gradually opened up to me.

On a recent trip to Ottawa from Boston through far upstate Burke New York, we encountered numerous wind turbines generating alertnative energy in partnership with local farmers.

On a recent trip to Ottawa from Boston through far upstate New York, we encountered numerous farms and barns which were in one state or another of decay.

On a recent trip to Ottawa from Boston through far upstate New York, we encountered numerous farms and barns which were in one state or another of decay. I applied a texture layer over this version in

Driving through Gettysburg on a Sunday afternoon.

Visit to a Viginia vineyard, where the beas seem to enjoy the fruit-of-the-vine. Almost, as much as the customers.

SUNBATHING STINKBUG? Optical Illusion. The actual photo was taken of a stinkbug on my screen door. I only realized later when looking at the photo, that the bug was positioned as if he was la

Hanging Bridges

Hummingbird Resting

"Blur" - A photo of a Chinese man riding his bike through the streets of Shanghai

Experimenting with paint on body. These words are from a song by the artist Matisyahu.

Capturing Yosemite Falls on video

Antelope at the Bali zoo

Ivy on my mom's house. Taken with my Olympus E-410

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

On a recent trip to Ottawa from Boston through far upstate New York, we encountered numerous farms and barns which were in one state or another of decay. I applied a texture layer over this version in

On a recent trip to Ottawa from Boston through far upstate New York, we encountered numerous farms and barns which were in one state or another of decay. I applied a texture layer over this version in CS4 to accentuate the nature of this one.

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© Paul Marotta.
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02.2010

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