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Bird drinking water

Sunset in Lake Desolation, New York

Pink water lillies

Orange and pink flower

Purple water lily

Maria & Raul Paso Marti Havana were married in 1959, the year of the Revolution and have lived for the most of their lives in this small apartment. Raul is now blind gently rocks in his chair while Ma

Seagulls in flight - Picture taken in the back bays of Atlantic City, NJ.

Image of an old bridge as seen looking through another old bridge at an area park.

Picture I took of butterflies in the park on a hot summer day.

si-o-se bridge in Isfahan baby day-by nikon d-90 Capture-

Explaining to my daughter how lucky we are to be born Americans this past July 4th.

A dancer performs with her troupe at Hong Kong's Ngong Ping 360 tourist attraction.

The Mayon Volcano in silhouette from across the bay.

Two caged birds are hanged while an aircraft is flying freely!

Local boys playing cricket near runway while an aircraft is going to land.

Local boys playing and running the wheels near runway.

Local boys taking bath in the lake near the runway while an aircraft is going to land.

My wife bravely broke through the flood, to reach home from her office, in a cart, named becak.
People were so kind, pushing the cart, and assisting her perseverance.

A fly suddenly perched on a leave , and there was a tiny droplet of water in the mouth.

Ducks on a log in Audobon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The tracks the streetcars on St. Charles Avenue roll down in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Walking the streets of New Orleans as a new freshman college student.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Explaining to my daughter how lucky we are to be born Americans this past July 4th.

Explaining to my daughter how lucky we are to be born Americans this past July 4th.

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michael charland

Weehawken, New Jersey, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© michael charland.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

07.2013

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The American Experience

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July 20, 2013, 6:04 a.m.

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