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A baby monkey in the arms of his mother. Photographed in Angkor Cambodia

Dancing in the dark (Semaphore, Carleton College's modern dance company).

The final performance in Arena Theater at Carleton College.

Holding fallen blossoms.

My parents framed lovingly by the branches.

My best childhood friend enjoys the creek we have played by since we were young.

A single white lily in a window, gazing out into the twisting corridors of an urban Chinese village.

Tea fields of Suzhou.

Bridging natural phenomena.

Photography of nature photography.

A platform dangles in the midst of the mountains.

Natural, peaceful beauty abounds in rural China.

Essaouira, Morocco- As I turned the corner of the alleyway leading to my hostel, I spotted this cat, relaxing on the back of a bike. As I bent down to take my shot, he winked, cementing Essaouira as a

A photo of a dad taking a photo of his cute son posing in typical Chinese fashion.

Our professor stopped class for a few minutes to help this man pay for his daily bread. Unfortunately, when I came back to this park a month later, I came across this man again, still begging for a li

People taking pictures of us foreigners on the Bund in Shanghai.

Chinese kindergartners excited to smile for my camera.

Friends with stillness in their midst.

A bamboo forest in quick-motion.

Too many dumplings? I did not expect that to be possible.

Jeepney in Makati

Skipping rocks. Unfortunately, that's the true color of the water in this pond. While we were lucky enough to have many beautiful days in China, this was one of the run-ins with pollution we also expe

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A platform dangles in the midst of the mountains.

A platform dangles in the midst of the mountains.

TAGS: China

Kathryn Schmidt

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States of America

Member since 2014

Photo Information

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© Kathryn Schmidt.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2010

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Date Uploaded:

June 22, 2011, 10 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon PowerShot SD950 IS

Focal Length:

7.7mm

Shutter Speed:

1/160

Aperture:

f8

ISO:

ISO80

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