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BARRED OWL , FIRST RECOVERY FLIGHT.

Girl feeding seagulls in the city center.

Two ladies appearing and disappearing in the difficulties of everyday life.

Child trick or treating on the streets of Oaxaca during Day of the Dead.

On a toytrain ride from Kalka to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, India, I captured this little girl leaning out from the window in a mood of delight.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FALL : HORSE AND GUINEA HENS

Walking into the rising sun

A Bai minority lady working in a batik factory reflected in a vat of dye

An eerie feeling that you're not alone while exploring Pompeii.

The photographer hunting a sunrise

When the shapes Cactus jungle make an impression.

Monkeys in Char Muguria, although revered by many of the local population, human encroachment and floods have led to many of the animals becoming malnourished and dying.

Circus man juggling

Sincere look in her eyes and girl with dots.

Indigenous woman prepares alter during the Rabinal Achi ceremony.

Stalagmites and Stalactites at San Antonio's Natural Bridge Caverns

A young girl with striking green eyes from Yuhu village in Yunnan, China.

View from a bridge.

Childish play with the dog in the cold water.

River Romance-A young couple enjoy the water front view, during a re-enactment of the war of 1812

Either it is winter or it is summer, everyday trains run with many people
who fearlessly hang on in a fearful journey. Crowded trains and the need to
save money are motivations for risking ones life

Instead of ghosts, this century old building shelters living and hopeful souls. Its a home to 80 families of sweepers - one of the most neglected and downtrodden community.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Monkeys in Char Muguria, although revered by many of the local population, human encroachment and floods have led to many of the animals becoming malnourished and dying.

Monkeys in Char Muguria, although revered by many of the local population, human encroachment and floods have led to many of the animals becoming malnourished and dying.

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Narayanganj, Bangladesh

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02.2011

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