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© Richard Wylie. All rights reserved.

Grass backlit by the setting sun on top of North Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, US

I am from China, and I went to Africa with my American husband to have an adventure before our first child. So we loved seeing children--these boys were on their way to school in Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania

My daughter wearing an Obama mask and party hat.

An army of taxidermied crocodile zombies marches across a counter in the gift shop of the Siem Reap Crocodile Farm.

The American flag, Old Glory herself, continues to wave in the night sky.

This was my first trip to Africa--I was born in China. This Maasai woman was carrying an enormous load on her head, but you would never know it. This was a very authentic region around Longido, Tanzan

A man walking behind the curtains at a market in Oaxaca, Mexico

Man laying on the ground

Striving for height.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-ZS1

I was walking around the beach board with my friends.

Wishing on the lucky beach

Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata) are found in shallow coastal waters from Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and only grow to a maximum of 15cm in length.

Double print: man walking lonely path and slide on a playground.

A man walking by the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.

My daughter and I holding hands with Obama print material under our hands. We are about to canvas in Las Vegas for his election.

The Giant Sequoia. Uniquely American!

I am from China, and I went to Africa with my American husband to have an adventure before our first child. So we loved seeing children-this girl lived on a spice farm we visited on Zanzibar

Despite the rust and age, this classic truck still has some miles left on it.

Sunrise: celebration to the hard working farmers... I see simplicity, a cross and love in the heart shaped leaves

Inverted image of insect to enhance view of it's wings and exoskeleton.

An old woman walking on the street in Cartagena, Colombia

Enjoying the Sunrise in Yosemite Valley

Even night time cannot dim the colors of the American flag.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata) are found in shallow coastal waters from Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and only grow to a maximum of 15cm in length.

Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata) are found in shallow coastal waters from Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and only grow to a maximum of 15cm in length.

Safety Beach, Australia

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Copyright:

© Richard Wylie.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

09.2012

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2012, 2:38 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS Kiss X4

Focal Length:

100mm

Shutter Speed:

1/160

Aperture:

f13

ISO:

ISO100

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