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A woman & child watching the sunset over Darling Harbor in Sydney

Traveling through Japan, you never know when a Ninja will pop out of the shadows only to disappear.

A view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge on a gloomy day with Luna Park beginning to light up

At a animal rescue temple in western Thailand, an orphaned cheetah awaits a meal.

A view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge on a wet day, captured a person looking down at a bird

Angle wing fungi in the rich forest of Opal Creek, Oregon.

A common sight outside of the many small villages that live along the different tributaries of the Amazon River in Peru.

A rainy day in Sydney

A day at the VA Hospital with my two children and neice.

Capturing a person in the surf at sunset on Waikiki Beach

Watching storms roll across Lake Titicaca, on the boarder of Bolivia and Peru, brought about ground shaking thunder and deafening hail against the tin roofs of the houses on the Island of Amanatani.

At a temple in Thailand, orphaned animals are rescued and cared for. Here, juvenile tigers play with each other while keeping a close eye on me.

An storm in the distance sweeps over mountains.

Sitting in the rain with my sister looking at the Sydney Harbor Bridge

The Honey Collector

Shelter was taken during a massive hail storm at 8,000 feet in the Canadian Rockies. Afterwards, the beauty of it left me in awe.

In a Shipbu Village in the Amazon Region of Peru, a young girl excitedly poses for a portrait. She was being a perfect teenager.

A view of the moon & Ayers Rock at sunset

A young woman in a small town Peruvian market sells hand made bracelets. With a little conversation, she agrees to allowing me to take her portrait. The expression captured here strikes a chord with

Double rainbow beyond a dissipating wall cloud.

Two children in Pisaq Peru are dressed in their flower headpiece, a sing that they are single.

Soaking in the Rays of Life

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Watching storms roll across Lake Titicaca, on the boarder of Bolivia and Peru, brought about ground shaking thunder and deafening hail against the tin roofs of the houses on the Island of Amanatani.

Watching storms roll across Lake Titicaca, on the boarder of Bolivia and Peru, brought about ground shaking thunder and deafening hail against the tin roofs of the houses on the Island of Amanatani.

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© patrick nobles.
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digital

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06.2010

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Sept. 3, 2010, 1:50 p.m.

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NIKON D90

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18mm

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1/0

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ISO250

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PHOTO LOCATION Peru