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A man reenacts the Passion of the Christ during passover in New Mexico.

Members of the Occupy DC movement vote unanimously to continue the occupation, permits or not.

A young couple and their 9 week old kitten ask for change and food in Philadelphia.

A woman and her dog seek cover from the rain in their tend at the Occupy DC camp.

A homeless man sits on a street corner in Washington DC.

Planning Terror

Protestors gather in support of the Occupy DC movement.

Two brothers sit down for a photo on a nice summer afternoon. They really define brotherly love!

A close up image of my mother, lit by the natural light coming from the window

People would gather near a refreshing fountain in the gardens to cool off on a hot summer day

Sunset on Cadillac Mountain

Storm approaching Route 66

Route 66 Oldsmobile

Pickup on Route 66

Rattle Can Blue

Mt. Washington Observatory, chained to the ground

Hole in the Wall

Bar Harbor Porcupine Islands from Cadillac Mountain

Bad Water Sunset

The bright blossoms on the lily pond of the garden were hard to resist

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

People would gather near a refreshing fountain in the gardens to cool off on a hot summer day

People would gather near a refreshing fountain in the gardens to cool off on a hot summer day

TAGS: Illinois, United States

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America

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© Monika Thorpe.
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digital

Date Taken:

08.2012

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Aug. 24, 2012, 10:11 a.m.

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