"Images" (by Bill Bangham)

Hummingbirds return to a Louisiana home a week after Huricanne Katrina.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:51:30 +0000

Hummingbirds return to a Louisiana home a week after Huricanne Katrina.
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Herding sheep is part of the traditional life in the mountains of Kurdistan.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:51:48 +0000

Herding sheep is part of the traditional life in the mountains of Kurdistan.
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Children play from house to house in a Kurd village.

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Children play from house to house in a Kurd village.
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The view from the Arushian redoubt high above Lake Van in Eastern Turkey.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:51:58 +0000

The view from the Arushian redoubt high above Lake Van in Eastern Turkey.
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Final moments before a wedding in Richmond, Va.

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Final moments before a wedding in Richmond, Va.
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Waiting for the bride, Richmond, Va.

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Waiting for the bride, Richmond, Va.
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The celebration begins following a Greek wedding, Richmond, Va.

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The celebration begins following a Greek wedding, Richmond, Va.
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With a bow and a smile tea is served outside the Blue Mosque of Istanbul.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:52:19 +0000

With a bow and a smile tea is served outside the Blue Mosque of Istanbul.
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Interior of Hagia Sophia, once the great church, then the great mosque of Istanbul, Turkey.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:52:27 +0000

Interior of Hagia Sophia, once the great church, then the great mosque of Istanbul, Turkey.
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An Ottoman castle sits above the plain leading to Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:52:32 +0000

An Ottoman castle sits above the plain leading to Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey.
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A shepherd with his flock at the base of Mount Ararat.

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A shepherd with his flock at the base of Mount Ararat.
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Long-standing traditions are the basis of village life in mountainous Kurdistan.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:52:40 +0000

Long-standing traditions are the basis of village life in mountainous Kurdistan.
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A chute leading into class four rapids on the James River in downtown Richmond, Va.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:37 +0000

A chute leading into class four rapids on the James River in downtown Richmond, Va.
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Sampling Bar-B-Oue is a Tennessee tradition for Memphians Brian, Max and Shannon Dixon.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:41 +0000

Sampling Bar-B-Oue is a Tennessee tradition for Memphians Brian, Max and Shannon Dixon.
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A railroad barge sailing from Cape Charles, Va., carries cars across the mouth of the Chesapeake.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:45 +0000

A railroad barge sailing from Cape Charles, Va., carries cars across the mouth of the Chesapeake.
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A sleepy Sunday morning on the Chesapeake Bay, where it all began for me.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:50 +0000

A sleepy Sunday morning on the Chesapeake Bay, where it all began for me.
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Grace is autistic and lives in a world apart, sparated by barriers difficult to breach.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:55 +0000

Grace is autistic and lives in a world apart, sparated by barriers difficult to breach.
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One of Graceâ€˜s favorite activities is walking along a stream near her Nashville, Tenn., home.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:55:59 +0000

One of Graceâ€˜s favorite activities is walking along a stream near her Nashville, Tenn., home.
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Grace presses into her motherâ€˜s face. She gets a sense of who people are by doing this.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:03 +0000

Grace presses into her motherâ€˜s face. She gets a sense of who people are by doing this.
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A gifted artist, Grace, 10, has sold some of her work. She communicates with the world through it.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:08 +0000

A gifted artist, Grace, 10, has sold some of her work. She communicates with the world through it.
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A young man gives two years of his life as a monk at a Yazidi Temple in Iraq.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:13 +0000

A young man gives two years of his life as a monk at a Yazidi Temple in Iraq.
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The Machmud of a Kurdish village in Northern Iraq.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:30 +0000

The Machmud of a Kurdish village in Northern Iraq.
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Often at the mercy of others, the Kurds have a saying: â€œThe mountains have always been kind to us.â€œ

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:35 +0000

Often at the mercy of others, the Kurds have a saying: â€œThe mountains have always been kind to us.â€œ
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The Machmud wonders if his village can survive. The young go elsewhere rather than work the land.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:57:01 +0000

The Machmud wonders if his village can survive. The young go elsewhere rather than work the land.
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Saying farewell to a hero killed in Iraq, Bakersfield, Calif.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:57:36 +0000

Saying farewell to a hero killed in Iraq, Bakersfield, Calif.
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Faces of Kurds who disappeared during Saddamâ€˜s reign line walls of the Anfal office in Dohuk, Iraq.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:57:48 +0000

Faces of Kurds who disappeared during Saddamâ€˜s reign line walls of the Anfal office in Dohuk, Iraq.
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Evening light on a Mosque in Erbil, Iraq.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:57:52 +0000

Evening light on a Mosque in Erbil, Iraq.
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Siblings pose in a homeless shelter. Homeless families often forego the luxury of family portraits.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:04:49 +0000

Siblings pose in a homeless shelter. Homeless families often forego the luxury of family portraits.
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Good friend, Don Rutledge, a mentor for two generations of photojournalists.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:54:45 +0000

Good friend, Don Rutledge, a mentor for two generations of photojournalists.
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