Photo of the Month
Cramped Quarters
March 2014Michael Robinson Chavez | Los Angeles Times
This photo, taken on Oct. 25, 2013, shows the Pavaozinho favela, or slum, sitting above two of the most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro: Copocabana and Ipanema. Rios police force has pacified all of the favelas in this wealthy and tourist-filled area by forcing the drug lords out.
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Cramped Quarters
March 2014Michael Robinson Chavez | Los Angeles Times
This photo, taken on Oct. 25, 2013, shows the Pavaozinho favela, or slum, sitting above two of the most expensive and desirable neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro: Copocabana and Ipanema. Rios police force has pacified all of the favelas in this wealthy and tourist-filled area by forcing the drug lords out.
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Electrical Storm
February 2014Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Storm watchers look at lightning strikes from Bachmann Park in Manette, Wash., early on Aug. 10, 2013.
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Star-Spangled Banner
January 2014K.C. Alfred | U-T San Diego
Army soldiers unfurl a giant flag during the national anthem prior to an NFL Monday Night Football game on Sept. 9, 2013 between the San Diego Chargers and Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
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FROM THE SKY
December 2013Marc Lester | Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News
Staff Sgt. Otis Lee watches from the grounds as other Army paratroopers come down onto the Malemute Drop Zone. Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Airborne) conducted a mass tactical training exercise at the Malemute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on June 4, 2013. About 550 paratroopers jumped from C-17 aircraft during the exercise.
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Fragile World
November 2013Michael Chow | The Arizona Republic
Lizzy Hendrickson hangs on a fence while playing during recess at Prince of Peace Preschool in Phoenix, Ariz. The four-year-old suffers from Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare genetic skin disease that causes the skin to be so fragile that the slightest friction can cause severe blistering. There is no cure.
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Window Washing Hero
October 2013Cherie Diez | Tampa Bay Times
Sao Doan,5, right, watches as her mom, Tiffany Ringer, snaps a photo of Spider-Man (aka Merrill Hunt) as he washes her window at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Jan. 10, 2013.
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A Snack to Go
September 2013Christine Hochkeppel | Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, Mass.)
Grace Nelson, 7, watches as a seagull snatches a piece of bread right from her hand at the Falmouth Heights Beach parking lot on Feb. 6, 2013.
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Up in the Air
August 2013Michael McCollum | The (Stockton, Calif.) Record
Ross and Snow and Canada Geese take flight at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Vernalis, Calif. There were thousands taking a break in the stubblefield off of Beckwith Road, north on Highway 132, east of Highway 5.
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Memorial Tribute
July 2013Robin Scholz / News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
Hunter Fazio (front) tries to clean off a grave marker as his brother Talon (left) talks with Trent Boppart, as Cub Scout Pack 121 helped members of the American Legion Post 24 install flags on all of the veterans grave sites at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Champaign, Ill., on May 25, 2013.
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Face Time
June 2013Francis Gardler / Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Florida State batter James Ramsey grimaces as he foul tips a pitch off his face during the Stony Brook game at the NCAA College World Series on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at TD Ameritrade Park.
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Happy Day
May 2013Lisa DeJong/The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer
On a frigid, snowy February day, a 4-month-old Labrador puppy appropriately named Happy forges ahead of his owner, 11-year-old Tommy Baker. Baker was happy himself, celebrating a day off school with a snow day. The National Weather Service had issued a snow warning for most of the county. Baker said Happy loves the snow and couldnt care less that the temperature was 15 degrees.
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Capacity Crowd
April 2013Guy Rhodes / Sun-Times Media
Spectators fill Chicagos North Avenue Beach as seen from an aerial view during the annual Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 18, 2012. The image was shot with a 400mm lens from the back door of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Teams Fokker C-31A aircraft. The plane was climbing to an altitude of 12,500 feet above the beach in preparation for the teams jump.
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Into the Wild
March 2013Alan Berner | The Seattle Times
Rescued on Capitol Hill in mid-November 2012, a snowy owl is released in Volunteer Park by Sarvey Wildlife Care Center. The owl, with a wingspan of more than 3 feet, left its crate a second after the door was opened. A crowd watched as the owl flew away silently.
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Scorched Earth
February 2013Terry Pierson | The Press-Enterprise
A Los Angeles fire department truck makes its way through burnt valley brush during the more than 3,000-acre Buck Fire in Riverside County, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2012. More than 400 firefighters were called in from around the state to help battle the blaze in the rocky foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. One resident and two firefighters were injured the first day of the fire.
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Taste of Victory
January 2013Steve Russell/Toronto Star
As time winds down, Toronto Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich has Gatorade dumped on him in celebration as the Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders 35 to 22 to win the Canadian Football Leagues 100th Grey Cup game at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.
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Flying Colors
December 2012Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds military jet team flies in formation over north Fort Worth, Texas, as it makes an approach to Alliance Airport, Oct. 5, 2012. The team was one of the aerial highlights of the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show.
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Natural Wonder
November 2012Robert Becker/Lincoln Journal Star
As a grasshopper hangs on, a honeybee flies to the nectar of a bright sunflower in a yellow field west of Adams along Highway 41 in southeast Nebraska.
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Suspended Animation
October 2012Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune
Cruz Guzman, a window washer with Corporate Cleaning Services, has some fun with his safety harness while descending from the top of the American Medical Association building in Chicago, Monday, July 2, 2012.
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Olympic Dreams
September 2012Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News
The vivacious Gabby Douglas edged world-champion Jordyn Wieber for the first time in her career to win the all-around title at the U.S. Olympic trials at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The victory highlighted a thrilling conclusion to the four-day event when Douglas joined the rest of the Olympic team as shredded paper rained down on them while they stood before a cheering sold-out audience.
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Floating Tribute
August 2012Christina Ramos/Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
More than 2,000 glowing lanterns illuminated the waters edge at Ala Moana Beach Parks Magic Island during the 14th annual Lantern Floating Ceremony on Memorial Day in Oahu, Hawaii. Inscribed on the miniature floating boards are messages to loved ones who have passed away, and prayers for a peaceful future.
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Snowed In
July 2012Melanie Stengel | New Haven (Conn.) Register
A pedestrian makes her way across the New Haven Green.
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Heat Wave
June 2012Kristen Douglas | Campbell River Mirror
Campbell River firefighters took part in a two-day training exercise at the Campbell River airport. Multimillion-dollar equipment on loan from the Edmonton International Airport simulated several different aircraft disaster scenes.
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Occupied
May 2012Craig F. Walker | The Denver Post
An Occupy Denver protester is arrested after clashing with police during the most violent Saturday of the city's movement, in which police arrested 20 people at Civic Center on Oct. 29, 2011.
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Icy Struggle
April 2012James Neiss | Niagara (N.Y.) Gazette
Niagara Falls firefighters pull a man from the freezing waters of Hyde Park Lake Wednesday, Feb. 15, with his faithful dogs looking on. The man fell through the ice trying to rescue one of the dogs and later died at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. After his relatives were notified, his dogs were put up for adoption. The three golden retrievers were adopted by firefighter Frank Cacciatore, who was involved in the rescue effort.
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Call Of Duty
March 2012Rob Johnson | Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star
In March 2004, photographer Ron Johnson spent 20 days documenting the lives of local units serving in the Iraq war for the Journal Star with reporter Mark Stern. Here, members of the 1st Armored Division stand guard near a highway north of Baghdad.
