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Barbershop | Light From Above | 35 like me | The Ring | Dust Trail | Clown
	Barbershop - Cleveland, Ohio.  SEIU/1199.  First Place Winner of the Smithsonian Magazine 3rd Annual Photo Contest "Americana" category. In 2002, I interviewed for the job I currently have now.   My mother made a promise to God that she would not cut her hair for one year if I was hired.  She pretty much was making a sacrifice in exchange for my success.  I was hired and after one year she cut her hair.  She informed me that it was cut at a nearby unisex salon.  I also decided to get my haircut around the same time and was making it a point to go to the same salon.  On my way there I happened to run into the particular barbershop in the photo.  It was just 8 blocks from my home so I gave them a try.  As I was leaving, I noticed a boy resting on his bike lost in thought.  The individuals in the background just all came together.  The original name for this photo was "Waiting".  However, it became known as "Barbershop" after its debut at the "Unseen Cleveland" Exhibit in 2004.  A Day At The Barbershop.
	Light From Above - Lake Erie Cleveland, Ohio
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	Thirty-Five Like Me - Essex County, Canada  It was interesting to find out that the horse was thirty-five years old like me.
	The Ring - San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Light opening inside the San Cristobal's castle.
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	Dust Trail -  Clavtelasantis, Canada Seeing this woman working reminds me of how my mother worked for to support her family.  My mother was the first female to be hired for a major road construction company in Puerto Rico.  This reminded me of a similar photo that was taken of my mother when I was a child.
	Clown - Cleveland, Ohio.  SEIU 1199.  Big Daddy is a host/night-time manager at the Grid/Orbit nightclub.  Here you see Big Daddy portraying John Wayne Gacy's clown character Pogo in "Helloween"..
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Buried Treasure | A Day Without Reign | Celestial View | Heads Up Native Spirit | Painted Face | Metalmorphisis View Gallery
	Buried Treasure - Huntington Beach, Ohio I used to buried my nephew in the beach when he was a child.  I never thought, I'll be able to do that again when he reached the age of 17.
	A Day Without Reign - Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.  Being an Egyptian Art lover, I had to create my own.
	Celestial View -  Cleveland, Ohio A Telescope illusion,  It would be remarkable to look at the planet Earth from this point.
	Heads Up - Cleveland, Ohio
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	Native Spirit -  Brooklyn Heights, Ohio A tribute to our natives.
	Painted Face - Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.  Child street performer.  Independence week.
	Metalmorphisis - Cleveland, Ohio
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Hand Picked | Carry-on | Spectrum | Isla del Encanto | Not Alone | Flames up | Mi Casa Es Su Casa Peering Eyes | Step by Step | War Toys | Stoic Gaze | Opposite Directions | Siesta Painted Face | Child Train | Etched in Stone | Going Under | The Ring View Gallery
	Hand Picked -  Santo Domingo, Rebulica Dominicana When I was a child I saw my peers working after school to be able to help their parents financially or to buy a new toy.  I used to work as a child because I wanted to spend time with my friends and working was a great way to do this.  It was something I did not have to do, however, I wanted to experience life in that aspect.   Seeing these two boys working reminded me of my many friends as a child.
	Carry-On -  Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana, Some people do not realize what they think is a typical day, is an art form for others.
	Spectrum -  Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, Looking at art in another point of view.
	Isla del Encanto -  San Juan, Puerto Rico - The rich port of the Caribbean. View of EL Morro.
	Not Alone -  Loiza,  Puerto Rico.  As I visited the town where lived as a child, I became aware that a boy I grew up with painted the mural.  Man sitting in front of a mural that commemorates the traditional celebrations of Loiza's Patron Saint, Santiago Apostol.
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	Flames Up - Atillo, Puerto Rico,  Street performers at "Los Santos Inocentes" after celebrating for throughout the night.  It's time for a break.
	Mi Casa Es Su Casa - Republica Dominicana.  My friend and I got a flat tire while driving back from La Romana. I would not have been able to take this photo had it not been for our inconvenience.
	Peering Eyes - Atillo, Puerto Rico.  Street Performer, "Santos Inocentes" As I was leaving  the town of Atillo this teenage boy approached  the car I was in.
	Step by Step - Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. Working full time for the County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, I'm not able to take photos of our consumer.  Nevertheless, at the Dominican Republic I found a great moment involving a child with down syndrome.  We often take for granted the ability others don't have.
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	War Toys - San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Boy walking in front of canons at San Cristobal fort.
	Stoic Gaze - La Vega, Republica Dominicana.   Old lady looks at the street festivities of  'Los Diablos Venganos".
	Opposite Directions - Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.
	Siesta - Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.  There is nothing best than taking a nap in front of your house.
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Oh Deer! | Child Train | Levels | Split Decision | Selling Point Reflections | Etched in Stone | Going Under
	Oh Deer! - Clavtelasantis, Canada  I've never been so close to a deer in my life, with the exception of those lying dead in our highways.
	Child Train - Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, As I was eating lunch in front of the Oldest Church in the "New World" a group of kids with many differences played.  This group of children had one major thing in common.  They knew how to have fun.
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	Levels -  Rockerfeller Center. New York, New York the view of an elevator going up!
	Split Decision - Oberlin, Ohio Two different art forms at once.
	Selling Point - New York, New York  Working on "A Day Without Immigrants" May 1st.
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	Reflections -  Point Pelee, Canada.  As I arrived to Point Peele, this was the first image I saw.
	Etched In Stone  - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
	Going Under  - Repulica Dominicana, There is beauty even under us.
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