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Sheldon quarterback and multi-sport athlete Justin Herbert, a commit for the University of Oregon football team, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene 2016. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Portraits1.jpg For The Food Network’s Guy Fieri, host of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Deborah Lee of Papa's Soul Food Kitchen and BBQ, prepared the Soul Burger which has among its ingredients ground pork with a blend of spices, onion, green bell pepper, celery, BBQ sauce, crispy southern-fried onions, coleslaw, cornmeal bun. For The Food Network’s Guy Fieri, host of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Deborah Lee of Papa's Soul Food Kitchen and BBQ, prepared the Soul Burger which has among its ingredients ground pork with a blend of spices, onion, green bell pepper, celery, BBQ sauce, crispy southern-fried onions, coleslaw, cornmeal bun. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Portraits14.jpg Eugene playwright Rachael Carnes received an Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity grant toward creating a full-length piece based on her 10-minute play on the life of Sarah “Sally” Hemings. Eugene playwright Rachael Carnes received an Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity grant toward creating a full-length piece based on her 10-minute play on the life of Sarah “Sally” Hemings. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/RMNP_VIP_2013_Nelson_WebRez-144.jpg Road Hogs ESTES PARK, COLORADO The Road Hogs are a group of olders volunteers who work on the byways of Rocky Mountain National Park. Many are residents of Estes Park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Portraits8.jpg Kevin Barrett, owner of Swallowtail Spirits in Springfield, and Kyle Akin, owner of Crescendo Spirits in Eugene, are among the main organizers of the Southern Willamette Craft Distillers, a group of local spirits distillers who are trying to raise the visibility of their buisinesses by offering a “passport” to the public that provides free tastings and other perks. The group also is working with the larger Oregon Distillers Guild to lobby for regulation changes and reduced state taxes on their industry. Kevin Barrett, owner of Swallowtail Spirits in Springfield, and Kyle Akin, owner of Crescendo Spirits in Eugene, are among the main organizers of the Southern Willamette Craft Distillers, a group of local spirits distillers who are trying to raise the visibility of their buisinesses by offering a “passport” to the public that provides free tastings and other perks. The group also is working with the larger Oregon Distillers Guild to lobby for regulation changes and reduced state taxes on their industry. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Portraits10.jpg Brendan O'Meara is the creator of the "Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara." Brendan O'Meara is the creator of the "Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky13.jpg Marvin Mabe pause while returning from the Fossil Mercantile in Fossil, Oregon. Marvin Mabe pause while returning from the Fossil Mercantile in Fossil, Oregon. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NeonSky12.jpg Shelley Bowerman holds a Spring Veggies assortment to be delivered to a CSA member of Moondog’s Farm in Eugene. Bowerman has also started Lane County Bounty, an online marketplace for local goods that she had in the works before the coronavirus pandemic. "I wanted to create a place where all of the local farmers could showcase what they do best and where the consumer could find everything that they need," Bowerman said. Shelley Bowerman holds a Spring Veggies assortment to be delivered to a CSA member of Moondog’s Farm in Eugene. Bowerman has also started Lane County Bounty, an online marketplace for local goods that she had in the works before the coronavirus pandemic. "I wanted to create a place where all of the local farmers could showcase what they do best and where the consumer could find everything that they need," Bowerman said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Bangladesh040620101657.jpg People | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View People by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/SINGLES05.jpg President Clinton President Bill Clinton listens to a speech while at the White House in Washington, DC in 1998. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/_A256663.jpg People | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View People by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky5.jpg Health care officials in Wheeler County have met the challenge of keeping the coronavirus in check. But it has required hard work and consistent communication with the community. From left, Wheeler County Public Health and Asher Community Heath Center liaison Joan Field, Wheeler County Public Health Administrator Dr. Robert Boss, Wheeler County Public Health Program Coordinator Karen Woods and Wheeler County Public Health Nurse for their Covid-19 response Sharen Milligan Health care officials in Wheeler County have met the challenge of keeping the coronavirus in check. But it has required hard work and consistent communication with the community. From left, Wheeler County Public Health and Asher Community Heath Center liaison Joan Field, Wheeler County Public Health Administrator Dr. Robert Boss, Wheeler County Public Health Program Coordinator Karen Woods and Wheeler County Public Health Nurse for their Covid-19 response Sharen Milligan https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/SINGLES02.jpg Benezir Bhutto WASHINGTON, DC Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benezir Bhutto. https://andynelsonphotos.com/wheeler-county,-oregon---wide-open-spaces-with-no-covid-cases monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky1.jpg The John Day River courses through Wheeler County as the sun sets near Mitchell, Oregon. Wheeler County covers more than 1,700 square miles in north central Oregon and has a population of about 1,300 people. It is one of 10 counties in the United States that has yet to record a coronavirus case. The John Day River courses through Wheeler County as the sun sets near Mitchell, Oregon. Wheeler County covers more than 1,700 square miles in north central Oregon and has a population of about 1,300 people. It is one of 10 counties in the United States that has yet to record a coronavirus case. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky3.jpg Dima Anglin, a seventh generation cattle rancher at Wilson Ranches in Wheeler County and a senior at Oregon State University, leads a horse back to a barn on Sept. 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. “I saw this deal on Facebook that was saying people in Eastern Oregon have been social distancing since long before it was cool.” Dima Anglin, a seventh generation cattle rancher at Wilson Ranches in Wheeler County and a senior at Oregon State University, leads a horse back to a barn on Sept. 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. “I saw this deal on Facebook that was saying people in Eastern Oregon have been social distancing since long before it was cool.” https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky2.jpg Men talk on Main Street Sept. 3, 2020, near Fossil, Oregon. Fossil is the county seat of Wheeler County and has a population of about 450. When the state went into lockdown, the town’s mayor called all of its residents. Men talk on Main Street Sept. 3, 2020, near Fossil, Oregon. Fossil is the county seat of Wheeler County and has a population of about 450. When the state went into lockdown, the town’s mayor called all of its residents. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky4.jpg Tourists visit the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossi Beds National Monument Sept. 4, 2020, near Mitchell, Oregon. The monument attracts about 200,000 visitors a year with the Painted Hills being a top attraction after being named one of Travel Oregon’s Seven Wonders of the state. Tourists visit the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossi Beds National Monument Sept. 4, 2020, near Mitchell, Oregon. The monument attracts about 200,000 visitors a year with the Painted Hills being a top attraction after being named one of Travel Oregon’s Seven Wonders of the state. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky5.jpg Health care officials in Wheeler County have met the challenge of keeping the coronavirus in check. But it has required hard work and consistent communication with the community. From left, Wheeler County Public Health and Asher Community Heath Center liaison Joan Field, Wheeler County Public Health Administrator Dr. Robert Boss, Wheeler County Public Health Program Coordinator Karen Woods and Wheeler County Public Health Nurse for their Covid-19 response Sharen Milligan Health care officials in Wheeler County have met the challenge of keeping the coronavirus in check. But it has required hard work and consistent communication with the community. From left, Wheeler County Public Health and Asher Community Heath Center liaison Joan Field, Wheeler County Public Health Administrator Dr. Robert Boss, Wheeler County Public Health Program Coordinator Karen Woods and Wheeler County Public Health Nurse for their Covid-19 response Sharen Milligan https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky6.jpg Students in the combined 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes at Spray School wait for their turn to take school pictures on Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. The 48 students in grades K-12 are attending in-person classes at the school as are kids in the other two districts in in Wheeler County. Students in the combined 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes at Spray School wait for their turn to take school pictures on Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. The 48 students in grades K-12 are attending in-person classes at the school as are kids in the other two districts in in Wheeler County. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky9.jpg Blake Newton waits to take his school picture on Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. The 48 students in grades K-12 are attending in-person classes at the school as are kids in the other two districts in in Wheeler County. Blake Newton waits to take his school picture on Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. The 48 students in grades K-12 are attending in-person classes at the school as are kids in the other two districts in in Wheeler County. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky7.jpg “We're very fortunate that the kids are here. The energy is here, and the kids are excited to be back. The parents are over the moon for them to be back,” said Spray School District Superintendent Larry Johnson, who stood masked up at the school Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. “We're very fortunate that the kids are here. The energy is here, and the kids are excited to be back. The parents are over the moon for them to be back,” said Spray School District Superintendent Larry Johnson, who stood masked up at the school Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky17.jpg Spray School students Sophia Rey and Amelia Mertens help Destiny Blasch with her hair as they prepare for school pictures Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. Students returned to classes at Spray in late August. Spray School students Sophia Rey and Amelia Mertens help Destiny Blasch with her hair as they prepare for school pictures Sept. 2, 2020, in Spray, Oregon. Students returned to classes at Spray in late August. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky10.jpg Sixth grader Katie Newton in her classroom in Spray, Oregon. Newton has been a Spray student her whole life. “We actually get to go to school and, you know, we get to play outside and actually get to interact and stuff,” Newton said. Sixth grader Katie Newton in her classroom in Spray, Oregon. Newton has been a Spray student her whole life. “We actually get to go to school and, you know, we get to play outside and actually get to interact and stuff,” Newton said. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky12.jpg Wheeler County has the distinction of being one of ten counties in the United States without a case of coronavirus. The Wheeler County sign on Highway 19 greets visitors on May 3, 2020, near Fossil, Oregon. Wheeler County has the distinction of being one of ten counties in the United States without a case of coronavirus. The Wheeler County sign on Highway 19 greets visitors on May 3, 2020, near Fossil, Oregon. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky13.jpg Marvin Mabe pause while returning from the Fossil Mercantile in Fossil, Oregon. Marvin Mabe pause while returning from the Fossil Mercantile in Fossil, Oregon. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky14.jpg The late evening sun casts light and shadow on the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossi Beds National Monument Sept. 4, 2020, near Mitchell, Oregon. The Painted Hills are a top attraction in Wheeler County after being named one of Travel Oregon’s Seven Wonders of the state. The late evening sun casts light and shadow on the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossi Beds National Monument Sept. 4, 2020, near Mitchell, Oregon. The Painted Hills are a top attraction in Wheeler County after being named one of Travel Oregon’s Seven Wonders of the state. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky15.jpg A George Strait cutout with a mask stands in the Fossil Mercantile reminding customers to wear a mask in Fossil Mercantile on September 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. A George Strait cutout with a mask stands in the Fossil Mercantile reminding customers to wear a mask in Fossil Mercantile on September 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky16.jpg Fossil Mercantile owner Joe McNeil at his store on September 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. McNeill was on the forefront of the mask-wearing policy in Wheeler County. He had his employees wearing masks before it was mandated and also had a implemented a required mask policy for customers. Fossil Mercantile owner Joe McNeil at his store on September 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. McNeill was on the forefront of the mask-wearing policy in Wheeler County. He had his employees wearing masks before it was mandated and also had a implemented a required mask policy for customers. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky18.jpg A vehicle drives north on Highway 207 outside of Mitchell Ore., Sept. 4, 2020. Wheeler County is 1,700 square miles of rugged country. A vehicle drives north on Highway 207 outside of Mitchell Ore., Sept. 4, 2020. Wheeler County is 1,700 square miles of rugged country. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/WheelerNeonSky20.jpg Dima Anglin, a seventh generation cattle rancher at Wilson Ranches in Wheeler County and a senior at Oregon State University, leads a horse Sept. 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. “I saw this post on Facebook that was saying people in Eastern Oregon have been social distancing since long before it was cool.” Dima Anglin, a seventh generation cattle rancher at Wilson Ranches in Wheeler County and a senior at Oregon State University, leads a horse Sept. 4, 2020, in Fossil, Oregon. “I saw this post on Facebook that was saying people in Eastern Oregon have been social distancing since long before it was cool.” https://andynelsonphotos.com/unlocking-climate-secrets-in-vietnam's-ancient-trees monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition09.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Le Canh Nam, forest specialist with the technical and scientific research department of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, cores a fokienia tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. Known to the Vietnamese as Po Mu, the fokienia trees were the focus of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory tree ring laboratory expedition. Trees in excess of 700-years old were found by the researchers during their work in the park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition08.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM The trip to the research site in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam entailed a long journey by motorcycle then a hike into the campground. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition02.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Buckley ferries bags across the Da Nhim River on the border of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. Heavy rains washed away the bridge that normally makes crossing easier. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition13.jpg Unlocking Climate Secrets in Vietnam's Ancient Trees | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Unlocking Climate Secrets in Vietnam's Ancient Trees by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition21.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Brendan Buckley, Doherty Research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Tree Ring Laboratory, pauses while hiking to ancient trees in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. Buckley has worked hard to forge collaborations with Vietnamese researchers and park officials in an effort to gain access to ancient trees in the Central Highlands. His dendrochronology research on ancient trees in the tropics in Southeast Asia has given scientists a greater understanding of past climatic events in the region. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition03.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Stars shine brightly through pine trees at the base camp established by Vietnamese rangers for the research expedition of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory tree ring laboratory in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition04.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Buckley crosses a creek at Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam on the first day of field work in the park. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition23.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Le Canh Nam, forest specialist with the technical and scientific research department of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, leads the expedition to a grove of Po Mu trees to begin coring for research. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition05.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Buckley navigates over a downed tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. It was four hours of hard hiking through dense forest to reach the trees Buckley was seeking for his research. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition29.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Le Canh Nam, forest specialist with the technical and scientific research department of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, shows Buckley where there are several Po Mu trees they will core for research. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/anewtrees05.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Known to the Vietnamese as Po Mu, the fokienia trees have a unique leaf pattern. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition42.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Buckley cores a fokienia tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition07.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM A corer begins to bore into a fokienia tree. The five millimeter corer is hollow and as it drills into the tree, a smal core of tree rings is encased in the corer. The core is then removed and placed in a tube for transport back to the lab where it will be mounted sanded and the tree rings analyzed. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/anewtrees01.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Le Canh Nam, forest specialist with the technical and scientific research department of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, cores a fokienia tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. Nham found the grove of trees used by the expedition on previous forays into the forest. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Vietnamexpedition63.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM The ancient trees host a myriad of plant specieds including wild orchids. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/anewtrees06.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Le Canh Nam, forest specialist with the technical and scientific research department of Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, cores a fokienia tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. Nham found the grove of trees used by the expedition on previous forays into the forest. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition10.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Kevin Anchukaitis, postdoctoral research fellow at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Tree Ring Laboratory, left, listens with mobil ranger team leader Cao Minh Tri, as Le Canh Nam, right, discusses a core sample from a fokienia tree. The Vietnamese rangers and researchers are essential to the success of work done by the tree ring scientists providing logistical support and intimate knowledge of the forest and its environs. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition11.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Tightly spaced growth rings show the slow pace of growth of a fokienia tree in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park near Dalat, Vietnam. The core is placed in a tube for transport back to the lab where it will be mounted sanded and the tree rings analyzed. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/VietnamTreesExpedition13.jpg Unlocking Climate History in Trees DALAT, VIETNAM Buckley bathes in a creek near base camp after his first day of field work in the park. They were able to core 8 trees the first day finding trees with rings that likely put the trees older than 500 years. https://andynelsonphotos.com/home monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds15.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir KHENJ, AFGHANISTAN Amirdien prays at the encampment where he lives with his emerald mining partners high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. The mines are high in the Hindu Kush mountains making accessability difficult. The ruggedness also makes it easy to control who comes in and foreigners are viewed with suspicion. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds01.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A boy secures a load of firewood and mining supplies onto a mule to be used by emerald miners high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds02.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Friday afternoon is a busy time in Khenj, Afghanistan with men greeting each other and talking about the previous weeks' activity. It is also the time when emeralds are compared, bought and sold. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds04.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A man rests in a tea house before heading up to the mines. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds05.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A man walks along the lower section of a path leading from Khenj, Afghanistan to the emerald mines high above the village. The mines are located between 7,000 feet and 14,300 feet above sea level. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds06.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Boys lead their mules up steep and snowy slopes from Khenj, Afghanistan to the emerald mines. The boys make the trip up the mountain at least once a week. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds07.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A man holds his prayer beads as he climbs from Khenj, Afghanistan. The trail up is steep and the pace of the men is relentless. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds09.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mule and men ascend the steep and snowy slopes from Khenj, Afghanistan to the emerald mines where miners work year round. Geologists believe emeralds are found in Afghanistan only in the Panjshir Valley. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds10.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mine tailings spill from mines onto snowfields in mountains above Khenj, Afghanistan. Hundreds of men work in emerald mines dotting the mountains. Some believe mineral wealth in Afghanistan can be play a part in the countries new economy. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds11.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A miner returns to his cave after dumping tailings onto snowfields. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds13.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mohammad Khodir scans the stone trying to decide where he wants to search for emeralds in a quartz seam . The work in the mines is grueling manual labor with little mechanization of the process. Khodir has had some success, finding an emerald he says was worth several thousand dollars a back in November 2006. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds12.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mohammad Khodir works a quartz seam in the hope he will find emeralds. The work in the mines is grueling manual labor with little mechanization of the process. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds14.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mohammad Khodir negotiates the snowfields leading from his emerald mine the encampment where he lives with his mining partners high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds16.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mohammad Khodir and his friends enjoy tea before lunch at the encampment where he lives with his mining partners high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. Other than finding a big emerald, it are times with friends high in the mountains that he enjoys the most about working in the mines. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds17.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Mohammad Khodir and his friends enjoy tea before lunch at the encampment where he lives with his mining partners high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. Other than finding a big emerald, it are times with friends high in the mountains that he enjoys the most about working in the mines. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds18.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Rice is soaked for lunch at the encampment high above the village of Khenj, Afghanistan. Life high in the mountains is basic but the miners try and eat well to give them the energy for the hard labor needed to find emeralds. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds19.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir A Khenj, Afghanistan man inspects an emerald. It seems like everyone in Khenj, Afghanistan has an emerald or pouch containing a stash of emeralds that he has bought or is trying to sell. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds20.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir The emerald mines in the Panjshir Valley have been active for centuries. With relative peace for the first time in nearly 30 years, miners hope their gems can find a broader market. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds21.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir The quest for high quality emeralds has been part of life for the men of Khenj, Afghanistan for centuries. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/emeralds22.jpg Emerald Miners of the Panjshir Money changes hands as men in Khenj, Afghanistand purchase emeralds. Emeralds are important to the economy of Khenj but there is still a dearth of jobs in the area. https://andynelsonphotos.com/sports monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_5jo40n_APN_6758.jpg UCLA Oregon Basketball Runners in the 4x400 meter relay take their handoffs during the Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Hayward Field on June 9, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_zamke1_NeonSky3.jpg Sabrina Ionescu watches a tribute to Kobe Bryant as fans turn the lights on their phones at Matthew Knight Arena. Sabrina Ionescu watches a tribute to Kobe Bryant as fans turn the lights on their phones at Matthew Knight Arena. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_yq3pjm_sports_slideshow08.jpg Sports | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Sports by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_waqnzr_sports_slideshow17.jpg Michigan's Mason Ferlic nosedives into the water jump during the 3,000 steeplechase on the third day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene in 2015. Ferlic was unhurt in the incident. Michigan's Mason Ferlic nosedives into the water jump during the 3,000 steeplechase on the third day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene in 2015. Ferlic was unhurt in the incident. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_capfdb_sports_slideshow58.jpg Kansas' Sharon Lokedi is hugged by New Mexico's Alice Wright after Lokedi's NCAA title win in the 10,000 meters during the second day of the NCAA Track and Field Championship at Hayward Field Thursday, June 7, 2018 in Eugene, Ore. Lokedi broke the NCAA meet record with a time of 32:09.20 while Wright finished fourth in the race. [Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard] - registerguard.com Kansas' Sharon Lokedi is hugged by New Mexico's Alice Wright after Lokedi's NCAA title win in the 10,000 meters during the second day of the NCAA Track and Field Championship at Hayward Field Thursday, June 7, 2018 in Eugene, Ore. Lokedi broke the NCAA meet record with a time of 32:09.20 while Wright finished fourth in the race. [Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard] - registerguard.com https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_vfnt2e_sports_slideshow21.jpg Texas Reese Watson sinks into the landing pit after missing a height in the pole vault during day one of the NCAA Division 1 outdoor men's track and field championship at Hayward Field in Eugene. Watson finished 17th in the event. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard) Texas Reese Watson sinks into the landing pit after missing a height in the pole vault during day one of the NCAA Division 1 outdoor men's track and field championship at Hayward Field in Eugene. Watson finished 17th in the event. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard) https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_fq5rr4_TRIALS_WEB_01.jpg World Record EUGENE, OREGON Ashton Eaton crosses the finish line setting a world record in the decathlon 100 meters with a time of 10.21. The event was the first of a record-shattering Olympic Trials. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_1t41x9_Portraits5.jpg Sheldon quarterback and multi-sport athlete Justin Herbert, a commit for the University of Oregon football team, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene 2016. Sheldon quarterback and multi-sport athlete Justin Herbert, a commit for the University of Oregon football team, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene 2016. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_kxalaz_sports_slideshow52.jpg Paris Saint-Germain's Serge Aurier, right, gets a shot past Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic at 13:51 in the first half to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead during the International Champions Cup match at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. Paris Saint-Germain's Serge Aurier, right, gets a shot past Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic at 13:51 in the first half to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead during the International Champions Cup match at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_x0xv74_sports_slideshow55.jpg Oregon head coach Casey Martin celebrates with golfer Sulman Raza after Raza made the match winning putt in his semifinal match against Illinois' Charlie Danielson to send the Ducks into the finals of the NCAA men's golf championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene. Oregon head coach Casey Martin celebrates with golfer Sulman Raza after Raza made the match winning putt in his semifinal match against Illinois' Charlie Danielson to send the Ducks into the finals of the NCAA men's golf championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_k906sk_sports_slideshow22.jpg Chante Lowe wins the high jump competition at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field. Chante Lowe wins the high jump competition at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_ouoxyf_sports_slideshow35.jpg Gonzaga fans celebrate after the Bulldogs won their national semifinal game against South Carolina at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Gonzaga fans celebrate after the Bulldogs won their national semifinal game against South Carolina at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_tkxufy_sports_slideshow49.jpg McKay Sohlberg, center, is given a kiss by her daughters, Ericka Sohlberg, left, and Tatum Sohlberg, right, after she completed the 13.1 mile half-marathon at the Eugene Marathon. The event coincided this year with Mother's Day. McKay Sohlberg, center, is given a kiss by her daughters, Ericka Sohlberg, left, and Tatum Sohlberg, right, after she completed the 13.1 mile half-marathon at the Eugene Marathon. The event coincided this year with Mother's Day. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_v1ra08_sports_slideshow02.jpg The Pick Oregon's Kenny Wheaton returns an interception against Washington in 1994 for a game-winning touchdown starting the Ducks on the path to the 1995 Rose Bowl. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_dtmsae_sports_slideshow03.jpg Sports | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Sports by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/2gpi2cbo_jqme49jl_pag71g_final-four-pdf.jpg Sports | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Sports by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://andynelsonphotos.com/ngamba-island-chimpanzee-sanctuary monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Chimp.jpg Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary ENTEBBE, UGANDA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/SINGLES18.jpg Caregiver ENTEBBE, UGANDA Robert Okello, a caregiver at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda, rests with a young chimp after playing on a forest walk on the 100-acre island. "Chimps are our closest relatives. 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It is all that remains of their home. "She wanted to get into the bathtub but I said "No, you get in that closet," said Ed Boyd. Five minutes later they had lost everything. https://storage.neonsky.app/2gpi2cbo/images/2gpi2cbo_xh8gukn8_r93big_JoplinPano7L.jpg Hugh Hills JOPLIN, MISSOURI Hugh Hills, 86, lived in his Joplin home since the 1960s. He lost everything in the tornado including a large collection of native american artifacts. https://storage.neonsky.app/2gpi2cbo/images/2gpi2cbo_xh8gukn8_khgrdg_JoplinPano2.jpg Hope Rises JOPLIN, MISSOURI A makeshift cross rises over the remnants of a home. https://storage.neonsky.app/2gpi2cbo/images/2gpi2cbo_xh8gukn8_9yiifd_Mary_Pano.jpg Mary A framed portrait of the Virgin Mary rests on a debris pile in Joplin. https://storage.neonsky.app/2gpi2cbo/images/2gpi2cbo_xh8gukn8_xdkgfc_JoplinPano6.jpg Newlyweds JOPLIN, MISSOURI William Hahn and Jamie Hahn were newlyweds when the Joplin tornado upended their lives, destroying their home. They believe their relationship will be stronger because they must pull together to overcome their losses. https://storage.neonsky.app/2gpi2cbo/images/2gpi2cbo_xh8gukn8_fkz055_JoplinPano5.jpg All That Remains - Joplin Panoramics | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View All That Remains - Joplin Panoramics by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://andynelsonphotos.com/the-lonely-run-of-joe-biden monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden09.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) is greeted as he arrives at The Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence, Iowa. Biden was making the rounds talking to potential supporters in caucus and primary states in his second run at the presidency. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden14.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden answered questions while talking to a group at The Cedar Lodge Steak House in Manchester, Iowa. While some of his other candidates are packing high school gyms, Biden's appearances are less well attended. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden08.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) keeps a note card in his back pocket to ensure a precise quoting of Abraham Lincoln during his speech at the Des Moines Register Soap Box at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa August 15, 2007. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden15.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden answered questions while talking to a group at The Cedar Lodge Steak House in Manchester, Iowa. Campaigning in Iowa means long days on the road between stops in small towns. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden05.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden talks about the war in Iraq during a campaign stop at The Two Brothers Restaurant in Independence, Iowa. The war in Iraq and plans to end the conflict were central in Biden's campaign speeches. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden06.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden listened to a question while talking to a group at The Cedar Lodge Steak House in Manchester, Iowa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden10.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden addressed the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO conference in Waterloo, Iowa. Biden was one of six Democratic presidential candidates to speak at the conference. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden13.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, left, watches as fellow candidate John Edwards emerges from speaking to the Bremer County Democrats Summer Fundraiser in Waverly, Iowa. Biden was making the rounds talking to potential supporters in caucus and primary states in his second run at the presidency. He trailed Edwards significantly in the polls. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden04.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden, left, waited with his granddaughter, Naomi Biden, while being introduced at the Bremer County Democrats Summer Fundraiser in Waverly, Iowa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden03.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden made an emphatic point about the war in Iraq while speaking to the Bremer County Democrats Summer Fundraiser in Waverly, Iowa. Biden was passionate in his view of how to end the war in Iraq and his ability to challenge any of the Republican candidates who are nominated to run in 2008. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden11.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Bremer County Iowa Democrats listened to presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden during the group's summer fundraiser in Waverly, Iowa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Biden12.jpg The Lonely Run of Joe Biden IOWA Biden laughs with Jerry Smith and Dixie Smith as they talk outside the conference hall where he addressed the Bremer County Democrats Summer Fundraiser in Waverly, Iowa. Biden is a hands-on politician who enjoys pressing the flesh to try and win support. https://andynelsonphotos.com/thai-protests-and-crackdown monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow032.jpg Thailand Protests BANGKOK, THAILAND Protesters used burning tires to block their movements from view of the military. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow040.jpg Thailand Protests BANGKOK, THAILAND A protester launches a firework in the direction of a military checkpoint. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow059.jpg Thailand Protests The military takes up a position near one of the protesters barricades. Sporadic gunfire was heard during the day. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/98586017_an002red.jpg Thailand Protests Red shirt protesters interlock arms as they move in unison while confronting police while marching down the street to the residence of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/98586017_an011red.jpg Thailand Protests Thai "red shirt" protesters cheer after singing the Thai National Anthem at their main protest site in Bangkok Thailand's central commercial district. The protesters had changed their shirts from red to many colors on orders of their leaders to more easily blend in with the publice. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/98586017_an001turmoil.jpg Thailand Protests Anti-government protesters rebuild across across a major Bangkok intersection near Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters had torn down their barricade earlier in the day to allow access to the hospital but rebuilt it after deciding it left them vulnerable to attack by Thai security forces. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/_APN3640.jpg Thailand Protests Buddhist monks pray near a barricade erected by anti-government protesters across from Silom Road in Bangkok, Thailand's central business district. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/98586017_an012turmoil.jpg Thailand Protests BANGKOK, THAILAND Razor wire is part of the reinforcements in place by anti-government protesters at their barricades https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow068.jpg Thailand Protests Monks pray while visiting the protest site. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow003.jpg Thailand Protests Rama IV Road in Bangkok is normally choked with traffic but roads were blocked by the military and protesters effectively shutting down the center of the city. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow038.jpg Thailand Protests Tires were lit at the road blocks by protesters to mask their movements. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow083.jpg Thailand Protests A cigarette proves to be an effective lighter for a firework. Protesters had fireworks and Molotov cocktails to battle the police who had automatic weapons. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow101.jpg Thailand Protests A protester launches a firework in the direction of a military checkpoint. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow061.jpg Thailand Protests The military takes up a position near one of the protesters barricades. Sporadic gunfire was heard during the day. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow110.jpg Thailand Protests Men man the barricades and peer out to see where the military had established their fighting positions. Six soldiers were killed during the fighting. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow112.jpg Thailand Protests A protester pauses at the end of the day after skirmishes with the military. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow070.jpg Thailand Protests Buddhist monks pray with Red Shirt protesters at their main stage area in the heart of Bangkok. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow134.jpg Thailand Protests Men run for cover on May 19 as the military begins their crackdown to break up the protests. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow121.jpg Thailand Protests A unarmed man falls after being shot while trying to help his comrades collect a wounded Red Shirt protester. More than 80 civilians were killed during the three-month span. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow127.jpg Thailand Protests A wounded man is dragged to safety by two fellow protesters after he was shot while trying to help his comrades collect a wounded Red Shirt protester. More than 80 civilians were killed during the three-month span. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow135.jpg Thailand Protests The leaders of the Red Shirts call off their protest early in the afternoon after bloodshed in the morning. The leaders turned themselves into police. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow138.jpg Thailand Protests A Red Shirt supporter weeps as her leaders tell her to abandon the protest location they had occupied for nearly two months. The military was approaching the location quickly when the leaders made their announcement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow157.jpg Thailand Protests A soldier checks the abandoned protest site. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow156.jpg Thailand Protests A lone Red Shirt sits in a sea of abandoned seats unwilling to leave the rally site. The crackdown marked the end of the latest round of political turmoil in the country. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/MayhemSlideshow160.jpg Thailand Protests A tattered Thai flag blows as CentralWorld begins to burn. What started as a small fire later engulfed the building. https://andynelsonphotos.com/bangladesh-levy-builders monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NewBangla_06.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/BangladeshBWWEB2.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/BangladeshBW8.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NewBangla_03.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/BangladeshBW5.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NewBangla_01.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NewBangla_02.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/BangladeshBW3.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/BangladeshBW6.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/NewBangla_05.jpg Bangladesh Levy Builders | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Bangladesh Levy Builders by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://andynelsonphotos.com/iraq---in-the-beginning monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq02.jpg Deserted IRAQ A pair of boots sit on the edge of the highway, abandoned by a deserting Iraqi soldier. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq01.jpg Dust IRAQ A soldier hurries back to his amphibous assault vehicle during a dust storm that paralyzed the U.S. military's surge north. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq03.jpg POWs IRAQ American soldiers process Iraqi military POWs. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq04.jpg Prayers IRAQ U.S. Marines pray during a Sunday Mass at a field chapel on the way north to Baghdad during the initial invasion into Iraq in 2003. While many in the military are devoted to their faith, the chaplain says the numbers going to services soars when in a combat zone. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq05.jpg Baghdad Bound IRAQ A U.S. Marine raises his arms in triumph as he passes under the first sign for Baghdad on the road north from Kuwait. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq06.jpg Graffiti IRAQ An image of Saddam Hussein is riddled with bullets and scrawled with graffiti on the side of a building past which hundreds of US military vehicles passed. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq07.jpg Tenuous Welcome IRAQ A group of Iraq men wave as U.S. Marine armor heads into Baghdad. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq08.jpg Regime in flames IRAQ A painting of Saddam Hussein is set alight after being pulled from a military post on the outskirts of Baghdad. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq09.jpg Regime in Flames II IRAQ Boys watch as attempts are made to pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein as looted burnings burn. Looting was widespread throughout Iraq after the collapse of the regime. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq10.jpg Iraq - In the Beginning | Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist View Iraq - In the Beginning by Andy Nelson Photography and Multimedia Photojournalist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq11.jpg Orderly wanting order IRAQ A hospital orderly guards the entrance to a medical facility in Baghdad as looters targeted every type of business and building in the capital. Looting was widespread throughout Iraq after the collapse of the regime. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq12.jpg Shots Fired IRAQ U.S. military personnel point to the area from which they thought a shot had been fired through a vehicle striking a boy in the neck. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq13.jpg Shots Fired II IRAQ A boy lies wounded on the ground after being shot by a shopowner for attempting the loot the business. The wounds were treated and the boy transported to a U.S. military hospital. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq14.jpg Friday Prayers IRAQ Iraqi men gather in Sadr City for the first Friday prayers after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. The prayers were banned in the area under Hussein's rule. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/SINGLES17.jpg Friday Prayers II IRAQ More than 20,000 Iraqi men gather in Sadr City for the first Friday prayers after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. The prayers were banned in the area under Hussein's rule. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq16.jpg IED IRAQ U.S. Marines look through a facility on the outskirts of Baghdad loaded with materials to make improvised explosive devices. The Marines said it was the first definitive terrorist training site they had discovered. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/iraq17.jpg Pensive IRAQ A girl glances back as she lives a Christian Good Friday service in Baghdad. With the weight of Saddam Hussein's regime lifted, the Christian minority is concerned about the future in the predominantly Muslim country. https://andynelsonphotos.com/food-insecurity-in-southern-africa monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD10.jpg Food Insecurity ZAMBIA There was little food to be sold or bought during the food crisis after drought decimated crops. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD03.jpg Food Insecurity ZAMBIA Drought ravaged the corn crop in Zambia leading to widespread food aid needs. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD12.jpg Food Insecurity ZAMBIA Boys dive in a swamp for roots to be cleaned and boiled to eat. The corn crop in the village had failed because of drought and local residents began scavenging for whatever they could find. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD11.jpg Food Insecurity ZAMBIA A tin of scavenged roots will make a meal. The roots must be boiled before eating since they are capable of poisoning poeple if not. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD13.jpg Food Insecurity ZAMBIA In remote villages in Zambia food aid could take days to arrive. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD15.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI A girl waits to have her health checked by doctors while waiting for food aid at a rural clinich in Malawi. Food distributions are often a time when many people come together making it a good time for doctors to assess the health of people in the area. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD01.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Mothers wait to have the children checked by doctors at a clinic in Malawi. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD02.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI A boyscreams in fear as he is measured by doctors to assess his health. In many African cultures, the only time a person is measured is when it is for a coffin after their death. Parents had to be reassured by staff that doctors were helping their children. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD16.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI A mother tries to give her daughter formula while recovering at a feeding center in Malawi. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/newAfricafood01.jpg Food Insecurity MOZAMBIQUE Dock workers in Maputo, Mozambique load corn shipped from the United States to southern Africa. The men bag the corn and it is then stored in warehouses before being distributed throughout the region. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/newAfricafood02.jpg Food Insecurity MOZAMBIQUE A dockworker in Maputo, Mozambique stands on a hold full of corn shipped from the United States to help eleviate hunger in southern Africa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD18.jpg Food Insecurity MOZAMBIQUE Dock workers in Maputo, Mozambique load bags of corn donated by the U.S. for distribution throughout southern Africa. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD19.jpg Food Insecurity MOZAMBIQUE Dock workers in Maputo, Mozambique place 100 pound bags of corn on conveyors to be stored in a warehouse before distribution in the southern Africa region. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD06.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Villagers in Malawi await the arrival of food at a distribution point. Food aid is critical to the survival of many in southern Africa when crops fail. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD05.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Boys watch the arrival of food at a distribution point. Food aid is critical to the survival of many in southern Africa when crops fail. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD07.jpg Food Aid ZAMBIA A truck bearing food aid from the World Food Program in unloaded in Zambia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD08.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Corn kernels lie on a truck bed after fallng from their bags. The kernels are often collected by people eager to get every scrap of food they can. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD22.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI A bag of millet is distributed to a waiting Malawian at a World Food Program distribution site. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD14.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Villagers pause to talk after a World Food Program distribution in Malawi. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD21.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI After the corn is received by the villagers, they often head to the local mill to have it ground. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD04.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI Despite food insecurity, weddings are a cause for celebration. A marriage ceremony ends in a raucus dance around the bride and groom as celebrants chant their praises. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/AFRICAFOOD23.jpg Food Insecurity MALAWI A steaming pile of nsima (cornmeal) is brought to a table during a wedding ceremony. Food insecurity in southern Africa is a perennial problem but food aid often helps alleviate the worst effects. https://andynelsonphotos.com/kosovo---exodus-and-return monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo03.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Kosovars flee into Albania after being driven from their homes by Serbian paramilitary units. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo01.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Kosovars flee into Albania after being driven from their homes by Serbian paramilitary units. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo02.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Kosovars embrace in relief after they safely crossed the Albanian border from Kosovo. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo04.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA A Kosovar girl holds back tears as she crosses into Albania. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo05.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Many refugees showed the wear of walking or riding miles to reach safety. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo06.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Kosovars query an Albanian border guard about where to go after crossing from Kosovo. Information was limited for those crossing the border. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/SINGLES07.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA A family rearranges children on their tractor as they flee Kosovo in Albania. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo07.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Kovovar refugees take cover under plastic sheeting. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo08.jpg Exodus KUKES, ALBANIA Thousands fled the ethnic violence in Kosovo and found refuge in Albania. Most left with onlya few possessions. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo10.jpg Exodus TIRANA, ALBANIA Children from Kosovo play in an abandoned swimming pool at a refugee camp in Albania. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo11.jpg Return PRIZREN, KOSOVO Kosovars wave to NATO troops as they cross back into the country. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo12.jpg Return DJAKOVICA, KOSOVO The old town of Djokovica was destroyed by Serbian paramilitary units. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo13.jpg Return DJOKOVICA, KOSOVO The old town of Djokovica was destroyed by Serbian paramilitary units. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo14.jpg Return PRIZREN, KOSOVO The silhouette of an executed Kosovar is all that remains on the floor of his home. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo15.jpg Return PRIZREN, KOSOVO Kosovars react to the sight of burned out buildings on their return home. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo16.jpg Return PRIZREN, KOSOVO Men pick through the rubble of their home burned by retreating Serbian troops. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo17.jpg Return PRIZREN, KOSOVO Back at her home, a young Kosovar picks fresh cherries. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo18.jpg Return PRIZREN, ALBANIA Food is offloaded and stored after a familiy returned home to Kosovo. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c61923/images/Kosovo19.jpg Return PRIZREN, ALBANIA Despite their home being burned out, a Kosovar family still gathers for an afternoon meal on the grounds.