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Picture of the Week: Nov. 14, 2017

Congratulations to the winners of this week’s Picture of the Week! Matteo Bracco won 1st place, Ashley Crichton won 2nd place, Mustafa Hussain won 3rd place. Congratulations to all!

First Place: Matteo Bracco

Gates Fire Department Volunteer Firefighter Michelle Wilson provides first responder medical assistance to a victim of a car accident in Gates, N.Y. on Nov. 8, 2017.

Second Place: Ashley Crichton

Kiki BanannaHammock, a drag queen at Tilt, a local Rochester night club, poses for a portrait at RIT on Nov. 11, 2017. Kiki graduated from RIT in 2016 and is now an ASL interpreter for the school.

Third Place: Mustafa Hussain

“Keep your life moving forward. I’m stagnant…I slept in a parking garage last night because it was too fucking cold.” Robert ‘Bob’ B. (last name redacted) smokes a used cigarette he found on the ground while looking out at the Genesee River in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov. 3, 2017. Bob is a homeless alcoholic struggling to reach sobriety so he can work as a drug and alcohol counselor.