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Photo of the Summer 2022

Photos from members of RIT NPPA between the dates of May 2022 – August 2022

First Place: A boy holds on tight during the rescue race at the 99th Maverick Club Rodeo at The Maverick Club Rodeo Grounds in Cimarron, N.M. on July 4, 2022. The annual event is the longest running open rodeo in the Western United States beginning in 1923. (Photo Credit / Marielle Scott/Philmont Scout Ranch)
Second Place: Carrie Breivogel, 44 (middle) and Katie Frodigh (right) share a laugh as Rick O’Shaunessy (left) strikes a pose at White Crest Beach in Wellfleet, MA on August 7th, 2022. ( Photo Credit / Sophie Proe/Cape Cod Times)
Third Place: Furries pose for the annual Fursuit Group Photo at the Anthrocon Convention at David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday, June 2, 2022, downtown, Pa. Furries shut down the street of Penn Ave., between 9th and 11th St., for their annual Fursuit Parade and Block Party. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)
Honorable Mention: David Price, left, and his next-door neighbor Patty Hite watch as firefighters walk through the debris after a house explosion at 1010 N. Weinbach Ave., in Evansville, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. While the cause of the explosion is still inconclusive, Price mentioned he started smelling gas in the air over a month ago, and neighbors had made calls to Centerpoint Energy a few days before the incident. ( Photo Credit / Daniel Sarch/Courier & Press)