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Picture of the Summer: September 1, 2015

Congratulations to our first and third place winner, Tom Brenner, our second place winner, Santiago Zurbias, as well as Maridelis Morales for honorable mention! These images were all captured during the Summer of 2015.

Baltimore, MD - 06/08/15 - Students of the KIPP Harmony Academy elementary school touch the glass barrier of the Polar Bear Watch exhibit featuring Anoki the Polar Bear at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, MD.
Baltimore, MD – 06/08/15 – Students of the KIPP Harmony Academy elementary school touch the glass barrier of the Polar Bear Watch exhibit featuring Anoki the Polar Bear at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, MD.

First Place: Tom Brenner

Cave diver Manuel Allende swims into the cavern of Casa Cenote in Tulum, Mexico on August 18th 2015. The underwater cavern and cave are located in a lagoon so divers must make their way through the mangroves before reaching the site.
Cave diver Manuel Allende swims into the cavern of Casa Cenote in Tulum, Mexico on August 18th 2015. The underwater cavern and cave are located in a lagoon so divers must make their way through the mangroves before reaching the site.

Second Place: Santiago Zurbias

BALTIMORE, MD - 06/29/15 - Taylor Runion, 10, left, and Amaurie Davidson, cq, 13, right, both blind, hold on to each other's shoulders while learning how to perform Judo moves at Camp Abilities, hosted at the Maryland School for the Blind. Camp Abilities is an overnight sports and recreation camp for children and youth with visual impairments between the ages of 9 and 17.
BALTIMORE, MD – 06/29/15 – Taylor Runion, 10, left, and Amaurie Davidson, cq, 13, right, both blind, hold on to each other’s shoulders while learning how to perform Judo moves at Camp Abilities, hosted at the Maryland School for the Blind. Camp Abilities is an overnight sports and recreation camp for children and youth with visual impairments between the ages of 9 and 17.

Third Place: Tom Brenner

Isabel (Lucy) Hernández, says goodbye to her son-in-law as she leaves to take her sister to the airport on July 20, 2015 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Isabel (Lucy) Hernández, says goodbye to her son-in-law as she leaves to take her sister to the airport on July 20, 2015 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Isabel has been an Alzheimer’s disease patient for 8 years, and has lived with her daughter and her family, who take care of her, for the past 6 years.

Honorable Mention: Maridelis Morales