I decided I’ll start posting my NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) monthly clip contest entries so people can keep up with some of my work on a monthly basis. Here are the nine images I’ve submitted for the October clip contest.
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- Josh Taylor, an employee at Lone Star Sanctuary for Animals, gets a hug from Champ Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Sanctuary in Midland. The housing shortage in Midland County has forced many pet owners to give up their large breed dogs and as a result Lone Star has several large breed dogs in need of adoption.
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- Midland Christian’s Kendall Blanchard (10) and Morgan Ashton (17) celebrate after winning a match against Fort Worth Southwest Christian Saturday, Oct. 6 at Midland Christian.
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- Midland High’s Michael Hopkins serves against Odessa High in a doubles match with partner Phillip Koonce during a district 2-5A match Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Midland High Tennis Center.
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- The Midland Christian Academy volleyball bench looks on in the final moments of the match as they trail Trinity Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Midland Christian.
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- From left, Zaniel Payen, age 4, and Emanuel Duran, age 5, watch a performance by the AeroShell Aerobatic Team during AirSho 2012 Saturday, Oct. 13 at Midland International Airport.
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- The Midland High volleyball team celebrates after defeating Lee High in a close game Saturday, Oct. 20 at Midland High.
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- Portrait of Midland College men’s basketball player Tiegbe Bamba at the Midland College Physical Education Building gymnasium Thursday, Oct. 25. The 6-foot-6 Bamba, who’s known as “TB” to many, is one of nine newcomers to this year’s Chaparral team after transferring from Snow College in Utah.
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- Pearl Brown, a Midland Independent School District bus driver for the past nine years, sits in her “baby,” Bus 212, Friday, Oct. 26 at the MISD Transportation Complex. The MISD held an open house to demonstrate the various safety systems the busses are equipped with in order to raise awareness for National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 22-26.
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- Competitors from Scout Pack 641 in Midland Blake Tyson and Cadien Castillo, ages 7, make a final push into the stopping zone where they will be relieved by two teammates who will finish the next leg of the sixth-annual Buffalo Trail Council Pushmobile Race Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Citibank Ballpark parking lot in Midland.
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