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Chris Rusanowsky is an American photojournalist and documentary photographer based in North Texas. Chris has spent the last twelve years of his career focusing on stories of resilience and American identity. In 2017, Chris signed on to his first...
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20201018-7E9B74907.JPG Portraits. 10/18/20. . In the small town of Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, a man named Art made a train set that takes twenty people through his wooded property. The ride is twenty minutes long and takes you in this smooth ride on mini railroad tracks that measures to about two feet wide. The track is impressive and almost impressive as the mini replica of a locomotive that pulls railcars that you sit on. The engineer, Kevin, is a good friend of Art, the creator. Kevin sits on the head of the engines in a computer chair mounted at the start switch. He pulls electric rail switches and navigates the trains across little bridges and tunnels. The best part of all this is it's free. This was created all from the passion and giving nature of a man that loves to see children and people smile.
The state of California faced its worst fire season in history. One of the worst fires located in Los Angeles and Ventura County, named the Woolsey Fire. This wildfire burned; 96,949 acres and destroyed 1,643 structures. Three people reported to have died in the blaze, and over a quarter-million evacuated. A firefighter takes a break after containing a hot spot from a passing wildfire.
A vendor at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, holds a stuffed rattlesnake around his shoulders for visitors to take a photo with the dead snake.