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8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Bronx teenager playing baseball.

It was dusk and the shadows were long and elongated, and I was captivated by the shadows of the players,” Lucka recalls of the fenced-in Bronx sports court where several teenagers were playing baseball. “There was enough light to get the ball in mid-motion. It’s one of my favorite photographs, to this day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2010
Date Uploaded: 03.2010
Photo Location: New York, New York, United States of America
Camera: FinePix S9100
Copyright: © Christopher Lucka
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