Photography by A.E. Araiza
A.E. Araiza is a staff photographer for the Arizona Daily Star
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A Great Egret gracefully lifts off the water at the Roy P. Drachman-Agua Caliente Park as it begins to take flight.
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Opa!!! Flames from a pan of Saganaki, which is cheese flamed with Metaxa brandy topped with lemon on a pita bread, get a little close to Panayiotis Delfakis as the annual Greek Festival takes place featuring Greek cuisine, entertainment, dancing, games and many other activities.
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Doug and Donetta Ivie, Nicholas Ivie's father and stepmother, keep a slight breeze from blowing out a lit candle as they stand in front of a cross that has a photograph of the slain US Border Patrol agent during an outdoor memorial service for at St Michael's Mission in Naco, Ariz.
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Bullfighter Dusty Tuckness takes it on the chin as he gets between contestant Reese Cates from Monticello, Ark., and Top Gun during the bullriding event at the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros.
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David King, from Victorville, Calif., uses a kuipud to remove saguaro fruit during the 12th Ha:san Bak Saguaro Harvest Celebration at Colossal Cave Mountain Park.
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A hiker walks along the snow covered Linda Vista Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
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Robert Seby, 13, uses his backhand to return a ball during a game at the Copper Bowl Tennis Tournament at El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort.
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University of Arizona catcher Riley Moore waits for the ball to reach him as pitcher Jesse Scholtens makes a throw in the bullpen as the team prepares for the season opener.
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Retired US Army veteran Lorenzo Mata holds a flag as he stands with fellow his comrades as 19 veterans, who served in all US military branches, were buried with honors at the Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery. The service is part of the Missing in America Project, a national organization whose purpose is to track down and identify the unclaimed cremated remains of US veterans and to see they are given a proper and honorable burial.
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Golden-colored poppies and a smattering of purple-colored lupines cover portions of the hills in Catalina State Park.
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Bicyclists streak by as they take on another lap during the last day of the 25th annual Tucson Bicycle Classic. The three-day stage race involves a time trial, road race and a circuit race where riders must complete each stage before proceeding to the next.
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Fortune-teller Leza Cameron takes time to blow some bubbles while at the Catalina Foothills Art Festival.
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Jimmy Sands of the New York Fire Department signals a ladder truck from Tucson's Northwest Fire/Rescue District to continue raising the National 9/11 Flag in a Safeway parking. The Safeway store was the scene of a mass shooting that left six dead and 13 wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The visit is part of a five-state tour sponsored by the New York Says Thank You Foundation.
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Mark Kelly rests his head on the shoulders of his wife, former US Rep Gabrielle Giffords as fellow survivors talk about the need to reduce gun violence in the country. The couple spoke at the same Safeway grocery store where she was shot on January 8, 2011. Six people were killed and 13 wounded during the shooting.
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Juan Rocha, 18, puts some final touches on a mural that is an image of himself on the overpass on East 29th Street and South Columbus Boulevard near the Jim and Vicki Click Clubhouse which is part of the Boys and Girls Club of Tucson. Youth from the clubhouse created the murals of which some are self-portraits.
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A.E. Araiza, Arizona Daily Star photographer.
StarNet's newest blog is Pixelviews, where Arizona Daily Star photographers will present photos and tell of the challenge presented in capturi…
StarNet's newest blog is Pixelviews, where Arizona Daily Star photographers will present photos and tell of the challenge presented in capturi…
StarNet's newest blog is Pixelviews, where Arizona Daily Star photographers will present photos and tell of the challenge presented in capturi…
StarNet's newest blog is Pixelviews, where Arizona Daily Star photographers will present photos and tell of the challenge presented in capturi…