Gallery: Photographers: Chances Are, You Suck

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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *The "world famous" Black Rodeo in Brooklyn, New York for* U.S. News & World Report. Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Street scene, Hama, Syria a man dives off one of the famous noria (water wheels) into the Orontes River.* Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
  • University of Nebraska football images from the 2010 season.
    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Husker fans under the stadium during halftime of the Nebraska/Texas game in Lincoln, Nebraska. Excerpted from* [Husker Game Day 2010 -- Farewell Big 12](http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/husker-game-day-2010/id496129483?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4%2522%2520target%253D%2522itunes_store%2522%253EHusker%2520Game%2520Day%25202010%2520-%2520Kenneth%2520Jarecke%2520). Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Saint Bernard's Parish, street scene, post Hurricane Katrina for* U.S. News & World Report. Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Husker quarterback Taylor Martinez warms up before the start of the second half of the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California. Excerpted from* Husker Game Day 2010 -- Farewell Big 12. Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Couple eating breakfast in Miles City, Montana, one month after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Made for* U.S. News & World Report. Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    Kenneth Jarecke
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    *Image made in Memphis for* U.S. News & World Report*, to illustrate a story about a writer coming home to Memphis where she grew up in the fifties.* Photo: Kenneth Jarecke.
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    *Ken Jarecke gets tangled in the end zone net during the Nebraska/Colorado football game on Friday Nov. 26, 2010, in Lincoln, Nebraska.* Photo: Dave Weaver.
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