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workers preparing to board a ferry in Japan
November 2, 2012

Night Workers, Japan

This Month in Photo of the Day: 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Images

Night workers prepare to board a ferry in the Japanese port of Aomori. It feels sort of ominous, as if the workers are waiting for something to emerge from the depths of the boat.

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.)


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Photograph by Teruo Araya

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