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a shepherd with a flock of sheep in Iraq
December 25, 2013

A Shepherd's Flock

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

Silence and light accompany sheep and shepherd, day in, day out, near Halabja, Iraq.

(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest.)


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Photograph by Juan Aguilar
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