Photos: Best of Mamta Popat for 2015
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Mamta Popat
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Roundup of Mamta's favorite photos from 2015.
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Irene Okazaki from Los Angeles, keeps her dog, Ollie, warm as she looks through gems in the ballroom at the Tucson City Center Hotel - Inn Suites, 475 North Granada Ave during the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show. Friday January 30, 2015.
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From left to right, Mari Lindsey, Colton Corrough, Chance Rios and Nicholas Thrush, all two year olds, get a closer look at a lizard that appeared in the playground at Tucson Unified School District's Infant and Early Learning Center at Brichta, 2110 W. Brichta Drive on Friday August 21, 2015. TUSD offers low-cost preschools to employees and community members.
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Toby Van Skike, far right, leads a prayer with Jenny Beals, far left, and Sue Pennington, second from right, for Fran Cappadocia, at the end of his visit with Cappadocia at the Arizona State Veteran Home, 3601 South 6th Avenue. Van Skike was wounded on April 26, 1968 while serving in the Vietnam War, Cappadocia was his nurse. After returning to the United States, Van Skike never forgot the nurse who cared for him. Four months ago, Van Skike found Cappadocia and visited her for the first time. Van Skike lives in Benson, but drives to Tucson to visit Cappadocia every couple of weeks. Cappadocia has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and severe post traumatic stress disorder. Wednesday May 06, 2015
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Randy Madsen, far left, of the Pima County Historical Commission, adjusts Dana Willis' costume as Samuel Duron, far right, and Que Hales chat before the celebration for Tucson's 240th Birthday at Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, 133 W. Washington Street, on Thursday August 20, 2015. The Tucson Presidio was founded on August 20, 1775.
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Fae Starling stokes the fire while living at Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. Starling says she has lived with Veterans on Patrol for a few months and is studying to earn her GED. VOP was created by a group of veterans to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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Camp Bravo for Veterans on Patrol is near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. VOP was created by a group of veterans to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015.
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Joe Susco, co-owner of Hydra, 145 E Congress Street, works in one of the side windows as he decorates them with a Halloween theme. Tuesday September 22, 2015
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"We used to decorate the windows in a minimalist way" says Margo Susco, co-owner of Hydra with her brother, Joe. "People thought we were a museum," she says. Three years ago Joe took over the decorating of the front windows and came up with elaborate scenes. "He really taken them to the next level," she says. Wednesday September 23, 2015
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Joe Susco, co-owner of Hydra, 145 E Congress Street, hangs up the bucket of blood in the main window of the store as he decorates it for Halloween. Susco recreated the famous prom scene from the 1976 film, "Carrie." Wednesday September 23, 2015
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People walk by the Hydra store window at the corner of Congress Street and Sixth Ave. with the prom scene from "Carrie" lit up. Tuesday October 06, 2015
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In the early morning sun as a light rain falls, a waste picker sifts through trash at el Tirabichi, a dump in Nogales, Sonora. The dump opened 20 years ago as a transfer station. The Mexican government wants to close the dump and move the workers to a landfill to do their scavenging. Over the years, people have built small makeshift homes out of discarded items at the dump. Many of those people lost their homes to a fire on March 12. Saturday May 02, 2015
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Lizbeth Sandoval, 1, drinks out of a bottle of Pepsi inside the home where she lives with her mother, Heidi Figueroa, 31, and six siblings. There is no electricity for the moment in the two-room home. A church group from the U.S. helped build the house for Heidi. Figueroa works at el Tirabichi, a dump in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Friday May 01, 2015
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Leticia Tolano, wife of the pastor for En las Manos de Cristo, left, has come to el Tirabichi to try and get a couple of the waste pickers to come to Sunday church service. Heidi Figueroa, center, has been attending the Evangelical church for two months but decides not to go to this Sunday service. Tolano takes Figueroa's four youngest daughters for church and bible study. Sunday May 03, 2015
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Juan Carlos Ramos, 31, enjoys the chicken wings and pork rind dinner he prepared for himself and friends at el Tirabichi, a dump in Nogales, Sonora. Most waste pickers will just eat when they are hungry and sleep when they are tired. They work all the time. Saturday May 02, 2015
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Jeff Kelly says he's been living at Camp Bravo near Santa Rita Park in Tucson, Ariz. for a week. Anyone who comes to Camp Bravo can stay for 72 hours, after that if they want to stay longer then they need to volunteer to help maintain the area. Veterans on Patrol started the camp. A group of veterans created VOP to help homeless people, particularly homeless veterans and women and children. Thursday November 19, 2015
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Girls Swimmer of the year: Taylor Nations, of Sabino High School, is one of the Arizona Daily Star's Fall All-Stars photographed in the Star studio on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Tucson, AZ.
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Girls Golfer of the year: Kathryn Ottman, of Sahuaro High School, is one of the Arizona Daily Star's Fall All-Stars photographed in the Star studio on Wednesday December 9, 2015 in Tucson, AZ.
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Girls Cross Country runner of the year: Allie Schadler, of Rio Rico High School, is one of the Arizona Daily Star's Fall All-Stars photographed in the Star studio on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Tucson, AZ.
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Cody Kiser, from Carson City, NV, competes in the bareback riding event during the annual La Fiesta de los Vaqueros at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds. Kiser was the stunt double for Bradley Cooper in the film "American Sniper." Kiser finished with a score of 75. Thursday February 26, 2015.
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Ben Bates Jr., from Tohatchi, NM, competes in the steer wrestling event during the first day of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds in Tucson on Feb. 21, 2015.
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Arizona Wildcats guard T.J. McConnell (4) kisses the floor before leaving it for the last time in the second half during a game against Stanford on Saturday March 07, 2015 at McKale Center. Arizona won 91-69.
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Arizona Wildcats guard T.J. McConnell (4) is embraced by Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller after coming off the court in the second half during the NCAA West Regional Championship game on Saturday March 28, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Wisconsin won 85-78.
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Danielle Jamieson, of Sahuaro, eyes the ball but misses the catch in the third inning during a game against Salpointe Catholic at Salpointe Catholic High School, 1545 E. Copper Street. Salpointe won 8-7 in eight innings. Photo taken: Tuesday April 21, 2015
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Hundreds of riders make their way out of the start at the 40-mile race during the 33rd El Tour de Tucson bicycle race in Tucson, Ariz., on Nov. 21, 2015.
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Irene Okazaki from Los Angeles, keeps her dog, Ollie, warm as she looks through gems in the ballroom at the Tucson City Center Hotel - Inn Suites, 475 North Granada Ave during the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show. Friday January 30, 2015.
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