Best of photographer Mamta Popat in 2016
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Arizona Daily Star photographer Mamta Popat picked these images as some of her favorites for 2016.
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Gerardo Vasquez, 26, plays with his daughter, Tabata Abigail, 3, at Playas de Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico on Friday May 06, 2016. The U.S.-Mexico border fence runs into the Pacific Ocean on the right.
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Marie Teresa Fernandez walks through the Tijuana Estuary on her way to Border Field State Park in San Diego, California on Saturday May 07, 2016. Fernandez has been documenting the U.S.-Mexico border fence on both sides for 15 years. She says she first started because she was attracted to the artwork.
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A little boy sticks his arm through the U.S.-Mexico border fence on Saturday May 07, 2016 in Friendship Circle at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California.
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Glenn Spencer built this wall about five years ago after someone pulled down an American flag off of a pole that Spencer had near his property. Over the years people have sent him small flags to post on his walls that spell out "Secure the Border First" and "America." Friday June 24, 2016
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Future to Believe In Tucson Rally on Friday March 18, 2016 at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.
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Leon Powell holds up an anti Donald Trump sign outside of the Tucson Convention Center as attendees continue to file in to hear the presidential candidate speak on Saturday March 19, 2016 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Rock Martinez works on his mural located on the Benjamin Supply building at 440 N. 7th Ave. on Tuesday May 31, 2016. The eight new murals by different artists are part of the City of Tucson Mural Program in conjunction with Tucson Arts Brigade.
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Jade Beall's enthusiasm shows as she photographs her subjects in her studio on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Beall is the founder of A Beautiful Body Project, a non-profit that records women’s voices about their bodies and their lives in the world. The goal is to bring women together who've had similar issues about their bodies and to help bolster self-esteem.
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Every Monday for two years, Joe Schifano, 85, has played the piano in the lobby of the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System. The piano helped him cope with the loss of his wife to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases in 2007. He says he likes to play songs from the 1930's to the 60's, but big band music from the 1940's is his favorite. He doesn't accept money, people have brought him fruit, candy and hugs to show their appreciation for the music. Schifano served in the United States army from 1949-1952. Monday August 22, 2016.
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Thomas Porter, 21, performs a routine with his classmates during a 300 level jazz class inside the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on Wednesday April 06, 2016. Porter will graduate from the University of Arizona this spring and wants to open his own dance studio in Houston, TX.
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Anna Rogovin, 100, holds a photo of herself from the 1940's. She was a chemist during World War II and joined Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, WAVES. At the age of 91, Rogovin was hit by a tractor-trailer and lost both of her legs. Wednesday October 5, 2016.
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Vino Vitthala, aka Nityananda, a priest, gives prayer as worshippers bow during a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna) celebrates 50 years in the United States this year. Wednesday October 12, 2016.
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Cheryl Baril takes shelter from the rain as she waits for her husband, Mark, to warm up the car after watching the church service on their television. The couple no longer attend services at Calvary Chapel on Sundays. Cheryl cannot handle the loud music that is performed during the service. Baril has early on-set Alzheimer's. Sunday November 15, 2015.
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Joan Josephson, center, tries to follow the fitness instructor on raising her arms with weights during a silver sneakers exercise class at Mid-Valley Athletic Club on Friday February 12, 2016. Joan started to show signs of Alzheimer's disease in 2005. Her husband, Chuck, is her sole caregiver.
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Chuck Josephson gives his wife, Joan, a ride on his walker as they head towards the port of entry from Nogales, Arizona into Nogales, Sonora for a dentist appointment. Joan fell in April 2015 and knocked out two of her teeth. The couple visits a dentist in Mexico since they do not have dental insurance. Thursday October 27, 2016.
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Dust from a nearby field kicks up as cars drive along I-10 near the San Simon exit on Wednesday May 18, 2016.
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The sun sets as fans sit in the stands waiting for the start of the football game between Desert View and Sunnyside at Desert View High School on Friday September 23, 2016.
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Matt Paquette (10), of Sahuaro, tries to push off Isaiah Smotherman (20), of Sabino, in the second half during a game at Sabino High School on Thursday, August 18, 2016. Sabino won 41-35.
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Arizona Wildcats forward Ryan Anderson (12) passes the ball over USC Trojans forward Bennie Boatwright (25) and USC Trojans forward Nikola Jovanovic (32) in the second half during a game at McKale Center on Sunday February 14, 2016. Arizona won 86-78.
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Marvin Cassler says he comes every year to cheer on the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He travels from North Salt Lake City for football and basketball games. Cassler was born and raised in Tucson but is not an alum of the University of Arizona. Thursday March 10, 2016.
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USC Trojans guard Jordan McLaughlin (11) makes the basket over Arizona Wildcats center Kaleb Tarczewski (35) in the second half during a game at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday January 09, 2016. USC won in quadruple overtime 103-101.
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Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller is in disbelief over a call in the second half during a game against Northern Colorado at McKale Center on Monday November 21, 2016. Arizona won 71-55.
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