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Photo of the Day
May 31, 2009

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Photo: Girl near a church entrance

Church, Cook Islands, New Zealand

Photograph by William Albert Allard

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books

Late for church in New Zealand's Cook Islands, a young girl peers anxiously inside.


From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.

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