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Benjamin Rasmussen

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American Women: Miss America

Miss Liberia US 2016, Gboea Flumo. American Women: Miss America. February 2017. These women celebrate their culture of origin while also announcing their American identity, posing in traditional dress to participate in the American spectacle of the pageant, a world that up until recently had Donald Trump at its helm with his control of the Miss Universe Pageant.

Vogue.com
Benjamin Rasmussen

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American Women: Miss America

Miss Texas Czech-Slovak 2016-2017, Monika Cavanagh. American Women: Miss America. March 2017. These women celebrate their culture of origin while also announcing their American identity, posing in traditional dress to participate in the American spectacle of the pageant, a world that up until recently had Donald Trump at its helm with his control of the Miss Universe Pageant.

Vogue.com
Benjamin Rasmussen

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The Mars Desert Research Station

The Mars Desert Research Station. February 2017. The Mars Desert Research Station is full scale facility in southern Utah that is designed to host research teams who work under the constraints of a Mars mission for two to three weeks while doing intensive field studies.

Wired Germany
Benjamin Rasmussen

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The Blind Man's Colorful Balloons

The Blind Man's Colorful Balloons. November 2017. An exploration of Vietnam inspired by the novel The Sorrow of War written by former North Vietnamese Army soldier Bảo Ninh.
Benjamin Rasmussen

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Trump After Hours

Trump After Hours. May 2017. President Donald Trump enters his private living room in the White House residence.

TIME