Michael Snyder

 

Photography with Purpose

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    Welcome and thanks for visiting my website.

    This is a small sampling of my work  across a variety

    of genres and styles. 

    I hope you enjoy the images that you see here.

    The Marilyn Moment
    The Marilyn Moment
    First Lady Michelle Obama reacts as a wind gust balloons her dress as she departs Air Force One on a visit with President Barack Obama to Palm Springs, CA.
    The Desert Sun
    Toys R Us shootings on Black Friday
    Toys R Us shootings on Black Friday
    Riverside County (CA) deputies restrain a woman following a double fatal shootout inside a crowded Toys R Us store on Black Friday.
    The Desert Sun
    Gas Truck Plummets From Bridge
    Gas Truck Plummets From Bridge
    A gasoline tanker burns out of control after falling from a ramp off the highway overhead.
    Mother's Sorrow
    Mother's Sorrow
    Angela Leisure is helped from the scene where her son Timothy Thomas was shot to death by a Cincinnati police officer. Thomas was unarmed,and the death touched off three days of curfews and tension.
    Jaws of Life
    Jaws of Life
    Palm Springs CA rescue personnel work at the scene of an extrication from a powerful collision in the downtown district.
    The Desert Sun
    Goodbye for Betty Ford
    Goodbye for Betty Ford
    Ngan Nguyen, who was part of the airlift from Saigon, waves goodbye to the plane carrying the body of former First Lady Betty Ford.
    The Desert Sun
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