Wreath hornbill at Zoo Atlanta
epa03362437 A male wreathed hornbill is seen at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 15 August 2012. The wreatedh hornbill is a native of Southeast Asia. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship golf tournament
epa03348111 Golfer Tiger Woods of the U.S., chips onto the ninth green as storm clouds gather during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA, 07 August 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Gun store in Atlanta, Georgia
epa03319996 Salesman Bob Croy shows a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun at Chuck's Firearms gun store in Atlanta, Georgia USA, 27 July 2012. Reaction to the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, has included calls for further restrictions on certain weapons and high capacity ammunition clips. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Rock climbing competition
epa03298259 Competitors climb their routes during the 2012 SCS Youth National Championships rock climbing competition at the Stone Summit indoor climbing facility in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 07 July 2012. The competition sponsored by USA Climbing, features 455 young climbers between the ages of nine and 19 from across the United States. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Barack Obama campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia
epa03282757 US President Barack Obama attends a campaign fundraising reception in Atlanta, Georgia USA, 26 June 2012. Reports state that Obama is on the last day of a two day, four state campaign swing. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Atlanta waterpark
epa03273442 Creighton Dunbar relaxes on an oversized swing after playing in the cooling waters at the new Historic Fourth Ward Park children's sprayground in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 19 June 2012. The first day of summer is 20 June 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves
epa03263898 Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons reacts to fouling a pitch off himself against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning of their interleague MLB baseball game in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 13 June 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves
epa03262261 New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia delivers to an Atlanta Braves batter in the first inning of their interleague MLB baseball game in Atlanta, Georgia USA, 12 June 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Summer Redneck Games
epa03237367 Ginger Buchanan (L), wears her wedding dress as she and her husband Doug participate in the Mudpit Bellyflop, the marquis event during the Summer Redneck Games at Buckeye Park in East Dublin, Georgia, USA, 26 May 2012. The Summer Redneck Games were first held in 1996 as a spoof on the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
epa03151974 Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia of the Republic of Georgia reacts to his missed basket during the second half of their NBA basketball game at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 19 March 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER CORBIS OUT
Voters cast their ballots in Pike Road, Alabama
epa03143415 A man arrives to cast his ballot at the Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department in Pike Road, Alabama, USA, 13 March 2012. Voters in Alabama, Mississippi and Hawaii are voting in their presidential preference primaries. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
2012 NBA All-Star Game
epa03123626 US singer Nicki Minaj performs before the 2012 NBA All-Star game at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, USA, 26 February 2012. EPA/ERIK LESSER CORBIS OUT
Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee
epa03116428 Body panel welds are performed by robots for Passat sedans at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, 21 February 2012. The VW plant, which manufactures the Passat sedan for the North American market, currently employs more than 2,500 people and recently announced the hiring of 200 more people to increase production capacity from 31 to 35 cars per hour. The facility has the ability to produce 150,000 vehicles per year. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Valentine's Day dates at the Waffle House
epa03106595 Betty and Roger Nance laugh while spending their Valentine's Day date at a Waffle House restaurant in Chamblee, Georgia, USA, 14 February 2012. It is the fifth year that Waffle House has decorated selected restaurants in 15 states and taken reservations as an alternative to expensive high end restaurants. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Mitt Romney celebrates primary victory in Florida
epa03087569 Former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney celebrates his victory on the Florida Republican Presidential Primary at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, USA, 31 January 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Mitt Romney campaigns in Florida
epa03082039 Jim Wilson, 58, of Buckingham, Virginia, braves brisk winds outside a campaign event for former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at Astrotech Corporation in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 27 January 2012. The Florida Republican presidential primary is 31 January 2012. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
US Soldiers return from Iraq
epa02341829 A US Army soldier smiles after returning from a year-long deployment in Iraq at Fort Benning, Georgia USA on 17 September 2010. About 2,000 soldiers from 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division are returning to the base over the next week. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Barack Obama
epa02271229 Veterans listen to US President Barack Obama speak to members of the Disabled American Veterans convention in Atlanta, Georgia USA on 02 August 2010. Obama told the veterans their benefits will not change with the health care reform package. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
epa02222867 Gas is burned off of the Discoverer Enterprise as it and other vessels are seen at the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil well spill site in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, USA 25 June 2010, during a US Coast Guard overflight. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which began over two months ago, is the largest in US history and continues to threaten wildlife, the ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf Coast as BP and government officials attempt to stop the flow and remove what has already been released. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
BP's Deepwater Horizon spill comes to court
epa03123044 (FILE) A file photo dated 20 June 2010 shows thick crude oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill being collected in the Bay Jimmy marsh section of Barataria Bay near Port Sulphur, Louisiana, USA. Reports state that the court hearing into the Macondo oil well disaster is due to begin in New Orleans, USA on 27 February 2012. The BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill released between 4 and 5 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico and was claiming the lives of 11 oilmen in April 2010. The US federal government, several states and various local government authorities are suing BP and its associated companies for the damage caused in the biggest oil spill in US history. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
epa02213524 Airboat operator Michael Fabian's glove is dripping with thick crude oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Bay Jimmy marsh section of Barataria Bay near Port Sulpher, Louisiana, USA, 20 June 2010. Plaquemines Parish officials are using portable vacuums to slowly collect the oil at their own expense. The BP oil spill is the largest in US history and continues to threaten wildlife, the ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf Coast as BP and government officials attempt to stop the flow and remove what has already been released. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
epa02212181 A partially oiled brown pelican spreads its wings along the South Pass of the Mississippi River delta near Venice, Louisiana, USA, 19 June 2010, during a daily search for oiled wildlife. Biologists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service were unable to capture the bird. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest in US history and continues to threaten wildlife, the ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf Coast as BP and government officials attempt to stop the flow and remove what has already been released. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
epa02204230 Twilight decends on the wetlands near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA, 15 June 2010. The fragile wetlands are threatened by the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the largest in US history and continues to threaten wildlife, the ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf Coast as BP and government officials attempt to stop the flow and remove what has already been released. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
African Land Forces Summit
epa02156389 Four U.S. Army Ranger soldiers are extracted via helicopter during a demonstration for senior military leaders from 37 African countries during the inaugural African Land Forces Summit at Fort Benning, Georgia USA on 13 May 2010. The theme of the meeting is 'Adapting Land Forces to 21st Century Security Challenges.' Leaders said the the summit will provide a forum for senior land forces leaders from the United States and African nations to address mutual interests and concerns. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
French Quarter resident Todd Browning walks through the driving rains
epa01473448 French Quarter resident Todd Browning walks through the driving rains of Hurricane Gustav along Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 01 September 2008. Browning decided not to leave the area. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
epa01727276 Cleveland Cavaliers guard Wally Szczerbiak (R) calls a timeout as he and Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson struggles for a loose ball in the first half of Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal NBA playoff basketball game at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 11 May 2009. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER CORBIS OUT
Supermodel Cindy Crawford show furniture collection
epa01347045 Supermodel Cindy Crawford shares her designs during an exclusive look at the Cindy Crawford Home Collection at a Rooms To Go furniture in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 16 May 2008. Crawford's features bedrooms, living rooms and children's furniture. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
John McCain campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia
epa01278309 Republican presidential hopeful Arizona Senator John McCain participates in an employee town hall meeting at the Chick-Fil-A restaurant headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 07 March 2008. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Hillary Clinton campaigns in Atlanta, Georgia
epa01240277 Democratic presidential hopeful New York Senator Hillary Clinton reacts to the screams of supporters at a Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 30 January 2008. Georgia's presidential primary is part of the Super Tuesday voting on 05 February 2008. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
Barack Obama celebrates in Columbia, South Carolina
epa01236401 Democratic presidential hopeful Illinois Senator Barack Obama (L) and wife Michelle celebrate his overwhelming victory in the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary at rally in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, 26 January 2008. Obama beat New York Senator Hillary Clinton and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER