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The best sports photography of the week, compiled by Globe photo editor Lane Turner.

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Dualities inspire Lebanon images

Dualities inspire Lebanon images

The interplay of East and West is evident in ''Rania Matar: Ordinary Lives,'' which runs at the Gallery at Mount Ida College through Dec. 13.

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Photo gadgets

The camera compartment on this day-sized backpack holds an SLR camera with a zoom lens, and has four adjustable slots for storing smaller lenses, a flash, and other gear.

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Photographer of the Week: Lee Cullivan

Lee Cullivan's photography has followed the path of his life: From landscapes in his beloved Maine, to images of the urban landscape when he moved to Boston, to photos of his children. And even though technical skill is important to his work, his main goal is to have fun.

Meet the October judge

So I was cruising around the Web, looking for Pink photos and just reading on the topic of using color as a contest theme, when I came across an interesting site called Pink Sherbet Photography belonging to a Utah photographer....

Monthly contest

November contest theme: Silhouettes

November contest theme: Silhouettes

Silhouettes can convey so much emotion, drama, mood, mystery ... or even humor. But it's a challenging theme because a) your subject will have to be in front of a light source, and b) you'll have to set your camera's exposure for the light source, not your subject, so that your subject is underexposed.
An ice-climbing class for beginners at the North End of Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, N.H. (Globe Staff Photo / Essdras M Suarez)

recent photographers of the week

Randy Brogen of Burlington

Randy Brogen
of Burlington

Randy enjoys shooting just about anything, as long as it presents him with a chance to be creative.
Gillian Henry of Revere

Gillian Henry of Revere

Photography gives Gillian Henry, a biochemist, a different, more tangible link to the natural world, and an alternative way of thinking about its beauty.

PHOTO CHALLENGE

Fall foliage

Fall foliage

It has been a spectacular year for fall foliage.   > Gallery
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Photo critiques

Click to see a critique of Colleen McQuaid's photos

Student is eager to learn

Colleen McQuaid of Pembroke was planning to take a photography course at her high school this fall when it was abruptly canceled. So instead, she’s looking to get some advice on improving in a critique by a Globe photographer.

On Assignment

PhotoWalks of Boston

PhotoWalks of Boston

Kati Seiffer of Burlington has lived in metro Boston for years, but took a fresh look on a PhotoWalks tour.