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Internet smitten by Newtown photographer’s Inauguration Day photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders

Photojournalist Brendan Smialowski says he was looking for key political players to photograph that day, but he never had the intention of capturing a viral photo.

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Jan 31, 2021, 4:22 PM

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