A framed view from a dark interior space looking out to the Statue of Liberty, with people sitting and walking in the foreground.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France. It is an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad.

But it was a long time ago…

Nowadays, there is a worrying increase of xenophobia in France, with dumb actions taken by some political leaders that do nothing to improve the situation… :-(

Read this article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/world/europe/frances-burkini-bans-are-about-more-than-religion-or-clothing.html

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Sony RX100 Mark III
62 mm (22.77 mm with crop factor)
ISO 125
ƒ/2.8
1/640 s
Map showing location of “Liberty has been framed” in New York City, United States of America

New York City, United States of America

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