Portraits

Midnight at the 9:30 Club

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Chuck Berry

If you have to ask...

The Flash

Always for good. Never for evil. A superhero takes his responsibilities seriously.

Ready, Willing and Able

During normal times, he's a swamp buggy pilot, helping pig hunters in the Everglades. But after Katrina, he volunteered to help search teams in New Orleans.

No Idle Boast

"If Col. Sanders had my recipe, he'd be a five-star general." So says Mr. D, proprietor of The Old Country Store in Lorman, Mississippi, home of the best fried chicken in the country. That sounds like an idle boast, until you bite into Mr. D's chicken. Then you pause, lick your fingers reverently, wipe a tear from your eye, and slowly salute the man who makes the best fried chicken in the nation. So help me God.

Have Horse, Will Travel

At a ranch near Zion National Park near Utah, a cowboy pauses after rounding up a wayward horse.

Another Day at the Office

David Rust's job as a CNN cameraman has taken him around the world, including up the Mississippi River on this shoot during the peak of the 2011 flood.

Baling Hay

A farm hand bales hay on a field in Frederick County, MD.

Barefoot Pilot

Pilot David Prince aside the Ms. Cleone, a 1956 Cessna now in service as a glider tow plane at Dillingham Airfield, Oahu.

Sky King

A U.S. Border Patrol pilot patrols the southern border from the air.

Comando Solo

National Guard pilots fly during a mission following the Haiti earthquake.

Up the River with a Paddle

Rowers hit the Potomac River for their weekly early-morning practice.

Patches

A biker participates in Rolling Thunder, in recognition of the nation's war casualties.

Look Ma, No Hands

A sailplane pilot demonstrates a hands-free method of thrilling his passenger.

Mad Dog 2013

Videographer Mark "Mad Dog" Biello at the Boeing plant near Seattle, WA.

Shooter

Videographer Burke Buckhorn.

Keep Us Safe

Rodeo hands pause for a prayer at the beginning of the show.

New Yorker Marquee

CNN's Bob Franken, Jeremy Harlan and Bill Mears on a landmark hotel marquee in Manhattan during the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Francy

Francy outside his home in rural Ireland west of Dublin.

Not in Our Name

Ms. Liberty exercises one of her liberties at a protest in Washington.

Terminate This

Just spell my name right. For the record, it's Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, aka "The Terminator."

Spuds

Family portrait in the potato cellar.

Spud Family

The children pitch in.

Demolition Man

A demolition derby contestant grabs a cigarette between matches.