Cohoes, New York

Photographs of Cohoes, New York

Cohoes, New York is a small city just on the other side of the Hudson River from where I grew up in Averill Park. Despite the proximity, it’s a place I don’t ever recall visiting for any reason. So it was nice to spend some time there exploring with a camera. Like a lot of small towns in Upstate New York, Cohoes has an industrial past. It’s nickname is the “Spindle City” because of the involvement in textile manufacturing in the 19th Century went vast amounts of cotton was shipped to Cohoes from the deep south. There are so many places in New York that had a heyday due to one industry or another, but have remained stagnant at best, ever since. You get that feeling from Cohoes. The architecture is beautiful - homes, commercial buildings, churches, and of course the famous Cohoes Armory were all built with pride, and come together collectively to give the city a lot of character.

Photograph of homes in Cohoes, New York

Old homes in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of a hair salon in Cohoes, New York

Danielle’s House of Hair - Cohoes, New York

Photograph of the National Bank of Cohoes

Cohoes, New York Photography

Historic photograph of Cohoes, New York

Train track running by St. John’s Church in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of Remsen St. in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of the business’ on Remsen St. in Cohoes, New York

Photograph of a flower shop in Cohoes, New York

Flower shop - Cohoes, New York

Photograph of Dennis Holzman Antiques in Cohoes, New York

Antique shop in Cohoes, NY

Photograph of the Cohoes Armory in Cohoes, New York

Cohoes Armory

Photograph of an old church in Cohoes, New York

Old church in Cohoes, NY

Photograph of beautiful old brick homes in Cohoes, NY

Cohoes, NY architecture

Photograph of Cohoes in Upstate New York

Cohoes, New York Photography

Paris Street Photography – Black & White Fine Art Prints for Collectors & Licensing

Paris Street Photographs — An Intimate Visual Journey

Paris in Candid Street Photographs

Paris moves quickly, but its most revealing moments happen quietly.

Away from the monuments and postcards, the city reveals itself in passing glances, small gestures, and the subtle choreography of people moving through shared space. These Paris street photographs were made while walking without an agenda — observing light, waiting for alignment, and responding instinctively when form, expression, and atmosphere briefly came together.

Rather than chasing iconic scenes, this body of work focuses on the in-between moments that define everyday Paris: café conversations, solitary figures crossing wide intersections, brief pauses along the Seine, and the unspoken language of posture and movement.

These photographs are not souvenirs. They are visual records of time and place, created to live on the wall as fine art prints.

What You’ll See in This Paris Street Photography Series

This ongoing collection reflects a broad, honest view of the city as it is lived:

  • Quiet exchanges at cafés and sidewalk tables

  • Figures moving alone through architectural space

  • Subtle interactions between strangers

  • Parisian streets shaped as much by people as by buildings

  • Moments of stillness within constant motion

Each image exists as both a documentary moment and a compositional study — balancing structure with spontaneity.

The Process Behind the Photographs

These images were made through patience rather than pursuit.

Street photography, at its core, is about observation — learning how light moves through a space, understanding how people occupy it, and waiting for those elements to align naturally. Many of these photographs came from standing in one place, or simply letting scenes unfold rather than forcing them.

The goal is not spectacle, but authenticity. Nothing staged. Nothing repeated. Each frame represents a singular moment that will never occur again in quite the same way.

Fine Art Prints of Paris Street Photography

All photographs in this series are available as museum-quality fine art prints, produced with longevity and tonal depth in mind.

  • Printed on archival, gallery-grade paper

  • Professional pigment inks for rich blacks and subtle midtones

  • Available in multiple sizes, including large-scale statement prints

  • Select images available as signed, limited editions

These prints are designed for collectors, interior spaces, and anyone who values photography as a lasting object rather than a disposable image.

Custom sizing, framing guidance, and edition details are available upon request.

Collecting Paris, One Moment at a Time

Street photography preserves what would otherwise disappear — a look exchanged, a pause mid-step, a moment of reflection before the city moves on.

If you’re drawn to Paris not as a destination, but as a living, breathing place shaped by human presence, these photographs offer a quieter way to bring the city into your space.

Explore the images below to view available fine art prints, or contact me directly to discuss editions, sizing, and framing options.

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Black and white photograph of a fashionable woman walking alone through a Paris intersection

A solitary figure moves through Paris, framed by architecture and empty space.

Black and white photograph of a bridge over the Seine beneath dramatic clouds

A quiet moment along the Seine as dark clouds gather over Paris.

Woman in a green coat holding a mustard yellow hat on a Paris sidewalk

A fleeting Paris moment—color, posture, and gesture captured without interruption.

Candid street portrait of people talking along the Seine in Paris

An unguarded exchange along the Seine, framed by the city’s familiar architecture.

Black and white photograph of a tender moment between two people on a Paris street

Photograph of a couple embracing on the street in Paris, France

Black and white photograph of café workers standing on a Paris street

Café workers pause between moments, grounded in posture and presence.

Paris rooftops leading toward Saint-Étienne-du-Mont under a cloudy sky

Paris rooftops unfold toward Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, capturing the layered geometry and muted tones of the city.

Two women seated at a café table in Paris, engaged in quiet conversation

Photograph of two women drinking at a cafe in Paris, France

People in fashionable clothing walking near Hôtel du Louvre on a Paris street

Pedestrians move through central Paris, where historic architecture meets modern pace and fashion

Woman in a polka dot dress partially obscured by pink flowers in Paris

Color and form intersect as a passerby blends into the visual rhythm of the street.

Black and white photograph of a woman walking past historic Paris architecture

Photograph of a well dressed woman walking in Paris, France

Black and white photograph of Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris under dramatic clouds

The Basilica of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Woman carrying a large hat box crosses a Paris street in front of a neighborhood café, capturing a candid moment of everyday Paris life.

A woman carrying an oversized hat box moves through a café-lined crosswalk in Paris, a small, surreal detail that turns an ordinary street moment into something quietly cinematic.

Woman standing inside a Paris metro car near the Notre-Dame station

A fleeting pause inside the Paris metro, where movement and stillness briefly align.

Red bicycle locked to a street sign against textured Parisian walls in France

A red bicycle rests against a worn Paris wall, a quiet study of color, texture, and everyday city life.

Close-up of a folded umbrella and clothing details on a Paris street

A study of pattern and texture—small details that define everyday Paris.

Group of people sharing wine and cheese at an outdoor table in Paris

An afternoon unfolds around wine and cheese, capturing the social rhythm of everyday Paris.

Visitor viewing a painting inside a Paris museum, seen from behind

A quiet exchange between viewer and artwork inside a Paris museum (La Louvre)

Black and white photograph of classic Paris buildings along the Seine River

Shadow the Notre Dame Cathedral on buildings along the Siene River in Paris, France

Hanoi, Vietnam Photography

Hanoi, Vietnam Street Photography

Available for editorial and commercial licensing

Hanoi has an energy that gets under your skin. The streets are alive with movement — motorbikes weaving through alleys, kids chasing each other between fruit stands, vendors setting up shop on the sidewalk like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Every corner has its own rhythm, and walking with a camera feels like stepping into a never-ending stream of stories.

I carried one body and one lens, and let that limitation push me into seeing differently. Some moments you catch, others slip away, but that’s the beauty of street work. It’s fast, unpredictable, and brutally honest. These frames from Hanoi are part of a larger body of travel work I’ve been building, and they’re available for editorial and commercial licensing.

Why Photograph Hanoi This Way

I wanted to keep it simple — one lens, one perspective. The city doesn’t need much help telling its own story. Life spills out everywhere: coffee brewed streetside, scooters stacked three deep at stoplights, laundry hanging above sidewalks. Photographing it felt less about finding “shots” and more about staying open long enough to let them find me.

Street Life and Daily Rhythm

Markets buzzing before sunrise, old men playing checkers on plastic stools, women carrying baskets balanced across their shoulders — Hanoi’s everyday life has a timeless quality. These photographs are less about the place on a map and more about the pulse of human movement.

Licensing Use Cases

These images are available for:

  • Travel and culture magazine features

  • Editorial stories on Southeast Asia and Vietnam

  • Commercial campaigns for tourism, hospitality, and lifestyle brands

  • Website or social content for companies wanting authentic imagery from Hanoi

Licensing Information

Each project is unique. I offer a range of options — from single-use editorial licenses to commercial rights packages — depending on how the images will be used. If you’re working on a story, campaign, or brand project and need photographs of Hanoi street life, I’d be glad to put something together for you.

The streets of Hanoi have a way of pulling you in. They’re noisy and chaotic, but at the same time full of small, quiet moments worth holding onto. That’s what I wanted these photographs to be — honest reflections of a place in motion.

If you’d like to license these images, or discuss a project that needs photography in this part of the world, reach me directly at rob@robhammerphotography.com..

Hanoi, Vietnam street photography available for editorial and commercial licensing

Hanoi, Vietnam street photography

Stock photograph of a street food vendor in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam street culture photography - Travel

The streets of Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of chickens in a cage on the street before being killed for serving in a street restaurant

Caged chickens at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman cleaning chickens on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

A woman preparing dead chickens to cook at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of various fried fish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Fish for sale on the street in Vietnam

Photograph of various shellfish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Shellfish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of a woman selling fruit on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman selling watermelons on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of man and his shoe repair station on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Shoe repairman on the street in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam street scene photograph

Stock travel photography of Hanoi, Vietnam

Fresh eggs hanging on a motor bike on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam Street Photography available for editorial and commercial licensing

Textile vendor - Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of the world famous "Train Street" in Hanoi, Vietnam. Available for editorial and commercial licensing

Train Street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman's bike in Hanoi, Vietnam stacked with fruits and vegetables

A Vietnamese woman carrying food on her bicycle to sell on the streets of Hanoi

San Francisco Photography

Street Photography - San Francisco

California Photo Gallery

Had another commercial shoot in San Francisco a while ago and planned a little extra time to play around in the streets. It’s always a fun way to relax and grow as a photographer. No idea what the bigger picture is for this ongoing series, but that doesn’t matter. Even if it’s just a personal documentation of the city, that’s ok too. This particular day got interesting about an hour in to the walk, when a women pulled up in her car and asked what I was doing. She didn’t like my simple answer and continued to disagree with everything that came after. So I went on my way, only to have her creep behind me for an hour, watching from a distance. At one point our paths crossed closely and her window was down, so I asked if she was having fun. She replied with an entitled grin as if she had cracked the case of the century, saying “I know what you’re after, mailboxes and garages”. I just kept walking. Eventually she couldn’t follow any longer after my path went through a park. People are funny. Did I handle the situation properly? Probably not. If there was a business card in my pocket it would have went immediately to her, but there was not. And her attitude was such shit, that it seemed like a losing battle to convince her of anything other than what she already had in her head. Moral of the story: always carry a business card to show Karen??

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Street photography from the streets and neighborhoods of San Francisco, California by Rob Hammer

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San Francisco Street Photography

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Street Photography in San Francisco, California

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Street Photography - San Francisco, California

Street Photography - San Francisco, CA

Street Photography - San Francisco, California

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San Francisco Street Photography

Street photograph of a San Francisco neighborhood

Street Photography - San Francisco, California

San Francisco, CA

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Photo of a beautiful home in San Francisco

Street Photography San Francisco, California

San Francisco street photography

European Basketball Hoop Photos

Basketball Hoop Photography - Europe

Over the past few years, I’ve been documenting basketball hoops throughout Europe—not the polished ones inside arenas, but the forgotten, improvised, and well-worn hoops you find in alleyways, apartment courtyards, village parks, and industrial edges of cities. These photos show the global reach of the game in its most local forms.

Each image carries the texture of its surroundings—cobblestone streets, Soviet-era apartment blocks, medieval stone walls, graffiti-tagged fences. The contrast between architecture and asphalt makes these hoops feel different from their American counterparts but no less soulful. They reflect how basketball adapts to the space it’s given, whether in a quiet plaza or behind an old church.

This series is available for editorial and commercial licensing, and it’s a great fit for brands or publications looking to tap into global basketball culture in an authentic, visually arresting way. Whether you're working on a story about international basketball, designing a campaign around street culture, or sourcing imagery for a global brand, these photographs offer a fresh take on the game—and its reach far beyond the NBA.

Interested in licensing these photos?
Please reach out for pricing and usage details. High-resolution files are available, and custom image sets can be curated based on your project’s needs - rob@robhammerphotography.com

Click here to see more basketball imagery from my American Backcourts series.

American Street Photography

Street Photography - South Lake Tahoe - California

Another edition of making time to shoot for yourself. There’s a book title in there somewhere actually. Had some free time on a multi-day commercial shoot up in Tahoe recently and put it to good use walking around the neighborhoods making street photographs. Specifically these are from South Lake Tahoe which has changed quite a bit since my first visit there 10-ish years ago. Not my favorite ski town, but damn is it gorgeous. Unbelievably so. When you take the time to get out and see the lake and all that comes with it, you’re appreciation for the place as a whole completely changes. It’s not a town where you could spend a lot of time unless your days are spent recreationally doing any of the countless activities that the lake/mountains offer. All that said, I’m starting to love it there.

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Venice Beach Basketball Courts

The Hidden Hoops of Venice Beach: Basketball Art in the Alleyways

There are plenty of people that would argue on either side, but regardless of which one you’re on, you’ll have to agree that Venice Beach is one of the street ball meccas of the USA? NYC obviously being the other. It’s my personal opinion that White Men Can’t Jump is the greatest basketball movie ever made. It takes place in a few locations around LA, but most notably Venice, and was certainly the thing that put Venice basketball on the map. The games that happen there today look a lot different, but I appreciate what’s happening either way. Nick Ansom is the one at the helm of the Venice Basketball League now. He is responsible for all the creative energy and growth that happens locally as well as across the country and overseas. If you haven’t seen what he’s done with the Hoop Bus, check it out. Very impressive. I linked up with Nick a while back because of our obvious shared interest in basketball. Yet another example of personal projects leading to fun outcomes/relationships. COVID was a strange time for the VBL because it literally couldn’t happen. The city put a device on all the rims that prohibited play. As the saying goes though, Basketball Never Stops. Instead of sitting around crying about it, Nick put his energy into another creative endeavor - Survival Hoops. Along with another artist friend Lori Powers, they started creating hoops out of junk. It started small, but after a while they had built and hung 100+ beautifully weird hoops all over the alleys of Venice Beach. About a month ago we linked up and documented their work. I really enjoyed seeing what they had created and am honored to be part of a piece of basketball culture. It would be easy to write this project off as someone just being bored and having time to kill during a pandemic. You would be wrong though. What they created is much bigger than that. It’s well thought out, deliberate, and has brought a lot of happiness not just to the people who have played on them, but also to the locals in Venice that walk by these hoops every day. And hopefully it will be preserved in some kind of document for people to see years from now.

Follow the Venice Basketball League on IG @veniceball

Contact me directly if you’d like prints of these images for your home, office, or commercial space - rob@robhammerphotography.com

Basketball hoop made from junk in a Venice Beach Alleyway

Survival Hoops - Venice Beach, California by Nick Ansom

Photograph of a basketball hoop made from a bucket and street sign

DIY Basketball Hoop

A creative basketball hoop in Venice Beach, California

Creative basketball hoop - Venice, CA

Photograph of a basketball hoop made from a blue bucket with the LA Dodgers logo hung on a palm tree in Venice Beach, California

Basketball hoop with LA Dodgers logo

A basketball hoop made from junk with a backboard painted to look like a watermelon

Basketball Hoop Art - Venice Beach

Photograph of a basketball hoop made from old bicycle rims in Venice Beach

Basketball hoop made from bike parts

Photograph of an artistic basketball hoop in Venice, Beach, CA

Art Hoop - Venice, CA

A basketball hoop made from an old computer in Venice Beach, CA

Venice Beach Alley Basketball Hoop

Photograph of a basketball hoop made from a surfboard and mop bucket in Venice Beach, CA

Surfboard basketball hoop - Venice Beach

Photograph of a basketball hoop made from junk car parts in Venice Beach, CA

Junk art basketball hoop

An artistic basketball hoop made from junk

Artistic basketball hoop

Home made basketball hoop

Artistic homemade basketball hoop

Photograph of a basketball hoop with Area 52 painted on the backboard

Area 52

Photograph of a one of a kind basketball hoop in Venice Beach, CA

Black Lives Matter - Venice Beach

Photograph of a colorful artistic basketball hoop in a Venice Beach alleyway

Alley basketball hoop - Venice Beach, CA

A unique basketball hoop made from common junk in a Venice Beach alleyway

Venice Beach basketball hoop

Creative basketball hoop made from a baby's car seat on a telephone pole above a "caution children playing" sign

Youth Basketball - Venice Beach

A basketball hoop made with a milk crate and wood backboard

Milk crate basketball hoop

Junk art basketball hoop in Los Angele, CA

Basketball hoop made from an old wheelchair

Creative basketball hoop made from old Weber grill parts in Venice Beach

Basketball hoop made from a Weber Grill

Photograph of the Survival Hoops creators Nick Ansom and Lori Powers

Nick Ansom and Lori Powers - Creators of Survival Hoops in Venice Beach, CA

Street Photography - San Francisco

San Francisco Photo Gallery - Prints - Culture

Street Photography - San Francisco - California - Wall Art

Was back in San Francisco for a commercial shoot recently and made some time for some street shooting. Really love this city. Has it’s downsides like everywhere else, but damn is it an incredible place. The layers that show themselves as you explore are so much fun. And it’s got a texture to it unlike anywhere else in America. Already looking forward to the next trip.

Street Photography San Francisco

San Francisco Photo Gallery

From a few hours of aimless wondering around one of the worlds great cities - San Francisco. Feel so grateful to have a client up there that I shoot for on a fairly regular basis, and am always sure to make some free time to squeeze in some street photography. Would love to rent an AirBnB in the city for a couple months just to continue this series. The city has so much character and texture that I’m not sure there would be a point where I’d grow tired of photographing it. Wish I felt the same way about San Diego.

Click HERE to see images of San Francisco from the last trip.

Southern California Street Photography

There’s a long list of things that need improving around here, but organization and editing should be pushed to the top of the list. Although it’s certainly a plus having TOO MUCH imagery in my archives. Creating the images is fun, and sitting at the computer isn’t horrible, although my attention span for it needs help. So what happens is I build these series to the point where editing them down to a usable/publishable body of work is daunting. Overwhelming really. And if there’s one valuable thing I learned from publishing “American Backcourts”, it’s that you should leave the editing to a professional. Collaborating with a professional photo editor is priceless. We’re not talking about someone who edits each file in Photoshop or Lightroom, we’re talking about someone who can unemotionally create a cohesive body of work with your images. They aren’t attached to the work and will give it to you straight. The good ones will anyway. As of right now, I’ve probably got 2-3 more books sitting in my archives. If I was smart, I’d sit down with an editor ASAP to help sort it all out. This street photography series has been going on for about 5 years now. It started in one neighborhood near our old place in San Diego and has expanded all the way up to San Francisco. Sometimes I just walk around my neighborhood with a camera for fun, and then there are the walks during down time on out of town commercial shoots. Regardless of the situation, I get a lot of satisfaction from this style of shooting, and need to stop procrastinating on the archive.

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Street Photography - San Francisco

San Francisco Photo Gallery

After college my mother lived in San Francisco for a few years and she still talks about her time there with a lot of fondness. Maybe that’s where my original fascination for the city came from? Don’t know. Although it’s really not a hard sell. Consider myself lucky to have spent some time there with my mother as well as numerous other trips over the years. And with each subsequent visit, my opinion strengthens that it’s one of the great cities of the world. Not just in the USA, but the world. These images certainly aren’t meant to sum up San Francisco as a city. Was more just stating my feelings. A few weeks ago I was up there for a commercial shoot, which was really great, but I always try to make time for personal shooting as well. It’s a fun and relaxing way to learn more about the place you’re in.

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Street Photography - San Diego

Just heard that Gov. Newsom is shutting down the majority of indoor operations for California again, so the strange times continue! Can’t say it’s a surprise. Walking around here feels just like a normal summer with tourists anywhere and everywhere. Just when things felt like they were getting better. I have (as of now) quite a few commercial shoots on the horizon, but who knows how far this will push them back? One thing that hasn’t changed is my street photography. If nothing else, the shutdowns have given me the opportunity to explore neighboring towns with the camera to continue this series. All of the images below were made in Cardiff by the Sea.

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San Diego Photography

San Carlos, California - Photography

A friend of mine recently bought a house in San Carlos. I went down there a couple weeks ago to help him with some grunt work and planned on a little extra time to do some shooting around the neighborhood - one I had never previously been to. Sure am glad to have found it though. The neighborhoods have a lot of character and color palette that was fun to play with.

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Street Photography San Diego

Southern California Street Photography

San Diego - Orange County

Street photography is such a gift. You can do it any time and anywhere. Literally. No need to worry about call times, schedules, pre-lighting, or talent arrival. Don’t get me wrong, I love all of that, but this is the perfect balance. Almost meditative. The perfect thing to do in the middle of a long edit day, killing time before a meeting, or for an hour on vacation. So much fun. Most of these were done in various parts of Southern California, but there are also a few from a recent rip up to Portland, OR.

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Street Photography Southern California

Have been greatly slacking on posts about my commercial stuff, but will get back to that soon. Not sure you can classify the below images as "street photography", but I don't know what else to call them? Either way, this style of shooting is something I have really enjoyed doing in my free time. And think it's very important for a photographer to shoot locally. Most guys put so much emphasis on traveling to exotic places, and that's a lot of fun, but what about your backyard? There is so much character in Southern California that gets overlooked by all the beautiful tourist destinations. Those little pieces are what I enjoy focusing on, and have recently started putting more effort into this project not just in Encinitas (where I live), but in all of "Southern California". It's a unique pocket of the world that is fun to wander around in, and I'm excited to see what this body of images looks like in 10 years. 

To see more of this project click HERE. 

 

 

San Diego

I'm of the completely biased opinion that San Diego is the best place to live in America. Not that it's a stretch, but it's still biased. One of the things that comes along with living in such a beautiful place is tons of year round visitors who all seem to make the same pictures. Let's be honest, San Diego is a really easy place to photograph. Go to just about any landscape gallery in the country and you're sure to see a big framed image of Antelope Canyon (AZ), Horseshoe Bend(AZ), and Scripps Pier among many other overly shot landmarks. A long time ago I realized that I have almost no desire to photograph the landmarks. What's the point? They've all been shot a million times over. And I'm certainly not a landscape photographer, so I won't be making any money from the shots. I still think it's important to photograph the place you live though. So over the past couple years, I've slowly developed a body of images made in various parts of San Diego. You're not going to see any images of Scripps Pier or Lajolla Cove in this gallery, but they are still interesting in my opinion. And images that I feel are representative of San Diego. 

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