UW grad takes photographs for National Geographic

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — If photographer and University of Wyoming graduate Joe Riis spends a month working on a photo assignment and walks away with one good picture, he’ll call it a success.

Considering that one recent assignment was a feature for National Geographic magazine on the Gobi bear — there are only about 30 left in the wild — getting any good pictures might be considered a success.

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