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Sharp shooter

He’s only 9, but he just might be headed for the big time.

Maxx Wright, son of architect Sarah and Bob Wright (of Phil’s World fame), has scored a monthlong stay at the vice presidential residence, so to speak.

Maxx, a budding shutterbug, was at Trimble Hot Springs when he snapped a shot of a leaf floating in the pool. He later submitted the abstract photo to the National Geographic Society’s online “My Shot” website. A few weeks later, he was notified that his photo, along with nine others, had been selected to appear in a photo exhibit this month at Joe and Jill Biden’s Washington, D.C. home.

“I took this picture because I liked how the water had a nice blue color, with the sky in the picture and the leaf was blue on the bottom because the light reflected off the bottom of the pool,” said Maxx, a soon-to-be fourth-grader at Park Elementary. (to see the photo in all its full-color glory, go to our website at www.durangotelegraph.com.)

The exhibit is part of a collaboration, started in July, between National Geographic Kids and Jill Biden to celebrate young photographers.

Each month, National Geographic editors will pick the top photographs from My Shot, which will be shown on a rotating digital frame. Winners will also receive a digital “VP” badge for their Nat Geo Kids My Shot page.

 “Joe and I are proud to bring the creativity of so many young photographers from across the country into our home and to see the world through their lens,” said Mrs. Biden. “I am so impressed by the incredible talent and professionalism of these kid photographers, and I look forward to sharing their work with our family, friends and all those who visit the vice president’s residence.”

To view the 10 images on display, visit kids-myshot.nationalgeographic