Composite: Painting and photograph of Upper Newport Bay (IMAGE)
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This story’s writer, USC’s Nina Raffio, created a painting of the wetlands (top) after being inspired by photographs of Upper Newport Bay and by time she has spent there. “I always paint the places I visit, but Upper Newport Bay is different; it’s a place I’ve loved, explored and called home,” she says. “As one of the few remaining estuaries in Southern California, it’s a reminder of the beauty and importance of preserving our natural world.”
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Composite/USC Painting/Nina Raffio Photo/Courtesy of David Bañuelas
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