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Cows crowd under the prime real estate of shade in a desert near Presidio on a 105-degree day in May. Shortly after taking this picture, "I ran into five men in the desert who had empty bottles and were flagging me down," Elmaleh says. "They asked me if I knew where San Antonio was" — about 460 miles away. "They were lost, so I gave them my water and was going to go to a store in town to bring them more water. But on my way, I saw Border Patrol driving toward them." (© Lisa Elmaleh)
Cows crowd under the prime real estate of shade in a desert near Presidio on a 105-degree day in May. Shortly after taking this picture, "I ran into five men in the desert who had empty bottles and were flagging me down," Elmaleh says. "They asked me if I