PHOTO OF THE WEEK Eyes on the flag

When looking at Kent Treptow’s photograph of the flags set up at Newport Beach Fire Station No. 8 for the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks, the first thing I notice are the flags.

By crouching low to the ground and using a wide-angle lens, Kent was able use two flags as bookends, and two others to form a line that draws the eye into the framed New York Fire Department T-shirt.

Paramedic Justin Carr in the frame reminds us of those in public service who risk their lives when tragedies large and small occur.

— Mark Dustin