Lauryn Mooney of Boston painted her face red, white and blue and the words “Boston Strong.” She stood opposite the Cathedral of the Holy Cross as President Obama gathered with others on April 18, 2013, 3 days after the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
People gather around the lagoon in the Public Garden at Boston Common in Boston, Mass., for a candlelight vigil on April 16, 2013, the day after bombings at the Boston Marathon.
People gather near the Parkman Bandstand in Boston Common in Boston, Mass., for a vigil on April 16, 2013, the day after bombings at the Boston Marathon.
People gather outside Cambridge City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on April 18, 2013, for a candlelight vigil and prayer two days after the Boston Marathon bombings. The vigil was hosted by the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors’ Association.
People gather in the Arlington Street Church near Boston Common in Boston, Mass., on April 16, 2013, the day after bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Adrian Gayle joins crowds gather to celebrate in Watertown, Mass., on Mt. Auburn near the scene of the capture of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19, 2013. Tsarnaev was captured in a residential area of Watertown after a day-long search that shut down the metropolitan Boston area. Gayle is an American citizen originally from Jamaica.
People left flowers and other remembrances on Boylston Street near the site of the bombings in Boston, Mass., on April 16, 2013, the day after bombings at the Boston Marathon.
People gather outside Cambridge City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on April 18, 2013, for a candlelight vigil and prayer two days after the Boston Marathon bombings. The vigil was hosted by the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors’ Association.
People gather outside Cambridge City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on April 18, 2013, for a candlelight vigil and prayer two days after the Boston Marathon bombings. The vigil was hosted by the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors’ Association.
People gather outside Cambridge City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on April 18, 2013, for a candlelight vigil and prayer two days after the Boston Marathon bombings. The vigil was hosted by the City of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors’ Association.
People gather at a small memorial for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier between the STATA Center and Koch Institute on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Mass., on April 20, 2013. Collier was shot and killed by the Tsarnaev brothers, suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings earlier that week.
Massachusetts State Police stand guard as media and crowds gather on Franklin Street in Watertown, Mass., near the scene of the capture of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, on April 20, 2013. Tsarnaev was captured the day before just a block away in a residential area of Watertown after a day-long search that shut down the metropolitan Boston area.
News media report as crowds gather to celebrate in Watertown, Mass., on Mt. Auburn near the scene of the capture of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19, 2013. Tsarnaev was captured in a residential area of Watertown after a day-long search that shut down the metropolitan Boston area.
Crowds gather to celebrate in Watertown, Mass., on Mt. Auburn near the scene of the capture of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect #2 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19, 2013. Tsarnaev was captured in a residential area of Watertown after a day-long search that shut down the metropolitan Boston area.
The greater Boston community reacts to news of the marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt. Over the week, emotions ran from surprise to fear to pride to hope to happiness as the news unfolded. More images are available on my photoshelter archive.