March For Our Lives protest against gun violence and school shootings – Boston, MA
June 7, 2018

People take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence. Here, students hold signs including "When injustic becomes law, resistance becomes duty," "Thoughts and prayers do nothing," "How many more?" and others.
People gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.

Thousands of people marched from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common as part of the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration against gun violence on March 24, 2018. The student-led movement focused on recent school shootings, including that in Parkland, Florida. There was also a small contingent of pro-gun activists, dwarfed by those in favor of curbing access to guns, who were argumentative with the crowd (causing at least one woman to cry); they were eventually escorted out of the park by police.

More pictures available at my archive: March For Our Lives - Protest against gun violence - Boston, MA - 24 March 2018

Hand-drawn images of guns and signs reading "8 children killed every day" hang on a fence near an abandoned building as people take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence.
A dog wears a sign reading "Gotta bone to pick with the NRA!" in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence.
People take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence. Here, a child carries a sign reading "No More Guns"
Ronan, age 7, holds a sign reading "Flush down assault weapons," as he takes part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence.
People take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence. Here a woman holds a sign reading, on one side, "NRA: Mass Murderers" and "Repeal 2nd Amendment" on the other.
People take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence. Here, a person holds a hand-made sign that looks like a stop sign and reads on one side, "Stop the Madness / End Gun Violence," and on the other, "Stop the Guns / Now."
A sign reading "Less weapons / More love and peace" lays in a snow bank as people gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.
People take part in the March For Our Lives protest, walking from Roxbury Crossing to Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence. Here a person is holding a sign reading "End the National Rifle Addiction."
Students enter Boston Common after marching to the park from Roxby Crossing during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.
Pro-gun demonstrators antagonize the much larger crowd surrounding them in Boston Common during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence.
A man holds a skateboard with a depiction of US President Donald Trump as a zombie as people gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.
People gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.
People gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence. Here, children hold signs reading, "13 and afraid... not okay," "Disarm hate," and "Never again."
A woman cries after arguing with a small group of pro-gun demonstrators surrounded in Boston Common during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018, in response to recent school gun violence.
Students enter Boston Common after marching to the park from Roxby Crossing during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence. Here, people hold a painting depicting a gun held to a child's head.
People gather during the March For Our Lives protest and demonstration in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sat., March 24, 2018. The march was held in response to recent school gun violence.

Scenes from White Sands National Monument in New Mexico
May 11, 2018

People, including one dressed as a dinosaur, look at the sunset from atop dunes at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on Dec. 30, 2017.
People slide down sand dunes at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.

From Winograd's well-known picture to stories from friends and family, White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is one of the jewels of the US National Park Service that I've always wanted to visit. I finally got the chance, for two sunsets, on a holiday trip in December, and it was everything I'd imagined. What a treat it was to crawl over the dunes as the sky turned from blue to orange to pink to black.

More pictures at my archive: White Sands National Monument - Dunes - Sunset - Tourism - New Mexico - 29 and 30 Dec 2017

People watch the sunset at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Fri., Dec. 29, 2017.
People watch the sunset at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.
People walk from a parking area to watch the sunset at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Fri., Dec. 29, 2017.
Sand dunes stretch to the San Andres Mountains west of White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.
Food cooks on a grill in a parking area as the sun sets at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.
The sun sets at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Fri., Dec. 29, 2017.
A dog stands near food under a picnic shelter at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.
People watch the sunset at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Fri., Dec. 29, 2017.
Flames are seen on a grill in a parking area as people watch the sunset at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017.
Heidi Wickersham drives away from White Sands National Monument as the sun sets near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Fri., Dec. 29, 2017.
People begin to leave the park after the sun sets at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, on Sat., Dec. 30, 2017. Park rangers work to clear out the park before the gates close soon after sun set.

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February 27, 2018

The anatomy of an ICE raid rumor from facebook to protest in Brockton, MA

BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 3, 2017. Natalia Guerrero, 25, of Brockton, Mass., (center) holds a sign during a rally in support of immigrants' rights outside Brockton City Hall after rumors of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid traveled around the community in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. The rally was organized in part by the Coalition for Social Justice. Rumors of the ICE raid went viral within the community after State Representative Michelle DuBois (D-10th Plymouth District) posted a warning about the supposed raid on Facebook and that undocumented immigrants should not go outside. Guerrero is a volunteer with the Coalition for Social Justice, which helped organize the rally. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 3, 2017. State Representative Michelle DuBois (D-10th Plymouth District) speaks at a rally in support of immigrants' rights outside Brockton City Hall after rumors of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid traveled around the community in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. The rally was organized in part by the Coalition for Social Justice. Rumors of the ICE raid went viral within the community after DuBois posted a warning about the supposed raid on Facebook and that undocumented immigrants should not go outside. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
JAMAICA PLAIN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30, 2017. Holding a phone displaying a recent rumor posted on Facebook about an upcoming ICE raid, Carlha Toussaint, 24, of Brockton, Massachusetts, is a community organizer with the Coalition for Social Justice in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. She is seen here in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
JAMAICA PLAIN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30, 2017. Carlha Toussaint, 24, of Brockton, Massachusetts, is a community organizer with the Coalition for Social Justice in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. She is seen here in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
JAMAICA PLAIN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30, 2017. Isabel Lopez, 50, of Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, holds a card given out to area immigrants as part of "Know Your Rights" efforts by advocates of immigrants. Lopez is an independent community organizer who has worked with various organizations in the Brockton, Massachusetts, area for the past 8 years. The card has information about people's constitutional rights and what to say if immigration enforcement officers come to one's home. On one side is English, and on the other side is Haitian-Creole. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 3, 2017. Simon Sakpo, 50, of Brockton, Mass., holds a sign reading "Is ICE an acronym...or just the state of Trump's [heart]?" during a rally in support of immigrants' rights outside Brockton City Hall after rumors of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid traveled around the community in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. The rally was organized in part by the Coalition for Social Justice. Rumors of the ICE raid went viral within the community after State Representative Michelle DuBois (D-10th Plymouth District) posted a warning about the supposed raid on Facebook and that undocumented immigrants should not go outside. Sakpo is originally from Togo in West Africa. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
JAMAICA PLAIN, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 30, 2017. Isabel Lopez, 50, of Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, has been a community organizer in the Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, for the past 8 years. She is seen here in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 29, 2017. International flags fly near Brockton City Hall in downtown Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, on Wed., March 29, 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 29, 2017. Cardosa Cafe on Montello Street is one of few businesses open at night near downtown Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, on Wed., March 29, 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

Resistance School at Harvard University with Michael Blake

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. Tyler Rodgers, 30, a Master of Public Policy grad student at Harvard, wears a Resistance School shirt under his jacket while directing attendees to the lecture space before a session of Resistance School at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. A video camera records as New York Assemblyman (79th District) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake speaks to a live audience during a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. Blake's lecture was titled "How to sustain the resistance long term." The lecture, which was the fourth such session and the final in what the group calls the "first semester" of Resistance School, was also streamed live on the internet. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." The live lectures are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. During the lectures, teams of volunteers engage with followers on social media, including Facebook and twitter, sharing soundbytes, quotations, and supplementary materials as the lectures happen. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. Sam Carson, 28, (from front left), Monica Giannone, 29, Brandon Kappy, 26, and Jesse Erin Posner, 27, listen from the back of the room as New York Assemblyman (79th District) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake speaks to a live audience during a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. The four are involved in the production of Resistance School: Carson led the logistics group volunteers before the lecture; Giannone is one of the organization's co-founders and is in charge of logistics, content, and tech, during the livestreams; Kappy is the group's Digital Director; and Posner is a production designer. Carson and Giannone are Master in Public Policy grad students at the Kennedy School. Kappy is an MD and MPP student. Posner works in Harvard's Department of Visual and Environmental Studies. Blake's lecture was titled "How to sustain the resistance long term." The lecture, which was the fourth such session and the final in what the group calls the "first semester" of Resistance School, was also streamed live on the internet. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." The live lectures are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. During the lectures, teams of volunteers engage with followers on social media, including Facebook and twitter, sharing soundbytes, quotations, and supplementary materials as the lectures happen. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. New York Assemblyman (79th District) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake speaks to a live audience during a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. Blake's lecture was titled "How to sustain the resistance long term." The lecture, which was the fourth such session and the final in what the group calls the "first semester" of Resistance School, was also streamed live on the internet. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." The live lectures are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. During the lectures, teams of volunteers engage with followers on social media, including Facebook and twitter, sharing soundbytes, quotations, and supplementary materials as the lectures happen. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. Jesse Erin Posner (right), 31, and Arianna Grand, 27, put up Resistance School logo stencil on a whiteboard before a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. Posner works in Harvard's Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and serves as Production Designer for Resistance School. Grand is a Master in Public Policy grad student at Harvard's Kennedy School. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." Resistance School puts on live lectures by leading progressives that are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. During the lectures, teams of volunteers engage with followers on social media, including Facebook and twitter, sharing soundbytes, quotations, and supplementary materials as the lectures happen. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. Shanoor Seervai (in white with pink scarf), one of the Resistance School's co-founders, sits with other "war room" volunteers outside a Taubman Building conference room before a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. The "war room" is a group of volunteers who engage with Resistance School followers on social media, sending out quotations and supplemental materials, during the lecture. The team also transcribes the lecture. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. Shanoor Seervai (left), one of the Resistance School's co-founders, works in the "war room" with other volunteers in a Taubman Building conference room while New York Assemblyman (79th District) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake speaks to a live audience during a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. The "war room" is a group of volunteers who engage with Resistance School followers on social media, sending out quotations and supplemental materials, during the lecture. The team also transcribes the lecture. Blake's lecture was titled "How to sustain the resistance long term." The lecture, which was the fourth such session and the final in what the group calls the "first semester" of Resistance School, was also streamed live on the internet. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." The live lectures are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 27, 2017. New York Assemblyman (79th District) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Michael Blake speaks to a live audience during a session of Resistance School in the Starr Auditorium in the Belfer Building of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, on Thurs., April 27, 2017. Blake's lecture was titled "How to sustain the resistance long term." The lecture, which was the fourth such session and the final in what the group calls the "first semester" of Resistance School, was also streamed live on the internet. Resistance School was started by progressive graduate students at Harvard after the Nov. 8, 2016, election of President Donald Trump. Resistance School describes itself as a "practical training program that will sharpen the tools [needed] to fight back at the federal, state, and local levels." The live lectures are streamed and archived online alongside other information on the Resistance School website. During the lectures, teams of volunteers engage with followers on social media, including Facebook and twitter, sharing soundbytes, quotations, and supplementary materials as the lectures happen. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

Cape Wind developer Jim Gordon

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DEC. 12, 2017. Jim Gordon is the President of Energy Management, Inc., a developer of renewable energy projects in the US, seen here in the company's offices in Boston, Mass., on Tues., Dec. 12, 2017. Energy Management, Inc., (EMI) was the developer of the Cape Wind Energy Project, an uncompleted wind farm project that was to be built off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DEC. 12, 2017. Jim Gordon is the President of Energy Management, Inc., a developer of renewable energy projects in the US, seen here in the company's offices in Boston, Mass., on Tues., Dec. 12, 2017. Energy Management, Inc., (EMI) was the developer of the Cape Wind Energy Project, an uncompleted wind farm project that was to be built off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - DEC. 12, 2017. Final Environment Impact Statements and Reports stand on a bookshelf in the office of Energy Management, Inc., a developer of renewable energy projects in the US, in Boston, Mass., on Tues., Dec. 12, 2017. Energy Management, Inc., (EMI) was the developer of the Cape Wind Energy Project, an uncompleted wind farm project that was to be built off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

North End Bocce Ball League

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Wooden scoreboards and a notecard and pencil at one end of each court are used to keep track of games as members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: A player prepares to throw a bocce ball during a game as members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Bocce balls can be seen in a court as members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. The goal of the game is to throw colored balls closest to the pallino (the smaller white ball). Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Players gather around thrown balls to determine scoring during a game as members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. The goal of the game is to throw colored balls closest to the pallino (the smaller white ball). Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Players gather around thrown balls to determine scoring as members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gather to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. The goal of the game is to throw colored balls closest to the pallino (the smaller white ball). Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 15, 2017: Players gather bocce balls in a bag at the end of the game after members of the Friends of the North End Diners Club bocce league gathered to play bocce ball in the Alvaro "John" Paolo Bocce Court in Langone Park in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Sun., Oct. 15, 2017. Many of the men grew up in the North End and recalled seeing old men play bocce, never imagining that they would grow up to be those old men playing on the courts. The group plays for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall on Sunday mornings, moving indoors to a nearby ice rink when there is bad weather. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

A look at the newly renovated Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. Construction equipment stands outside Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina, which was formerly a Hyatt Regency hotel, on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, on Wed., April 19, 2017. The white section of the building (left) has already received a base coat; a light yellow will be painted on for the final coat. The exterior is being repaired and will soon be painted to give the hotel an updated look. The entire hotel will be renewed with an approximately $18 million renovation to be completed by Memorial Day 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. A newly renovated guest room is seen at Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina, which was formerly a Hyatt Regency hotel, on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, on Wed., April 19, 2017. The entire hotel will be renewed with an approximately $18 million renovation to be completed by Memorial Day 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. A newly renovated guest room is seen at Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina, which was formerly a Hyatt Regency hotel, on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, on Wed., April 19, 2017. The entire hotel will be renewed with an approximately $18 million renovation to be completed by Memorial Day 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. Owner George Filopoulos is seen in a gutted restaurant space at Gurney's Newport Resort and Marina, which was formerly a Hyatt Regency hotel, on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, on Wed., April 19, 2017. The entire hotel will be renewed with an approximately $18 million renovation to be completed by Memorial Day 2017. The restaurant space, previously housing the Hyatt's Windward Restaurant, will be the location of a new Scarpetta restaurant, an Italian restaurant with locations around the US. The renovation is intended to increase the volume and space of the restaurant. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. Storefronts line Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island, seen here on Wed., April 19, 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. A statue of French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau stands in a park on the southern edge of Newport Harbor in Newport, Rhode Island, seen here on Wed., April 19, 2017. Rochambeau assisted the American colonies during the American Revolution. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - APRIL 19, 2017. Boats stand in drydock near Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island, on Wed., April 19, 2017. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

Meeting about future of Pilgrim Nuclear Energy Station

PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - JAN 31., 2017. People gather for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing at Hotel 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, on Tues., Jan. 31, 2017. Pilgrim Station is a nuclear power plant operated by Entergy. An email from the NRC was leaked in December 2016 outlining problems with the "safety culture" at the plant and an "overwhelmed" staff. Area residents have been calling for the plant to be shut down. The green signs in the audience, reading "Shut Pilgrim Now," are from a group of area residents calling for the plant's closure called Cape Downwinders. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - JAN 31., 2017. Mary Gatslick, of Plymouth, Mass., holds a sign reading "I support Pilgrim Station / Safe. Secure. Vital" at a public hearing regarding Pilgrim Station, a nuclear power plant run by Entergy, at Hotel 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, on Tues., Jan. 31, 2017. Gatslick was one of few at the meeting expressing support for the power plant's continued operation. She says she has worked for Entergy for 25 years. "I am totally insulted by remarks about the incompetence of workers [at Pilgrim Station]," she said. An email from the NRC was leaked in December 2016 outlining problems with the "safety culture" at the plant and an "overwhelmed" staff. Area residents have been calling for the plant to be shut down. The green signs in the audience, reading "Shut Pilgrim Now," are from a group of area residents calling for the plant's closure called Cape Downwinders. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - JAN 31., 2017. A bumper sticker reading "Pilgrim Blows: Bridges Close!" was given out outside a public hearing regarding Pilgrim Station, a nuclear power plant run by Entergy, at Hotel 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, on Tues., Jan. 31, 2017. An email from the NRC was leaked in December 2016 outlining problems with the "safety culture" at the plant and an "overwhelmed" staff. Area residents have been calling for the plant to be shut down. The green signs in the audience, reading "Shut Pilgrim Now," are from a group of area residents calling for the plant's closure called Cape Downwinders. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - JAN 31., 2017. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials speak at a public hearing regarding Pilgrim Station, a nuclear power plant run by Entergy, at Hotel 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, on Tues., Jan. 31, 2017. The officials at the meeting are, from left: Ray Lorson, Director of NRC Region 1 Division of Reactor Safety; Bill Dean, Director of NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; Dan Dorman, NRC Region 1 Regional Administrator; and Don Jackson, 95003 Team Lead in the NRC Region 1 Division of Reactor Safety. An email from Don Jackson was leaked in December 2016 outlining problems with the "safety culture" at the plant and an "overwhelmed" staff. Area residents have been calling for the plant to be shut down. The green signs in the audience, reading "Shut Pilgrim Now," are from a group of area residents calling for the plant's closure called Cape Downwinders. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS - JAN 31., 2017. Diane Turco, of Harwick, Mass., speaks at a public hearing regarding Pilgrim Station, a nuclear power plant run by Entergy, at Hotel 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, on Tues., Jan. 31, 2017. Turco is the director of the Cape Downwinders, a group of area residents opposing the continued operation of Pilgrim Station. Truco was the recipient of an email from the NRC that was leaked in December 2016 outlining problems with the "safety culture" at the plant and an "overwhelmed" staff. Area residents have been calling for the plant to be shut down. The green signs in the audience, reading "Shut Pilgrim Now," are from a group of area residents calling for the plant's closure called Cape Downwinders. CREDIT: M. Scott Brauer for the New York Times

Harvard professors David Armitage and Charles Maier for Dagbladet Information
October 25, 2017

Earlier this summer, I photographed Harvard professors and authors David Armitage and Charles Maier for the Danish newspaper Dagbladet Information. Writer Martin Burchart and I met them at their office (Armitage) and home (Maier) for portraits and short interviews about their work on the political organization of people throughout history. Armitage had just published his book, "Civil Wars: A History in Ideas."

There are more images of David Armitage and Charles Maier available in my archive.

Viewing the 2017 eclipse at MIT
August 24, 2017

People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.

As crowds gathered for the eclipse earlier this week, I went to the campus of MIT and decided to photograph people as they beheld the totality.

People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.
People gather to observe the solar eclipse in the Kresge Oval and outside the Stratton Student Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017. This solar eclipse is the first in nearly 40 years to have a path observable total eclipse from coast to coast in the United States. People at this location in Massachusetts, however, only observed about 66% coverage of the moon over the sun. MIT set up telescopes to safely observe the eclipse, in addition to homemade camera obscura and pinhole viewers and eclipse glasses.

Pattie Maes’ Fluid Interfaces lab at MIT’s Media Lab for Belgium’s De Tijd
June 27, 2017

For Belgium’s De Tijd and L’Echo, I spent a few hours in Pattie Maes’ Fluid Interfaces Lab at MIT’s Media Lab.

Like any shoot, there were plenty of challenges to overcome: Most of the technology being worked on was small or, in the case of the work on plants, impossible to visualize. The writer needed to conduct interviews throughout the time we were there. And there were two separate film crews working in the tiny lab space for the duration of the shoot, so either my equipment or theirs was always in the way.

Nevertheless, I’m always up for a challenge and it was nice to have full run of a lab for a few hours with experiments and prototypes that exist outside of a computational model. Because the interviews were being conducted while I was there, it was also a great opportunity to learn about some cutting-edge science. There were plants that can detect impurities or poisons in soil and water. There was a self-tuning guitar. There was a VR system that changes the experience based on physiological changes (body temperature, sweat, etc.) in the user. There was a device that gives typists or piano players an additional finger.

Thanks to Tim at De Tijd such a great assignment!


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