Irish Dancing World Championships 2013

April 16, 2013

Teams compete in the Senior Mixed Ceili competition the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

Members of the Drumcliffe Irish Arts team from Rochester, New York, ready their costumes, makeup, and wigs before competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

Drew Lovejoy dances with the McGing team of Cincinnati, Ohio, at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

A dance team practices their routine before competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

Team members from the Stillson School of Irish Dance in Portland, Maine, gets their costumes ready for competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

A young girl has her hair done by a vendor at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

Boys wait backstage for their turn competing in solo competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

The Mixed Ceili team from the Knock School of Irish Dancing from Edmonton, Canada, run through their routine before competing at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

Members of the Celtic Steps team of Colorado Springs, Colorado, get their makeup, wigs, and costumes ready before competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

A boy’s costume lays on the ground during competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

A boy competes in solo dance competition at the 2013 World Championships for Irish Dancing in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The 2013 competition in Boston is the second time in the competition’s 43-year history that the event has been held in the United States.

The Irish Dancing World Championships 2013 were held in Boston at the end of March and I took a few pictures. I got my fill for a year or two of fake curly hair, fancy dresses and tuxes, and Irish music. More images are available at my photo archive.

South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2013

April 3, 2013

People gather to watch the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Members of a Girl Scout troop wait before the start of the parade to march in the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

People carry beer as they gather to watch the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

An Elvis impersonator gets an American flag ready before marching in the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Shriners sit on a railing before the start of the parade to march in the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

People gather to watch the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

People wait before the start of the parade to march in the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

People before the start of the parade to march in the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

People gather to watch the 2013 annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

As I've done in previous years, I photographed South Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2013. It's always a fascinating contrast between drunken crowds and families.

Winter storm Nemo hits Cambridge, Mass.

February 10, 2013

Streakers wearing only underwear run through Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

A man uses a snowblower to remove snow from a sidewalk in the Huron Village neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, after Winter Storm Nemo hit the area.

People walk along the Charles River bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

Canada geese fly in advance of Winter Storm Nemo in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, Feb. 08, 2013.

People walk along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, after Winter Storm Nemo hit the area.

People dig out their cars in the Huron Village neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, after Winter Storm Nemo hit the area.

A person walks through the streets in Huron Village in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

A man waits to cross a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

People make snowmen near statues in Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

Streakers wearing only underwear run through Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

People walk through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, as Winter Storm Nemo approaches on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013.

Braved the wind and snow to shoot a few pictures as Nemo bore down on Cambridge and the next day as residents worked to dig out from the 2+ feet of snow that fell in the area during the blizzard.

Recent work: Senator Scott Brown’s re-election campaign bus tour for the Wall Street Journal

November 15, 2012

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) waits backstage to be introduced at a rally at the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012. Senator Scott Brown is seeking re-election to the Senate. His opponent is Elizabeth Warren, a democrat.

Gail Huff’s aide Kristen Granchelli photographs campaign volunteers outside Senator Scott Browne’s bus at a stop in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Advance director Chris Burgoyne (center), and chief of staff Vanessa Sinders (left) prepare for the next stop of the campaign bus of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) while daughter Ayla Brown (right) works on a computer between campaign stops in North Billerica and Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Pat Lombardi holds a Scott Brown campaign sign on a street corner in Milford, Massachusetts, USA. Lombardi has supported Senator Brown says his days in state politics. “He’s somebody who’s very straightforward,” she said. “He’s a very good man.” in Milford, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) rests between stops on his campaign bus between campaign stops in Framingham and Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speaks at a rally at the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) leaves his campaign bus in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Gail Huff, wife of Scott Brown, greets US Navy retiree and Medal of Honour recipient Thomas Kelley before Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speaks to a crowd gathered the VFW Post 88 for a campaign stop in North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Daughters Arianna (right) and Ayla speak with their mother’s aide Kristen Granchelli (left) on Senator Scott Brown’s (R-MA) campaign bus between campaign stops in North Billerica and Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Bumper stickers reading “Democrats for Brown / He’s for us” laySenator Scott Brown (R-MA) lay on a table at a constituent lunch at Bella Costa Restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speaks at a “Women For Brown” meet and greet at The Olde Post Office Pub in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Claudia Ferrecchia, of Marlboro, listens as Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) greets supporters at a “Women For Brown” meet and greet at The Olde Post Office Pub in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Actor Lenny Clarke (left), longtime friend and supporter of Senator Scott Brown, poses for a picture with volunteer Donya Platt, of Acton, on the Brown campaign bus between campaign stops in Framingham and Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) leaves his campaign bus in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

People listen to Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speak in the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

The campaign bus of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) stands outside The Olde Post Office Pub in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speaks at a constituent lunch at Bella Costa Restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) waits with family and supporters backstage before being introduced at a rally at the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Supporter Eric Tedesco, 10, listens as Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) speaks to a crowd gathered the VFW Post 88 for a campaign stop in North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Members of the media surround Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) as he leaves a “Women For Brown” meet and greet at The Olde Post Office Pub in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Gail Huff, wife of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) walks with Scott Brown and the press to the campaign bus in Milford, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) waits backstage to be introduced at a rally at the American Civic Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA, on Thurs., Nov. 2, 2012.

I had a great assignment from the Wall Street Journal the week before US elections this year. Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts was campaigning for re-election against Democratic opponent Elizabeth Warren. I spent a day photographing the campaign, from a pancake breakfast in the morning to meetings with supporters throughout the day to riding on the bus with Brown's family and staff between stops to an evening rally in one of the gyms in which Brown played high school basketball. Brown, who assumed office in 2010 in a special election after the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, lost the election. I couldn't have asked for much better access, and my thanks go out Brown and his staff for allowing such an intimate look into the campaign and to my editor at the Wall Street Journal. Also, I need to give a shout out to Ian MacLellan for helping with some logistics on the day of the shoot.

Profile of MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

November 5, 2012

Grad student Ezzeldin Hamed readies software radios used in research in the Wireless Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Hamed works in Professor Dina Katabi’s research group in CSAIL.

EECS post-doc Puneet Srivastava (left) works with Mark Mondol, facility manager at the MIT Electron Beam Lithography lab, at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Srivastava is learning how to use the tool.

People sit in common areas in the Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

A view of class in session in 26 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Joy Ekuta, senior Course 9, tests nurse call system equipment with Janet Gardner in the Boston Home in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Ekuta is helping to design a new nurse call system for Gardner, who has multiple sclerosis. Gardner’s old system used a single button attached loosely to a wall, which she often dropped. The new system would involve more buttons, voice activation, and lights to let the patient know the button has been pressed and a call has been made. Here, Ekuta is testing a variety of button styles with Gardner to find one that she can easily press.

Junior Sylvia Zakarian (center)works alongside other students on a lab for course 6.002 Circuits and Electronics in a student lab in Building 38 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The project was the first group lab and focused on measuring output in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) to see if observed results match theoretical predictions.

Ozan Candogan presents some of his research to Asuman Ozdaglar’s (in red) research group in the Connection Science and Engineering Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

A view of books in the office of Asuman Ozdaglar in the Connection Science and Engineering Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Undergraduate student Victor Pontis studies in a common area in the Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Grad student Kimon Drakopoulos (in green) presents his work on the Linked In social network to members of Asuman Ozdaglar’s (in red) research group in a lab in the Connection Science and Engineering Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Senior Robert Johnson works on final project ideas on a blackboard in the 38-600 student lab at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Asuman Ozdaglar (left) speaks with grad student Annie Chen outside of Ozdaglar’s office in the Connection Science and Engineering Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

A view of a blackboard and work tables in a lab in Building 38 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

HST grad student Gabrielle Merchant works alongside other students on a lab for course 6.002 Circuits and Electronics in a student lab in Building 38 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The project was the first group lab and focused on measuring output in metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) to see if observed results match theoretical predictions.

A view of postdoc Mohamed Mostagir’s notes in his office in the Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Mostagir works in Asuman Ozdaglar’s research group in Connection Science and Engineering Center.

A view of computers and equipment in an office in CSAIL in the Stata Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Grad student Ezzeldin Hamed readies software radios used in research in the Wireless Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Hamed works in Professor Dina Katabi’s research group in CSAIL.

Grad student Ezzeldin Hamed (in white, seated) shows software radios to Professor Hari Balakrishnan (from left, grad student Shuo Deng, grad student Anirudh Sivaraman, and Professor Dina Katabi in the Wireless Center at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

A view down a hallway in the Building 26 among Research Laboratory of Electronics facilities at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

As part of a series of profiles of departments at MIT, I photographed a few labs, working groups, and activities around the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Profile of MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

October 25, 2012

Civil Engineering PhD candidate Jeff Rominger (in blue) and research associate Luis Cueto work together in the 3rd floor kitchen in Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Rominger asked Cueto for advice on a numerical method that Rominger is using to answer a research question in his dissertation.

Civil Engineering postdoc Manu Tamminen works on a computer in a hallway lobby in Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

An instructor leads a class on the second floor of Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Building 1 houses many facilities of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering grad student Julius Arop studies geotechnical engineering in a common study area in Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Civil Engineering research scientist Asuncion Martinez works in her office in Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering grad student Anthony Carrasquillo works in his cubicle in Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Carrasquillo was analysing atmospheric data.

People walk past Building 48 on the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering postdoc Laurent Brochard works in an office in Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Used pieces of chalk lay on a table in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Students talk in the entrance to Building 48 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The building houses the Parsons Laboratory and offices and labs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Handwritten equations fill a whiteboard in a common study area in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering grad students Daniel Abrams (from left), Emidio Piermarini, and Dimitris Hadjiharitou study structural engineering in a common study area in Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering grad students Hussam Dugum (left, black shirt) and Mayce El Mostafa study structural engineering together in a common study area in Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering grad students study structural engineering in a common study area in Building 1 at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

As part of a series of department profiles, I photographed offices and common areas in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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