On October 20, 2009, over 5000 Guineans and friends of Guineans came together in Washington, D.C. to march and raise awareness of the military violence that erupted in the Guinean capital of Conakry on September 28, 2009. On that day the military, under the leadership of Captain Moussa Dadis Camera who plans to stand in...
Category Archives: Photojournalism
The Rhythms of Sunday Afternoon
Walk by Meridian Hill Park on a Sunday afternoon and you’ll discover D.C.’s well-hidden heartbeat. As you climb up the steps to the park, you will hear pulsing, rhythmic, hypnotic beats carrying through the air. Make your way along the stretch of lawn towards the head of the park, past the picnickers, soccer players, yoga aficionados,...
Crafty Bastard B-Boys!
A breakdance competition at an arts and crafts fair? Only in D.C. That’s right, welcome to the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan, a huge yearly event for the indie crafting folk and a dance exhibition for some of the area’s most talented breakdancers. I managed to catch the tail end of...
You Are What You Eat: The White House Farmers’ Market
After reading about all of the hoopla that took place at the inaugural White House Farmers’ Market on September 17, 2009, I thought I would take a stroll down to McPherson Square and check it out for myself. Alas, no Secret Service Agents, barricades, police cars, snipers, or alert German Shepherds were in sight, so it was safe...
For The Neighborhood It Is A-Changin’
I took a walk down to the Columbia Heights Plaza to see the fruits of the seemingly endless construction that has been going on. I think the fountain is lovely and I hope it will do something positive for the neighborhood. As for the solar light panel structures…they’re growing on me. Here are a few...
Fiesta DC
Here are some images from Fiesta DC, a Latino festival in Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C. Lots of music, dancers, children, and of course, pupusas.