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Thursday, January 29th, 2009
[WildebeestEyes / Flickr]
After almost twelve months, it is time to put this blog to bed.
The picture above seemed a good finale for BallotVox. Jonathan Wood -- a "Chicago-based human and sometimes photographer" -- took it in his hometown last month. It features pluma*'s street art inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem ...
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Obama has one of the highest initial job-approval ratings (68%) of any post-WWII president. The flip side of it: The Expectations.
Dave Rex Wood is a software engineer and enthusiastic amateur photographer in Colorado. On inauguration day, he revived the post-election Message for Obama phenomenon and sent six more requests to ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Since Abraham Lincoln's "new birth of freedom" was the official theme of the inauguration, and since Obama looks to the former president from Illinois for insight, it seemed fitting to wrap up our inauguration posts with these two photographs of the Lincoln Memorial. They were taken by Bay-area TV "graphics ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
You've met Phil before. A bunch of times: here, here, here, here, here, and here. He lives just outside DC and over the last few weeks walked the city, documenting inaugural preparations as well as the ceremony itself. He created one of the most remarkable inauguration photo collections out there ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
You've seen the t-shirts and hats and buttons. But the inaugural memorabilia went waaaaay beyond that.
Blogger/site producer Karon Flage from Arlington, Virginia, (featured also here) spotted Obama water in tidy rows at the inauguration concert:
[Karon Flage / Flickr]
Phil, fellow Arlington resident and ballotvoxregular extraordinare, (check him out here, here, here, ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
President Obama has had a busy first few days in office. He's made some changes. Oakland resident Stephen Coles, a typography enthusiast, celebrated a day early: he took this self-portrait on Monday's MLK Day of Service.
[Stewf / Flickr]
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
There are tons of Flickr photos of DC street vendors selling inauguration memorabilia; but surprisingly few of food vendors. Ryan Guthridge -- fan of Davids Lynch and Sedaris -- took a good one. (We featured him previously here.)
[mister r / Flickr]
Ryan doesn't indicate what they were cooking -- but it ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Imagine the inauguration logistics. The signs and chairs and bleachers and other construction that had to go up. The seat heaters and lights that had to go in. The careful rehearsals. Here are a few scenes from the underbelly.
Hugh Grew, a TV producer from Oakland, California, worked on the inaugural ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Fifty-eight federal, state, and local agencies lent the Secret Service a hand with security during the inauguration. There were DC Homeland Security mobile command units. Mounted police on the Mall. Snipers on roofs. Large camouflaged vehicles. And military on patrol and lining the parade route.
Occasionally the security forces appeared slightly ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
On Tuesday (or Wednesday, depending on the time change), many eyes around the world were trained on Washington and Obama. People watched in town halls and in offices. They read on subways and at cafes.
Mr Haydn was out in London on a night shoot and noticed late headlines advertising the ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Chicagoans were out on the streets, too, watching their senator become president. Matt Maldre, a Christian artist, designer, and self-described goofball, took a picture of them decorated by snowflakes.
[spudart / Flickr]
It looks almost like confetti.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Barry S says he might be the guy you see wandering around DC with "a camera the size of a Mini Cooper and lens that looks like a brass canon." That equipment could explain how he got this great shot of the inaugural parade. The men appear to be a ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Philly-loving Phil, now officially a ballotvoxregular (you've met him here and here), zoomed way in to record George and Laura Bush leaving the Capitol after the inauguration:
[philliefan99 / Flickr]
Justin Hamilton is a Texan public servant in DC. He likes reading and writing (and spinning records), but not arithmetic. From what ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Sylvie, a Los Angeles pharmacist (or maybe homecook, or maybe both), was on the Mall for the inaugural ceremony. She filmed Obama's swearing-in and then a 360-degree view of the crazy mad flag waving, cheering, and chanting that ensued. My favorite moment: the chuckles during the bumpy oath.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
If you were anywhere near DC or a TV or the web yesterday, you couldn't have missed the monumental inaugural crowd. (One of the coolest shots from the MSM: this 360 from the NYT.) If for some reason you had your head in a paper bag, here's a hint of ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States.
About two million people watched the inauguration from the Mall, and just as soon as they unfreeze their fingers, they'll surely be posting their photos and videos and thoughts.
Those watching at home or work are already uploading.
Mmmmarshall of Evanston, Illinois, watched ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
[rhondawinter / Flickr]
The homemade sign above inspired volunteers at a neighborhood work party in the Bayview District of San Francisco -- photographed by rhondawinter.
Since the election, Obama has been trying to figure out how to transform the volunteerism that propelled his campaign into national service to "rebuild America." And, as ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Michael Foley hails from Dublin but currently lives in DC. He works in educational technology, travels frequently to South Asia, and likes virtually every kind of music. The point of taking pictures, he feels, is to let other people in on what he's seen. Last night, after the inauguration concert, ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
These two girls stood out in the images from yesterday's concert on the Mall.
In his Flickr mugshot, ae! from Arlington (presumably Virginia) gives himself a blindfold, yet clearly he has a sharp eye:
[ae! / Flickr]
Mike Lynch, also from Arlington (definitely Virginia), works in radio marketing and production. His lens caught ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Jqblue, just featured here, saw at least one familiar face among the masses at the inauguration concert yesterday: Abe Lincoln.
[jqblue / Flickr]
He looks bemused.
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