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The day in photos around the world.
The Baltimore Sun
Pictures of the Year
White House 2014
Darkroom: Year in review
Hollins Market
Viewing Baltimore from above
The “Afghan Bruce Lee”
Park Heights
Light Street
Abandoned citadel
Underwater fashion
Baltimore drone photography duo
Best of: Preakness
Believe billboards
Baltimore landslide
Take better phone photos
Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels
Remembering Baltimore’s homeless who died this year
On the longest night of the year, National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is commemorated in Baltimore by a memorial service at the Inner Harbor Amphitheatre. One hundred and sixteen people died in Baltimore as a result of homelessness, according to organizations which sponsored the event: Healthcare for the Homeless, Inc.; Baltimore’s Stop Homelessness and Reduce Poverty (SHARP) Coalition, the Coalition for Homeless Children and Families, and the Baltimore Homeless Youth Initiative (BHYI).
Warhammer gaming for charity
Every year, Games and Stuff—a tabletop gaming store and event center in Glen Burnie—holds a “Game-A-Thon” to raise money for a special cause. More than 90 people showed up for this year’s gaming that benefited House of Ruth and raised over $1,900.
The year in review
The Darkroom has published more than 900 pieces of photojournalism in its third year, 2014. From photo essays, to breaking news, to Q&A’s with area photographers, The Darkroom strives to continue to explore visual journalism and highlight some of the best multimedia work from The Sun, the wires, the community and beyond.
Here’s a look back at some of the stories that defined the year, and a few of our favorites, just for fun.
Past Sun coverage of U.S.-Cuba relations
On Dec. 17, 2014, Cuba released Alan Gross, a contractor from Potomac, Md., who had been imprisoned there for five years. The White House later announced plans to reestablish diplomatic relations with Havana.
Here’s a look at past Baltimore Sun coverage of relations between the United States and Cuba.
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2014 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year
Famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams once said there are two people in every photograph, the photographer and the viewer. The Sun’s photo staff effort to bring compelling images that draw the viewer to the pages of the newspaper and baltimoresun.com. Be it humor or tragedy, their images elicit emotion. The pictures in this blog post are samples of their work in 2014.
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“Charm City” and beyond: Q&A with Isaiah Williams
We caught up with photographer Isaiah Williams to chat about his exploration of Baltimore for his “Charm City” series, the photos he captures and an passion sparked by a simple Polaroid portrait.
Hostage standoff in Sydney, Australia comes to an end
Three people died in a Sydney cafe after a hostage crisis led to heavy gunfire and security forces storming the building.
Best of high school sports, week of Dec. 8-13
With the return of the cold also comes the return of winter sports. Baltimore Sun Media Group’s photographers are indoors once again, covering boys and girls basketball, as well as wrestling. Here’s some of the best shots from the first full week of the winter season.
Rough Cut: Ravens 20, Jaguars 12
“Rough Cut” is a loose edit from The Baltimore Sun’s photographic coverage of the National Football League. This week, photojournalists Karl Merton Ferron and Kenneth K. Lam photographed the Ravens’ as they defeated the Jaguars 20 to 12 at M&T Bank Stadium.
