Plebes climb greased Herndon Monument
“Plebes no more!” cheers were heard Monday when a U.S. Naval Academy baseball player tossed a Midshipman’s cap on top of a greased Herndon Monument in 1:32:43.
Maryland
The art of glass making
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
120 Pearls to film: Q&A with Kaitlin Newman
Time lapse video: Ravens fans in Federal Hill
Rough Cut: Ravens Super Bowl win over 49ers
Left behind at Sparrows Point
Matt ‘Fan Man’ Andrews: The Godfather of Ravens fans
The Silent Guardians: Cemeteries of Baltimore City
Remembering former Orioles manager Earl Weaver
Instagrammer feature with @rockinbrock
Courage and strength: Living with stage IV breast cancer
Baltimore, City of Murals
Ray Lewis retrospective: 1996-2013
Year in review: Official White House photos from 2012
Bare Hills, A Contrast in Time
Double Exposure series
A day at Preakness in less than 30 seconds
Given the speed of horse racing, moments at Preakness are often gone in a flash. Using rapid-fire still photography, we try to capture the pace of Baltimore’s most famous horse race — from the concert-goers bobbing to the beat in the infield to the blazing-fast horses that are gone in a second.
Infield Insanity: Preakness debauchery through the years
The scene in the Preakness Infield may have evolved over the years but it still remains “The People’s Party.”
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How do you know if you have a good race horse?
If you ever wonder how jockeys are chosen for races, we go behind to scenes to get you the answer. General Manager Tom Mullikin of Sagamore Farm talks about what step are taken in choosing a jockey to ride your horse.
Behind-the-scenes at the Preakness-inspired Sun fashion shoot at Pimlico
The Darkroom recently tagged along on a Sun Magazine fashion shoot at Pimlico inspired by the spirit of the upcoming Preakness Stakes.
The Dalai Lama visits the University of Maryland at College Park
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama delivered the Sadat Lecture for Peace at the University of Maryland in College Park on Tuesday.
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2013 Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore
For the 15th year, human-powered machines embarked on a 14-mile journey through the streets of Baltimore as part of the American Visionary Art Museum’s annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. Participants design and construct vehicular sculptures capable of crossing sand, mud and water.
A unique perspective from the 2013 Maryland Hunt Cup
Equipped with a GoPro cam, Sun photojournalist Karl Merton Ferron offers this unconventional perspective from the 117th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup.
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Training to fight fire in Howard County
I can’t speak for all photographers, but taking photos of a raging fire has a firm position on my “photos I’d love to take” bucket list.
The caveat being that no one gets hurt.
Recently, I had the opportunity to photograph and shoot video of the Howard County Fire Department’s controlled demolition burn in Ellicott City, Md. Trainees worked with instructors to control and observe how fires travel through a home. It was interesting to see how the trainees worked together and kept their cool through an extremely hot situation. I’m not quite sure how they manage to move so quickly in their heavy clothes and heavier gear (and here I thought my tripod was heavy!).
Photographing the trainees and burning homes was a memorable experience and while they were practicing their skills, I was too… Just in case I ever do get that bucket list photo.
Patrick Smith on WHNPA recognition, photo assignments and Pickles
“Cliche sounding I’m sure, but life is one big assignment. All I ask for is to be healthy and have a new photographic challenge every day.” — Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith is a freelance photojournalist based in Baltimore, Md. whose work has been distributed and published by Getty Images, Reuters, New York Times, and The Baltimore Sun, to just name a few of the publications where you might have seen his name. Recognized as the Still Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) in their 2013 Eyes of History competition, The Darkroom caught up with the Baltimore native, who dished on photographing the Penn State scandal, gear setup on shoots and his Pickles Pup photo series.
