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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Scenes from the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Journalists, celebrities and Washington’s elite were out in full force Saturday night for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien.
Spring flowers bring color to Baltimore
Sun photojournalist Karl Merton Ferron was walking with his family one morning in March and noticed hints of color from early spring flowers contrasted against an otherwise brown-and-gray winter.
With the anticipation of springtime, he photographed the renewed colors and vibrancy of emerging blossoms. Some may consider a number of the images to be mere weeds, but weeds are only those plants people choose to remove, rather than cultivate.
These photos by Ferron creatively show that anything can become a photograph we might want to look at with a smile.
Baltimore Color Run showers participants in color
The Color Run is back in Baltimore. Check out these images from the three runs held near Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium and compare them to pictures from past Color Run events held in Australia, Brazil and the U.S.
Cicada brood to make return this spring in Southern Maryland
Brood II cicadas will make an appearance along the East Coast next month after a 17-year hiatus. Sun reporter Scott Dance offers up what you need to know about these mysterious insects.
Lunching with the elephants
Five elephants, stars of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, had “brunch” at Lexington Market this afternoon after marching up Eutaw Street under a crisp blue sky. They dined on bananas, lettuce and watermelons and were cheered by scores of excited spectators who crowded the market’s parking lot.
The elephants were joined by several circus clowns and an emcee in an effort to promote the “Dragons” circus show which runs through this weekend.
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Picture This: March 20 in Baltimore
From dinosaurs to pets and the Inner Harbor, here’s a random sampling of photos submitted by Sun readers that chronicle a day in the life of Baltimore. Click to view more submissions.
Mexican biker priest shares God through rock ‘n’ roll
Photographer Daniel Becerril documented unconventional Catholic priest Adolfo Huerta, known as “Gofo,” who likes rock music, dyes his hair red, dresses in black, and enjoys riding his motorcycle. Huerta, who was ordained five years ago, found God and the priesthood while studying philosophy at the Pontifical University in Mexico City and working with HIV-positive patients and sex workers as a social activist. He says it is important to demystify faith and accept people’s differences without judgement, and in his sermons he references rock songs, quotes books and tells jokes.
Argentine cardinal elected as new pope, named Pope Francis
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the new pope by the Papal conclave on Wednesday. His selected name: Pope Francis. He is the first Jesuit to become pope.
50 years of the Hula Hoop® in Baltimore and beyond
On March 5, 1963, Wham-O’s co-founder, Arthur “Spud” Melin patented the Hula Hoop® (U.S. Patent Number 3,079,728). However, the folks at Wham-O can’t technically claim to be the first to spin hoops around their midsections. For centuries, many cultures have been using hoops for exercise and religious ceremonies. It just so happens that the sock hoppin’ 50’s and the gyrating hips of a king meant the time was right for the toy makers to introduce their hoop en mass to the hip-shaking American youth. The first modern Hula Hoop was first marketed 1958 leading to hundreds of millions of units sold before Wham-O’s patent was even granted.