Sep
25
2009
G20 Protests, sans tear gas and violence
Statues at Carnegie Hall are shrouded...the city is prepared for the worst...
The G20 is in Pittsburgh, right here. The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, in our city. I have a camera, and consider myself an amateur hobbyist with a little bit too much disposable income. What does that all mean? There is no way I was going to sit at home and play video games this week. I went downtown.
I made plans with a group of about 8 guys from flickr to meet downtown and photograph the going’s on. We were apprehensive, careful, uncertain of what to expect. Alarmist warnings abounded in the city, and in our discussion. But, when the day arrived, we were a little disappointed. Continue reading
I'm an engineer by trade, and a photographer by hobby. In the fall of 2007, I bought my first digital SLR, a Nikon D40x, and haven't looked back yet. The majority of my photographic expeditions involve abandoned structures in Western Pennsylvania, but I'm never without my camera while on the road or at a Pirates game, and I have been known to take the occasional photo of a plant.