I had some time to kill before an assignment near the White House and decided to swing by and see if there might be some sort of protest. There always seems to be someone there protesting something. I was disappointed to see nothing was happening so I headed across Pennsylvania Ave. to Lafayette Park looking for some shade.
Turns out that looking for protests at the White House is like that old saying “if you don’t like the weather, wait a while.” Well, it turns out it applies here. No protest? Wait a while, one will show up. And sure enough just as I was getting ready to leave for the assignment, one showed up.
About 50 or so Coptic Americans converged on the White House to voice their grievances over the escalating violations and discrimination against Coptic Christians in Egypt. A Coptic Christian is a native Egyptian Christian. Coptic Christians are among the largest religious minority in Egypt and have faced increasing marginalization over the last 60 years. The protesters came to get the attention of President Obama, who was holding a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Mubarak.
I wandered through the group taking some photos for a few minutes and after hearing that they planned on being there for a while, I decided that I would return after the assignment, which I did.
It was not the most exciting protest, but there where a few good frames. I figure it may come in useful if any publication needs something to illustrate the story with something other than the pool spray from the beginning of the Presidents’ meeting.
Mother Jones picked up my image of President Barack Obama hugging Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) during the State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill Tuesday night. Giffords made only her second return to the House chamber since she was shot in the head last January and just one day before she is to resign [...]
Covering the President’s State of the Union Address (SOTU) at the U.S. Capitol is pretty cool. The event is full of pomp and pageantry but it is also the worst case example of hurry up and wait. Because of the heightened security surrounding the 9:00 p.m. event, it is best to arrive early and before [...]
Hundreds of members of the "Occupy" movement from across the country participate in the Occupy Congress rally on Capitol Hill, calling on lawmakers to have a greater focus on alleviating income inequalities.
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