Pictures of the Day

Long lost negs from Mexico

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:47:31 +0000

Youth wait for a dance to begin in San Martin, near Cuetzalan, Puebla.

A boy and his brother try to push to the front of the crowd to get a better view of the dancing. San Martin, Cuetzalan, Puebla.

The scene near the base of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, an enormous archeological site near Mexico City.

A view of the Templo Mayor at the Palenque archeological site in Chiapas, Mexico.

The tower inside the complex known as the “Palace” at Palenque, thought to have been used for astronomical observations.

Ron Paul Rally in Philly

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:46:01 +0000

22 April 2012 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul leaves the press tent after speaking to a lively crowd at a rally in Philadelphia in front of Independence Hall, two days before the Pennsylvania Republican Primary.

Holy Friday Crucifixion

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:46:26 +0000

06 April 2012 — Members of South Philadelphia’s Latino immigrant community staged a re-enactment of the crucifixion to celebrate Good Friday.

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Iphone Diptychs

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:21:26 +0000

Vick Press Conference

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:05:41 +0000

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick gave an impromptu press conference after speaking to students at Simon Gratz High in north Philadelphia about the consequences of dog fighting and proper treatment of animals for the Humane Society of the United States. At the press conference, the questions were all football.

Pets for Life event in North Philly

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:54:36 +0000

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:25:34 +0000

Janeka Peace, co-founder of Shooting4Success, cries as she talks about her cousin Rashawn’s death at the Abbotsford Homes in northwest Philadelphia, near the place where 18-year-old Rashawn “Shawnee” Anderson was shot on February 7, 2011. Though the crime remains unsolved, it is believed that his death was part of a long-standing fued between youths at the Abbotsford Homes and others from nearby Allegheny Avenue.

Mariachi moment

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:50:14 +0000

A member of Mariachi Flores–one of the Philadelphia area’s oldest mariachi groups–talks on the phone before a performance at a bar in south Jersey.

Philly SPCA

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:07:33 +0000

Feb. 18, 2012. Two dogs up for adoption wait in pens at the Philadelphia SPCA.
Photograph ©Charles Mostoller 2012 for the Humane Society of the United States.

Chinese New Year – Lions Dance

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:28:29 +0000