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2012: My Year in Pictures


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Here are some of my favorite pictures from 2012, mostly in chronological order and all taken with my iPhone … Here’s hoping you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them…

When 2012 started, I was still on the West Coast for my Occutour project. This picture was taken January 1, 2012 on a train going from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles.
I took this picture from the train, just north of Santa Barbara, California.
There are pelicans all over the boardwalk in Santa Barbara.
And I met Eddie on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. He was an early inspiration for my Homeless Like Me project. You can see me taking his picture in the window reflection.
From Southern California, I went to Tucson, Arizona – one of my favorite cities in America. This is the view from the backside of Mt. “A” which overlooks the town.
On my way back East, I got to spend Martin Luther King Day in Atlanta, outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was the minister.
When I finally returned to Rhode Island, it was time to take over RI Future. This was Mayor Angel Taveras’ State of the City address, my very first assignment for the blog. Brian Hull was still the publisher!
The State House session was in full swing too. In this picture, Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien pleads with the Senate Finance Committee to pass Gov. Chafee’s municipal aid relief package as Linc looks on.
Downtown Providence from the roof of the old Narragansett Electric Building.
Ray Sullivan, of Marriage Equality Rhode Island, and Gov. Chafee celebrate his executive order recognizing same sex marriages from other states.
Of course, the big story of the year in Rhode Island was the collapse of 38 Studios, and Lux Burger got about as close as anyone in the Ocean State to Curt Schilling with this sign.
Ah, Rhode Island in the springtime…
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was one of the biggest stars on the political stage as he introduced the Buffett Rule bill and kept the pressure high on Obamacare.
Those who follow me on Twitter have to endure a lot of picture of Greenwich Cove.
Downtown Providence is another favorite subject of mine. This picture is from the Point Street Bridge.
The deck of the Ocean Mist in Matunuck.
A rainbow over Greenwich Cove.
The Superman Building.
The State House in the springtime.
Teresa Tanzi, Pat Crowley and George Nee look over the first clues of what is included in the House Finance Committee budget proposal.
John Joyce campaigns for the Homeless Bill of Rights.
Waterplace Park and downtown Providence at night.
Rep. Lisa Baldelli Hunt and Jon Brien on the last night of the legislative session.
Liz Warren, before she was a Senator, at Netroots Nation in Providence.
Southeast Light, Block Island.
Before an early morning kayak trip on Narragansett Bay.
A fisherman nets some baby squid in Greenwich Cove.
Dutch Island.
Anthony Gemma ran one of the dirtiest campaigns in Rhode Island history. I took this picture of him right before the Gemmapalooza press conference.
An osprey in a tree above Greenwich Cove.
Bill Rappleye, Stephanie Mandeville DaSilva and Bill Fischer are engrossed in the campaign via their smart phones.
Ft. Wetherill in Jamestown at sunrise.
Greenwich Cove in the fall.
A fitting end to Mike Riley’s failed campaign for Congress.
Hurricane Sandy slams into Jamestown with the Newport Bridge in the background.
Joe Borrasi reads by the light of a soda machine at Harrington Hall.
Downtown Providence.
The nativity scene outside of the Amicable Congregational Church in Tiverton.
Greenwich Cove sunrise.