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Category: Photography

A cat, some flowers and some shade

Seeking shelter from the sun.
Shelter from the sun
Author Dan KennedyPosted on July 10, 2013Categories Photography2 Comments on A cat, some flowers and some shade

Blimp over Danvers

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Author Dan KennedyPosted on July 4, 2013Categories PhotographyTags blimp, Danvers3 Comments on Blimp over Danvers

What they wore

Hats in Copley

Hats at the Boston Marathon Memorial in Copley Square on Saturday night.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on June 2, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Boston Marathon, Copley Square

“Mauve Delight”

Mauve Delight

At Marini Farm in Ipswich.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on May 16, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Ipswich, Marini Farm

Blue, green and gray

Beverly Salem canal

Looking south along the Salem Beverly Waterway Canal from the old bridge in Topsfield.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on May 12, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Salem Beverly Waterway Canal, Topsfield4 Comments on Blue, green and gray

Moment of silence at Northeastern

Moment of silence

People gather on Centennial Common at Northeastern University moments before the 2:50 p.m. moment of silence commemorating the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on April 22, 2013Categories News, PhotographyTags Boston Marathon, moment of silence, Northeastern University

Ho, ho, ho

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Merry Christmas and Happy Spring from Northeastern University.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on March 19, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Northeastern University1 Comment on Ho, ho, ho

The calm after the storm

Blizzard Sunset
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Post-blizzard sunset over Cherry Hill in Beverly.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on February 9, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Beverly, Cherry Hill6 Comments on The calm after the storm

Sunset over Ipswich

Taken late this afternoon on Northgate Road near Russell Orchards. Click on image for larger sizes.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on January 20, 2013Categories PhotographyTags Ipswich, North Shore

Old-school journalism

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Here’s something you don’t see every day: 20 bought-and-paid-for copies of a print newspaper. I got them for class earlier today. My students read online (as do I), but it’s useful to know where certain conventions come from. Hard to explain the editorial and op-ed pages just from looking at a website.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on January 10, 2013Categories Media, PhotographyTags Boston Globe9 Comments on Old-school journalism

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