A woman sings during a protest march as part of an acting troupe visiting Washington DC from Massachusetts.

Photographed: April 19, 2008

A masked woman holds up a sign during a protest against the Church of Scientology at the intersection of 20th Street and Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington DC.

Photographed: April 12, 2008

A message written on the Community Chalkboard in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia attempts to give legal advice to passers-by.

Photographed: March 7, 2007

A small home entertainment center sits next to a large window.

Photographed: April 6, 2008

Notes: This is the very modest entertainment center in my apartment, taken while testing the new Vivitar digital camera, aka "Duckie". Thus, this is the first photo feature taken with Duckie.

Neon sign on the roof of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in downtown Staunton, Virginia.

Photographed: December 23, 2007

A photographer sets up her shot during the "Funk the War" protest, part of a larger series of demonstrations in Washington DC on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War.

Photographed: March 19, 2008

Notes: The photographer in this shot is Isis, whom I've photographed with on a number of occasions.

A Shady Grove-bound train departs Dupont Circle station in Washington DC.

Photographed: November 11, 2007

A mattress lies discarded on the sidewalk along 9th Street NW, in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington DC.

Photographed: December 9, 2007

Interior of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Photographed: April 21, 2007

An activist holds up a red and black flag amongst a crowd of people during the "October Rebellion" protests surrounding the Fall 2007 meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Photographed: October 20, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this event, see October Rebellion in Life and Times.

The John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois rises to the sky, as clouds hide the building's uppermost floors.

Photographed: December 28, 2007

Potomac Hall, a dormitory on the campus of James Madison University, illuminated at night.

Photographed: December 23, 2007

A couple embraces in the middle of the ice rink in Chicago's Millennium Park, as others skate around them.

Photographed: December 30, 2007

Two people pose as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney during the 2005 counter-inaugural protests, at McPherson Square in downtown Washington DC.

Photographed: January 20, 2005

Notes: For more photos from this event, see J20: Counter-Inaugural in Life and Times.

James Madison statue as illuminated at night, on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Photographed: December 23, 2007

A woman waits for an evening train at Library station in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: December 29, 2007

Traffic heads south on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois as seen from the observation deck of the John Hancock Center.

Photographed: December 29, 2007

Pigeons gather around the eternal flame in memory of the armed forces at Daley Plaza in Chicago, Illinois.

Photographed: December 30, 2007

The ISAT/CS Building on the James Madison University campus is lit brightly at night, as the moon shines from above.

Photographed: December 23, 2007

A woman carries a green and black flag at a radical environmental march in Washington DC.

Photographed: December 8, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this event, see It may have been small, but we certainly did have a blast... in the Journal.

People ride the escalators at the south entrance of the Dupont Circle Metro station in Washington DC.

Photographed: December 9, 2007

Snow covers the bare branches of trees in a neighborhood in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: December 5, 2007

Notes: This photo was actually taken off my balcony, and you're viewing the vacant lot next to my building.

A natural gas-powered Orion VII bus operated by Ride On arrives at the Shady Grove Metro station, near Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Photographed: June 22, 2005

Headlights illuminate the sign marking the Blue Ridge Parkway's junction with US 60 in Amherst County, Virginia.

Photographed: November 23, 2007

Various graffiti artists' tags cover a wall at the Consolation of Ruin art show in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 26, 2007

Notes: This photo is part of the Consolation of Ruin photo set in Life and Times.

Farm in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Photographed: September 8, 2007

Police lights illuminate the street in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC during an anti-globalization march.

Photographed: October 19, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this event, see October Rebellion in Life and Times.

Pediment of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Photographed: April 21, 2007

Hundreds crowd the streets during a protest against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.

Photographed: October 20, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this event, see October Rebellion in Life and Times.

Participants in an anti-war march pass by the Washington Convention Center, which was at the time hosting the Washington Auto Show.

Photographed: January 27, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this day, see J27 Anti-War Demonstration in Life and Times.

Water cascades over stones in a fountain at Crandal Mackey Park in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: September 29, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this weekend, see Weekend with Katie in Life and Times.

The postmodern Riverfront Plaza twin towers stand tall against a clear sky in Richmond, Virginia.

Photographed: March 10, 2003

Notes: For more photos from this set, see An Urban Comparison, Richmond in Photography.

Members of RCDC, a Washington-based radical cheerleading squad, perform a cheer at an anti-war demonstration.

Photographed: September 15, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this day, see September 15 Anti-War March in Life and Times.

Cattle stare at a scene outside their pasture in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Photographed: September 8, 2007

The western portal of the Blue Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: May 2, 2006

A very old sign adorns the area in front of a restaurant in Breezewood, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: May 2, 2006

Apples sit for sale in a basket at the Roanoke City Market.

Photographed: March 14, 2003

A woman stares at the sea as waves break around her feet.

Photographed: August 11, 2004

Notes: This photo was taken with the Virginia Beach 2004 photo set. This was the photo feature displayed when the Web site went down due to a server failure on July 18, 2007. The photo feature was temporarily suspended during the subsequent site redesign in order to display site restoration information in the space. This feature enjoyed a second run following the photo feature's reinstatement on August 25.

Activist David Barrows, in costume, poses in front of a line of flares while holding a sign saying, "Do you smell the Bill of Rights burning?"

Photographed: January 23, 2007

Notes: For more photos from this event, see the Journal entry on the 2007 State of the Union Address.

A woman holds up her hands, marked with blue Xs.

Photographed: November 20, 2002

Notes: This photo was taken at an LPCM event during my days at JMU.

The sun shines from behind a cloud over Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Photographed: August 11, 2004

Notes: This image is from the Virginia Beach Vacation photo set in Life and Times.

Demonstrators gather outside the Hotel Washington at the end of a march, as part of the Million Worker March.

Photographed: October 17, 2004

Notes: For more photos from this day, see Million Worker March in Life and Times.

"Borf" graffiti, part of the Consolation of Ruin art show in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 26, 2007

Activist David Barrows, in costume, poses with a sign saying "Splurge on my Surge" at a demonstration during the 2007 State of the Union Address.

Photographed: January 23, 2007

Construction signs warn passersby against continuing beyond their location in Mill Mountain Park in Roanoke, Virginia.

Photographed: April 22, 2007

A chain-link fence surrounds the site of the Watha T. Daniel branch library in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington DC. The facility has been closed since 2004.

Photographed: May 8, 2007

Flowers grow on a tree in springtime on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Photographed: April 2, 2003

Notes: This photo is part of the Springtime Blossoms set in Photography.

Various writings and drawings on the Community Chalkboard on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Photographed: March 7, 2007

A woman waits as a train arrives at the Fort Totten Metro station in Washington DC.

Photographed: April 24, 2007

The Rotunda, at the head of the University of Virginia's academical village.

Photographed: April 21, 2007

Notes: For more information on the "academical village", see UVa's site.