BEST IN THE SHOW:Ann Wang Boston University
Title: The Green Harbor Project
01. News 1st – Nicholas Pfosi Tufts University
Photo Title: Resistance
Individuals in the South Bay Correctional Facility animate in their windows during the Indict America rally in Boston on November 25th, 2014.
2nd – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Allston Fire
September 2, 2014 – Firefighters respond to a 9-alarm fire on Harvard Terrace in Boston, Mass.
3rd – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Black Lives Matter
November 25, 2014 – Protestors march through Roxbury in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.
HM – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Black Lives Matter
December 4, 2014 – A man reacts during a protest on the Boston Common after the grand jury in Staten Island, N.Y., decided not to indict Officer Daniel Panteleo in the death of Eric Garner.
HM – Smaranda Tolosano Boston University
Photo Title: Chanting for Charlie
On the Place de l’Hotel de Ville in Aix-en-Provence, France, a supporter with “Charlie” written on her cheek chants during demonstrations honoring the victims of the Charlie Hebdo shooting on January 8.
02. Feature 1st – Kyle Spencer New England School of Photography
Photo Title: Procession for Lent in Antigua Guatemala
Cucuruchos carry the float that is adorned with Jesus carrying the cross as part of the Santa Ana procession in Antigua Guatemala on the 3rd Sunday of Lent
2nd – Ann Wang Boston University
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A Karen refugee from Myanmar, Su Mei, 11, and a volunteer (right) from the University of Massachusetts playspelling games on the white board during an after school homework help program.
3rd – Nicholas Pfosi Tufts University
Photo Title: Intrigue
At the Koppelman Family Gallery, three guests admire a series of video portraits in the Aidekman Art Center on September 11th, 2014.
HM – Nicholas Pfosi Tufts University
Photo Title: Loss
Members of the Tufts community join together in a candlelit moment of silent reflection following the triple homicide of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.
HM – Andrew Schwartz Endicott College
Photo Title: WAITING FOR SPRING
Many New Englanders may have hated the winter of 2014-15, which brought record snowfall to the Boston area, But this squirrel doesn’t seem to mind as he munches on a piece of bread following an early March snowstorm.
HM – Kiera Blessing Boston University
Photo Title: The Bubble
April 3, 2015 – From left, Tess Anderson, 6; Archie Kean, 7; Liadan Flanagan, 9; and Fintan Flanagan, 5, play with bubbles blown by Harvard College students in Harvard Yard.
HM – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Roller Disco Party
June 27, 2014 – A roller disco party takes place at City Hall Plaza in Boston, Mass.
03. Sport 1st – James Noah Sparkman Boston University
Photo Title: “One day I’ll go Pro”
Everett high school fullback DJ MacDonald talks with school cheerleaders during the final normal season game of his high school career.
T2nd – Parker Fish Endicott College
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Rasheed Adigun (hat) leads the way as fans swarm the court to celebrate Endicott’s 90-70 victory over Wentworth College to clinch the 2014-14 Commonwealth Coast Conference championship. MacDonald Gymnasium, Beverly, MA, 2/28.
T2nd – Kristina McNamara Endicott College
Photo Title: Rundown
Caught in a rundown while trying to steal second base, Endicott’s Cam Farnam is pursued by Eastern Nazarine College’s second baseman Jeremy Wagner who threw to first to make the out. Fourth inning action, North Field, Beverly, MA, 3/27.
3rd – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: BU vs MC
March 13, 2015 – Boston University’s Jack Eichel skates as he is introduced in a pre-game ceremony of a Men’s Hockey East playoffs quarterfinal game against Merrimack College at Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass.
HM – Taylor Drake Endicott College
Photo Title: Jubilation
Nick Berno is hugged by Michael Cahill, as his teammates join the celebration, after scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning of a scoreless tie at North Field, Beverly, MA. Endicott defeated Eastern Nazarine College 1-0, sweeping a doubleheader.
HM – Ann Wang
Photo Title: Prof George Church
Radcliffe Women’s Heavyweight Crew Roster last practice on water before the Head of the Charles Regatta 2014. By Ann Wang
HM – Parker Fish Endicott College
Photo Title: Tough Loss
Eastern Nazarene third baseman Cameron Fiorentino walks to the dugout as Endicott players celebrate (background,) after Endicott won a dramatic victory in the bottom of the 11th inning 1-0. North Field, Beverly, MA, 03/27.
04. Portrait/Personality 1st – Nicholas Pfosi Tufts University
Photo Title: Gaming
Tijan plays on his Nintendo DS while their family hangs out in their Fall River apartment before Whitney and Musa leave for a REAL program dinner in Dowling Hall on Saturday, January 10th, 2015.
2nd – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Susumu Ito
March 21, 2015 – Susumu Ito, 95, relaxes in his office at home in Wellesley, Mass.
3rd – Ann Wang Boston University
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Singer and music song writer Green from the American Orphan eats his dinner on the sofa on Sammy’s Patio before going on stage to perform. Green ,who grew up in fosters families, has always been passionate about singing, but wasn’t able to perform for the past four years due to contract conflicts.
HM – Ann Wang Boston University
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Laoshi Su, a tea farmer who was born and raised in Huangtian village, a former PE teacher at the village school before it was relocated to town.
HM – Ann Wang Boston University
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“Life depending on the sea is never easy, but I enjoyed it a lot.” said 67 year-old Herbert Bassett at Cape Code.
HM – Nikita Vishaka Sampath Boston University
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A woman passes a woman in a pastry shop in Chinatown, Boston
HM – Michael DeSocio Boston University
Photo Title: Willie Brown
Willie Brown takes a break from his yardwork at his home in Roxbury.
05. Picture Story 1st – Ann Wang Boston University
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The rapper from American Orphans, Raw black, attends his last month of probation program in Roxbury, Boston. With one month left with his probation, 21 year-old Raw Black is hoping that music can bring him away from his troubled past.Raw Black preparing a joint at the house he shares with the singer from American Orphans, Green.Members of American Orphans making a music video using a cellphone device.American Orphans was formed 2 years ago. They chose American Orphans as their name because both of them at some point of their lives were left alone either by their families or the system.American Orphans taking a selfie before recording a radio show at Fields Corner, Boston.Green and the manager of American Orphan (back) listening to advice from a radio host. Green who grew up in fosters families, has always been passionate about singing, but wasn’t able to perform for the past four years due to contract conflicts.The manager of American Orphan who is also Raw Black’s mother, Katine Hay, sits on the floor in the corner of the recording room.The members of American Orphan fixing the car before the drive to perform at Revere Beach, Boston.Katine Hay and the members of American Orphan waiting patiently for their turn to perform on stage at Sammy’s Patio, Revere Beach, Boston.Green, preparing the music at the DJ booth before performing on stage at Sammy’s Patio, Revere Beach, Boston.“I just don’t ever lose focus on the mission at hand. It’s all part of the plan.” These are lyrics from Part of the Plan by American Orphans, a music group with singer Green and rapper Raw Black based in Dorchester, Boston.The American Orphans.
2nd – Jun Tsuboike Boston University
Photo Title: Black Lives Matter
December 4, 2014 – A man reacts during a protest on the Boston Common after the grand jury in Staten Island, N.Y., decided not to indict Officer Daniel Panteleo in the death of Eric Garner.November 25, 2014 – Protestors march next to the South Bay House of Correction in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.November 25, 2014 – Protestors attempt to enter the I-93 highway in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.November 25, 2014 – Protestors attempt to enter the I-93 highway in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.November 25, 2014 – A police officer strangles a man as other protestors attempt to push their way onto the I-93 highway in Boston, Mass.November 25, 2014 – A woman collects signs from the ground as protestors retreat from the I-93 highway entrance in Boston, Mass.December 2, 2014 – Students at Boston University write messages for Michael Brown’s family at a candlelight vigil held at Marsh Plaza in Boston, Mass.November 25, 2014 – A police officer arrests a woman during a protest in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.November 25, 2014 – A woman shouts at police officers in Boston, Mass., during a protest after the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.December 4, 2014 – Protestors lie on the ground in a “die-in” demonstration at Park Street station in Boston, Mass., after the grand jury in Staten Island, N.Y., decided not to indict Officer Wilson.
3rd – Kyle Spencer New England School of Photography
Photo Title: A program participant reclines at Talita Cumi
Talita Cumi is a drug and alcohol treatment center in Jocotenango, Guatemala. Boredom is very common at Talita Cumi where there is a mandatory 3 month stay before you may check out.Some members of the program play pool to help pass the time.Elbis practices his breakdancing as other group members lift weights or relax.One of the program members bathes in the early morning.Three men lay in the initial treatment room. These men will live, eat and sleep here for the first two weeks of they’re stay until the staff deems them clean and healthy enough to join the rest of the group.A recent admittant to the program. He was a previous participant in the program who was found by staff members passed out drunk back in town after a relapse.A priest and other members of his congregation “cleanse” the participants in the program at Talita Cumi.The daily group prayer before the men are served their lunch.Frederico is one of the few in the group who hails from someplace other than Guatemala. He is originally from Spain.The meals at Talita Cumi is cooked on a wood fired stove. All of the food and wood are donated to the program by various benefactors.Some members of the program perform the duty of handing out lunch to their comrades.Two members of the program hang and take done laundry from the clothes lines.
HM – Ann Wang Boston University
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Carlos, 14. He came to the U.S from Portugal and was introduced to wrestling by his teachers and classmates one year ago.Carlos wrestles with his couch Jose Valenzuela during after-school practice.“If I don’t wrestle, I will probably stay home and play my xbox while eating junk food,” said Carlos.Due to his parents frequent trips back to Portugal, Carlos is living mostly with his 25-year-old sister.Carols trying to get his 5 year-old niece to let him change her diapers.Carlos teaching his niece how to shower.“When you do this often enough, you will know how to take care of the babies,” said Carlos.Carlos resting on the sofa after showing his niece.Because his parents are usually aboard, Carlos relies on foot or catching a ride from teachers to commit to school or wrestling practices.Carlos’s first time attending the Massachusetts Youth Wrestling Association Tournament 2015.Wrestlers cheering each other before stepping into the match.Carlos took the third place for the Massachusetts Youth Wrestling Association Tournament 2015.
HM – Ann Wang Boston University
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Su, a tea farmer, was born and raised in Huangtian village. He was a physical education teacher at the village school before it was relocated to the town, January 6, 2015.Huangtian in Anhui provence in China, quiet village between hills of tea plantations, has been designated as an historical site by the government, which has prompted reconstruction of its old houses and the building of a parking lot and ticket booth at the entrance to the village.“I’m sad. I fed the pig with my own hands every day for a year and soon the pig will be dead,” said Su’s sister in law, January 5, 2015.The butchers trying to catch the pig.Villagers collect the blood from the slaughtered pig, January 5, 2015.Lighting firework is part of the traditional while slaughtering a pig in Huangtian village.Rain poured down while the men continued to work, January 5, 2015.The raw pork was left to cool off on the floor in the living room while men enjoy dinner, January 5,A ticket booth was installed at the entrance of Huangtian village.Construction work is underway to make Huangtian village a tourist destination, January 6, 2015.Poster seen in a villager’s house in Huangtian village, showing Chairman Mao and central committee members from the ruling Communist Party, January 6, 2015.A scene in the village.
HM – Pankaj Khadka Boston University
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My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.My current project is documentation of life on Blue Hill Avenue, a four-mile nerve that stretches through Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods outside of Boston. No different from many low-income, high risk communities where life thrives, exists and ceases on the streets, my work explores the everyday lives of the people who reside, work or commute in the Mattapan section of Blue Hill.
HM – Pankaj Khadka Boston University
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Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Peter Brown, 50, from Boston, joins the protests against a New York’s grand jury decision to not indict Daniel Pantaleo, a white male police officer whose chokehold on Eric Garner, an unarmed black man,resulted in Garner’s death.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. A police officer stands guard at a barricade that prevent protestors from getting close to the tree lighting ceremony at Boston Common on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Protestors chanted slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” and “I can’t breath” as they stood at Boston Common during the tree lighting ceremony on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Boston and State police stand behind the Massachusetts State House gates as hundreds gather outside demanding justice for Eric Garner, a black man who died of a chokehold by a white police officer in State Island in July.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. A protestor wears a Guy Fawkes mask as protestors march on Boston streets on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Boston and State police officers with plastic restraints during the protests organized to demand justice for Eric Garner, an blackman who died due to a chokehold by a white police officer in State Island in July.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. A protestor joins others as they lie down on Boston streets and stop the traffic flow on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. A protestor lays down in front of Boston Police offcers near the Government Center during the protest.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Protestors lay down on Boston streets and stop the traffic flow in Boston on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Boston and State police officers prevent protestors from getting on the interstate on Thursday night.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Boston and State police officers form a barricade with bicycles as protestors stop the traffic on Mass Turnpike during Thursday night protest.Boston. Dec. 4, 2014. Two protestors were arrested on Mass Turnpike during Thursday night protest.
06. Video
Assets Coming Soon…
1st – Ann Wang Boston University
Title: The Green Harbor Project
2nd – Michael DeSocio Boston University
Title: The Community Gardener
3rd – Ann Wang Boston University
Title: From Freedom Fighter to Top Chef
HM – Nicholas Pfosi Tufts University
Title: Tufts West Hall
HM – Alex Clarke Endicott College
Title: Understanding Wolves
