April 29, 2015

The Good, The Bad, and The Hopeful: Photos from the Baltimore Cleanup Effort

Words: Cara Ober

MICA Professor Nate Larson and a group of photography students took to the Baltimore streets near MICA on Tuesday, April 28 to document and help with the clean up efforts after looting and fires from the night before. What they have brought back is a mixture of images, not all positive or all negative, but the reality of Baltimore a day after riots near the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues.

Photos by Nate Larson, Lara Davidson, Zeina Zeitoun, Lynn Hunter, and Kris LaRosa.

_DSC0175 — Lynn Hunter. Clean up effort by local community starts early, before 9:00 a.m. at Save A Lot on McMechen St.

_DSC0183 — Lynn Hunter. Clean up effort by local community starts early before 9:00 a.m. at Save A Lot on McMechen St.

_DSC0184 — Lynn Hunter. Clean up effort by local community starts early before 9:00 a.m. at Save A Lot on McMechen St.

_DSC0191 — Lynn Hunter. Clean up effort by local community starts early before 9:00 a.m. at Save A Lot on McMechen St.

_DSC0267 — Lynn Hunter. Businesses along North Ave. have sustained damage from Monday night.

_DSC0269 — Lynn Hunter. Volunteers from all over the city come together to help the area.

_DSC0297 — Lynn Hunter. Volunteers from all over the city come together to help the area.

_DSC0321 — Lynn Hunter. Police barricade North Ave. during Clean up efforts.

_DSC0345 — Lynn Hunter. CVS on North Ave. is damaged beyond repair. Clean up efforts still continue.

_DSC0353 — Lynn Hunter. CVS on North Ave. is damaged beyond repair. Clean up efforts still continue.

_DSC0366 — Lynn Hunter. CVS on North Ave. is damaged beyond repair. Clean up efforts still continue.

_DSC0376 — Lynn Hunter. CVS on North Ave. is damaged beyond repair. Clean up efforts still continue.

_DSC0392 — Lynn Hunter. Police dressed in riot gear get in formation to clear out the sidewalks and streets during clean up.

_DSC0400 — Lynn Hunter. Police dressed in riot gear get in formation to clear out the sidewalks and streets during clean up.

_DSC0406 — Lynn Hunter. Man from Prayer, Stop.org prays for Baltimore amid the clean up.

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Lara Davidson — Lara Davidson. From Birth.

registering to vote — Lara Davidson. Registering to Vote.

staying focused — Lara Davidson. Staying Focused.

untitled — Lara Davidson

SONY DSC — Kris LaRosa

Kris Larosa — Kris LaRosa

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Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.48.44 PM — Nate Larson

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Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.53.17 PM — Nate Larson

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Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.52.59 PM — Nate Larson

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Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.52.10 PM — Nate Larson

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Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.49.45 PM — Nate Larson

Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.49.17 PM — Nate Larson

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Nate Larson is a Photography Professor at MICA. See more of his work here and here.

Lara Davidson is a MICA Photography Major, class of 2017.

Zeina Zeitoun is a MICA Photography Major, class of 2017. See more of her work here.

Lynn Hunter is a MICA Photography Major, class of 2017. See more of her work here.

Kris Larosa is a MICA Photography and Humanistic Studies Major, class of 2017. See more of her work here.

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