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From the home run swing and ensuing celebration to the post game shaving cream pie in the face, the defining moment pictures were plentiful.

Recently I had a magazine assignment to photograph Christopher Schafer and the miniature skate park he had built in his backyard. Schafer, a clothing designer, has always had a passion for skateboarding so he built a 16-by-30-foot half-pipe in his yard.

As the season is set to begin next week and the Orioles are about to head north for the season, Baltimore Sun photographer Lloyd Fox looks back at his time in Sarasota, Florida with a some video highlights.

Last Thursday I covered the Poly vs. Stephen Decatur boys’ high school basketball semifinals in College Park. The game made for some great action pictures including several high-flying dunks.

Will Davis is an aspiring photographer. As he traveled around Europe this offseason, collecting stamps on his passport, the

In May, Jen Grow's book picked up the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize, which comes with $20,000. Last November, she won a $6,000 Ruby Artist Project Grant for a project to pair images taken by the photographer Craig Lammes with an essay Grow is writing about dismantling her father's house after his death.

The tears streamed down Alix Idrache's face. In the photograph, the streaks reach almost to the high collar of his dress gray uniform.

Police respond to photographer's account of arrest at DIY space

Havre de Grace High School students had an opportunity to hear from four men Friday, men who have worked to be examples of the school's motto: "Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve."

It was several years ago when I made a trip to Las Vegas and in a minute, came across a saying that is nothing but true.

Creators of temporary gallery hope to foster area's arts reputation

Strobist.com, which teaches photographers how to get quality results with small flashes called strobes, currently pulls in three million page views and 250,000 unique visitors a month. Every day, 3,000 people embark on Hobby's free Lighting 101 online course. Those numbers led Time magazine to name the site one of its top 25 blogs in 2010.

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Smith, 55, has lived in the city with his girlfriend, Patricia X, since 2006. A native of Carroll County and 30-year resident of Baltimore city, Smith is a photographer by trade and said he has photographed over 1,000 celebrities including 25 Nobel Peace Prize winners.

The wedding won't have a theme, per se, except to show the unique, shared interests of the couple.

Scholar Russ Breault to bring his multimedia presentation, "Shroud Encounters," to Hopkins tonight

A recap of the season 3 opener of 'Scandal'

Glen Burnie High School art teacher Allison Butler recalled once winning a Kindle e-book during a teacher development session, and last year she secured a $500 camera-purchasing grant for her class

Ronald S. Coddington, an author and editor, who has spent nearly four decades collecting Civil War era cartes de viste, has given life to those African-American soldiers who served in the war with the publication of "African American Faces of the Civil War."

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Baltimore-made "House of Cards" won two technical Emmys Sunday for casting and cinematography.

Actor Clinton Brandhagen's other art form is photography

A look at the Grand Prix of Baltimore through the lenses of the Baltimore Sun and Getty photographers.

Mark P. Becker, Bert J. Hash Jr., Robert "Bobby" Parker and Clark Turner have been announced as the Class of 2013 of the Havre de Grace High School Hall of Fame.

Jeff Brouws and his wife, Wendy Burton, both photographers, spent the better part of a decade attending railroad swap meets and shows rummaging through boxes and stacks of pictures in search of images from the age of steam.

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Event planner, interior designer Stephanie Bradshaw grows Baltimore business

The Columbia Photo Artists' exhibit at the Meeting House Gallery has the punning title "Snap Decisions." It's clear that a lot of planning went into these photographs before they were snapped, because the compositions and lighting are carefully thought out.

Rodgers Forge bicyclist Tom Blanks was severely injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Delaware July 16. Wife Blair Blanks says the crash has not only taken away "the sport he loves" but "a way of life" for the 38-year-old Constellation executive.

Baltimore artist creates works inspired by El Greco painting

James K. Lightner was an 11-year-old Beechfield resident when he joined the crowd in early July 1938 that had gathered at Gettysburg to honor the 2,000 Union and Confederate veterans who had gathered there on hallowed ground to mark the 75th anniversary of the great battle.

David E. Traub, who photographed Baltimore for nearly six decades for the postcard and tourist souvenir business he founded, died of cancer complications Monday at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Slade Avenue resident was 91.

Gladys C. Spare, a retired antiques dealer and artist, died June 22 at the Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, from complications of a fall. She was 94.

Former Ravens cheerleader, WWE diva Stacy Keibler is a diehard Baltimore Ravens fan.

Children and their special moments can be fleeting, making it tough to capture memories on camera

As more gay and lesbian couples prepare for their engagement photos, I recommend searching websites that feature other same-sex couples¿ engagement and wedding photo galleries.

A series of articles and editorials written by members of The Aegis staff about the alarming rise in traffic deaths in Harford County last year - and how law enforcement rushed to address the situation - has been named the best public service journalism in the region last year.

The Baltimore Sun was named Newspaper of the Year on Friday in the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association awards contest and also took home the association's annual honor for "extraordinary efforts" to gain access to public records.

$25,000 awards go to cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski, installation artist Jonathan Latiano and photographer Lynne Parks

In its eighth year, the prestigious award is edging more toward alternate media than ever before

Harford County Public Library is hosting Civil War 150, a series of events including visits from bestselling authors of books about the Civil War, book discussion groups, a special musical performance and exhibitions

Did Don Draper cheat on Megan? That's not really the point of this episode.

Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism.

Ryan Twentey, an advance placement photography teacher at Parkville High School and a resident of Bel Air, won $10,000 this week as one of two national honorees of the ASCD 2013 Outstanding Young Educator Award.

Owl Magazine, the student magazine of Harford Community College in Bel Air, recently won national honors in the Apple Awards Competition sponsored by the National College Media Association.