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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Photo-shoot Thursday: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) at Center for American Progress, talking about universal child care and health care programs she began in #NewMexico. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, seated and smiling, holding a microphone, before a blue backdrop.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

New on YouTube and the National Press Club site: Update-1 #podcast with veteran photojournalist Ken Hawkins, enhanced with synchronized slideshow of Ken's photos. Ken is a participant in this year's NPC members photo exhibit, continuing through 30 Sept. Photo […] [Original post on journa.host]

B&W photo of Jimmy Carter in 1976 holding a newspaper with headline: Carter Wins

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Second of two shoots on Friday, Hands Around the Kennedy Center demonstration. Shown here: A demonstrator entered the fenced-off plaza around the Kennedy Center, and was quickly apprehended by security guards, who escorted her off the plaza. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of an older woman in a brown hat surrounded by three security guards wearing white hard hats.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

First of two shoots on Friday, humanitarians Denis Mukwege and José Andrés at the Atlantic Council. More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and… #Photography #NewsPhotography #WashingtonDC

Photo of Denis Mukwege and José Andrés, seated and shaking hands.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

The National Press Club’s 27th annual members #photography exhibit is now live in the Club’s main lobby in downtown Washington, D.C. through the end of September. This year’s exhibit is the largest ever, with 237 images submitted by 55 NPC members. An exhibit […] [Original post on journa.host]

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Visited the National Book Festival today at the D.C. Convention Center. Here's a family book reading session, one of the many large crowds. More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and… #Photography #Books #NationalBookFestival #WashingtonDC

Photo of a large group of young families with children listening to an author read his children's book.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

We made a visit yesterday to the Arlington County Fair, with displays indoors and rides/food/fun outdoors. Shown here: A country naturalist displays a corn snake found in Arlington, and a soap bubble machine is a big hit with kids. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a child covered in soap bubbles with his mom.

Photo of a corn snake wrapped around the hand of its handler.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026

Put this in the category of "Jobs I wouldn't do for all the tea in China." Photo'd yesterday morning on F Street NW in D.C. A couple more shots like this at technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and… #Photography #StreetPhotography #Urban #WashingtonDC

Photo of an office building window washer hanging by a cable overhead.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

The Technology News & Literature portfolio at the Alamy photo agency has new images of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and television journalist Catherine Herridge available for download. Sen. Cortez Masto spoke on 29 July at the Center for American Progress […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto speaking at a lectern into a microphone, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

Photo of Catherine Herridge speaking at a lectern into a microphone, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Visited Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax County, south of Alexandria, #Virginia again yesterday. The wetlands were covered with white swamp rose mallow flowers, first time I've seen them in large numbers. #Photography #NaturePhotography Shown here: great blue […] [Original post on journa.host]

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

Today was LibraryFest at #Arlington (Va.) Central #Library: Musical performances, #art demonstrations, #crafts, #history, games, and food. Shown here: ink-making demonstration #Photography #NewsPhotography More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and…

A woman in protective goggles displays ink-making techniques for a young observer in foreground.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

We had a rollicking good time at Thursday's #ska dance party at Wonderland Ballroom, put on by Bluebeat DC. Here are The Scrub Ups with our nephew Adam Kotok on mandolin. Opening the show were Be Decent, another New York ska band. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a band on stage with a pedal steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin and drums, with a dancer in the foreground.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

The National Press Club holds its 27th annual members photography exhibit again this September, which TechNewsLit is organizing for the 11th straight year. Participation in the show, where content creators share their visual stories with colleagues and potential […] [Original post on journa.host]

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

The Supreme Court today stopped the immediate firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from the Fed board. Exclusive recent photos of Cook are available from the TechNewsLit portfolio at the Alamy photo agency. www.alamy.com/portfolio/1317563.html […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sitting before a Brookings Institution backdrop, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

We went to the annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival in Arlington yesterday, always great fun, and caught two artists: Stacy Brooks and Amani Burnham, shown here. Brooks is a local D.C. blues artist, with a dance-party vibe. Burnam is much more of a concert […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a blues guitarist singing in the foreground and bass guitarist in the background.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

My photo from the Old Glory DC open practice in March is now the Big Picture feature (pp 26-27) in the June print issue of Washingtonian magazine. Old Glory DC is the area's Major League #Rugby Franchise. #Photography #SportsPhotography #MajorLeagueRugby […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a rugby practice scrum, with a coach looking over the players.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026

Photoshoot yesterday: Politico Security Summit. #Politico journalists interviewed U.S. senators and representatives, a former Homeland Security secretary, member of the German parliament, several DoD technologists, and the exiled crown prince of Iran. The […] [Original post on journa.host]

Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA, left) and Michael Turner (R-OH) seated on white chairs, before a Politico backdrop.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

Photos of Old Glory DC #rugby match vs. California Legion, 26 Apr at George Mason Univ. stadium, now available at a TechNewsLit gallery on Smugmug. technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and… All images in the gallery carry a Creative […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of rugby players tackling a ball carrier.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Photo-shoot this morning: AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, talking about worker protections and consultations at companies implementing A.I. Prepared remarks and interview with Bloomberg's Zach Cohen, also NPC secretary. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of Liz Shuler seated in front of a blue National Press Club backdrop.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026

New members of #Congress #photos added to TechNewsLit portfolio on #Alamy: Rep. Greg Murphy, R-NC (left) and Kim Schrier, D-WA, interviewed last week at #Axios event on specialty health care access. TechNewsLit portfolio […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a seated Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC), in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

Photo of a seated Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA), in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 19/04/2026

University of #Iowa inducted two new members of the School of #Journalism and Mass Communications (SJMC) hall of fame Saturday (17 Apr.): Randy Evans and Robert Logan, PhD. More #photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/Travel…

Photo of Randy Evans speaking at a lectern.

Photo of Robert Logan speaking at a lectern.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

Photo-shoot today: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) at the National Press Club. Khanna gave opening remarks that sure sounded like a presidential campaign speech, then answered questions from NPC president Mark Schoeff. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks behind a lectern with a microphone.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

I’ve not had many opportunities to shoot on-field sports photos, so when Old Glory DC, our local Major League #Rugby franchise, announced an open practice in nearby Fairfax, Virginia, I jumped at the chance. #Photography #SportsPhotography TechNewslit Explores […] [Original post on journa.host]

Ground-level photo of a rugby scrum with the ball entering on the opposite side.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Peak blooms today on the Japanese cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. #Photography #WashingtonDC More photos: technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/DC-and…

Photo of two bunches of white cherry blossoms on a tree trunk.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

Photo of this year's best supporting actor winner Sean Penn available in the TechNewsLit portfolio at the Alamy agency. #SeanPenn #Oscars #Photography #NewsPhotography #NationalPressClub #Hollywood www.alamy.com/search/lightbox/63116…

Photo of Sean Penn speaking behind a lectern at the National Press Club, Mar. 2024.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026

New today on TechNewsLit Explores: Plaque installed for Capitol Police wounded in mob attack on Jan. 6 ... at 4 am. With our photos of those officers from Jan 2026, available only at our Alamy agency portfolio […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of officer Harry Dunn at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Michael Fanone at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Aquilino Gonell at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

Photo of officer Daniel Hodges at the National Press Club, 6 Jan. 2026.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

New on TechNewsLit Explores ... Latest data and trends worry economist Jared Bernstein, who we photo'd for Alamy in January ... write.as/technewslit/jared-bernstei…

Photo of economist Jared Bernstein holding a microphone, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2026

New exclusive photo sets at the TechNewsLit portfolio on #Alamy: state governors in the government-political collection. www.alamy.com/search/lightbox/63115… Shown here: Wes Moore of Maryland. And in the media-business collection […] [Original post on journa.host]

Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, seated before a blue background.

Jonathan Martin of Politico seated before a blue background.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

Photo-shoot yesterday: Politico 2026 Governors Summit. Photo'd Wes Moore of Maryland, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, Spencer Cox of Utah, and Mike DeWine of Ohio. Spencer Cox was the most impressive, and not just because of his socks. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of L-R: Interviewer Adam Wren of Politico, Gov. Wes Moore and Gov. Kevin Stitt before a blue Politico Governors Summit backdrop

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

We fly home tomorrow from #Arizona with plenty of red rocks photos, but also funky little towns, fascinating people, ancient civilization artifacts, and wildlife. Photo gallery ... technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/Travel… […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of cactus plants growing out of red rock formations.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2026

We're visiting #Sedona, #Arizona for a few days and going ga-ga over the red rock formations. Overcast and rainy today. Hoping for sunshine tomorrow. Shown here: budding cactus near the Chapel of the Holy Cross, a church built into the rocks south of Sedona […] [Original post on journa.host]

Budding cactus plant with blurred red rock formations in the background.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026

A group of Buddhist monks, known as the Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya, crossed #Arlington, #Virginia on 10 Feb. 2026, on its 2,300 mile journey from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. I took these photos about one mile from Chain Bridge across the […] [Original post on journa.host]

#Photography #NewsPhotography #WalkForPeace

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

Photoshoot yesterday: #Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson at the National Press Club, where he spoke about the threat to democracy from the Trump administration and answered questions from Club president Mark Schoef, shown here with Johnson. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

L-R: National Press Club president Mark Schoef and Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson, 28 Jan. 2026.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

Photo-shoot today: Former Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel talked about education and other topics at Center for American Progress. If I didn't know better, I'd say the guy is running for president. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel sitting in front of a blue background, with his right arm extended and pointing to the right.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called for the Democratic Party to take more of an economic populist stance on issues rather than cater to rich donors. She was then interviewed by National Press Club president-elect Mark Schoef, a business writer for CQ-Roll Call […] [Original post on journa.host]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) surrounded by reporters and cameras at the National Press Club, 12 Jan. 2026.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

Photo-shoot last night: Jan. 6, Five Years Later. Organized and produced by the Jim Acosta Show. Featured police officers injured on Capitol Hill (shown here), former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and other commentators. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of four U.S. Capitol and D.C. police officers speaking at "Jan. 6, Five Years Later" program, 6 Jan. 2026.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026

Probably my most-viewed photo ever is of Highmark Stadium, then Ralph Wilson Stadium, shot in Sept. 2014. As the Buffalo Bills get ready to play maybe their last game ever in that stadium, I tell how that photo came about in today's TechNewsLit Explores […] [Original post on journa.host]

Panorama photo of the Buffalo Bills stadium, Sept. 2014.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025

I somehow missed the #Alexandria, #Virginia waterfront holiday show with Santa Claus on waterskis for the past 39 years. Not ths year. Plus the fireboat hose demonstrations were pretty cool. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

A waterskiier in a Santa Claus suit waves to onlookers.

A fireboat demonstrates all of its firehoses at one time.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Photo-shoot yesterday: #Axios event on permitting legislation. Interviews with Rep. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Bechtel chairman Brendan Bechtel, shown here More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Brendan Bechtel, chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corp. 9 Dec. 2025.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

New photos available exclusively from the D.C. Notables gallery on the TechNewsLit collection at the Alamy photo agency: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). www.alamy.com/portfolio/1317563/dcn… #Photography #NewsPhotography […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaking behind a lectern.

Head and shoulers photo of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) with a backdrop from the Alzheimer's Association.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2025

The DoD investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is making #news today. See our report: write.as/technewslit/report-sen-mar… Also in recent news: Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of a seated Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) gesturing with his right hand.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 19/11/2025

Photo-shoot today: #Politico policy outlook for #financial #cybercrimes, with interviews of Reps Jim Himes (D-CT) and David Schweikert (R-AZ), plus industry experts. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of interview of Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) before a Politico backdrop.

Photo of interview with Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) before a Politico backdrop.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025

As the six-part series "American Revolution" begins on PBS, photos of filmmaker and major funder David Rubenstein are available exclusively from the TechNewsLit portfolio at the Alamy photo agency. www.alamy.com/portfolio/1317563.html #KenBurns #PBS #AmericanRevolution

Photo of filmmaker Ken Burns, in an Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2025

Latest photo-shoot: Voice of America staff in lawsuit against Agency for Global Media at National Press Club, 12 Nov. 2025. Shown here: Plaintiffs (R-L) Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Photo of three women from VOA suing Agency for Global Media, one holding a microphone and speaking.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 04/11/2025

Photo-shoot yesterday: #FederalReserve governor Lisa Cook, at the #Brookings Institution. Almost the entire discussion dealt with #economics, and not Trump's attempt to fire her from the Fed Board of Governors. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

ALT: Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook behind a lectern speaking at the Brookings Institution, 3 Nov. 2025.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2025

Photo-shoot last night ... Law professor, former U.S. attorney, and MSNBC commentator Joyce Vance at the National Press Club. Vance was interviewed by AP law enforcement editor and NPC president Mike Balsamo More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Joyce Vance at the National Press Club, 23 Oct. 2025.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025

Joined the #NoKings rally today in D.C. Very much of a street party vibe. Impromptu DJ in a chicken suit provided the music. Photos show signs, banners, and costumes. Signs ranged from clever to angry to intellectual to raunchy […] [Original post on journa.host]

Man holding a sign, "Stop kidnapping my neighbors", while giving the finger with his other hand.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025

A new collection of stock photos from the Alamy agency is available for news stories and features about electric power. Photos show wind turbines, an old coal-fired power plant, utility sub-station, and power lines […] [Original post on journa.host]

Electric utility substation in Alamy frame and watermarks.

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Alan Kotok @technewslit.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2025

Photo-shoot last night: Reception and conversation with Radio Free Europe reporter and former Russian prisoner Alsu Kurmasheva at the National Press Club. More photos […] [Original post on journa.host]

Alsu Kurmasheva speaking into a hand-held microphone.

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