Witnessing History | Obama Inauguration Photoblog

Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the inauguration of President Barack H. Obama. The picture above was taken from my perch on the roof overlooking the National Mall, witnessing history unfold alongside 1.8 million fellow Americans.

In my previous few blog posts I’ve reflected on the challenges the new President will face, as well as the importance of his inaugural call for America to begin “setting aside childish things,” in order to move into a new era of shared sacrifice and responsibility.

As is often the case for me, I find it easier to reflect on the grand significance of events, argue the finer points of public policy, or articulate a theological idea -- than to dig deeper and find words for what I am personally thinking and feeling. The days following this historic event have been no exception.

For now words largely escape me. So instead I’ll leave you with some of the images that have been seared into my memory from this historic day. Photoblog begins below.

CROWDS FORM OUTSIDE US CAPITOL - 6:30 AM EST

US CAPITOL FROM MY PERCH ON THE ROOF OF THE NEWSEUM - 10:09 AM EST

PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA & PRESIDENT BUSH'S MOTORCADE - 10:20 AM EST

PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES 1ST INAUGURAL ADDRESS - 12:28 PM EST

OBAMA CLOSE-UP - 12:28 PM EST

UNPRECEDENTED SECURITY - 12:45 PM EST

INAUGURAL PARADE BEGINS ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE - 3:52 PM EST

TWO GENERATIONS WATCH AMERICA CHANGE - 4:14 PM EST

PARADE CONTINUES UNTIL NIGHTFALL - 5:40 PM EST

SUN SETS ON A NEW AMERICA - 6:10 PM EST

WITNESSING HISTORY - PHOTOBLOG BY J. CHRISTOPHER LATONDRESSE

Comment by Ashley on January 22, 2009 at 10:47pm: You crazy cat. Those images you captured are breathtaking. Nice work.

Comment by dlw on January 23, 2009 at 9:52am: thankyou, I can only compare it to the peak of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine.

dlw

Comment by julia on January 24, 2009 at 7:43pm: Holy cow!!! Amazing. So awesome you got to be there experiencing all of that. Thanks for sharing it all!

Comment by Benjamin on January 27, 2009 at 4:27am: Nice shots. So glad you made it & scored a great view.

Comment by MichaelTh on January 31, 2009 at 12:04pm: Great pics. Thanks for sharing!

Witnessing History | Obama Inauguration Photoblog

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