Cliff Owen

A Capitol Police officer stands guard in front of the Republican Whip’s office in the U.S. Capitol while Senator Scott Brown, R-Mass., is sworn in by Vice President Biden.

I was a sports photo stringer for two local newspapers when I was a teenager in northern Virginia. One evening, when I was just 19 years old,  I convinced the powers that be at the Capital Centre, home of the Washington Bullets, to let me photograph the Bullets – 76ers game from the catwalk directly over a basket. All I have from that experience is this single copy from the next day’s newspaper showing Elvin Hayes attempting to stop Dr. J from scoring.

Whitney Dangefield and Mark Sparrough dance their first dance as a married couple at Raspberry Plain in Leesburg, Virginia.

President Obama departed for Asia on Thursday, a blustery day at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Emma shows me how to flash the peace sign during a lighting test in the backyard Sunday afternoon.

I covered comedian Steve Harvey’s radio show being broadcast from the Greenbelt, Maryland Kmart for Kmart|Sears this past Tuesday morning. The four-hour show had everyone in stitches, including BeBe Winans who performed with his sister CeCe. Harvey’s appearance was to promote the return of a layaway purchase program.

Sarah Bennett spends a quality moment with her father Robert Bennett prior to her wedding to Sam Butcher at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.   more to come

President Obama disembarks Air Force One after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base Monday evening. The President was returning from the North American Leadership Summit in Mexico. Coverage for AP Photo.