Portrait

Hot Mass by Justin Merriman

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Aaron Clark is photographed at Hot Mass in Downtown, Pittsburgh on March 20, 2019. Clark is co-founder of the Humanaut and Honcho DJ collectives/event production crews, and the weekly 'Hot Mass' after-hours club in Pittsburgh. He also serves as a key member of Pittsburgh's annual VIA Music & New Media Festival.

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Lauren Goshinski, co-founder of the VIA Festival, gfx collective, and resident DJ at Hot Mass is photographed at the after-hours club in Pittsburgh on March, 20, 2019.

Shawn Jones by Justin Merriman

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Shawn Jones, 30, of Baldwin holds his AR-15 in an alley in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood on Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019. Jones was part of the pro-gun rally in Pittsburgh on Jan. 7 that was held in response to Pittsburgh City Council legislation calling to ban assault-style weapons and types of ammunition in the wake of the Oct. 27 mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. "I believe its important for any human to have the ability to protect themselves," says Jones.

Nick Grimes by Justin Merriman

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Nick Grimes, who keeps an arsenal of firearms in his Oakmont, Pa., home, sees a practical line between his right to own those weapons and the federal government’s right to ban so-called “bump stocks,” which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns.

The Rev Michael Stumpf by Justin Merriman

To read more visit the story in the Guardian.

DuraEdge by Justin Merriman

Grant McKnight, president and founder of DuraEdge, holds some of the raw mineral from his raw clay production in his hand on Monday, March 19, 2018 in Slippery Rock, Pa. DuraEdge is the country's top producer of baseball dirt. Their mix of clay, sand and silt will be used at many ballparks in Major League Baseball.  Read more about DuraEdge in the Wall Street Journal
 

Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District Race by Justin Merriman

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions by Justin Merriman

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the federal courthouse on Grant Street on Monday, January 29, 2018 in Downtown, Pittsburgh. Sessions stopped at the U.S. attorney's office as part of his nationwide tour of U.S. attorney's offices. During the visit Sessions announced the development of J-CODE, which stands for the Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement team, a new approach to combating "dark web" opioid and drug networks.  Read more about Sessions' visit to Pittsburgh at the Washington Examiner

Mayor John Fetterman by Justin Merriman

John Fetterman, the mayor of Braddock and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania sits at The Brew Gentlemen on January 10, 2018 in Braddock, Pa. Read more about Fetterman in October Magazine.  

Grant Irwin by Justin Merriman

Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh's chief resilience officer, is leading the city's new plan to address climate change. Read more about Pittsburgh's climate change plans at PublicSource. 

Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh's chief resilience officer, is leading the city's new plan to address climate change. Read more about Pittsburgh's climate change plans at PublicSource