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USNA Sea Trials 2013
The Naval Academy freshman class endured 14 hours of rigorous physical and mental challenges during the Academy’s annual Sea Trials training exercise, today as part of the culmination of their plebe (freshman) year. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps’ Crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a “capstone” event for [...]
Taylor Swift Charms Audiences At Verizon Center
Most locals know when driving by the Washington Capital’s home arena the Verizon Center you shouldn’t be surprised to see the streets crowded with fans “Rockin’ the Red”. But this slogan took on a whole new meaning this weekend when most of the usual fans were at home and replaced by young teen girls sporting bright red [...]
Naval Academy Brigade Boxing
12 fights. 22 men. 2 women. Alumni Hall. Last night, the United States Naval Academy presented the 72nd Annual Brigade Boxing Championship to a crowd of 3,500 in Alumni Hall. All images © 2013, Kevin Carroll for Eye On Annapolis
Obama Comes To Annapolis
We were able to capture some photos of President Barack Obama’s visit to Annapolis this morning for a Senate retreat at the Westin. The event was closed to the media and the area was essentially locked down. All images ©2013, Kevin Carroll
Navy Hockey Beats Army
The Army Navy rivalry got just a little richer tonight, as Navy faced off for the first time in history against West Point’s club hockey team, ultimately winning by a final score of 6-4. The age old tradition of the Army Navy rivalry was as strong as ever on the ice of McMullen Arena as [...]
Plungers Brave The Frigid Waters Of The Chesapeake Bay
This afternoon, thousands of people took to the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay mark the 17th Anniversary of the Maryland State Police Polar Bear plunge to benefit Special Olympics Maryland. The multi-day event culminated this afternoon with two plunges, appearances by the Ravens Cheerleaders, and some incredible music brought to you by Rams Head On [...]
Army Navy Game In Photos
While no other local media attended the 113th annual Army Navy Football game in Philadelphia yesterday, Eye On Annapolis had three photographers on the field capturing the excitement and action for you as Navy won their 11th straight victory against the Black Knights. For more, please see our recap of the game along with photos from Rob [...]
Mule ‘Dies’ In Large Fire At US Naval Academy
Nearly 4000 midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy were in attendance at a party this evening that got a little out of control and ended with the football team igniting a large fire in the middle of Farragut Field. While no midshipmen were injured during the melee, one Army mule (effigy) was found dead [...]
Navy Hockey Dominates University Of Maryland
It’s a cold November night in Annapolis and the back of Navy Hockey’s team T-shirts say it best with it’s “Hockey Night in Annapolis.” The slogan, taken from Canada’s famous broadcast of “Hockey Night in Canada,” proves true as evidenced by a full house for Saturday’s game against the University of Maryland at Navy’s McMullen [...]
Midshipmen Handle Hoosiers 31-30 (PHOTOS)
The United States Naval Academy defeated the Indiana University Hoosiers this afternoon in a tense game that came down to a winning touchdown with two minutes left to play and an interception. In the end, the Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy defeated the Indiana University Hoosiers by a score of 31-30. The game [...]
Navy Falls To San Jose State 12-0
While it was expected to be a blowout (in San Jose’s favor), Navy was able to hold the Spartans to only 12 points. The Navy defense was able to prevent San Jose from scoring a touchdown–all of the points were accumulated as a result of field goals. With this loss, the 2012 season is 1 [...]
Navy Football Finds The First Win Of Season
After two disappointing (and lopsided) showings against Notre Dame and Penn State, Navy finally found themselves on the other side of the win-loss column with a substantial win against visiting Virginia Military Institute. Navy demonstrated a weak offense the first half. While they had no problem finding the red zone, they ever seemed to be [...]
Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. [...]
Baltimore Ravens Take Practice In Annapolis
Yesterday, the gates to the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium opened at 3:30pm to allow more than 20,000 Baltimore Ravens fans the opportunity to see their team and players up close and personal in one of the few public practice sessions. All images copyrighted © Kevin Carroll/a digital cure Photography 2012
From The Ground At Vans Warped Tour 2012
Eye On Annapolis hit the ground running yesterday at the Merriweather Post Pavilion for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour. We had three photographers and a reporter at the always popular festival. These images were captured by Kevin Carroll/A Digital Cure for Eye On Annapolis. Additional photos will follow. All images © 2012, Kevin Carroll/A Digital [...]
Nicki Minaj Brings Her Color To DC
Nicki Minaj performed to a packed house on Saturday night at the D.A.R. Constitution Hall in DC. Minaj, 29 performed for over 70 minutes on her largest headlining tour to date that will see her in the U.S. and U.K. this summer. The colorful Minaj brought in a mixture of fans to D.A.R. Hall, from [...]
Induction Ceremony 2012 (PHOTOS)
After a day of getting somewhat acclimated to life at the US Naval Academy, the plebes took an Oath of Office.. Having been appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy, do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign, and domestic; that you [...]
I-Day At The US Naval Academy (PHOTOS)
Each year, the Unites States Naval Academy welcomes approximately 1200 young men and women to Plebe Summer where they are inducted as Midshipmen at the USNA. These pictures are from their morning “check-in” on June 28, 2012. All images are ©2012, Kevin X. Carroll. To order high-resolution copies, please contact Kevin Carroll by email.
USNA Class Of 2012 Graduation (PHOTOS)
The United States Naval Academy held their graduation and commissioning ceremonies this morning at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The following photographs were captured by Kevin Carroll. All images © 2012, Kevin Carroll.
US Naval Academy Sea Trials (Photos)
The end of the year for 4th Class Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy truly begins with Sea Trials to test their mettle in trying circumstances. Rain or shine, these future officers must prevail. Kevin Carroll was on site for Eye On Annapolis and captured these images. All images © 2012, Kevin Carroll.
Matt Rutherford Returns Home To Hero’s Welcome
Yesterday, Matt Rutherford returned to Annapolis after solo circumnavigating the Americas in a 27′ sailboat. The young sailor embarked on this journey to bring attention and funds to a local non-profit, Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating, or CRAB, a nonprofit which gives people with disabilities the opportunity to sail. The Capital has a very thorough story [...]
More Polar Bear Plunge Photos
Photographer, Kevin Carroll was on the beach for Eye On Annapolis yesterday taking photos for us. And with these, you can certainly tell the difference between a professional photographer and an amateur. Which ones are your favorites? Please take a moment and leave a comment. To view more of Kevin’s work, please visit his Flickr [...]
