The Clark Bar by Justin Merriman

Angelo Lamatrice, owner of the Clark Bar, is reflected in some of the signed baseballs in his extensive sports memorabilia collection at the North Side restaurant and bar on Friday, October 4, 2013.

Pirates vs. Cardinals: NLDS Game 1 by Justin Merriman

Mary Jo, 76,  and Jack McNamara, 79, of Whitehall watch the Pirates game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of the National League division series on a big screen along Federal Street outside PNC Park on Thursday, October 3, 2013.
Leon Sampson, 53, of Penn Hills, stands in front of the Willie Stargell statue as he watches the Pirates game.

A fan waves a Jolly Roger as they watch the Pirates game on the big screen outside PNC Park.
Mary Jo McNamara 76, of Whitehall reacts to what she thought was a base hit but ended up an out as she watches the game.
Dan Pomposelli, 28, of Wexford (left) watches the Pirates as they fall 7 runs behind the St. Louis Cardinals. 
Zachary, 8, and Autumn Wuenschell, 37, of Brentwood, watches the game as the Pirates fall behind the Cardinals.
Harry Dean, 24, of Beaver Falls, dozes off as the Pirates fall 7 runs behind the Cardinals.
Shane Quinn, 21, of Forest Hills reacts as he watches the Pirates seemingly fall apart in the first game of the National League division series with the St. Louis Cardinals.  The Pirates lost the game 9-1.

Billy Porter by Justin Merriman

Carnegie Mellon University Alumnus Billy Porter, the Tony-winning Broadway star, gets a hug from Rebecca Liu, 19, a CMU student and self proclaimed "huge fan," on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 as he greeted students at the school.  Porter, who received the award for his performance in "Kinky Boots" visited the campus to talk to students as part of activities leading up to his receiving a special proclamation by City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1 declaring it “Billy Porter Day” in Pittsburgh.

The Duck by Justin Merriman

The 40-foot-tall Rubber Duck is pulled up the Allegheny River near the North Shore on Friday Sept. 27, 2013. The duck is the creation of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman and kicks off the American debut of his Rubber Duck Project and start of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts.

Fashion Week by Justin Merriman

Sarah McCabe, 18, of Butler, left, and Vanisha Purohit, 18, of Gibsonia, right, watch the fashion show at Macy's Downtown.  The fashion show is part of Pittsburgh's Fashion Week.

9-11 Memorial by Justin Merriman

The shadow of Jan Lewis, a member of West View VFW Post 2754's color guard, is cast on Tom Franklin's famous photograph from the World Trade Center site in New York, during a memorial service at the the Southwestern Veterans Center in Highland Park on the 12th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

Skatepark by Justin Merriman


Josh Maybury's, 17, of Monroeville, shadow is cast on the pavement as he rides his skateboard at
Boyce Park's skatepark in Monroeville on Monday afternoon, August 26, 2013.