Writer and Photographer
Northeastern University Class of 2010 (BA Journalism)
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Photography: flickr.com/nickamendez
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blog.nickmendez.com
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@nickmendez
Mild-mannered Middleweight Marco Romolli
Mild-mannered Middleweight Marco Romolli
Romolli first found boxing at an air force base in Concord, MA. He has less experience than a lot of the other guys at Boston Boxing, but his style is audacious. He’s soft spoken and very polite, but in the ring his formidible reach and aggressive style are anything but quiet.
“I’ve always liked boxing ever since I was young,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in it, even when I was in school. School just wasn’t...
Under Watchful Eye, Syrians and President al-Assad
Under Watchful Eye, Syrians and President al-Assad
From ancient houses of worship to Saladin’s shrine, three labyrinthine khans, and a 13th century library, Damascus suffers no shortage of authentic attractions. But you’ll see nothing more frequently than a panoptic trilogy of faces: President Bashar al-Assad, his late brother Basil al-Assad, and his late father, Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for 30 years.
Photographs of the family – particularly the president – grace shop windows, countless billboards, decals on passing cars, watch faces and the walls of university libraries.
Across the...