Jonathan Melle on Politics: Beautiful Photographs

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The storm Sunday and Monday coated trees with a frosting of snow throughout the region, including these off Cherry Street in North Adams. (Glenn Drohan/North Adams Transcript, Early January, 2008).
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Holly Pelczynski/North Adams Transcript, Early-January, 2008.
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Williams College sophomore Elizabeth Irvin calls Massachusetts representatives Thursday morning. (Gillian Jones/North Adams Transcript, Friday, January 25, 2008)
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Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara (33), and teammate Glen Metropolit (13) battle for the puck with Ottawa Senators' Mike Fisher (12) and Dean McAmmond (27) during the Bruins' 4-1 win in Ottawa on Thursday (1/31/2008). Associated Press
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"Giant-sized publicity", TheTranscript.com, North Adams Transcript, Friday, February 1, 2008, Gillian Jones.
Workers with the maintenance staff at Mass MoCA put up a new larger than life size poster on Thursday, for the newest exhibit at the museum, 'Eastern Standard Western Artist in China."
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Drury's Angela Saltamartini drops a pass off over the hands of Taconic's Lindsay Bell at Bucky Bullett Gymnasium Thursday night. The Blue Devils beat the Braves 49-34 for their second straight win. (Jenna St. Pierre/Transcript Intern)
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Kobe Bryant, 2/20/2008
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Clay Buchholz, 4/16/2008
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Model Bar Refaeli from the Feb. 14, 2009, issue of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit:
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"Onstage highlights and wins at the 81st Academy Awards - Oscars" - 2/22/2009.
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Penélope Cruz
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She won the award for best supporting actress for her role in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." (Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
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Ben Stiller, who did his best impersonation of Joaquin Phoenix, and Natalie Portman presented the award for cinematography. (Getty Images / Kevin Winter)
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"Big Love" actress and Academy Award presenter Amanda Seyfried was red on red as she entered Kodak Theatre. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Marisa Tomei was nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role for her work in "The Wrestler." Penelope Cruz took away the Oscar, however. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Megan Fox
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"A moment of sunshine"
North Adams Transcript - 7/9/2009
Despite the overcast and rainy weather that has settled over the northern Berkshires recently, the flowers in the median at Monument Square in downtown North Adams are in full bloom. (Gillian Jones/North Adams Transcript).

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A spike-heeled Amy Adams steps (carefully, we hope!) from a trailer all decked out for her role in the Mickey Ward biopic ‘The Fighter’ currently shooting in Lowell. (Photo by Fame pictures) By Inside Track - bostonherald.com - Friday, July 17, 2009.
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"Beating the heat" - North Adams Transcript, 8/18/2009
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Below, people swim at Windsor Lake in North Adams to escape the heat on Monday. Throughout the Berkshires, temperatures ranged from the upper 80s to 90 degrees, according to Jason Krekeler, a National Weather Service meteorologist. In North Adams, Monday’s high reached 89 degrees at the Harriman & West Airport. Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high in the lower 90s. (Ryan Hutton/North Adams Transcript)
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Model: Ashley Green
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Photographer: Chris Fortuna
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Ellen Page
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Katie Holmes
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"City lights"
The North Adams Transcript, 12/4/2009

North Adams held its annual tree-lighting ceremony Thursday evening at Monument Square with hundreds in attendance. (Gillian Jones/North Adams Transcript)
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"A splash of local color"
The North Adams Transcript, April 23, 2010