Sen. Patrick Leahy has been known to dabble in photography in his spare time — when he’s not too busy being Vermont’s senior senator and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The senator’s office sent Seven Days a selection of his shots from the dais during the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. Not surprisingly, there are a lot of pictures of people taking pictures.

This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2010.

Tyler Machado was the digital media manager at Seven Days. He mostly worked behind the scenes making sure the website, email newsletters and social media feeds stayed in tip-top shape.