As photographer Pete Voelker made his way around Washington, D.C. today, he captured images of a thankfully and yet eerily quiet city, one where ordinary people pressed up against fences to get a glimpse of the ritual transition of power, and where the military and police heavily guarded the empty streets and skies.
Photograph by Pete Voelker
Washington, D.C. Looked Empty and Under Siege Today
As Joe Biden was inaugurated and after, the nation's capital was empty and under heavy protection.