Posts Tagged ‘photography’
DC PHOTO BOOK IN KINDLE FORMAT
DC PHOTO BOOK IN KINDLE FORMAT

DC PHOTO BOOK is now available on the KINDLE FORMAT! The digital version includes more photographs than its print counterpart, as well as additional commentary and resources. Digital books offer more possibilites in terms of content and interactivity, and it’s been exciting to redesign for this platform.

Honor Flights at WWII Memorial!
Honor Flights at WWII Memorial!

Eleven Honor Flights descended upon the WWII Memorial and it was nice to see the fountains blasting away and the Memorial Plaza filled with veterans, guardians, tourists and everyone was shaking hands and posing for pictures.  I missed the early flights (San Diego must be on California time!) but made pictures the rest of the day.  I […]

Weclcome Back to WWII Memorial
Weclcome Back to WWII Memorial

Welcome back to whatever we call “normal” here in DC.  I am looking forward to seeing nine flights this coming October 19th weekend and will be up at BWI greeting flights this afternoon.  Congrats to everyone on a perfectly executed strategy during  a difficult time. I believe Honor Flight garnered great media attention as the […]

Chesapeake Fall Sailing
Chesapeake Fall Sailing

L’Escargot is berthed at Herrington Harbour Marina which is about fifty minutes from my DC office. It’s a pleasure to spend some of these Fall days using the boat both as an office as well as for making images like the one above. I am sitll stunned that the Marina has wi-fi so I can spend time near the water in this beautiful Fall weat

WWII Memorial Heroes
WWII Memorial Heroes

Jewel of the Mall. Today, veterans from Chicago, Kansas and Missouri visited the WWII Memorial and had to be shielded from the many Congressman and Senators who showed up for a free photo op when the nation is shut down because of their incompetence.

WWII MEMORIAL: Veterans turned away?
WWII MEMORIAL:  Veterans turned away?

This picture was taken at 3PM on Monday September 30th, 2013.   Perhaps our elected officials can get off their asses and act as volunteers for WWII Veterans visiting the Memorial. More than 950 Veterans are scheduled to see the Memorial this week with Honor Flight. Lori Turner’s Mississippi Honor Flight Group will be the first […]

Tidewater: Chesapeake in Fall
Tidewater:  Chesapeake in Fall

The light on the Chesapeake is quite extraordinary during these Fall afternoons and I have worked out a new camera kit which is proving quite useful when sailing.  As always, there were some graceful and colorful boats and future versions of Tidewater:  The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs will be richer for the afternoon.

Tidewater Epub on Amazon
Tidewater Epub on Amazon

Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs” is now uploaded to the Amazon website and can be downloaded instantly for your reading pleasure on almost any device. Cool Technology!

DC PHOTO BOOK: 9/11 MEMORIAL
DC PHOTO BOOK:  9/11 MEMORIAL

The incredibly thoughtful Memoirial to 9/11 is well worth a visit. The designers embuded this small parcel of ground with as much dignity and grace…

DC PHOTO BOOK: Lincoln Views
DC PHOTO BOOK:  Lincoln Views

I am still editing images from last week’s photo shoot on the Mall. The next edition of DC PHOTO BOOK: An Insider’s View will be richer for the experience. It’s been an amazing summer for photography and I am lucky to have a small business which allows me to pursue

March on Washington, DC: 1983
March on Washington, DC: 1983

This picture was taken shortly before the speakers began at the 20th Anniversary of the “March on Washington” in 1983

MLK: DC PHOTO BOOK
MLK:  DC PHOTO BOOK

The type alterations to the Martin Luther King Memorial were just fixed n time for the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.

Jewel of the Mall
Jewel of the Mall

As I am frequently at the WWII Memorial greeting flights or wandering the Mall to the various bookstores, I am always on the lookout for new “opportunities”. I had been quietly lusting after the crane that Hayward Baker and Clark Construction had on their building site but held little hope.

Martin Luther King Memorial
Martin Luther King Memorial

On my regular “rounds” of the Monuments, I stopped by to see the Martin Luther King Memorial.  Last year, I had the pleasure of contacting the King Foundation for the permission to use a picture for the DC PHOTO BOOK and so it is the only general DC book sold in the MLK bookstore.  You can also get it […]

DC PHOTO BOOK
DC PHOTO BOOK

I stopped at the WWII Memorial tonight to see how the construction on the West wall is going. Not so good….and it looks like another month. Hopefully we will have an intact Memorial before long. It’s what we Washingtonians call the “silly season” i

TIDEWATER: Classic Yachts
TIDEWATER:  Classic Yachts

It’s been a busy year in Washington, DC but every week, I try to get out on the L’Escargot and capture the beauty of sailing on the Chesapeake. I know exactly which photograph this will replace in the new edition of Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs. This is a classic Tartan 37 cruiser/racer. I’d guess it’s early seventies and in great shape and trim as it sails off Herrington Harbour.

WWII Memorial: Hidden Gems
WWII Memorial:  Hidden Gems

The Ceremonial Gardens are just behind and to the West of the Atlantic Pavillion. They were designed by James A. Van Sweden, the landscape architect for the Memorial. Until recently, the area always seemed either incomplete or in disrepair but today, the gardens looked perfect. It’s an overlooked and tranquil setting: a nice place to host

WWII Memorial Book on iBooks
WWII Memorial Book on iBooks

Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial is now available on the iBookstore! Its delivery was slightly delayed when we cleared our schedules to plan and install the WWII Memorial show at the Women’s Memorial. But that did allow us to feature the new show in the digital book! This digital edition contains all […]

Friends of the National WWII Memorial sponsor show
Friends of the National WWII Memorial sponsor show

Friends of the National World War II Memorial have joined the Women in Military Service For America Memorial in sponsoring the printing of the eighty-five images from my WWII Memorial project.  The show is coming together and about ninety percent of the prints are in place.  We are printing up the last ten percent and designing […]

WWII Memorial Photo Installation
WWII Memorial Photo Installation

The show of WWII Memorial images is entitled a “A Memorial Comes To Life” and the prints are almost all in place. The Women In Military Service To America Memorial is an extraordinary building both inside and out.

VE DAY: WWII Memorial
VE DAY: WWII Memorial

Several hundred people gathered at the WWII Memorial today to celebrate the 68th Anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day at the WWII Memorial. In attendance were the board of Directors of Friends of the WWII Memorial, reprsentatives Karen Curcurullo and Robin Owen of the National Park Service as well as an Honor Flight from Tucson Arizona. There was a moving re-enlistment ceremony and Holocaust survivors and WWII veterans placed wreaths in front of the Wall of Stars. The rains held off and in fact the weather was quite beautiful. The Memorial is a far better place with water than without. Great credit goes to Terry and the National Park Service for getting the fountains running.

DC PHOTO BOOK Goes Digital
DC PHOTO BOOK Goes Digital

  DC PHOTO BOOK is now available on the iBooks! The digital version includes more photographs than its print counterpart, as well as additional commentary and resources. Digital books offer more possibilites in terms of content and interactivity, and it’s been exciting to redesign for this platform. With the recent addition of the Martin Luther […]

Be There or Be Square
Be There or Be Square

A show of my images at the Women in Military Service to America Memorial  on June 12, 2013 for at least six months.  I am delighted!   The museum is cradled into the main entrance of Arlington Memorial Cemetery and its beautifully lit interior is a photographer’s dream.  The opening is 6-8 PM and everyone who’s […]

Nationals Opening Day
Nationals Opening Day

Five years ago, I had the enviable task of capturing the first pitch at the opening of Nationals Park. The plan was for the photograph to then be turned into a poster distributed stadium-wide after the game. Major League Baseball pitchers throw pretty fast, so it was an exciting proposition. The camera rig was designed […]