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WWII Memorial: Veterans Day 2013
WWII Memorial:  Veterans Day 2013

The WWII Memorial continues to be a source of interesting photography moments and I hope I am refining my skills as I plunge on with the project of promoting my books.  I can’t tell you how much I enjoy conversing with the many people who come to the WWII Memorial.  This has been a particularly […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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

Senator Bob Dole’s 90th Birthday!
Senator Bob Dole's 90th Birthday!

Happy 90th Birthday Senator Bob Dole! Senator Robert  Dole in front of the  WWII Memorial.  He is well known for his Congressional career, his run for the presidency and for lobbying for and raising the funds to build the WWII Memorial.  He is “adored” because of his frequent visits to the WWII Memorial to greet his fellow […]

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

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.

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 […]

National Cherry Blossom Books Signings
National Cherry Blossom Books Signings

I will have the grood fortune to be signing the WWII MEMORIAL and DC PHOTO BOOKS this Monday April 1st (1-4 PM) and Thursday April 4th (1-4 PM) at the National Park Service Cherry Blossom Festival tent run by Eastern National. Watching the anticipation and transition on the Mall from gloomy Winter into exuberant Spring is always fascinating. I am also hoping to do a morning broadcast on WTTG/ Fox news show sometime during the week.

DC PHOTO BOOK at the Spy Museum!
DC PHOTO BOOK at the Spy Museum!

  As of today, the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC will be handling the DC PHOTO BOOK. We are very excited to have the book at their bookstore which houses a wonderful collection of books on espionage and intrigue.  DC PHOTO BOOK holds no tales of covert operations yet, but hopefully in time the […]

Preparing for the Presidency
Preparing for the Presidency

It’s quite a wonderful collection and everyone who put it together deserves thanks. DC PHOTO BOOK just arrived and I am reminded of the various inaugurations I have photographed. I am happy this year to be working indoors!

Revised DC PHOTO BOOK
Revised DC PHOTO BOOK

We are happy to report that the first bound copies of the revised DC PHOTO BOOK have arrived! We’ve spent the last eight months redesigning the DC PHOTO BOOK and are quite delighted with the finished product. The updated book features new spreads on the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Holocaust […]

Best Wishes for the Holidays
Best Wishes for the Holidays

It’s been an amazing year and I am looking forward to the 2013. We just reprinted another 20000 “Jewel of the Mall” books and are looking forward to the revised edition of DC PHOTO BOOK which will be arriving end of February. Thanks to everyone for their help and support in this wacky little publishing venture. See you on the Mall!