Posts Tagged ‘Mall’
A FIRST LOOK….. WHERE DC Guestbook
A FIRST LOOK..... WHERE DC Guestbook

WHERE MAGAZINE produces the annual “Where Guestbook” which is distributed throughout DC hotels, businesses and destinations. I am delighted to have the opening ten pages in the book and the final page. Editor Jean Lawlor Cohen and Art Director Teri Samuels are responsible for the selection and design of the article. Jean and I have discussed this for several years and so I am extremely happy that it came to fruition in such a beautiful piece.

Washington Monument Opens!
Washington Monument Opens!

Thanks to the efforts of the National Park Service and the Trust for the Mall, the Washington Monument has been restored and today reopens to the public. which started lining up at midnight. It was a nice night to spend under the stars! The constant decay, redesign and restoration of our National Mall keeps me busy.

DC PHOTO BOOK: Tidal Basin Blossoms
DC PHOTO BOOK:  Tidal Basin Blossoms

The Infrared camera is an interesting little device. I don’t know if I will use it frequently but it’s nice to have some variations on a theme. I believe peak bloom will be Saturday and Sunday around the Tidal Basin while some areas like Arlington Cemetery have already begun You can see more of these images at the PHOTO LIBRARY.

Infrared Photography: DC PHOTO BOOK
Infrared Photography:  DC PHOTO BOOK

As an early adopter of digital imaging, I have had the opportunity to explore and write about the transition from film to digital. It’s been an impressive technological march.  In 2000, I wrote and illustrated a story for Lexar Media on the possibilities of simulating the look of Infrared film images using digital cameras. That […]

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.

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

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

NYPD and WWII Memorial
NYPD and WWII Memorial

Getting down to the WWII Memorial is always a treat.   My first task, a request from furniture maker Jeffrey Jaskiewicz for an image he could use to adorn a rocking chair and so made a pan from the West side of the Memorial.  I then wandered over to visit with the “usual suspects” and found George Kerestes […]

National Reflecting Pool…?
National Reflecting Pool...?

The National Mall’s fabulous reflecting pool is temporarily “out of order”. After an extensive 34 million dollar renovation, the District and it’s guests were only stunned by its beauty temporarily. Within a few days of the opening, “algae and scum” (see photo below) were reported to be taking over. Ever filled with foreboding that a photo will disappear, I was down to the Memorial on opening day and am delighted I did.

National Parks Traveler Reviews Tidewater
National Parks Traveler Reviews Tidewater

You can get a feel for the setting that greeted the captain, and which is now part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lenses of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay’s waters….”

Honor Flight Chicago at WWII Memorial
Honor Flight Chicago at WWII Memorial

Every three weeks, Honor Flight Chicago brings in four buses of veterans to visit their Memorial. Despite the fact that DC has “cooled off” from the 100 degree temperatures of last week, the 90 degree weather on Wednesday felt warm enough. However, Mother Nature is no rival for the energy and spirit of Honor Flight […]

WWII MEMORIAL: JEWEL OF THE MALL: THE COVER
WWII MEMORIAL: JEWEL OF THE MALL:  THE COVER

It’s been ten years since I began the WWII Memorial project and I am delighted

Chicago, Arizona, New Mexico Honor Flights stay dry!
Chicago, Arizona, New Mexico Honor Flights stay dry!

We had some bad weather forecast today in DC and while it was gray, the rains held off while Arizona, New Mexico and Chicago were at the Memorial.  Jim McLoughlin and Susan Barr are in town for a few days supervising the variety of flights that are arriving. Honor Flight is a phenomena…and phenomenally successful. […]

Honor Flight September 10, 2011
Honor Flight September 10, 2011

After a scorching summer and a week of torrential rain, it was a pleasure to slip by the WWII Memorial this morning. As I strolled towards the Pacific entrance, I ran into Jim McLoughlin, President of Honor Flight.  He’s on a trip every three weeks in addition to supervising Honor Flight’s all over the country. […]

Honor Flight Chicago
Honor Flight Chicago

Honor Flight Chicago visited the WWII Memorial in the blistering heat. Wisely staying on the buses when possible, they managed to put together a moving ceremony at the WWII Memorial.  Working with Honor Flight Chicago’s 800 volunteer army, this print will be waiting for the veterans when they arrive at the airport this evening.  Every […]

Martin Luther King Memorial
Martin Luther King Memorial

This image was taken about a month ago. As I was wondering along the Tidal Basin on the way to the WWII Memorial, MLK was exposed!   It looks to be a beautiful memorial and I am looking forward to photographing it more thoroughly when it opens this August 28th.