Posts Tagged ‘WWII Memorial’
DC PHOTO BOOK: Third Edition on the High Seas
DC PHOTO BOOK:  Third Edition on the High Seas

The Disabled American Veterans Memorial
The new Smithsonian African American Museum-Eighteen more pages on the WWII Memorial
Ten Pages on the Korean Memorail

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.

A Memorial Comes to Life
A Memorial Comes to Life

We took down the show at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial yesterday and as we strolled out, I looked back and realized what an amazing opportunity it had been to show my work in such a gorgeous well-lit space in the middle of ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

Honor Flight Co-Founders win “Caring Award”
Honor Flight Co-Founders win "Caring Award"

Once again our co-founders Earl Morse and Jeff Miller are receiving much deserved recognition. Everyone knows the amount of time and effort they have spent on Honor Flight and I have had the privilege to be a spectator. This year, the Honor Flight Network will have flown over 150,000

WWII Memorial: Fall Flying Season
WWII Memorial:  Fall Flying Season

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME!”The Fall Flying Season is on and Honor Flight Hubs are arriving almost daily. There are over 136 hubs spread across 42 states. They all fly several times a year. I try to stop by as often as possible as it remains an exciting and ultimately life-changing experience.

Ordering Books for Fall 2014
Ordering Books for Fall 2014

For Honor Fights., this is a reminder that there are “just enough” WWII MEMMORIAL: JEWEL OF THE MALL books to cover the flying season Normally deliveries take five to seven days. As always, please get as much information as you can for hotel deliveries…. and please ignore me when I get cranky about hotels! Books come in cases of twenty and samples are available. Email me at srb@srbphoto.com

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.

Honor Flights Rock the WWII Memorial
Honor Flights Rock the WWII Memorial

As I walked along Homeland Drive, there were hundreds of veterans loading and unloading and the promise of more to come. As I walked into the Memorial Plaza, Rochester Honor Flihgh had a great jazz band playing and it was a spontaneous celebration of Spring.

WWII Memorial Exhibit at WIMSA
WWII Memorial Exhibit at WIMSA

WIMSA (WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE TO AMERICA) is probably the best-kept secret in Washington, DC. It is is one of the more significant yet invisible architectural triumphs in DC. It is so in perfectly attuned to the cemetery’s overall facade that it goes unnoticed. The interior of the Memorial has sweeping forty foot ceilings half of which are skylights which blow vast amounts of light into the interior, so much so that I am constantly surprised that the prints show no sign of fading

WWII Memorial in the “Snow”
WWII Memorial in the "Snow"

This is the first time I have been able to get down to the Memorial to catch the flakes falling and the fountains running at the same time. One of these days, the “Wall of Stars ” will be completed and the lights on. We’re making progress. It was an exceptionally quiet time and there were only a few people at the Memorial all taking pictures and all very cleverly staying out of each’s others pictures. Quite a nice experience.

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 […]

WWII Memorial
WWII Memorial

This Fall has been a wonderful for photography and for the experience of working with wonderful people. Here Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole pose with Dave Smith of Honor Flight San Diego. Breitling Watches and their team

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: 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

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.

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

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 […]

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.