Posts Tagged ‘photo’
Smithsonian Snapshot: The Ubiquitous Lunch Box
Beginning in the 1950s, television transformed the lunch box from an ordinary food conveyor into a storyteller. The screen-like sides of the lunch box offered kids a new form of self-expression. Since then, the lunch containers carted to and from offices and school classrooms have reflected American culture. Certainly, no meal received more cultural “attention” [...]
More »Seeing Through the Lens of Award-Winning Photographer Carol Guzy
By Michael T. Ruhl
You wouldn’t know just casually talking to Carol Guzy that she’s a world class photographer who works for the Washington Post. The humble four-time Pulitzer Prize winner sits quietly in her Arlington home, tending to her dogs, two of which she rescued from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her living room walls [...]
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‘Steppin’ Out’courtesy of ‘ameschen’
Patterns broken up by a subject or other feature tend to make a photo stand out. In this case, the patterns are the stairs — the many, many stairs — of the Lincoln Memorial. You can’t really tell it’s at the memorial, and that makes it a more interesting picture than one [...]
DC State Fair Photo Contest
‘County Fair Winner’s Ribbon’courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
DC is getting a state fair, part of Columbia Heights Day, and they are looking for photographers to enter their first ever photo competition. The theme of the photos should be to show your DC spirit and DC’s cultural independence.
You need to be a resident of the District to [...]
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”courtesy of ‘julianne’s’
There’s nothing like a nice day in the park to get your photographer creativity flowing, and Dupont Circle is one of those recurring themes in our pool. And Dupont isn’t short of characters or things that make for good pictures.
But every now and then you have to take a new perspective on the [...]
Union Station, c. 1906
Via Shorpy, here’s an old photo of Union Station when it was new, as seen from the side of the rails. Besides the old steam locomotives, notice anything glaringly different from how this scene looks now, 104 years later?
(See it big.)
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Flashback 2009: The Year In Photos
IMG_4071, courtesy of trentroche
And what a year it’s been. Here’s some of our favorites from our Flashback features, capturing images all across 2009. Enjoy.
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‘ ‘ courtesy of ‘erin m’
Snow. The first time in the season is always a little magical. It’s rarely too much, not often disruptive, and it’s as pretty as can be. That first snowfall is romantic, idyllic. The city sort of goes quiet under a blanket of hush.
Many people don’t like winter, with its cold [...]
