for the love of DC photography
The use of negative space and the unusual, mundane subject matter are what caught my eye as I scanned the Flickr pool. The way JY O’Reilly has caught the light falling on the piled up trash bags gives them an almost reverential quality.
In his description of the circumstances of his lovely street portrait, photographer Patrick Wright writes: “I saw this girl when I was wondering through Capitol Hill and asked her mom if I could take a photo. The girl was shy at first until I asked her to aim an arrow at me.” I think everyone’s grateful that you engaged both mom and daughter.
Run Congressman (or Congressional Staffer), run! Run for your life!! Well, probably just to avoid being late. Though if I worked there, I’d absolutely be watching my back every time I entered or exited the building. Nicely framed, Victoria Pickering.
Where to begin with this dreamy shot from Gerda de Corte? First there’s the slight disorientation as you try to figure out which head belongs to which body. Then you’re all “Wait, is that Maggie Gyllenhaal? Or a maybe a young Linda Carter?” And to cap it all off, there’s the gorgeous color palette.
A most intriguing shot from Exposed DC photography show alum Blink Ofanaye. Instead of trying to interpret the image, I think the Flickr tags assigned to it by our photographer sum it up rather nicely: peacocks, home, beautiful, house, quaint, queer, decor, woman, magnifying glass.