for the love of DC photography
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It’s a shame that I don’t see more photographs of the National Museum of the American Indian. The architecture of the building is unique and has a serene feeling to it. Here, John Walters frames the interior graphically so that it highlights the lines of the building but allows the colorful flags from native nations to become the more important part of the image.
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I can’t stop staring at this image. Dennis Turbeville does indeed “get wide” and constructs an exceptionally geometric scene. The lines within the frame create a tension which warps the picture plane, confusing the photograph’s dimensionality.
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I look at photos all day, every day, and whether it’s images from my own work or pictures from other photographers, I absolutely love what I do. Sometimes, after a few grueling weeks of editing, I find myself in a steady rhythm of image-looking. Then, I find an image like this one and suddenly I feel my brain churning harder as I try to comprehend the visual language. Here, photographer Albert Ting takes advantage of the image’s natural, compositional mystery and rotates the frame, causing more confusion and intrigue.
Ting has several images from the opening of Dupont Underground—an abandoned trolley station under Dupont Circle—that has been turned into an exhibition space.
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The multidimensionality in this image by Frank Hallam Day is confusing at first but holds me inside the image. I am continuously bouncing between different planes—with each pause my eye is excited and lifted by different spots of light.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope Leighey House in Alexandria is one of my favorite spots in the area. Juan does a great job of capturing the mood and tone of this fascinating, historic house.