for the love of DC photography
There’s so much to like in this deliciously messy shot by Jordan Barab—the deluge of rectangular lines broken up by the fire escape and the hand truck; the strong textures of the painted brickwork; the saturated rust-brown color theme accented by the red coat. And if you’re tired of summer already, it’s nice to look at a photo taken in January.
The maze at the National Building Museum shows up often in our Flickr pool, but this black and white photo from Caroline Angelo stands out. The man in the image is visually overwhelmed by the giant, white structure around him, and the tight framing of the image prevents us from seeing beyond the maze. You could say that we are a-mazed.
Look kids, living in colonial times is about as fun as you always imagined! Photographer His Noodly Appendage captured this photo at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm and the expressions on the faces of the reenactors is priceless. If only we all lived in a time without indoor plumbing and antibiotics.
You may be as surprised as I was to learn that photographing a rodeo could be done within an hour’s drive from downtown D.C.! Pablo Benavente made this perfectly timed and well-lit capture at the Loudon County Fair in Leesburg, Virginia.
It’s been a while since we featured a straight-up portrait, so when this nicely lit, light-hearted shot from Robb Hohmann showed up in the pool, it was a shoo-in for today’s selection.