for the love of DC photography
I’m in awe of how Kevin Wolf uses light in these two photographs. His fireworks image isn’t solely about the sparkling bursts of lights that are usually depicted in such shots—it focuses instead on the people enjoying the show. And I can’t stop staring at the night sky in his second photo, Star Gazing.
[Update – 9:00pm, July 15 2015: at the request of the photographer, we’ve removed the second photograph.]
I was walking through Leo Villareal’s Multiverse at the National Gallery of Art last week with my best friend and told her that this walkway is my favorite spot in Washington. In Kevin Wolf’s photograph he drags his shutter to create the galactic sense of motion that encompasses this installation. He uses contrasting light and shadow well to give the image a surreal effect. The image isn’t post-processed in any form—he set his camera to black and white before capturing the image.
This is a fun image—I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photograph of inside a car wash. There were many images that I was interested in featuring today by Kevin Wolf. In this photograph, my eye bounces from every corner and angle. The colors, the gritty textures and motion of the suds fleeing from the mop are extremely captivating, making this the perfect choice for today’s In Frame.
It’s March, so we hope and pray that our Flickr feed is full of joyful, sunny photos soon, but in the meantime we’ll enjoy admittedly great scenes from the recent Icing of Washington, D.C. Here, photographer Kevin Wolf catches an airplane getting de-iced at DCA. (You can see two more of Wolf’s excellent photographs at the Exposed DC Photography Show opening March 12.)
Sometimes we pick a shot simply to put a smile on your face. Is there anything happier than a dog in the snow? Photo by Kevin Wolf.
We hope to be putting smiles on the faces of about 40 of you tomorrow, when we announce the winners of our 2015 Exposed DC photography contest. Check back around noon, and then join us at Meridian Pint Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. for a happy hour to celebrate.