for the love of DC photography
For better or for worse, the World Cup is everywhere you look at the moment. This was especially true on Thursday as the USA faced Germany in a bid to advance to the next stage. Victoria Pickering figured she’d have some great photo opportunities if she visited Dupont Circle, where fans gathered to watch the match on a giant screen. She was right.
This iPhone shot by Victoria Pickering makes great use of heavy contrast and grain to add an air of mystery and eeriness, and negative space to emphasize the two subjects.
Victoria Pickering‘s dramatically cool photo leaves me with questions. Why is the subject standing in the open door with feet planted? Was the subject posing for Victoria, or for another photographer? Is the subject a mannequin? Has the zombie apocalypse begun?
Hang on a sec. That has to be a painting, right? Or at least a nice Photoshop job. Nope! Just another immaculate photograph from Victoria Pickering.
As you might have noticed, the weather has consistently been a top story in the national news of late. Victoria Pickering‘s angular shot outside the Newseum would make an excellent lead photo for a story about the media and it’s meteorological obsession.