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Friday at the Zoo

As the old adage goes, if you can’t beat them then join them. So, with a very slight reprieve from oppressive heat — albeit still steamy, swampy, sweaty or whatever adjective best describes this tropical pattern of Florida-like weather that continues to plague the DMV, this photo outing takes us to Connecticut Avenue and the…
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D.C. Defenders welcome fans to 2025 championship celebration

About one month after winning the United Football League championship against the Michigan Panthers, the D.C. Defenders were welcomed home to the District Wharf by fans alongside many of the team’s recognizable home turf traditions — from lemons to the infamous “beer snake.” A few minutes before the D.C. Defenders arrived, the making of the…
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Sightseeing in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The U.S. Navy Blue Angels air show was canceled on Wednesday, May 21 of Commissioning Week because of weather — primarily early morning rain and then the remaining low ceilings throughout the afternoon. However, the day before (Tuesday, May 20) had much better weather when the squadron traveled up to the area…
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A July Fourth Weekend Recap: Fireworks, and the 257th Army Band

The annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration took place Friday night. With plenty of places to view the spectacle from this photographer chose a spot along the George Washington Memorial Parkway near the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which allowed for framing the fireworks in the widest shots between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Plenty…
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LEGO Replicas of Washington, DC Airports

Richard Paules’ new 150,000 LEGO-brick replica of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was unveiled last week by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. This is on display in the ticketing level (pre-security) by the American Airlines counter. Paules also made a replica of Washington Dulles International Airport that was placed on display at the start…
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Warm Weather; Summertime Storms

Severe thunderstorm on June 25 over Prince George’s County, Maryland. Viewed from Arlington, Virginia.
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Saturday Night in the Heart of the District

As the President of the United States addressed a nation about the escalating conflict in the Middle East and involvement from the air, a small crowd gathered near Lafayette Square, which had already been cleared and blocked off with police tape. But it was still business as usual for most on Saturday night. There was…
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BILD Expo 2025

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to attend B&H’s BILD Expo at the Javits Center in New York City. (I know… featuring an event outside the Mid-Atlantic for the site’s second piece? Well, there’s a reason for it.) There’s a handful of large-scale photography conventions in the United States. The most well-known is WPPI…
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The Wall That Heals

The Wall That Heals was temporarily on display at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial from June 12-15, 2025. The organization that takes the three-fourths scale replica of the Vietnam Wall across the United States typically has a ceremony on Flag Day at the wall in Washington, DC. However, that did not take place because…
