Designing Women
04/2910 Sara Carver, Whitney Kuhn and Kate Manders attend “Design House After Dark” in Chevy Chase on Thursday night, a benefit for the Children’s National Medical Center.
And So It Begins . . .
[Cheyenne]
04/27/10 FD and Quinn Gillespie & Associates threw a bash for the Washington press corps to kick off the White House Corro Din Din festivities at Public Bar on Tuesday night.
[Tommy and Moira]
[Not sure why Moira looks scared here]
[A great American blowing the lid off the White House.]
Hero’s Chest
04/27/10 I was honored to meet W.J. Milan-Kamski on Tuesday night. He was attending a reception held by the Embassy of Poland at the Renwick Gallery to celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, the second democratic constitution in the world (after the US), and the first in Europe.
Milan-Kamski escaped occupied Poland at the age of 16 to join the free Polish forces fighting Nazism. His medals indicate (among other things) his participation in the famous and costly battle of Monte Cassino in Italy in 1944.
[Colonel Andrzei Kopacki, Asst Defense and Military Attaché with Mr. W.J. Milan Kamski.]
[The evening's guest of honor, Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament.]
James Cameron: Judgement Day
04/26/10 Christina Fries, Tianlu Zhang, Khristina Chang and Cameron Solomon of Team Fortran & C from UCLA demonstrate their game to director James Cameron at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup US finals competition at the Newseum in Washington, DC on Monday.
Windowsill
04/12/10 Looking away from the runway at a showroom fashion show held by Occasion Bridesmaid by Jim Helm.
Spring Bridal Week: Day Four . . . Henry Roth
04/13/10 Henry Roth from TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” discusses trends in wedding dress design at Kleinfeld’s.
Spring Bridal Week: Day Three . . . Marchesa
Here’s more from my week in NYC shooting Spring Bridal Week. These images were taken on 04/12/10 . . . .
South Lawn
04/18/10 The Belfast Beltway Boxing Project visits the White House the day after a big fight night.
3rd Annual Belfast Beltway Boxing Project
04/17/10 3rd annual Belfast Beltway Boxing Project at the Westin Hotel in Washington, DC.
[Boxers check in with fight doctor before the match.]
[Taping up the hands]
[Shadow boxing]
Weighing In
04/16/10 Boxers weigh-in for tomorrow night’s 3rd annual Belfast Beltway Boxing matches.
[A boxer signs his fight card while another stands on the scales.]
Nodding Off
04/14/10 Senator Reed (D RI) catches a few winks during a Senate Appropriations hearing Wednesday morning.
Titanic Toast
04/15/10 The Men’s Titanic Society toast the courage of the men aboard the doomed liner Titanic who willingly responded to the call of “women and children first!” and went down with the ship. This is the 32nd year the Society has marked the anniversary of the 1912 sinking. They gather at the Titanic Memorial – a hidden jewel of outdoor Washington sculpture – located at 4th and P Streets SW at 12:30a.m. which marks the time the ship broke apart and sank after hitting an iceberg.
The Presidential Palace
04/14/10 It’s been a hectic week or so. The day after I returned from Kazakhstan, I hopped on a 5:30am train to shoot Bridal Week in NYC for 4 days. Jet lag has me in it’s fearsome grip and I forgot to post my last KZ entry. Here it is.
These images were taken on 04/07/10 at the presidential palace in Astana, Kazakhstan as President Nazarbayev received an official visit by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
[Prepping for the arrival of Ban Ki-moon in the great hall.]
[The Papal Nuncio and the rest of the diplomatic corps were on hand for the greeting ceremony.]
[Honor guard sings the national anthem as part of the arrival ceremony.]
[President Nazarbayev sits across the table from the Secretary-General]
[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is awarded the Friendship Medal following the meeting.]
[View of Astana from the steps of the presidential palace. The capital was moved here in 1997 and a massive city was built atop what was once a small town.]
Spring Bridal Week: Day Two . . . Monique L’Huiller
04/11/10 Monique L’Huiller showed off her designs in the penthouse suite of the London Hotel . . .
Herrera Run Of Show
04/11/10 I had a couple emailed questions about yesterday’s photos from the Carolina Herrera show. I asked a fashion reporter to show me her notes on the official run-of-show release and here they are. Hopefully this explains everything . . .
