BITNB Launch Party
06/30/10 What a magnificent evening it was last night for a rooftop party – atop the new Room and Board store on 14th and T – for the launch of my friend Helena Andrews’ new book “Bitch Is The New Black”
Robert Byrd Dies
06/28/10 West Virginia’s Senator Robert Byrd passed away this morning. The longest-serving member of Congress, former Klansman and king of pork barrel politics was 92. Here’s a photo I took of the Senator in 2002 as the National Rural Water Association presented him with it’s environmental award. He read some passages from his King James version of the Bible on water as part of his acceptance speech.
WashingtonScape: Mama Ayesha’s Mural
06/27/10 Work in progress on the side of Mama Ayesha’s restaurant.
MJ
06/25/10 From the press release . . .
“Madame Tussauds D.C. joins all nine Madame Tussauds attractions worldwide – from Shanghai to New York – in paying tribute to Jackson, whose untimely passing June 25 of last year shocked the world. Each attraction will create its own tribute exhibit. Madame Tussauds D.C.’s exhibit will be free to the public, so that Washingtonians and visiting passersby alike will have a chance to be close to the “King of Pop” once again.
During the tribute fans will be able to pay their respects, take photos with his wax likeness and lay flowers at his feet. Jackson was an active and enthusiastic participant in the creation of his wax figure, which features the “King of Pop” singing with microphone in-hand, wearing an all-black outfit reminiscent of the one he is seen wearing on his Bad album cover. The tribute exhibit will be on display until July 23.”
Australia’s 1st Female PM
06/24/10 Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female Prime Minister on Thursday. Here’s a photograph of her I took last October as she visited Noyes Elementary in DC. The most frequent question the children had for her was “What language do they speak in Australia?”
Behind The Scenes: Miss DC 2010
06/21/10 I spent all day Sunday at the historic Lincoln Theater on U Street to photograph the 17 contestants vying hard for the Miss DC 2010 crown. I’ll post some images later on of the actual pageant but here are some backstage moments I captured.
Marie-Teresa Grinneby runs through her song before the start of the show.
Sophia Davis waits for her cue.
Rehearsing the opening number.
Stephanie Williams practices her singing before the show.
SEI Restaurant/Lounge
06/21/10 Last Friday I photographed the uber-hip restaurant, SEI.
They’ve done away with other drinks and stocked the bar with Shochu – a distilled spirit, rarely found outside of Japan, with a higher alcohol content than sake.
Colin
6/12/10 Colin Tierney (on the drum) plays with his band Brothers In Arms at his high school graduation party on Saturday.
Fenty Fundraiser
06/09/10 Re-election fundraiser party for DC Mayor Adrian Fenty at the home of Lou Donatelli.
Up On The Roof
[Senator Joe Lieberman, Ambassador Nancy Brinker and CNN's Wolf Blitzer chatting at the cocktail reception on the roof of the Newseum.]
06/10/10 On Tuesday evening, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® brought together world First Ladies, Health Ministers, Ambassadors, global health leaders and corporate partners to launch a new global health campaign for women’s cancers – the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Global Health Alliance. The Alliance seeks to create a global effort aimed at women’s cancers using existing health platforms that test for AIDs, malaria and other communicable diseases.
Wolf Blitzer, of CNN’s “Situation Room” served as the evening’s MC at the dinner which came after a cocktail hour on the roof of the Newseum in simply amazing weather.
[Actress Jennifer Beals]
2010 Race For The Cure
06/05/10 Thousands of breast cancer survivors and activists crowded the National Mall on Saturday for the start of the the 21st annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure.
Kid’s race.
Mosaic
06/03/10
Montgomery Place
05/30/10 My niece Ella looks for frogs in a pond in the gardens at Montgomery Place in the Hudson Valley.
