08/29/10 Western Avenue NW

08/28/10 DC Council Chairman Vincent Gray works the crowd at an event Saturday afternoon at the Upshur Recreation Center in NW in his bid to become DC’s next mayor. A new Washington Post poll shows Gray with a 17 percent lead over the incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty going into the September 14th Democratic primary.

08/27/10 16th and K Streets NW.

08/27/10 For the past six months or so, I’ve been shooting a special project for my high school alma mater, Gonzaga College High School. It’s a very special place in the heart of DC just a few blocks from the US Capitol.

Friday was the first day of school. I’m sure I must have been as small and young-looking as the incoming freshman but it seems hard to believe. The campus is larger and more elaborate than when my brothers and I attended. The neighborhood is more built up as well. It’s the same place though, brimming with the same energy. The kids are smart, brash and confident.

[The bell tower. Gonzaga was founded in 1821. It's the oldest boy's school in DC.]

[My classmate Joe Viola has been a teacher at Gonzaga for years now. Here he is taking roll on the first day of class.]

[Pep rally before Saturday's first game of the season versus McKinley Tech.]

[The school year starts with a Mass of the Holy Spirit in St. Aloysius Church. St. Al's was built in 1859 in the box-like "theatrical" style of Jesuit Baroque architecture patterned after the Gesu in Rome. It was used as a hospital for wounded troops during the Civil War. The painting over the altar was executed by  Constantino Brumidi, who painted many of the frescoes inside the US Capitol.]

[Dr. John Warman - a legendary teacher at Gonzaga]

[My nephew Tim (in the center) starts his Sophomore year.]

08/25/10 A block North of the White House on the corner of H and 16th Streets. CLICK FOR VIDEO SNIPPET

From the PETA Press Release:
MEDIA ALERT – MEDIA ALERT – MEDIA ALERT

‘CHICKS’ TO HAND OUT EGG-FREE CUPCAKES AT WHITE HOUSE
PETA’s ‘Feathered’ Friends Show Washingtonians  How to Avoid Salmonella

Following the recall of half a billion eggs during a
salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 2,000 people, PETA’s
scantily-clad “chicks” in tall “feather” headdresses and strategically
placed “feathered” bikinis will hand out egg-free recipes and eggless
treats near the White House during the lunch hour on Wednesday.

08/24/10  2600 block of Military Road, NW

08/22/10 Taking photos with my iphone while wandering through Hoffman’s Barn Sale in Red Hook, NY on a rainy Sunday.

[Look magazine from 1947.]

08/20/10

Model: Sarah B.

Photo Stylist: Indrid Elmore

Location: The National Mall