To the 5 people reading this, apologies for the extended absence! In September, I began working on the staff of George Mason University’s Creative Services team. The experience so far has been great. I’m shooting every day and have lots to share, just not enough time to share it. The Mason community is very much like a small town and my shooting assignments so far have been reminiscent of my time working for a small community newspaper in Fauquier County, Virginia. I’m meeting lots of wonderful faculty, staff members, and students here and brainstorming some exciting still and multimedia projects with my colleagues. I promise to share more. Above is just a small taste of the many different events, people and places I’ve visited over the last two months. Thanks for looking.

August is a time for escape in Washington DC. For the last 3 or 4 Augusts, I’ve been stuck in this swampy city working or hiding in the basement to cool off. Last week, my dear manfriend took me to the other Washington (of the Northern Pacific variety) for a much anticipated week of exploring, visiting family, and swimming in the Columbia River. I was even persuaded to golf, and liked it! While my cell phone (happily) barely had service the entire week, the camera was pretty much in tow all the time. We logged 750 miles on the rental car from inner-to-outer Seattle to Deception Pass to Bridgeport to Coulee Dam to Spokane. And as the manfriend predicted, I could easily ditch Washington-right-coast for Washington-left-coast. Thanks for looking.

Played yesterday with the time-interval setting on my Nikon D700. I haven’t tested it before on that camera, so I ventured out to the Lincoln Memorial at sunset to see what it could do. Here is a 1 minute time-lapse video of traffic, geese, boats and people at Memorial Bridge, composed of 500+ still images. Will be trying this more this week and ironing out the kinks. Thanks for looking.

Truckeroo! My new favorite DC summer tradition. I stalk many of these DC Food Trucks on Twitter and visit them when I’m downtown at lunch time, I love that once a month (during the summer) I can sample a big handful of these culinary delights in one place at one time, and in the evening time (less heat, golden light!). Around a dozen or so trucks gathered at the Bullpen outside Nationals Stadium with live music, cold drinks, and bean-bag tossing. I had the grand ambition to sample at least 4 trucks, but quickly squelched that goal after a HUGE pork sandwich from El Floridano and a beef empanada from DC Empanadas. I was very disappointed to skip a couple of my favorites, the DC Lobster Truck and TaKorean, who had lines stretching across the length of the parking lot! Oh well. I will commence stalking all you tasty trucks til next month! Thanks for looking.

Arguably one of the most important exercises a photog can practice is shooting friends, family, and her own neighborhood. It’s a practice I’ve been particularly focusing more attention on over the last 3 years. Many of the images just end up in an e-mail inbox or a Facebook album or a folder on a hard drive labeled “No Home Photos”. Today I’d like to share a few here. Thanks for looking.

I had the privileged to 2nd-shoot a lovely May wedding with Drew Burdick of His and Her Photography. Brian and Tara hosted a simple, elegant and eco-friendly ceremony and reception at a picturesque farm in rural Leesburg, Virginia. The food, wine, and beer were sourced from local farms, vineyards, and breweries. The glassware was found at local second-hand stores and gifted to their guests after the reception. The bride, groom and their friends even camped on-site following the reception. The reception had many homey touches, like the informational chalkboards drawn by the groom’s Aunt and Mother, that made the event more of a family celebration and completely unpretentious. The food was served family-style, the bride, groom and guests cut several homemade cakes together, and West Virginia Moonshine was served to wash it down (and knock you on your ass!) Thanks to the bride and groom and especially Drew for inviting me to the special day.

Perhaps I’m jumping the gun posting before the festival ends tonight, but I’m itching to share. Look3, like many of my favorite photo gatherings is a welcome break from the photo-grind and a chance at renewed inspiration. I’d like to shout out to Luceo, Prime, and Ash Gilbertson, who’s presentations were the absolute highlights of the weekend for me. Big thanks to my ladies at WPOW for all their hard work and the great job exhibiting our prints. Thanks for looking.

Spring has been a busy season! Many personal and client projects are in the works and in the meantime, the last 4 weeks have been packed with lots of corporate and private events (thankfully!) paying the bills. This small selection of pics are from spring meetings, workshops, galas, and dances from the last month. Thanks for looking.

Another chilly afternoon, but that doesn’t keep hungry Washingtonians away from a delicious visit to our food trucks. These images are another installment of my ongoing series of the DC Food Truck culture, again focused on the Fojol Brothers of Merlindia. Can’t wait for warmer days when the patrons can enjoy this tasty food outside! Thanks for looking.