City Romps
Have you ever walked by one of those neighborhood watch signs and realized that you were dressed exactly the same as the suspicious man they warn against? I have!
This is what Bobby looks like all the time.
Oh this was just priceless! Alex got food poisoning during the trip and threw up outside the Old Abbit Grill. The legs belong to Trey, who like any good gentleman would have, stood there to make sure no one stepped in it by mistake.
How sexy is that Phoeny Li?
FDR
Tracy got mad love for Eleanor Roos.
The Capitol
Seeing this girl was a highlight of my trip. Siggi also spent a year in Germany as a Congress Bundestag Scholar in 06/07 and I hadn't seen her since last year in Berlin. She is originally from D.C. and works as a secretary in on of the Florida congressional offices. Crazy people are always calling her up and chewing her out over the phone, when they don't like what their representitive does - that's what was happening as I shot this picture.
You may notice I didn't even have a picture of the Capitol building itself under this heading but that is for the same reason I didn't post many pictures from Manhattan - it's almost impossible to take an original picture of it.
The Library of Congress serves as the national library of the United States as well as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It ranks as the worlds largest library by shelf space and is recognized as one of the most important libraries in the world. Its collections span more than 30 million catalogued books in 470 languages, more than 58 million manuscripts, and the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible. Needless to say it was pretty sweet and even though we just dropped in for a visit, I was able to snap some nice shots before we left.
It may seem like all we did was tour around but we actually spent most of our time conducting panels with such Washington notables such as Paul Begala from CNN and Johnny Isaacson, a Georgia Senator. Generally I wouldn't take photos during a conference for courtesy's sake but we arrived at this one a few minutes early and I was thankful for the chance to take a few candids of us in action.
Have you ever walked by one of those neighborhood watch signs and realized that you were dressed exactly the same as the suspicious man they warn against? I have!
This is what Bobby looks like all the time.
Oh this was just priceless! Alex got food poisoning during the trip and threw up outside the Old Abbit Grill. The legs belong to Trey, who like any good gentleman would have, stood there to make sure no one stepped in it by mistake. 
How sexy is that Phoeny Li?FDR
Tracy got mad love for Eleanor Roos.
The Capitol
Seeing this girl was a highlight of my trip. Siggi also spent a year in Germany as a Congress Bundestag Scholar in 06/07 and I hadn't seen her since last year in Berlin. She is originally from D.C. and works as a secretary in on of the Florida congressional offices. Crazy people are always calling her up and chewing her out over the phone, when they don't like what their representitive does - that's what was happening as I shot this picture.
You may notice I didn't even have a picture of the Capitol building itself under this heading but that is for the same reason I didn't post many pictures from Manhattan - it's almost impossible to take an original picture of it.The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress serves as the national library of the United States as well as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It ranks as the worlds largest library by shelf space and is recognized as one of the most important libraries in the world. Its collections span more than 30 million catalogued books in 470 languages, more than 58 million manuscripts, and the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible. Needless to say it was pretty sweet and even though we just dropped in for a visit, I was able to snap some nice shots before we left. Panel with Washington Lobbyist for UGA
Somehow, sweet little Anne doesn't look so innocent here - I don't know what it is
Somehow, sweet little Anne doesn't look so innocent here - I don't know what it is
I feel like this shot captures the inner Rachel
It may seem like all we did was tour around but we actually spent most of our time conducting panels with such Washington notables such as Paul Begala from CNN and Johnny Isaacson, a Georgia Senator. Generally I wouldn't take photos during a conference for courtesy's sake but we arrived at this one a few minutes early and I was thankful for the chance to take a few candids of us in action.
The Subway:
The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was one of the big surprises D.C. had to offer. I do like art galleries but this one was great, featuring mostly images of famous Americans. Even so, I enjoyed the modern art section the most, especially the Chuck Close portrait as seen above.
Scientology
The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery was one of the big surprises D.C. had to offer. I do like art galleries but this one was great, featuring mostly images of famous Americans. Even so, I enjoyed the modern art section the most, especially the Chuck Close portrait as seen above.
Scientology
The church of Scientology was founded in Washington D.C. by Elron Hubbard and the original church was founded in the dupont circle a few blocks away from where we were staying. Surprised? Well I was as I walked by the founding church and exclaimed, "No way." Seconds later, and I kid you not, a wierd dude practically jumped out of the bushes, responding, "Yes way!" and promptly steered us into their church to teach us about their religion/cult. Lets just say we were glad when we were finally able to leave. During my three days in D.C. I managed to have a few dubious encounters with the scientologists themselves and those who are against them. The pictures above show a group of masked protesters, campaigning against the tax free status granted to the Church of Scientology by the U.S. government. Apparently, I was at great risk taking these photos, as I was informed by their leader - they were somehow expecting an attack from Scientology's kid army, and besides, it is dangerous to be seen with them. They warned me that my future career and even my saftey was at stake by being seen in public at their protest. In the end, I was forced to come to the conclusion that I should avoid ANYONE who gives a rip either way about the Church of Scientology! Good times...
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