Sandy Point State Park, February 9, 2013
Sandy Point State Park is a public park located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, at the foot of the Bay Bridge, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, near Annapolis. The park is located at a former landing site for the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company. The park is open year-round, and plays host to a number of outdoor activities. Boating and fishing occurs year-round, and the park is a popular site for beachgoers during warmer months. In addition, the park plays host to the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge each year in late January, and hosts the Lights on the Bay lighting display in December of each year.
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Forward on Climate rally, February 17, 2013
Forward on Climate was a political rally and march held in Washington DC, just north of the Washington Monument, on February 17, 2013. The thrust of the rally was about getting President Obama to do the right thing when it comes to climate change by nixing the Keystone XL pipeline, banning hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), and putting more effort into green initiatives. According to sources I’ve found, 50,000 people were in attendance at this rally.
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Washington Monument in scaffolding, September 5, 2013
The Washington Monument, a stone obelisk erected to commemorate President George Washington, was closed for an indefinite period following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23, 2011. The closure stemmed from extensive damage sustained during the earthquake to the stone that forms the monument. This included a dislodged block in the pyramidion, cracking near the top, and numerous smaller instances of stone damage on the exterior and interior of the structure.
Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the day on September 5, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens.
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Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the day on September 5, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens.
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Silver Spring Zombie Walk, October 26, 2013
The Silver Spring Zombie Walk is an annual event held on a Saturday night before Halloween in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. In the zombie walk, participants dress up as zombies or some other form of the undead, as zombie hunters, or similar, and walk, in character, through the streets along a designated route.
For the 2013 event, zombies met up at the intersection of Georgia and Sligo Avenues, and walked around the eastern part of downtown Silver Spring, ending at the AFI Silver Theatre on Colesville Road, where a horror movie would be shown. The walk was rerouted due to a bomb threat at the Regal Majestic theater.
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For the 2013 event, zombies met up at the intersection of Georgia and Sligo Avenues, and walked around the eastern part of downtown Silver Spring, ending at the AFI Silver Theatre on Colesville Road, where a horror movie would be shown. The walk was rerouted due to a bomb threat at the Regal Majestic theater.
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Washington Monument in scaffolding, November 8-9, 2013
The Washington Monument, a stone obelisk erected to commemorate President George Washington, was closed for an indefinite period following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23, 2011. The closure stemmed from extensive damage sustained during the earthquake to the stone that forms the monument. This included a dislodged block in the pyramidion, cracking near the top, and numerous smaller instances of stone damage on the exterior and interior of the structure.
Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the late night and early morning hours of November 8-9, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens. Unlike most nighttime photos of the Washington Monument during this period, where the monument was backlit, the monument is shown here lit with the normal nighttime lighting.
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Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the late night and early morning hours of November 8-9, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens. Unlike most nighttime photos of the Washington Monument during this period, where the monument was backlit, the monument is shown here lit with the normal nighttime lighting.
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Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin
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Path along the edge of the Tidal Basin
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [01]
![Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162215-022db24c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [01] (1847 visits) Memorial plaza at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington DC on September 5, 2013.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [02]
![Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162218-287cd340-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [02] (4660 visits) Memorial plaza at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington DC on September 5, 2013.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [03]
![Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [03]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162221-feb8b455-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial [03] (2040 visits) Side view of the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Wa...")
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln
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Goose feces
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Duck diving for food
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"Please do not feed the wildlife" sign in Constitution Gardens
!["Please do not feed the wildlife" sign in Constitution Gardens](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162230-3e63ac3d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"Please do not feed the wildlife\" sign in Constitution Gardens (1074 visits) Sign on a lamppost in Constitution Gardens reading, "Please do not feed the wildlife. Feeding ...")
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View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [01]
![View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162233-dddbb8bb-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [01] (1505 visits) View from the Old Post Office tower down Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington DC, facing southwest t...")
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View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [02]
![View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162235-551c16d8-cu_s9999x250.jpg "View down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Old Post Office Tower [02] (2267 visits) View from the Old Post Office tower down Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington DC, facing southwest t...")
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Fire alarm pull station at the Lincoln Memorial
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at night [04]
![Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at night [04]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717162315-1c2e6b56-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at night [04] (989 visits) The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC on the night of September 28, 2013.
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Woman taking a photo at the FDR Memorial
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Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [01]
![Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [01]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717170037-e2ce065d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [01] (1075 visits) The Jefferson Memorial, viewed from across the Tidal Basin, near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memoria...")
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Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [02]
![Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [02]](../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717170040-d8bbe7ff-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Jefferson Memorial from across the Tidal Basin [02] (864 visits) The Jefferson Memorial, viewed from Maine Avenue SW, across the Tidal Basin from the memorial itself...")