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David Cohen has graced the Forest Hills Connection with his photographs of area birds and wildlife. Two of his photographs (artists are limited to two works each) were chosen for the 46th Annual Labor Day Art Show at Glen Echo, which begins with a public reception at the Spanish Ballroom on Friday, September 2nd from […]
More morning-after-the-snow photos from David Cohen, who says “For those of us lucky enough to have heat, power, and shelter, the morning after the storm brought extraordinary beauty. There’s a reason our neighborhood is Forest Hills.” Enjoy these, then check out more of the extraordinary beauty captured by Cohen’s keen eye and his camera. (All […]
David Cohen has generously shared his wildlife photography with Forest Hills Connection readers. He has written for us how his dog helped sniff out an opportunity to help the neighbors. And, he is writing a book. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by people’s life stories. My family teases me that […]
David Cohen, a reader and frequent contributor, writes: “In honor of the New Year, permit me to recommend a day trip to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland, less than a two-hour drive from us.” Cohen took these photos on December 27, 2015, from the five-mile wildlife drive: Blackwater, a waterfowl sanctuary, looks […]
We first got to know Forest Hills neighbor David Cohen the way many of us get to know our neighbors: by meeting his dog, Romeo. Soon, we learned that Cohen is an avid wildlife photographer, and that thanks to Romeo, he discovered and started volunteering with Northwest Neighbors Village, or NNV. NNV and other villages […]
A young barred owl went on quite a journey early last month. And as luck would have it, photographer and neighbor David Cohen was there to capture it all with his camera. He posted the story of this plucky little owl on Instagram (@davidcohenphotodc) and gave us permission to share with you. Click the arrow […]
Text and photos by David Jonathan Cohen Two parks – one compact and the other sprawling – offer havens to wildlife in Forest Hills. Astonishing diversity is dense in Linnean Park. Pieces of four streets mark its perimeter: Broad Branch Terrace, 33rd Street, Linnean Avenue, and Fessenden Street. The park owes its resurgence to daylighting […]
The talk scheduled for March 12th has been postponed to avoid a gathering that might put anyone at risk of coronavirus. A quarter century ago, David Cohen discovered a Harvard study that began in 1938 and continues to follow its participants and their descendants to this day. “With my lifelong interest in how people shape […]
by David Jonathan Cohen In the last five years, I photographed birds in parks and wilderness on three continents. Here are five things I learned. Use the light. Where are the sun, the clouds, the shadows, my lens, and the bird? In a photo of a downy woodpecker, I see a sequel to days of […]
September brings out our local artists! David Cohen, Deborah LaCroix and Annette Polan are featured in local shows and talks in the coming days and weeks. David Cohen David Cohen, the wildlife and portrait photographer who has generously shared his work with Forest Hills Connection will be exhibiting this weekend at the 48th annual Glen […]
