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Forest Hills is the home of one of the largest photography training programs in the country: Washington Photo Safari. Every Friday evening through fall, Washington Photo Safari director E. David Luria will teach you the basic techniques of nighttime photography, and take you to the most photogenic areas of the National Mall. As the calendar […]
Wait! Don’t Quit Your Day Job! Photography As A Second Career Workshop With careful planning while you keep your day job, you CAN turn your hobby and your love of photography into a lucrative profession. The workshop will be taught by Washington Photo Safari founder and director E. David Luria, a professional architectural photographer who […]
The gardens of the late Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriwether Post are among the most beautiful gardens in the Washington area. Adjoining the very elegant and popular Hillwood Museum in upper northwest Washington, the gardens offer incredible opportunities for photography - the paths, the mansion, the greenhouse, the statuary, and the refurbished Japanese Gardens. And […]
Wait! Don’t Quit Your Day Job! Photography As A Second Career Workshop With careful planning while you keep your day job, you CAN turn your hobby and your love of photography into a lucrative profession. Meet at the Party Room of Brandywine Apts 4545 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 Register here.
"The gardens of the late Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriwether Post are among the most beautiful gardens in the Washington area. Adjoining the very elegant and popular Hillwood Museum in upper northwest Washington, the gardens offer incredible opportunities for photography - the paths, the mansion, the greenhouse, the statuary, and the refurbished Japanese Gardens. And […]
On Sunday, December 2nd, Washington Photo Safari is conducting a fund-raising photo safari to benefit the mid-Atlantic area victims of Hurricane Sandy. This the fifth such safari this Forest Hills-based business has held over the years. It provides 2 hours of photographic instruction near the White House in return for clients sending a $100 check […]
A special new photo safari will take place on 14th street on Friday evening, March 13, 2014, from 7 - 9:30 p.m. For more information click here. Fourteenth Street NW is now the go-to place for the new Millennial Generation in Washington, and it will be the site for a nighttime photography workshop led by […]
Neighbor and photographer David Cohen makes his exhibit debut at the Glen Echo Park's 46th annual Labor Day Art Show! Paintings, jewelry, sculpture, photography, fiber art, and more: The show […]
Art All Night: Made in DC is Washington, DC's free overnight arts festival. The festival will take place in seven DC Main Streets neighborhoods, bringing visual and performing arts, including […]
Enjoy summer evenings at Hillwood, complete with dinner at the new Merriweather Café and documentary films that dig deep in the world of America’s most fascinating photojournalists. June 18: Harry Benson: Shoot First July 10: Bill Cunningham: New York July 31: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/dinnertime-documentaries
Neighbor David Cohen's bird photos are on display at the Glen Echo Labor Day Art Show. The show begins with a public opening reception on Friday, August 30, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Spanish Ballroom lobby, and includes light refreshments. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the hours are 12 noon to 6 p.m. […]
A series of four lectures at Hillwood Estate: October 3 | Women Looking at Women: Life Magazine’s Female Photographers and their Images of American Women in the Context of World War II with Alissa Schapiro October 10 | Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt with Megan J. Martinelli October 16 […]
Enjoy four chef-created dishes along with expert photo instruction, during a food photography workshop with professional food and restaurant photographer E. David Luria on the patio at Acacia Food & […]