The Rolling Stone cover image of a naked John Lennon hugging Yoko Ono taken the morning he was killed. The Vanity Fair cover of a nude pregnant Demi Moore.  The images of the Rolling Stones during one of their American tours.  Her classic images for the American Express card celebrity campaign. Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. album cover. And most recently, the controversial Vanity Fair implied semi-nude photos of Miley Cyrus in April of this year. 

She was the chief photographer for both Rolling Stone and a featured photographer for Vanity Fair. 

She will discuss her new book, “Annie Leibovitz at Work”, which was just released November 18th, 2009.

Her latest book details how she created images of Richard Nixon’s resignation, many of her now classic images, as well as images from Barack Obama’s campaign.

Annie Leibovitz 
Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
600 I Street, NW
Washington DC  (map it)

Dates and Times – Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets – $16.00 or purchase her book, “Annie Leibovitz at Work”, at the venue and receive two tickets.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Gallery Place – Chinatown – Red, Green and Yellow lines, then a 3-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Metered street and garage parking is available in the area.

Images – Annie Leibovitz, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue – personal collection – ©2008, Jon Rochetti
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The collection on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC showcases 21 images, including:

• Stieglitz’s series of ten photos of clouds over Lake George, New York, a collection which has not been shown in its entirety since a 1923. 
• Ansel Adams’ photos of the coastline and surf along San Mateo’s coast, south of San Francisco.
• Robert Adams’ images of the Columbia River emptying into the Pacific in Oregon. 

Oceans, Rivers, and Skies: Ansel Adams, Robert Adams, and Alfred Stieglitz
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565 (map it)

Dates and Times  – Daily, October 12, 2008 through March 15, 2009. Hours – Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sundays 11:00 – 6:00.

Admission – FREE.

Nearest Metro Subway Station – Archives – Yellow and Green lines, then a 2-block walk or use the DC Circulator.

Parking – Metered street and paid garage parking is available in the area.

Image – With permission from the National Gallery of Art, Ansel Adams, Surf Sequence 3, San Mateo County Coast, California, 1940, gelatin silver print, 1982, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Virginia B. Adams. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.

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The photo exhibit Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World at the White-Meyer House near U Street, celebrates this unique form of cultural diplomacy.  The exhibit includes over 100 photos of these famous musicians as they toured the globe, meeting world leaders and playing to enthusiastic audiences.

Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World
White-Meyer House
1624 Crescent Place, NW
Washington, DC 20009   (map it)
202-667-6670

Dates and Times – Wednesdays – Sundays through July 13, 2008, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Tickets – FREE

Nearest Metro Subway Station – U Street, Green and Yellow line, then a ¾-mile walk.

Parking – Street parking is available.

Images – Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington

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1. Get in the front of the depression-era Bread Line at the FDR Memorial for a great photo op.

2. Pose for a Springtime photo overlooking the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument from the tulip beds next to the Iwo Jima Memorial. The location is actually in front of the Netherlands Carillon tower, just a short walk from the Iwo Memorial.  Tulips bloom in April and May and the location offers a great view of the National Mall.

3. Pick a sunny day with blue skies for a photo at the U.S. Air Force Memorial, overlooking the Pentagon and planes landing at Reagan National Airport.

4. Enjoy the beauty of nature during the annual blooming of the lotus flowers at Kenilworth Gardens.  Lotus and lilies bloom all summer, starting in late June and make a great location for a portrait or family photo.

5. Visit one of the prettiest waterfalls on the East Coast, at Great Falls National Park.  Climb the rocks and smile for a picture post card photo as the water rushes over the falls in the background.

6. Hold the Washington Monument in your hand. No, not by purchasing a desktop souvenir. From the base of the Lincoln Memorial, stand with your back to the Reflecting Poll and the Washington Monument, hold out your hand, palm up and have the person taking the photo position your hand at the base of the memorial.  It makes for a fun and memorable photo.

7. Pose next to one of the World’s Largest Chairs, all 19½ feet of it.  Built in 1958, chair was created by the Bassett Furniture Co. for a local Anacostia furniture retailer.  After the original wooden chair decayed beyond repair, it was replaced in 2006, with an replica made from aluminum.  It’s located at 2101 Martin Luther King Ave. SE, in Washington, DC.

8. Most people who visit the White House, take photos from the picturesque South Lawn.  But along the fence at the front of the White House, on Pennsylvania Ave, between East and West Executive Avenues, there are usually a couple vendors with life sized cut-outs of the President and other political figures (Bill Clinton, Hillary, etc.). For just a few bucks, you can pose with the President or one of the other cut-outs at the fence overlooking the White House. 

Opt to use your camera and take your own photo, as the Polaroid’s the vendors offer aren’t the best quality, plus using your camera is usually cheaper.    

9. Have your photo taken in front of the Capitol Building columns.  The picturesque original Capitol Building columns that were relocated to a hill at the National Arboretum in 1984.

10. Exercise your First Amendment right to assemble peaceably and join in on one of the many protest marches or rallies that occur somewhere around the National Mall just about every weekend.  Just ask one of the protesters to borrow a sign and smile while someone takes your photo.  The cause doesn’t really matter – it’s all about the photo op and saying “I was there!!” 

Where’s your favorite place for an alternative photo in DC?  Just leave a comment to share your favorite place.

Images – Flickr – Chair & Santa,  all others from personal collection, © 2008 – Jon Rochetti 

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From over 24,000 entries, the winners represent the best in wildlife and nature through the art of photography.

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20560

Admission – all and Smithsonian museums are free

Hours - Daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through March 25th

Nearest Metro subway station - Smithsonian Station (use the Mall exit) – Blue and Orange lines or use the DC Circulator.

For some excellent reading on nature photograpohy techniques, check out these selections from Amazon.com.

Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian. 
Photo 1 – Cheryl Opperman
Photo 2 – Marsel Van Oosten
Photo 3 – Robert J. Amoruso
Photo 4 – Mark B. Bartosik __________________________________________________________

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