Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Tag: Washington DC

It’s about 1948, and you’re looking over the National Mall in Washington, DC

Among my mother-in-law’s Kodachromes are images of the National Mall from atop the Washington Monument — in about 1948. How the Mall has changed!

6 June 2018
The time I accidentally wandered onto the set of Forrest Gump

In 1993, at the Lincoln Memorial, I could see that a film had just been shot there. Turns out it was Forrest Gump.

30 May 2018
single frame: Ulysses S. Grant is off center

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29 May 2018
single frame: Riding the carousel dragon

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17 May 2018
The Lincoln Memorial at night

A photoessay: a series on the Lincoln Memorial at night. This is when the memorial is at its most stunning.

11 May 2018
single frame: Vietnam Veterans Memorial at night

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10 May 2018
single frame: Among the Smithsonian’s magnolias

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8 May 2018
I hate what domestic terrorism has done to our country

In 1993 on my first visit to DC I walked unannounced into the US Capitol. Thanks to domestic terrorism you can’t do that anymore. It’s a shame. Here are photos from my 1993 visit.

7 May 2018
single frame: U Street Metro station

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1 May 2018
Checking out the cherry blossoms

We visited Washington, DC, on our recent vacation — and were thrilled to find the cherry trees at peak bloom.

16 April 2018
Reflecting pool, Washington, DC Kodak EasyShare Z730 2009

13 January 2015
Captured: Inside the U.S. Capitol

My little Kodak EasyShare Z730 is a respectable point-and-shoot digital camera. Even though I moved on to Canon PowerShot digicams several years ago, at first shooting an S80 donated by reader Lone Primate, and now a sublime S95, I still get out my Z730 from time to time. It’s a wonderful companion on a nature…

21 October 2013