This past Saturday night I had the assignment to photograph the annual George Washington Birthnight Ball at the historic Gadsby’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria. The tavern has numerous balls and dances throughout the year, but the Birthnight Ball is one of their most popular. I was inundated by coat tails, corsets, and powdered wigs [...]
Sunday afternoon held an extremely popular event in the Alexandria neighborhood of Del Ray: the annual Halloween Parade. I was asked to help document the parade for the Del Ray Patch. The day was filled with families dressed in their best Halloween get-ups. Tweet
Every month during the summer, the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria holds a street festival titled “First Thursday.” And as you may be able to guess, it happens on the first Thursday of the month. This week was the final First Thursday of the 2011 Summer season, and to document it, the Del Ray Patch [...]
This past weekend I was asked to cover the Civil War Camp Day at Fort Ward Historic Site for the Old Town Alexandria Patch. It was a day full of Civil War interpreters performing drills, educating visitors and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the war. Tweet
Saturday was the kick off to the City of Alexandria’s Civil War Sesquicentennial. It marks the 150th anniversary for when Alexandria became involved in the United States Civil War. I was asked to capture the day with my camera by the Old Town Alexandria Patch. Tweet