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Whether you use a simple disposable or a complex digital camera, Washington, DC has a ton of places to capture great photos: monuments, memorials, historic places, rushing rivers, stately mansions, sweeping vistas, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, carousels, funky and kid-friendly sculpture, ethnic neighborhoods, colorful storefronts, mural art, and free-admission Smithsonian museums that let you photograph…

Cradling the child in her arms, her left elbow thrust forward, the woman stands resolute, determined to protect the baby as she watches her home collapse in an earthquake. This scene takes place 24 hours a day in Washington DC, one block from the White House, on the grounds of the headquarters of the American Red Cross. It is depicted in the “Motherland” statue by the Armenian sculptor Sacoyan, who crafted this dramatic statue as a gesture of thanks to the American people for the help they gave to Armenia through the American Red Cross during the severe earthquake in 1988. And it is but one of hundreds of unique, often little-known,  photo opportunities that exist here in the nation’s capital, which I call “ a photographer’s paradise.” Washington, DC offers more than famous landmarks and monuments.    Like Paris, it…

Located in Arlington, Virginia, adjacent to the Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial is definitely a “must-see” — or more appropriately a “must-photograph” near Washington, DC.  Before you visit make sure you know a little more about the Memorial by checking out our 7 Interesting Facts about the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial!…