Night at the World War II Memorial
ArchitectureWashington, DC

World War II Memorial at night with Washington Monument in background

by Jason Vines

I shot this over Labor Day weekend in 2013, when the Washington Monument still had scaffolding on it while its earthquake damage was being repaired. So many tourists were about that I couldn’t possibly have gotten a shot without people — oogly, smelly people, ewww! cheeky — in it, so I factored them into my compositions. I think the couple sitting near the water’s edge make the scene better, actually.

Jason Vines

By day, I’m a web programmer. When I’m not on the clock, I find peace in exploring natural and architectural marvels. My love of photography is an inevitable extension of that. Through photography, I’m more than a passive observer of the world. I’m indulging both my creative fancy and my technical acumen. I created this site, Jasonian Photography (a play on Smithsonian), to share the results.

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