Oh DC and all your goodness

Tonight Tay and I attended a FotoWeek event at the Navy memorial down on Pennsylvania Avenue. Two world-renowned photojournalists gave presentations of their work. Photography has always been one of my very favorite mediums of expression. It amazes me the way a picture can change the way you see something. An image through a lens is no longer the same thing you see through your eyes but an expression of art. David Burnett, the first to speak, has a career ranging from Vietnam to the Beijing olympics. His campaign shots of Obama and McCain were amazing. He has discovered obscure cameras that opened new doors for him. The other photojournalist, Eugene Richards drew his subject matter from his origins as a social worker. His was a bit depressing, to be honest, looking at death, drugs, and poverty. But it made you think and portrayed real scenes. One of their main points was that you don't have to travel to exotic places to get incredible, moving pictures. Photograph your life. The funny thing is I always end up with an inordinate amount of pictures of Taylor. Maybe because he's always like, here take a picture of me. I'm just not as enthusiastic about photographs of myself.

  This is why I love DC. There are incredible events like this FotoWeek happening all the time if you pay attention. Did I mention they are mostly free? And sometimes they feed you. I don't know what it is about BYU students and free food, it's like a strange magnetism. So we go.