A union picket blocks the street in front of the Hilton Crystal City, accused of unfair labor practices by labor union UNITE HERE.

Photographed: June 20, 2009

Notes: For more photos from this set, see UNITE HERE Picket.

Leaves on the Women's Memorial fountain outside Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: October 25, 2009

Headstone of a soldier killed in action in the Iraq War, at Arlington National Cemetery.

Photographed: October 25, 2009

Notes: This particular headstone, that of Lance Corporal Jason C. Redifer, was not selected at random. I specifically chose to photograph Redifer's headstone due to some personal significance. Redifer was from Stuarts Draft, Virginia, went to school with my sister, and died in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded. The bridge that carries Route 608 over Interstate 64 in Fishersville is named in his honor.

3000-Series Washington Metro rail car on the D Route bridge in Northeast Washington DC.

Photographed: October 26, 2005

Sand castle at Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Photographed: August 27, 2008

The Roanoke Star, atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, prior to being lit for the evening.

Photographed: January 7, 2003

Notes: This photo is heavily retouched. It was taken in early afternoon in daylight, and then processed to give it the orange evening-like appearance. Kinda cool looking, though, no?

A participant in a pink-and-black bloc surveys her surroundings at the National Equality March in Washington DC.

Photographed: October 11, 2009

Notes: For more photos from this event, see the Journal entry about the National Equality March.

A woman shouts during the Funk the War 8 anti-war demonstration in Washington DC.

Photographed: October 7, 2009

Notes: For more photos from this event, see the Journal entry about Funk the War 8.

Protest sign attached to an American flag at the Taxpayer March on Washington.

Photographed: September 12, 2009

Notes: For more photos from this set, see Taxpayer March on Washington.

Fish market in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: September 25, 2009

The North Portico of the White House, in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 30, 2009

A man sells political buttons relating to historical and current events at the Taxpayer March on Washington.

Photographed: September 12, 2009

Notes: It is rare that I actually refer to this event by its formal name, "Taxpayer March on Washington". I more commonly refer to this event as the "teabagger march". For more photos from this set, see Taxpayer March on Washington.

Washington Metro work car at Branch Avenue Yard, in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Photographed: May 9, 2009

Notes: This was taken during Metro's 2009 Rail Rodeo.

Dark clouds cast a shadow over the sands of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Photographed: August 27, 2008

Cliffs along the Shenandoah River in Page County, Virginia.

Photographed: July 25, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the photo shoot that became the Tubing the Shenandoah River photo set in Life and Times. This photo was not used in the set.

Headstone in a 19th-century cemetery in a forest near Haymarket, Virginia.

Photographed: August 22, 2008

Rainstorm on the Shenandoah River in Page County, Virginia.

Photographed: July 25, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the Tubing the Shenandoah River photo set in Life and Times.

A worker applies paint to the exterior of a balcony on the Turnberry Tower building in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: October 4, 2008

Pink Zipper slide at the closed Shenandoah Acres resort in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Photographed: May 3, 2009

Front of Washington Metro rail car.

Photographed: May 9, 2009

Anti-Scientology banner held during an Anonymous protest outside the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington DC.

Photographed: June 13, 2009

Washington DC and Barack Obama-themed souvenirs for sale on a street vendor's cart near the Ellipse in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 30, 2009

A group of people sits in the street with arms locked as part of a civil disobedience action during a UNITE HERE picket outside the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: June 20, 2009

Notes: For more photos from this set, see UNITE HERE Picket.

Clouds float past the roof of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 30, 2009

"Ethical people don't assault" is written in chalk on the sidewalk in front of the Founding Church of Scientology in Washington DC following an alleged attack by Scientologists on an Anonymous protester.

Photographed: June 6, 2009

Two men play a chess game in Dupont Circle, in Washington DC.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Notes: This photo is part of the Shades of Gray Photography set.

A masked woman strikes a contemplative pose at the end of an anti-war march in Crystal City, Virginia.

Photographed: March 21, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the March on Crystal City photo set.

A Mennonite choir sings hymns in Dupont Circle in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 9, 2009

Reflection of the Roanoke Star off of the rain-soaked boards of the M. Carl Andrews Overlook in Roanoke, Virginia.

Photographed: May 3, 2009

A tulip in Dupont Circle, in Washington DC.

Photographed: April 26, 2009

Concrete fragments and other debris cover the ground following the demolition of an office building in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: November 2, 2008

Anti-war demonstrators provide food to a homeless man that the group encountered along their march route.

Photographed: March 21, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the March on Crystal City photo set from 2009 in Life and Times.

"Exorcist Steps" at the west end of the Georgetown neighborhood in Washington DC.

Photographed: June 13, 2008

Notes: For more information about these steps, see Washingtonpost.com's Going Out Guide. See also The Exorcist (film) on Wikipedia.

Tables and chairs on a rooftop patio in downtown Washington DC.

Photographed: August 6, 2008

Code Pink banner outside an office building in Crystal City, Virginia, during ANSWER Coalition's March on the Pentagon.

Photographed: March 21, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the March on Crystal City photo set from 2009 in Life and Times. This caption was written was before I came up with the more accurate "March on Crystal City" title.

Demonstrators converge on the Dupont Circle fountain at the end of Funk the War 7, an anti-war protest sponsored by the Washington DC chapter of Students for a Democratic Society.

Photographed: March 19, 2009

Notes: This photo is part of the Funk the War 7 photo set from 2009 in Life and Times.

Paving tiles at the former location of the Journalists' Memorial, at Freedom Park in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: September 7, 2008

Notes: This photo goes with a Journal entry made in September 2008, where I discovered that all of the exhibits at Freedom Park had been removed.

Glenmont station, eastern terminus of the Red Line of the Washington Metro.

Photographed: March 7, 2009

Three American flags fly outside Union Station in Washington DC.

Photographed: May 17, 2008

Intersection of two barrel vault ceilings at Metro Center station in Washington DC.

Photographed: February 21, 2009

Notes: First photo feature taken with then-new Canon Powershot S10 IS camera.

A woman holds a sign up during a demonstration in support of transgender equality during the "Funk the HRC" event held outside the Washington Convention Center.

Photographed: October 4, 2008

Gee, I don't know. What do you think?

Photographed: February 9, 2009

Notes: This particular photo feature is a tribute to the Today's Special episode "Hello Friend". The title was written in Blissymbols. The first symbol means "mouth", the next two symbols mean "meeting", the next symbol means "person", the heart indicates feeling, and then the final two symbols mean "good". Thus it's something you say when you meet a person you like. Thus, "Hello, friend." The caption that is shown with this photo is based on the way the episode was introduced: "Today's Special is... gee, I don't know. What do you think?"

A man dressed in a green zentai poses in dress pants, dress shirt, tie, and fedora hat in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument during the Over 9000 Anon March in Washington DC.

Photographed: July 19, 2008

Notes: This photo is color-enhanced, with all colors except green removed.

A car sits damaged in a vacant lot following an accident on an icy road.

Photographed: January 27, 2009

Notes: This photo was taken from my apartment balcony. At the time of this accident, it was sleeting heavily outside. The occupant of the vehicle was carried off on a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance.

An anti-war march proceeds down Pennsylvania Avenue NW towards the United States Capitol.

Photographed: September 15, 2007

Notes: This photo is from the September 15 Anti-War March photo set in Life and Times.

A "caution" cone lies on its side in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

Interior of Breda 2039, a car on the Washington Metro, as seen from the floor.

Photographed: June 8, 2005

A stop sign is turned into an anti-war statement with the addition of a sticker, in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington DC.

Photographed: July 18, 2006

Metrobus sign at Glenmont station in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: May 19, 2008

Eisenhower Avenue station in Alexandria, Virginia, as seen from the rear of a departing train.

Photographed: June 1, 2008