Mar 21
Cherry Blossoms At Night
For the last five years I’ve photographed Washington DC’s famous cherry blossom trees in bloom. This year I was excited, not only is it the centennial anniversary of the trees but the first time that the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, in it’s inaugural year, could be photographed with the blossoms.
Went out last night and made some frames at dusk at the MLK Memorial of the Cherry Blossom Trees in bloom.
as a bonus I made this self portrait of myself with my husband (we’re newlyweds) at the Memorial.
Dec 30
Wrapping up 2011
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
My favorites images that I made in 2011 are a pretty diverse group. I didn’t realize until looking over the edit what a variety of assignments I worked on this year. From traveling with Secretary Clinton to Rome for talks on Libya (above), to the Occupy movement in DC, shifts at the White House, pro sports, personal work in Mexico and Laos, shooting video of the opening of the Martin Luther King Memorial _ ending the year on the high note of getting married myself – it’s been a pretty eventful 2011.
I’ve also added a slideshow of personal work I did in Laos this year. It was fascinating to explore one of the last remaining communist nations in the world. Many thanks are due to the Canadian non-profit “Adopt A Village in Laos” who helped me with the logistics of this fascinating country and introduced me to some of its people.
Here’s to a productive 2012, and a happy and healthy new year to each of you.
No commentsOct 1
Happy New Year
Really enjoyed having my grandmother spend the holiday with my family this year. It’s rare that she’ll let me photograph her, but was able to make this portrait as she was lighting the candles to start the holiday.
Aug 22
MLK Memorial
The MLK Memorial opened today (officially will be dedicated this Sunday), and as I’ve been photographing there since practically the beginning of the project, I’d been looking forward to seeing the finished product and the reaction of the public. Many people seemed truly touched by the memorial, lots of quiet tears, and happy family photos. Seems like something America really needed. And a nice addition to our National Mall landscape. Here’s a few of my favorites from today…
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Dec 25
Best of 2010
2010 has been a year full of variety, from my trip to India in January, DC’s epic snowmagedon, the Tea Party Revolution, a variety of political rallies, and recent forays into sports and political coverage.
I am happy to announce that I am now an official member of the AP’s Washington DC Bureau, after working covering the metro area for the last four years. This will mean more political coverage, professional sports, and more time on Capitol Hill. I’m excited for the challenges ahead and looking forward to further growth.
In the spirit of looking back to look ahead, here is a selection of my favorite images that I made in 2010. Thank you for looking.
No commentsNov 24
Happy Thanksgiving
Vivian and Valeria, 10 months. Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin, 2010.
In the spirit of family and Thanksgiving I wanted to share this photo from a recent trip to Mexico to visit my cousins and the newest member (and first new baby) of our extended family, Valeria. With another child on the way I was dying to make some portraits of my beautiful cousin Vivian and her daughter.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Make some photos of family this season.
No commentsSep 16
India, from the archive.
Picking a few pictures to enter in WPOW‘s annual exhibition made me nostalgic for the trip to India I did in January. Here are a few pictures to share from the experience. You can read a bit about the trip in Momenta Workshop’s latest newsletter in which some of my work from India was featured.
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Photo Copyright Jacquelyn Martin
Sep 13
Mass Baptism via Firehose
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
It was wonderful to photograph this mass baptism that takes place annually in DC, and to be welcomed by the attendees. Between the mass baptism and the Glenn Beck rally the previous day I felt like I was back living in the South again. It’s been a very eventful summer but now that it’s fall again I hope catch up on the blog.
No commentsJun 3
National Spelling Bee on NYT’ LENS
I’m very excited that one of my National Spelling Bee photos from today was chosen for the NYTimes’ LENS blog Pictures of the Day. Excellent! It’s the last photo in the slidshow:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/pictures-231/
I’ll upload some Bee photos after tomorrow’s final.
No commentsMay 1
May Day 2010
Photographed at DC’s immigration reform rally today. Here are a few of my favorites.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin