Adams Morgan.
All of the national and city parks, museums, and other public spaces in D.C. means that our city offers an incredible amount of benches.
These three worn-down benches in a small grassy spot in Adams Morgan got me thinking about how benches make surprisingly interesting photography fodder. Whether playing with the benches’ lines, capturing a scene of someone using them, or hinting at a bigger story, local photographers have shot compelling images of these resting places.
Here, 20 of my favorites.
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- A bench in East Washington Heights in 2009. Photo by Flickr user dannyfowler.
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- The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. Photo by Flickr user afagen.
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- A Capitol Hill fire station. Photo by Flickr user kestrana.
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- Benches on the National Mall in January 2009 facing preparations for President Obama’s inauguration. Photo by Flickr user AnyaLogic.
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- Iron bench in Georgetown. Photo by Flickr user SdotCruz.
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- Bench outside National Museum of the American Indian. Photo by Flickr user Mort Guffman.
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- Bench beneath an Alexander Calder display at National Gallery of Art. Photo by Flickr user Kevin H..
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- A bench on the Tidal Basin when it flooded in spring 2010. Photo by Flickr user Flashy Soup Can.
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- Park bench in 2006. Photo by Flickr user junesix.
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo by Flickr user Mr. T in DC.
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- Congressional Cemetery in Southeast D.C. Photo by Flickr user NCinDC.
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- First Street NE in the NOMA neighborhood. Photo by Flickr user Elvert Barnes.
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- National Museum of African Art. Photo by catface3.
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- Yards Park in Southeast. Photo by Flickr user Elvert Barnes.
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- Stanton Park. Photo by Flickr user mr_mayer.
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- Adams Morgan. Photo by me.
