A visit to Washington, D.C., a vibrant repository of American history and culture, is an opportunity to see and capture a world-class city full of political grandeur. With The Photographer’s Guide to Washington, D.C. (April 2009) by Lee Foster and Ann F. Purcell, you can enjoy, explore, and photograph the nation’s capital like never before. This guide, with its full-color maps, detailed directions to sites, and excellent photography tips, will ensure that you create the most breathtaking shots of D.C. With its special coverage of D.C.-specific topics, such as the easiest ways to navigate the city and how to get the photos you want while observing the city’s security restrictions, this book is the ultimate resource for any traveler to and/or photographer of D.C. 

Foster and Purcell outline 11 key themes, including major icons – such as the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Building, among others – war memorials, neighborhoods, and festivals. One such is the National Cherry Blossom Festival, arguably the most enticing time to photograph Washington, D.C. Coming up soon, the blossoming of some three thousand cherry trees in late March and early April attracts visitors from all over the world, and you won’t want to miss out. With tips on visiting for peak blooming days, The Photographer’s Guide to Washington, D.C will enable you to best see and enjoy the blossoms, as it does the many other attractions in D.C. 

Lee Foster’s work has appeared in major U.S. travel magazines and newspapers, including Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. His travel journalism has won eight Lowell Thomas Awards, the highest honor in travel journalism. Foster lives in Berkeley, California. Ann F. Purcell has coauthored several books, among them The Traveling Photographer and A Guide to Travel Writing and Photography, as well as a number of syndicated travel photography and travel destination columns. She lives in Washington, D.C.