042208 Vienne School Picture.jpg, originally uploaded by Gerik Parmele.

Vienne’s been sick and home from school. However today was school picture day and she was very bummed to miss it. So we held our own school picture day at home. I pulled out all of my lights and set everything up. Now when the time comes she can go to school with a fist-full of wallet sized prints to trade with her friends.

While walking to National Geographic fo the second day of POYi awards program I stumbled upon these people picketing. I really liked their style. Wish I would have hung out longer, there were some real interesting people there.

When you have a free ticket the Newseum but only an hour of free time what’s a photojournalist to visit? The Pulitzer’s exhibit. I could have spent the whole day in there. Truly amazing.  They have interactive kiosks where you can get in depth and watch video interviews, read transcripts and look at images from the same sequence that the winning image or images came from.

Yesterday’s speakers at the POYi program were great. The most amazing however was Steve Liss. His essay on No Place for Children is unbelievable. Check it out here and here 

I’m in Washington, DC, for the POYi awards program. Arrived Wednesday and walked my legs off looking at monuments and memorials. Today will be alot of sitting and listening. Today’s program will be at the newly opened Newseum. Tomorrow’s happenings will be happening at the headquarters of magazine, you may have heard of it.