Washington: Portrait of a City

by George W. Kousoulas

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964993422
• ISBN13: 9780964993426
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Norfleet Press
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.

Customer Reviews

beautiful black and white architectural photography

I am a fan of architectural photography and when I came across this book at the Hirshhorn, I couldn't leave without it. As other reviewers have stated, these are not your typical "tourist" shots of DC. This book features unique perspectives of architectural details you might normally miss. It has certainly become an inspiration for me to make more trips to the city with my camera!

Best Photo Book of Washington DC

Anyone who has grown weary of the typical DC monument pictures will love this book, with its gorgeous black-and-white photos of less commonly photographed buildings and places in DC. It's a sophisticated photo book of DC, one that you can give friends who actually live in DC and are tired of all the same old same old, or it makes a great gift for people visiting DC for the first time as well, or who have never been to DC. It's a DC photo book with a flair, the best one I've seen.

Fairly comprehensive

Gottlieb, a Washington lawyer turned full-time photographer, shares his love of our nation's capital with stirring photographs of the city. There are the classic pictures of the Mall and the famous monuments, along with less-photographed areas in surrounding parks and neighborhoods. By shooting at sunrise and after dark, from all angles and during all seasons, he successfully highlights many special features about his subjects. It's a worthy addition to any coffee table and may compel a trip to D.C. to see for yourself.

Pictures tell the story

This book is a book with pictures only. There is a short introductory essay by D.P. Moynihan about the history but the rest is pictures with no captions, these can be found in the back. The photo's are all black and white, which is fitting for a city in which nearly all the important buildings and monuments are white greek columns. Get it when you have been to DC, it looks good next to your own pictures.

absolutely beautiful!

Lovely photos of some common and some uncommon areas of the city, and the printer seemed to care about quality!