Images of Washington

We were in the Rooftop Conference Center overlooking the Potomac River yesterday. Never in a million years did I imagine myself attending a journalism seminar with people from across the country, looking out at the Capitol and Washington Monument. The day was long, but the speakers were knowledgeable and brilliant. In the morning, photographers got a little session all to themselves. That was nice, because I was able to address my expectations and questions one-on-one with Willie Allen, a St. Petersburg Times photographer who was an intern just a few years ago. It was doubly nice to see the work of the other photographers, and I felt comforted because usually photogs can be quirky, lonely kind of people. Yet, we genuinely enjoyed each other's company and had time to delve into our images.

-- Susanica Tam, University of Southern California, The Santa Fe New Mexican