pw.travelogue » ch. 41 national gallery of art, washington dc

[ch. 41 / national gallery of art, washington dc]

Love the contrast between the West Building and the East Building at the National Gallery of Art. West houses mainly European and American art from 19th to early 20th century; East showcases the Gallery's permanent collection of modern and contemporary art. The two buildings are connected by an underground concourse (third photo down) which feels like a portal that transports, or prepares you really, from one era to the next. Like all my other museum visits, it never feels like I have enough time in each...

As you are reading this, I'm preparing for my trip to South Carolina. Taking some time off before the next wave of projects and shoots begin. Plus more traveling in the next few months for work! Enjoy your weekend.

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the word... solitude

Over the long weekend last week, I decided to catch up on the show The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet. Have you seen it? My good friend Jane recommended it and I finally sat down and watched it – all five episodes in one setting (she knows me well!) Hard to say which are my favorites, but at this point of my life, the Conversations with Diane von Furstenberg and Glenda Bailey really ring true to me.

"The most important relationship is the relationship you have with yourself." – Diane von Furstenberg

She also talked about how crucial it is to have solitude. I couldn't help but remember my birthday post this year. I wrote about spending time with myself, and how content I felt. Solitude. That is my word.

So when I was setting out to edit my regular Friday's pw.travelogue post, an idea came to mind. The second I saw this photograph, it spoke solitude to me – I could spend all day there, sitting on the bench, reading, thinking, writing. Instead of a full-on pw.travelogue today, I thought of posting this instead. It's what's on my mind, and it's something that I would like to continue to do more of. A single image, a single word.

What is your word? Tell me what it is and what it means to you. You may just see your word featured on the next post! Happy weekend everyone. x

TYPE LAYOUT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGGY WONG

pw.travelogue » ch. 38 the phillips collection

[chapter 38 / the phillips collection, washington, dc]

This may sound strange, but I love the architecture of the back of The Phillips Collection. The landscape of the buildings is so graphic, in its own contemporary and classic way. The museum's collection is phenomenal – there's even The Rothko Room, which limits up to 8 visitors at a time (pictured). Do you remember the post from last week titled overexposed? Well, here's the "real" shot on the bottom, Ellsworth Kelly's bronze sculpture, Untitled.

Happy Friday!

TYPE LAYOUT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGGY WONG

pw.travelogue » ch. 37 light play in washington, dc

[chapter 37 / washington, dc]

Couldn't get over how beautiful the light was when I was there. A very surprising and awe-inspiring trip to say the least. You see the capital on television and films all the time, but to physically be there and stand in front of the monuments is a completely different feeling. Even the architecture of their subway stations is quite magnificent. Psst, do you see the moon on the last photo?

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overexposed

Editing photos from my Washington, DC trip (which you will start seeing tomorrow!) and couldn't help but to share this one now. I remember walking out to the courtyard at The Phillips Collection and the first thing I saw was this floating sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly (one of my favorites) and had to take a photo immediately. Except, my settings on the camera was for indoor and without realizing it, completely overexposed the shot. But something about it I just love, and never deleted it.

What do you think?

TYPE LAYOUT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGGY WONG