Lifestyle in Washington, DC - Final Project - Molly Cuddy

Lifestyle in DC - From tourists to protestors, welcome to our nation's capital.

The District is a hot tourist spot due to its many historic monuments and free museums. In this photo project, I hoped to capture the lifestyle of DC and tourism in one of the most historically rich places in America.

A tour group leader at the Lincoln Memorial waves an American flag so he can get the attention of his group and gather them.

A protestor at the Lincoln Memorial asks visitors to compare President Lincoln to President Trump. "Pick someone more like Abraham Lincoln and less like Donald Trump," the end of his sign reads. He hopes he can convince people to vote against Trump in the next presidential election. He comes to the Lincoln Memorial regularly to protest.

Vendors like this are extremely common in the District. They sell a lot of USA and DC merchandise  as well as Trump and 'Make America Great Again' merchandise.

A protestor stands outside the White House on Easter weekend. She chants "Hey hey, ho ho, that mofo Trump has got to go" into her megaphone. It is pretty common for protestors like her to express their opinions at this location.

The Cuddy family sit on the grass near the Washington Monument and try to map out what they plan to do while in the city. My parents, Lori and Michael Cuddy, and my 17-year-old brother, Max Cuddy, visited DC so they could spend Easter with me. We had a great time exploring the city and even had a non-traditional Easter dinner: ramen from Chaplin's.

Hungry customers wait in line at the Royal Chicken & Gyro Food Truck. Food trucks are a big part of DC culture, and you can find them lining up and down the blocks on the weekends. There are a variety of trucks, from tacos to ice cream, on the National Mall.

 Tourists pose with the Washington Monument. Many people have selfie sticks in DC so they can fit their whole family as well as monuments into their pictures.
Segway tours are very popular amongst sightseers in DC. It's an easy and fun way for tourists to explore the nation's capital while learning a few facts along the way.
 A girl sits on a ledge at the Lincoln Memorial. People tend to hang out for a while when the weather is nice, and sometimes they get creative where they choose to sit.

 Electric scooters are a very popular way to get around DC. Two tourists scooter past the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool.

 Tourists excitedly take pictures with a group of Marines outside the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday, April 16th.
 A man looks at a piece by Joseph Kosuth at the Hirshhorn Museum. This piece is apart of the 'What Absence Is Made Of' collection.
 People enjoy meals at the Garden Café in the National Gallery of Art. It is one of a few cafés in the museum, and many people dine here to eat amongst the art in the gallery.
A painter works on a piece in the middle of the National Gallery of Art, West Building. This building hosts European and American art,  as well as several galleries of drawings, prints, painting and sculpture.

A man reads a description on a piece of artwork in the Hirshhorn Museum. This is a Smithsonian museum filled with contemporary and modern art. It has rotating exhibitions so every time you go, there may be new pieces of art to see.

 A couple relaxes on a couch in the National Gallery of Art on Tuesday, May 7th.
 Three museum-goers admire art in the National Gallery of Art - East Building. This building hosts the museum's collection of modern and contemporary art.
 The Metro is a popular way for tourists and locals to travel to the DMV area. This particular station, Archives, is only a block or two away from the National Mall.
 Two people board the Yellow line metro, which goes from Fort Totten, DC to Huntington in Virginia.   It's a popular Metro line for people who wish to go to the Pentagon or to the Ronald Reagan National airport.
People wait for the green or yellow line metro at the L'Enfant Plaza station. This is a popular station for tourists and locals because there are transfers to other lines, like the blue, orange and silver lines.


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