Welcome to my photo site! I'm a Washington, DC-based journalist who travels and works primarily outside of the mid Atlantic, While home and abroad, I take great pleasure in photographing the world around me. Today I'm sharing with you the best of my photography. Some of my photographs were taking while on assignment. Many are of places I love: my home town of Old Town Alexandria; Virginia, neighboring Washington, DC; and places I adore: New England, Europe, and Asia. Other photos highlight the world around us all: flowers, leaves, stones, ponds, streets.... These are special. I am fascinated by colors and shapes as well as the organic nature of material and immaterial objects. I try to capture artistic elements of postive and negative space, complimentary and uncomplimentary colors, atmosphere, the effect of sunlight, shadows, and how lightness and darkness play on each other. I am also interested in the recording of time and place, as well as capturing that certain mood one feels when standing in a particular place. I explore these same topics in my oil paintings, many of which are also painted on location. One last note: my photographs are presented as I took them. None are color enhanced, corrected or "photo-shopped." It's my belief that good art speaks for itself. The photographer still must have a good eye and a keen sense of composition. I hope you will enjoy my photographs and that they help you contemplate your world, your life, and perhaps some of the places you have been and not been. Karen http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/Passport-photo/405493927_TKWB8-Ti.jpg http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/ 2009-10-29T10:27:14Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Autum/9891516_2kodv">Autum</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Autum/9891516_2kodv" title="Autum"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Autum/DSC0834/673881652_xdN5s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Autum" title="Autum" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T10:27:14Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Autum/9891516_2kodv <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Virginia-Seneca-Rocks/7354782_eqZku">West Virginia, Seneca Rocks</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Virginia-Seneca-Rocks/7354782_eqZku" title="West Virginia, Seneca Rocks"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Virginia-Seneca-Rocks/DSC0007/473412083_BrLrB-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="West Virginia, Seneca Rocks" title="West Virginia, Seneca Rocks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T10:20:02Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Virginia-Seneca-Rocks/7354782_eqZku <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Berkshires-and-So-Vermont/9890669_z8RoJ">Berkshires and So. Vermont</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Berkshires-and-So-Vermont/9890669_z8RoJ" title="Berkshires and So. Vermont"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Berkshires-and-So-Vermont/DSC0762/673823857_uDQo2-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="Berkshires and So. Vermont" title="Berkshires and So. Vermont" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T10:01:24Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Berkshires-and-So-Vermont/9890669_z8RoJ <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/6405529_yDxu5">My Smug Mug</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/6405529_yDxu5" title="My Smug Mug"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/Passport-photo/405493927_TKWB8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My Smug Mug" title="My Smug Mug" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T08:39:10Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/6405529_yDxu5 <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/US-Virgin-Islands/6412119_6Hwcn">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/US-Virgin-Islands/6412119_6Hwcn" title="U.S. Virgin Islands"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/US-Virgin-Islands/Virgin-Islands-Christmas-and/406035937_mi9fJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="U.S. Virgin Islands" title="U.S. Virgin Islands" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T08:10:36Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/US-Virgin-Islands/6412119_6Hwcn <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Flowers-and-Plants/7353516_hELU5">Flowers and Plants</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Flowers-and-Plants/7353516_hELU5" title="Flowers and Plants"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Flowers-and-Plants/DSC0414/473308154_XXk3z-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Flowers and Plants" title="Flowers and Plants" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T04:08:54Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Flowers-and-Plants/7353516_hELU5 <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Africa/6405458_xQNrL">South Africa</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Africa/6405458_xQNrL" title="South Africa"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Africa/DSC0170/437089505_vMRoY-Th-5.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="South Africa" title="South Africa" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T04:06:50Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Africa/6405458_xQNrL <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Hong-Kong/6424079_bBxwC">Hong Kong</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Hong-Kong/6424079_bBxwC" title="Hong Kong"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Hong-Kong/PICT1192/406136663_hpuk3-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hong Kong" title="Hong Kong" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-29T04:06:05Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Hong-Kong/6424079_bBxwC <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Vermont/8655234_nWr33">Vermont</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Vermont/8655234_nWr33" title="Vermont"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Vermont/DSC000801/571309219_BebYC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vermont" title="Vermont" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T10:50:39Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Vermont/8655234_nWr33 <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Covered-Bridges/8665041_igjYp">Covered Bridges</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Covered-Bridges/8665041_igjYp" title="Covered Bridges"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Covered-Bridges/DSC0064/572185855_6qgGe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Covered Bridges" title="Covered Bridges" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T07:25:54Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Covered-Bridges/8665041_igjYp <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Old-Town-Alexandria-VA/8243074_ZYtjH">Old Town Alexandria, VA</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Old-Town-Alexandria-VA/8243074_ZYtjH" title="Old Town Alexandria, VA"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Old-Town-Alexandria-VA/Picture-or-Video-090/539047618_HMHe8-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Old Town Alexandria, VA" title="Old Town Alexandria, VA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-23T07:17:05Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Old-Town-Alexandria-VA/8243074_ZYtjH <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Turkey/8243668_4k6c8">Turkey</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Turkey/8243668_4k6c8" title="Turkey"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Turkey/DSC02085/539094137_J6H6X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Turkey" title="Turkey" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-17T12:20:09Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Turkey/8243668_4k6c8 <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Floridas-Northwest-Coast/7352990_TDnKe">Florida's Northwest Coast</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Floridas-Northwest-Coast/7352990_TDnKe" title="Florida's Northwest Coast"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Floridas-Northwest-Coast/DSC0414/473274063_SKmbG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Florida's Northwest Coast" title="Florida's Northwest Coast" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-27T11:43:58Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Floridas-Northwest-Coast/7352990_TDnKe <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Germany-Frankfurt-and/7723550_aRvgM">Germany: Frankfurt and Heidelberg, March 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Germany-Frankfurt-and/7723550_aRvgM" title="Germany: Frankfurt and Heidelberg, March 2009"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Germany-Frankfurt-and/DSC0618/499291951_f6fiG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Germany: Frankfurt and Heidelberg, March 2009" title="Germany: Frankfurt and Heidelberg, March 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-27T01:13:32Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Germany-Frankfurt-and/7723550_aRvgM <p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com">Karen (KThuermerPhotos)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/6405931_PuErm">Thailand & Burma</a>'</p><p><a href="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/6405931_PuErm" title="Thailand & Burma"><img src="http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/PICT1339/406066067_TmyDS-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Thailand & Burma" title="Thailand & Burma" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-31T13:47:10Z Karen (KThuermerPhotos) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/6405931_PuErm