http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/ 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://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:46:36 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:14 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/Passport-photo/405493927_TKWB8-Ti.jpg 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/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> Other Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Autum/9891516_2kodv 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/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> Travel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:20:02 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/West-Virginia-Seneca-Rocks/7354782_eqZku 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/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> Travel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Berkshires-and-So-Vermont/9890669_z8RoJ 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/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> Other Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/6405529_yDxu5 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/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> Travel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:36 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/US-Virgin-Islands/6412119_6Hwcn 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/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> Other Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Flowers-and-Plants/7353516_hELU5 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/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> Travel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:06:50 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/South-Africa/6405458_xQNrL 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/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> Travel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:06:05 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Hong-Kong/6424079_bBxwC 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/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> Other Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:50:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Vermont/8655234_nWr33 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/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> Other Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:25:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Covered-Bridges/8665041_igjYp 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/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> Other Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:17:05 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Old-Town-Alexandria-VA/8243074_ZYtjH 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/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> Other Sun, 17 May 2009 19:20:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Turkey/8243668_4k6c8 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/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> Other Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:43:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Other/Floridas-Northwest-Coast/7352990_TDnKe 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/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> Travel Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:13:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Germany-Frankfurt-and/7723550_aRvgM http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/6405931_PuErm <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> Travel Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:47:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Karen (KThuermerPhotos)) http://kthuermerphotos.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand-Burma/6405931_PuErm