Tag Archives: Photography and multimedia

Seeing liberty through the lens

Photography and multimedia October 5, 2012 katdowns Leave a comment

The Post has some of the best photojournalists in the world, and it’s always such a pleasure to work with them. For this three-part series on Virginia voters, Melina Mara took portraits of Virginians and interviewed them. Nick Kirkpatrick recorded and edited audio from the interviews. Then Bonnie Jo Mount traveled the state to photograph the themes: women, economy, and faith. Grace Koerber designed the beautiful package, and I was her editor. After she left the Post to go back to school for interior design,…

iPhone photography

Photography and multimedia, Travel August 24, 2011 katdowns Leave a comment

My first shot at iPhone photography. I found it really fun — I love the filters and the size of the phone makes it easy to carry around. I was mostly using Hipstamatic and Instagram, and shot a few panoramas with the Photosynth app. To see the full gallery,

Recap from Malofiej 19

Information Graphics May 30, 2011 katdowns Leave a comment

In March, I set out for Pamplona, Spain, to join the jury of Malofiej 19. For three days, we judged hundreds of entries in the digital contest, while colleagues on the print side saw over 1,000 entries. Check out the awards here. Other jury members came from all over the world — Germany, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Italy, and the United States. I met a ton of awesome people who share a passion for infographics and alternative forms of storytelling. Gert Nielson keeps a good log…

Valentine’s Special: Cupcake Art

Random Thoughts February 14, 2011 katdowns Leave a comment

Cupcakes from a friend’s cupcake decorating party. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Alternative story formats: Investigation into Alaska native corporations

Multimedia October 4, 2010 katdowns Leave a comment

This investigation, which launched September 30, focused on Alaska Native Corporations and their explosive growth during the last decade. I combined photos, graphics and video in a multimedia slideshow. The intention was to build a relationship between the corporations and the shareholders they represent. Alaska natives are some of the nation’s poorest people, and some of the corporations that were supposed to be helping them make their way have instead been funneling money back to contractors in Washington.

Photos from Italy

Photography and multimedia, Travel September 9, 2010 katdowns Leave a comment

I’ve finally posted some photos from our trip to Italy in August. Matt and I visited Venice, Florence and Rome. It was an incredible trip, and I can’t wait to go back! I loved Vatican City and a bike tour we took in Tuscany, and of course, the canals of Venice. If you want to see even more photos, look on facebook.

D.C.’s rock scene: 9:30 club turns 30

Multimedia April 16, 2010 katdowns Leave a comment

I spent the last few days working on this piece about the 30th anniversary of the opening of the 9:30 club, one of the best venues in D.C. (and a lot of people would say the whole country). Alex Garcia shot some great concert video and interviewed some key people, and Josh du Lac wrote the magazine story. I pulled it all together in this multimedia slideshow, which has several different text layouts and video in varying sizes. The content of this is the coolest…

Snowmageddon: Photos of DC snow

Photography and multimedia February 9, 2010 katdowns Leave a comment

Some photos from snowmageddon, which continues even as I post. This is definitely the most snow I have seen in a long time (possibly ever). It is beautiful, especially with such incredible landmarks in the background.

The Rockies and Red Rocks

Photography and multimedia, Travel September 13, 2009 katdowns Leave a comment

Here are some photos from my trip to Colorado over Labor Day weekend. I went up to Breckenridge, the El Dorado State Canyon, Red Rocks and Denver. The scenery was incredible.

Photos from India

Photography and multimedia, Travel August 30, 2009 katdowns Leave a comment

Early this year (Jan. 29-Feb. 11), I went to India with Whitney. We traveled to Mumbai, Udaipur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, New Delhi, Agra, Rishikesh and Haridwar. It was a whirlwind trip, but totally amazing. Our good friend from college, Samkit Shah, who is from Mumbai, traveled with us and helped us find all the best deals and interesting places. It was so fun to see him and to see such an incredible place. Here are some photographs from the trip.