Top 50 - Boston.com - October photo contest theme: Pink

** My photo made into the Top 50 in the October photo contest: http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/2009/11/october_pink_contest_final_50.html **

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Boston.com is holding a photo contest with the theme: Pink. I am really excited about that Boston.com chose this appropriate theme and dedicate for breast cancer awareness.

If you have a photo that fits this theme, you should also submit to the contest!!! Check out this link for what people have submitted already.

BTW - 2009 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Boston, MA is on this Sunday, October 4, 2009.

I selected this photo of a pink rose from the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden in DC. The Hillwood is a hidden jewel in DC and probably one of my favorite museum in DC. It is a bit off-beaten-path, locates around the Van Ness area in DC.

I think of the Hillwood in two parts, the mansion/museum that was once owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post which contains her personal extensive Russian art collection and other. The second part is the outdoor area that consists an amazing Japanese garden, rose garden and indoor green house.

You should definitely check it out if you had enough of the Smithsonian.

Photos from Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - 24th Annual Oak Street Fair

DSC_6237, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/karmanlee/.

Over the weekend, I volunteered at the 24th Annual Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Cente (BCNC) Oak Street Fair with National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Boston.

Here's a recap for the day:

On Saturday September 26th, 2009 over 50 volunteers participated in the 24th Annual BCNC Oak Street Fair. NAAAP Boston has been working with BCNC to co-organize and recruit volunteers from NAAAP, Tufts University, Deloitte, and BCNC. Thanks to all the volunteers and their efforts, the fair a huge success.

The Oak Street Fair is a community event for children and families to come for some fun and informative resources. It’s open and free to the public. The fair featured games and activities, community resources and information, arts and crafts, entertainment, health screening and education, food, and the famous watermelon eating contest.

Volunteers in the morning started the nice sunny Saturday grabbing a light breakfast provided by BCNC while checking in and getting their tasks. Volunteers then helped to set up community tables, sponsor tables, welcome tables, food stands, the games area, and the performance area on Oak Street as well as on the playground area of Josiah Quincy School. After setting up, volunteers worked with their respective group leads to get instructions on what to do at their assigned tasks. The Oak Street Fair started at 11 AM with hundreds of families and kids from the Chinatown area taking part in all aspects of the fair. During the fair volunteers made cotton candy, caramel apples, helped pass out community information, cut watermelons for the watermelon eating contest, helped out at sponsor tables, coordinate the kids games, and much more. The Oak Street Fair also had performances every half hour that included dance performances, Tai Chi and Kung Fu demonstrations, and the Lion Dance parade. The fair ended at around 2:30 PM with the last performance and watermelon eating contest, after which volunteers helped clean up the fair.

Many thanks to everyone who helped out with the fair!

Check out all the pictures in our NAAAP photo section as well as from Karman Lee Photography

Kim and John - Save the Date Photo Shoot

A few weeks ago, my good friend from high school, Kim, asked me to do a photo shoot for her and her fiance, John (and their puppy, Jake). They used the photo from the shoot for their Save the Date card!!!Enjoy the photos!!

Federal Reserve Staff Art Show 2009

One of my photo was selected for the Federal Reserve Staff Art Show 2009.

Artomatic Exhibits - May 29 to July 5, 2009

Red Door, originally uploaded by www.karmanlee.com.

This is my third year participating in the Artomatic event and I have 6 photos in this year's exhibit.

My exhibit location is on the 3rd Floor and in space 12 (White core wall around the corner from the elevators.)

Artomatic is located at 55 M Street, S.E., Washington, DC (Navy Yard Metro stop). Artomatic is open from May 29 to July 5 (Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 1 a.m., and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. Artomatic will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays.)

Top 50 - Boston.com April Showers Photo Contest

One of my photos made it to the top 50 for the Boston.com April Showers photo contest.

http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/2009/05/aprils_final_50.html

Thanks!!!

Top 5 in the Washingtonian.com May (shapes-themed) photo contest finalists

One of my photos was selected as the top 5 finalists for the Washingtonian's May (shapes-themed) photo contest.

This up-close-and-personal shot of a dart board was snapped at the Red Derby in Columbia Heights. (Red Derby - 3718 14th St NW Washington, DC 20010 http://www.redderby.com/)

Please support the Washingtonian's photo contest and vote for any photo before noon on May 29: http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/people/capitalcomment/12376.html


Red Dot, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/karmanlee/.