National Gallery, DC

I grew up in Washington DC and spent a lot of time at the National Gallery. It’s an incredible museum, not only for its collections, but also for the building’s architecture. The Gallery is divided in two wings, the old wing; a neo-classical building, and the modern wing; a modern sleek angular building. The two buildings are connected underground by a passage that looks like a set from a 60s science fiction movie. ​​​​​​​

Personal project, shot with a Canon 5D MarkIII.

Beautifully composed black and white photo of the National Gallery Museum in Washington DC, with solitary man staring out a bay window
A classical marble statue looks back at the photographer, black and white photo with impeccable composition
Close-up of a statue, hand feeding a deer, art museum in Washington DC, USA.
Graphic composition, black and white photo of a statue, close-up of hand and deer against white background.
Wire sculpture of a woman, art hanging from the ceiling in the National Gallery in DC, USA.
Carved stone bust, classical statue in moody dramatic lighting in art museum, black and white photo.
Stone statue of impish boy smiling, art museum scene captured in black and white photo.
Statue of smiling boy, classical art in museum setting at the National Gallery, photo by Lionel May
Undreground passage at the National Gallery in Washington DC, dramatic lighting with thousands of leds and silhouettes in the distance.
MInimalist and symmetrical view of an art museum, black and white photo with art and passerby.
Stone staircase, architecture photography with human silhouette, beautiful art museum in black and white photo
Museum stone staircase, architectural photography, beautiful composition with silhouettes against pale stone
Carved face statue captured in dramatic lighting in museum setting, perfectly composed black and white photo.
A stone statue of a woman with a blank face, elegant composition, white statue in museum, photo by Lionel May
Statue of pensive woman carved in stone, photo taken in Washington DC's Natural History Museum, cpatured by Lionel May
Symmetrical black and white photo of statue and paintings in museum setting, beautiful room with wood flooring.
View of the Capitol dome in Washington City, with the art museum in the foreground, architectural photo by Lionel May
Entrance to the National Gallery art museum in Washington DC, black and white architectural photo with art and perspective lines.
Entrance to the art museum in Washington in the United States, beautiful lighting with sihouettes captured in black and white, architectural photography
Art museum with guard walking by and statues, architectural perspective with doors within doors, moody lighting
Inside the art museum, architecture photo with bridges, tree and sitting vistor in silhouette
Beautiful neo-classical architecture with dramatic glass ceiling above a fountain surrounded by trees, architectural photography by Lionel May
Rembrandt self portrait in Washington DC's National Gallery art museum, fine art photography
Fine art painter cipying a Rembrandt self portrait in an art museum, moody and solitary black and white photography.
Modern architecture, black and white view of art museum with dramatic perspective and glass ceiling above stone floors.
Vista inside an art museum, with series of rooms with contrasting lighting captured on black and white architectural phpto by Lionel May
Huge neo-classical rotunda with columns and domed ceiling, and statue in the center, beautiful art museum.
Huge columns in circular room in art musem with spectacular architecture photographed in moody black and white.
Elegant curved stone staircase in art museum, with sunlight pouring in from the ceiling, and lone statue, dark against the white stone.
Satue of huntress in mid jump with dog, in art museum, highlighted by focused lighting against wall.
Rooftop view of the National Art Gallery in Washington DC, with white clouds against dark sky, dramatic view
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