Smithsonian Magazine, Photo of the Day 1-23-12

A belated celebration!

An image I took on the last day of January, 2009 was selected as the

 Smithsonian Photo of the Day  

on January 23, 2012

(I just found it today, after having put my name in a Google Images search...)

This isn't my 1st photograph published online by the Smithsonian, I was an intern for their Photographic Services Department in Summer of 2004 and four of my Folklife Festival images were selected to be online, two from "Haiti: Freedom and Creativity from the Mountains to the Sea" are below:

(Both photographs are Copyright 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Images)

Horn Blowing at Voodoo Demonstration

Haitian Dancers

  

THIS January was the 1st time my work has been highlighted by the Institution since my internship ended.

Gung hay fat choy,
(a Cantonese new year greeting meaning may you become prosperous),
Sarah

Lapel-sized International Cultural Diplomacy

After reading this article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070801760.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzhead) I was reminded about how important subtle cues and non-verbal communication can be. Albright chose to send messages with enamel, stone, or metal pinned to her power suits. She has used craft in her diplomacy, and given thought to how to better make a first impression. I think I'll wear a pin today.

Images from the Washington Post review: 'Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection' at Smithsonian are below.

Madeleine Albright's collection of brooches, on display at the Smithsonian Castle, include this angel, commemorating the victims of the 1998 bombings at two U.S. embassies in Africa. (Photos By John Bigelow Taylor)

Glass shards, signifying the glass ceiling she broke through to become the first female secretary of state. (Photo By John Bigelow Taylor - Photo By John Bigelow Taylor)

A bee Albright wore to Middle East peace negotiations. (Photo By John Bigelow Taylor - Photo By John Bigelow Taylor)

Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection Through Oct. 11 at the Smithsonian Castle, 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW (Metro: Smithsonian). 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285). http://www.si.edu/exhibitions/read-my-pins Hours: Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission Free.