Cherry Blossoms - Street Photography Series in DC 2026

Yes! Its that time a year again, where we go to DC to get inspired and shoot the Cherry Blossoms at their peak!

We will meet at the Washinton Monument Parking Lot at 6am if you want to meet for twilight shooting. If not, we will meet at 7:30am!

Parking is always a challenge and Metro doesnt start running until 7am. I would use UBER or LYFT to get there, and use Metro Rail to get back to your car. (Get on or off the Metro at the Smithsonian stop if you are waiting until Metro is runnning.)

Rain date: 04/12/26

Models:

TBA

What to Bring:

We will keep an eye on the weather and update everyone.

What to bring, if you have it:

24mm - 200mm Lens range

Speedlight

Light Metter

Gray card, or color checker (you will need it.)

Fully charged batteries for your camera and lights and spares.

Tripod

Snacks and water

Comfortable walking shoes

And Patience!

If the weather is right this is a very popular place to be starting at 4am and lasts all weekend day and night!!!! Its a DC thing.

As always, we will show you how to use the sun, positioning, and technical skill to get some of the best shots of the Cherry Blossoms. Plus share some of our favorite spots to shoot. So join us!

Get your ticket, and see you there!

PS. We strongly suggest you use the Metro train, I will getting on at the Greenbelt Metro Station. Use their planner and have a more enjoyable trip into and hanging in DC. Traffic and foot traffic is THE WORST BY CAR at peak Cherry Blossom time.

Please Note:

We will be checking for the predicted peak season and updating folks.

Thank you~!

Never rode the DC Metro Trains before?

See Metro Train Map: https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2022-System-Map.pdf

Plan your trip, bus or rail: https://www.wmata.com/schedules/trip-planner/

See the trains location live: https://gis.wmata.com/live/

Get the app to pay for your fares: https://www.wmata.com/fares/mobilepay/

I hope this helps, now see you at either of the meetup locations "on-time!"