William Geiger shoots Washington National Cathedral Guidebook

The Washington National Cathedral commissioned Bill Geiger to create imagery for its new guidebook, released last month. The cover shot shows the cathedral majestically rising above a verdant forest in early morning light.

"We knew we wanted a series of opening shots that would take the reader on a visual pilgrimage from the mundane city to the Shining city on the hill. I was on the roof of a building in Adams Morgan, about a mile and a half away to the southeast, just beyond the National Zoo, where unfamiliar birds serenaded me with their exotic morning calls. It was the prefect angle & I couldn't wait to get back & download the images. I had the feeling that (as Hopkins wrote) "The world is charged with the grandeur of God." It is for such moments that I became a photographer and remain one, " said Geiger.

The cathedral is a church for national purposes and welcomes people of all faiths. Geiger photographed landscapes, panoramas, sculptural details, needlepoint, wrought iron, bronze casts, wood carvings, frescos, mosaics, a first edition of the King James Bible, some stained glass and the Bishop's Garden. Alongside some of the images are quotes that compliment the pictures impeccably.

Project Manager, Jean Arnold said, "Bill brings to his photography of the National Cathedral a great love of the subject matter. He also brings his unique aesthetic to each shot and yet,can still take artistic direction so that we get what we've envisioned in the mind's eye with the added bonus of the Geiger photographic magic."

About Bill:

Bill Geiger began making photographs at age 32. Prior to that he taught high school literature and managed the Cellar Door, a once famous night club in Georgetown. When the nightclub bombed, he borrowed a 35mm Minolta from a friend and drove across country shooting everything in sight. One image of the Grand Canyon was matted and framed in his house. It was shortly noticed by a house guest, who declared, "You know, you just can't take a bad picture of the Grand Canyon." He was never invited back.

In 1984, Geiger went to work as a lighting technician for the National Geographic Society, where he was strongly influenced by the work of Victor Boswell, Jr., Annie Griffiths Belt and Martin Rogers. In 1986 he hung out his shingle and began a career combining editorial and corporate photography. His work soon apeared in the following publications: Mid-Atlantic Country, Historic Preservation, Smithsonian, Parade, U.S. News and World Report, Archaeology, Cooking Light and the Atlantic Monthly.

Clients include the ADA, Maguire Reeder, Calibre Systems, US Army, RCW Communications Design, David Herbick Design, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Public Justice Foundation, Millennium Challenge Corporation, National Academy of Sciences, National Institutes of Health, The Institute for Genomic Research, Coca Cola Foundation.

Mr. Geiger has also sold numerous photographs in the fine art market and make editions available.

For more information please contact him directly.

Mr. Geiger sports a B. A. in English literature from the College of William & Mary, and has three children who are tireless in their efforts to give him a proper education. He resides in Washington, DC.

For more information on Bill, or to view his portfolio, visit his website: http://www.billgeigerphoto.com.

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