Douglas Graham
Bio:
Douglas Graham has been the photo editor for Roll Call since 2000, when he came over from Congressional Quarterly, where he cut his teeth on national politics. His career spans over 30 years as a staff and freelance editorial photographer. Life before political photojournalism had Graham covering national and international news, professional, Olympic and college-level sporting events. Doug has received numerous national and international photography awards. He holds first-place news photo awards in many categories from the Florida Press Association, World Press Photo Contest, Virginia Press Association, Virginia News Photographers Association, North Carolina Press Association, White House News Photographers Association and National Press Photographers Association.
Stories by Douglas Graham:
Dec. 6, 2011
The first thing one notices about the 1913 edition of the Capitol Christmas Tree is that it lacks the robustness of its modern brethren.
Dec. 5, 2011
Police moved into the Occupy DC camp at McPherson Square after the occupiers put up a wooden structure during the weekend with materials worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
Dec. 2, 2011
Missouri Republican Rep. Todd Akin (left) grabs a quick word with
Republican colleague Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah in the Capitol
basement after the two had stepped out of the House Republican
Conference meeting Friday.
Nov. 30, 2011
With the arrival of the Capitol Christmas tree this week, it makes sense that the three wise men wouldn’t be far behind.
Nov. 29, 2011
With Congress dragging its feet in getting back to work after the Thanksgiving break, the photo staff had to step outside into autumn to find images for the day’s coverage.
Nov. 28, 2011
Staff photographer Chris Maddaloni drew the assignment this year for shooting Monday’s arrival of the Capitol Christmas Tree, reprising a holiday role he played when he shot first lady Laura Bush with the White House tree in all of its yuletide splendor.
Nov. 21, 2011
A Midwesterner, President Warren G. Harding was reportedly fond of knockwurst and sauerkraut. But for Thanksgiving, he went the traditional route.
Nov. 18, 2011
This is a perfect encapsulation of the behind-closed-doors work of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction.
Nov. 16, 2011
Thomas Jefferson’s esoteric religious views have been a source of historical debate for more than 200 years.
Nov. 15, 2011
Netting is now in place in the Great Hall of Union Station in preparation for work to begin repairing damage caused by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the D.C. area in August.
Nov. 14, 2011
William Howard Taft is seen here campaigning for president in 1908 from the rear car of a train in Iowa.
Nov. 11, 2011
Robert Gallo, an Army veteran of World War II, attended the reopening celebration last week of the D.C. War Memorial.
Nov. 9, 2011
Former Virginia Sen. George Allen took the opportunity to mug for Tom’s camera with little Billy Valentine at the Fairfax County Republican Committee election party Tuesday in Falls Church.
Nov. 8, 2011
There is always another way to photograph the iconic Capitol Dome.
Nov. 7, 2011
Tune Inn, the beloved Capitol Hill restaurant and bar, reopened Friday after months of renovations to repair damage caused by a fire in June.
Nov. 4, 2011
Thursday night’s grand opening of the Hemingway Bar was a bust in terms of photography until Terry McAuliffe, political adviser and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, raised a glass of rum after he got the first drink poured at the new bar.
Nov. 2, 2011
Yes, indeed, ‘Go for broke’ is right. Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the ‘greatest generation,’ but I can’t think of a more important Congressional Gold Medal ceremony among the dozen or so that Roll Call has covered than this one Wednesday.
Nov. 1, 2011
The Senate Reception Room in the Capitol is a great place to shoot because of the natural light that streams in from the windows.
Oct. 31, 2011
Photos don’t always need to show some huge effort on the part of the photographer in order to resonate.
Oct. 28, 2011
Rep. John Mica is a fan of the archive photos that appear on Roll Call’s pages, so when he recently uncovered this image among his family’s papers, he decided to submit it for the holiday.
Oct. 26, 2011
Bill gets the Stopper Award this week for a photo of House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson during a news conference. The image has a powerful impact that just makes you stop and look.
Oct. 25, 2011
On slow news days, we try to dig a little deeper to find nice moments that tell stories.
Oct. 24, 2011
On Oct. 31, 1939, Col. Edwin Halsey handed a stack of letters pleading against entering World War II over to Vice President John Garner.
Oct. 21, 2011
Well, it would appear that, like the tea party, the Occupy Wall Street movement is here to stay.
Oct. 19, 2011
A disruptive BlackBerry transformed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from serious to a little bit silly on Tuesday.
