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DC at Dark

A look at an urban city and it's inhabitants at night. As darkness descends upon Washington, DC, the city takes on a different rhythm. After many of the commuters and government workers have left, nighttime becomes frenetic with street musicians, impromptu chess matches, bustling restaurants and clubs.  

  • A man sits on a Metro bus as it makes a stop along H St. NW on Tuesday March 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Bathed in light, Maddie Boots dances with Colin Noble at Cobalt on Friday May 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • People walk around the outside of the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum as Doug Aitken's {quote}Song 1{quote} is projected on the outside of the building on Sunday May 13, 2012 in Washington, DC.
  • Wood Hughes, right, waits for his opponent, who did not want to be identified, to make his move while they played a game of chess at the corner of V Street NW and 14th Street NW on Wednesday May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Liz Schreiner, center left to right, Stephen Affleck, Cally Stolbach, Patrick Songsanand, and Sam Murr play a game of volleyball at a field in Stead Park on Wednesday May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. The volleyball games that were going on Wednesday evening were organized by Metro Sports Leagues.
  • Miao Juah Huahg, left center, and Lin Hang, center, work inside Chinatown Express as people walk by and observe the two working on Thursday May 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Antoine Owens-Davis, center, dances with Olivia Ngadjui, right, during Dance in the Circle 2012 in Dupont Circle on Sunday May 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. The event included dance group performances. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Illuminated while sitting in her vehicle along V St. NW, Natalie Mitchell applies makeup before meeting friends on Thursday May 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Jordan Campbell, right, listens to Johnny Graham, left, as he performs along with his band, The Groove during an album release concert for his new CD entitled, The Inspiration at Busboys and Poets on 14th Street NW on Thursday May 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • After the bustling rush hour traffic has passed, a bicyclist streaks by as a pedestrian walks by a lit building on Tuesday March 27, 2012 in Washington, DC.
  • The Washington Monument is seen through steam from near the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History on Wednesday March 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
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