Brett Ziegler Republican Bob McDonnell holds a victory party after being elected Virgina's state governor. March 10, 2010, Washington, DC - First lady Michelle Obama is seen through the viewfinder of a television camera during the fourth annual Award for International Women of Courage ceremony. April 4, 2011, Washington, DC -  a couple move through Multiverse, a light sculpture created by American artist Leo Villareal, at the National Gallery of Art. Sept. 4, 2008, Saint Paul, Minn. – A police grenade explodes near a protester, as riot police attempt to control a group of unlawful demonstrators who tried to march to the Xcel Center during the Republican National Convention. Dec. 19, 2011, Washington, DC - A man crosses an empty street during a large snowstorm. April 11, 2011, Ann Arbor, Mich. - Students work in the Lurie Nano fabrication Facility at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Jan. 7, 2008, Sequoia National Park, Calif. Ð Francesca Camarata hikes towards the General Sherman Tree in the Giant Forest, which is home to four of the five largest trees, by volume, in the world. The General Sherman tree, which has a volume of 52, 508 cubic feet, is the largest living organism on Earth. Aug. 24, 2011, Washington, DC - A jogger heads out towards the National Mall during sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial. People walk through blowing dust near the reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial. Jan. 18, 2010, Washington, DC - Reflections  are seen in a stream of water in an alley way. Jan. 17, 2010, Washington, DC - A lone car enters the tunnle on Rock Creek Drive at dusk. Brett Ziegler’s Visual Thoughts