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News, event, street, wildlife, sports, and feature photography by Alan Kotok

TechNewsLit logo, Oct. 2025

Alan Kotok is a photographer, journalist, and entrepreneur. As a photojournalist, Kotok shoots for the Alamy stock photo agency and serves as photography chair at National Press Club in Washington, D.C. since 2019.

New government, media personality photos now in Alamy TechNewsLit portfolio

Photos of Lech Walesa, Jessica Tarlov, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Mitch Landrieu now available at the Alamy photo agency, Oct. 2026.

Lech Walesa seated
Jessica Tarlov seated and looking left

L-R: Lech Walesa at George Washington University and Jessica Tarlov at Center for American Progress, Oct. 2026

Mehmet Oz, seated and gesturing
Mitch Landrieu speaking at a microphone

L-R: Dr. Mehmet Oz at Punchbowl News, Sept 2026 and former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu at the Arlington, Virginia Democratic gala, Oct. 2026.

Wildlife photography now available at Adobe Stock

Birds and reptiles photographed in the mid-Atlantic and south Florida, now available from Adobe Stock.

American oystercatcher with food in beak in ocean surf

American oystercatcher, Cape May, N.J., June 2026

Osprey in flight with wings spread

Osprey in flight over Groveton, Va., May 2026

TechNewsLit photo in Washingtonian magazine "Big Picture"

Coach overlooking a rugby practice scrum

Washingtonian magazine’s print issue offers a two-page photo spread, with the publication’s June 2026 issue featuring a photo from an open practice I visited in March of the Old Glory DC rugby club, the area’s Major League Rugby franchise. More about the photo on TechNewsLit Explores.

D.C. notables

Government and politics

Recent portrait and interview photos of U.S. senators, members of Congress, state governors, and other dignitaries from both parties are available exclusively from the Alamy agency. Here are a few examples.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) at Center for American Progress. Oct. 2026.

Sen. Catherine Cortz Masto at Center for American Progress.

Sen. Catherine Cortz Masto (D-NM) at Center for American Progress, July 2026.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at the National Press Club, June 2026.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin at a Politico event.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) at the Politico Security Summit, May 2026.

Alejandro Mayorkas at a Politico event.

Former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Politico Security Summit, May 2026.

Fed. governor Lisa Cook

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook at Brookings Institution, Nov. 2025..

Gov. Spencer Cox

Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) at Politico Governors Summit, Feb. 2026.

Gov. Wes Moore

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) at Politico Governors Summit, Feb. 2026.

Rep. Ro Khanna

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) at National Press Club, Apr. 2026.

Sen. Chuck Schumer

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jan. 2026, at Center for American Progress.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jan. 2026, at Center for American Progress.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at the National Press Club, Jan. 2026.

Media and business leaders

José Andrés

Celebrity chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, Sept. 2026

Frank Sesno

Former CNN bureau chief Frank Sesno, Sept 2026

Carl Hulse

New York Times correspondent Carl Hulse, Sept 2026

Robert Costa

CBS News correspondent Robert Costa. June 2026

Dasha Burns

Politico White House correspondent Dasha Burns, May 2026

Jonathan Martin

Politico politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin, Feb. 2026

Ken Burns

Filmmaker Ken Burns, Nov. 2024

David Rubenstein

Investor and philanthropist David Rubenstein, July 2025

Heather Cox Richardson

Historian and essayist Heather Cox Richardson, Jan. 2025

Spot news and feature photography

Photos of people making news on the streets of Washington, D.C. and surrounding region, available from the Alamy photo agency.

Red fireboat shooting water through all of its firehoses at one time

Alexandria, Virginia fireboat demonstrating its firehoses. Alexandria waterfront, 24 Dec. 2025.

National Guard troops and MRAP battle vehicle in Washington, D.C., Aug. 2025. Alamy frame and watermarks.

National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. Aug. 2025.

TV news crew interviews a member of Congress

Television news crew interviews Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) outside the Arlington county court house in Sept. 2024.

Creative Commons photos

Photo of two rugby players tackling the ball carrier..
Photo of a rugby players tackling and upending a ball carrier.

Photos of Old Glory DC's first home Major League Rugby match on 26 April now online. Earlier photos from the team's open practice to visitors, 28 Mar. 2026, are also available. Both sets of images carry a Creative Commons-Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license.

Full football stadium in bright sunshine

Highmark Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, then known as Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. Sept. 2014. Panorama photo appears on the Ralph Wilson Stadium Wikipedia page.
License: CC BY 2.0