best in show judges – Exposed DC

2021 Exposed DC Best in Show

May 31, 2021 By exposeddc Leave a Comment

Each year, we invite five distinguished local photographers and creatives to serve as special judges for our annual photography show. They study all of the winning images, and each judge chooses one image to receive a Best in Show award, which comes with a $100 cash prize.

2021 Best in Show Winners
Updates will be provided here as we announce this year’s Best in Show winners in early June.

Join us at the opening celebration for the 15th Anniversary Exposed DC Photography Show at Lost Origins Outside in Mount Pleasant on Sunday, June 6 from 3-6 p.m. Part of the kickoff festivities for the 4th annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival.

If you can’t make it on Sunday, you now have the option to view our virtual gallery as well!

Adriana Mendoza

Adriana is the Creative Director and Operations Manager at Femme Fatale DC, a dynamic community that supports and amplifies womxn in business and in life. Her background includes a Master in Landscape Architecture focused in the design of public space in underserved communities. She worked at Floura Teeter Landscape Architects, bringing communities together through designing attractive and functional places for public gathering.

Deveney Williams

Deveney is a D.C. based visual storyteller and designer. Her photography work focuses on portraiture and editorial work. She aims to dismantle beauty standards and inspire people through her subjects.

Jamie Davis Smith

Jamie is a documentary and family photographer living in Washington, D.C. She is a former photography ambassador for Manfrotto, and her work has been featured in HuffPost, The Washington Post, and various other publications. Jamie has written extensively about photography.

Kirth Bobb

Kirth is a FujiFilm ambassador, and his photographs have been published in several major publications including The New York Times, Washington Times, and HuffPost, and featured in several galleries across Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas.

Steve Bosak

Steve is an amateur photographer who’s lived in D.C. for 20 years. He is a design thinking consultant and trainer who helps companies and agencies use a human-centered approach to innovation. He has a keen interest in photographing nature, buildings, and macro subjects.

Friday Links: January 15, 2021

January 15, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

*Protecting the Capitol* by Victoria Pickering

The deadline for entries to our 15th annual photography contest is fast approaching. With so much happening since our 2020 exhibition, we are sure you’ve captured countless scenes and moments that transpired in and around this city. We look forward to reviewing all the submissions and also can’t wait to see which images catch our special judges’ attention and receive a Best in Show award along with a $100 cash prize. Will it be one of yours? Submit your best images of the D.C. metro area to our contest by Jan. 27!

Join Capital Photography Center to explore Antietam National Battlefield tomorrow, 2:30 p.m., $94. Or if you plan to stay in, you can sign up for Sunday’s online course for photography basics and exposure control, $140.
Photographer Edas Wong keeps an eye out for times when two disparate subjects come together in one scene and captures them with his camera.
It’s the last day to submit to Photoworks’ call for entries to “Hindsight is 2020 – Street Photography in a Tumultuous Year.”
A new auction marks 100 years since the birth of Ruth Orkin who traveled the world making waves in an industry dominated by men.
The National Portrait Gallery is accepting entries through January 29 for its triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition that celebrates excellence in the art of portraiture.
Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW) is sponsoring a Civil Unrest Training by Global Journalist Society today from 6:00-8:00 p.m. that will cover best practices for civil unrest with a focus on visual journalists covering protests and major political events, including the upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C. WPOW also started an emergency fund to help journalists purchase safety gear.
In response to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is hosting a free 90-minute training webinar for journalists today at 12:00 p.m.
Apostrophe is accepting applications through Jan. 29 for their second round of the Apostrophe Mentorship Program, a 12-week course focused on amplifying the voices of the BIPOC community within the photo industry.
Imaging USA will be held entirely online this year, with general sessions running this Sunday through Tuesday. A 3-day all-access pass is $59 or free for PPA members.

Announcing the Best in Show Judges for the 2021 Exposed DC Photography Show

January 13, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

We’re excited… The 2021 Exposed DC Photography Contest is here and open for entries through January 27. Residents of the D.C. metropolitan area: we invite you to submit the best images you’ve taken that showcase your personal experience living and working in our nation’s capital.

Don’t wait. Enter here.

Winners will be announced in February, and we’ll host a virtual happy hour to celebrate and commemorate our 15th annual contest and show–can you believe it?

The 2021 Exposed DC Photography Show will feature the winners of this year’s contest. Additionally, we have invited five distinguished local photographers and creatives to serve as special judges. They will study all of the winning images, and each judge will choose one image to receive a Best in Show award, which comes with a $100 cash prize.

We are happy and honored to announce the special judges of this year’s show.

Adriana Mendoza

Deveney Williams

Jamie Davis Smith

Kirth Bobb

Steve Bosak

The contest and the annual photography exhibition are an integral part of how Exposed DC supports and celebrates local photographers and their work. We also love seeing the images you share with us on Instagram and in our Flickr group, curating Fotowalk exhibitions, creating opportunities for us to gather together to share our love for all things photography (more virtually than in person these days), and keeping you informed of photography news through our newsletter.