The 2024 Exposed DC Photography Show opens tomorrow night! Please join us on Friday, July 12 from 5-8 p.m. for the opening reception at Fathom Gallery Georgetown at 1351 Wisconsin Ave NW. Tickets are $15 in advance (available until midnight tonight) and will be $20 at the door.
In the days leading up to the show opening, we’ve been announcing this year’s Best in Show winners. Each of these images was chosen by one of our guest judges—five distinguished photographers with ties to Washington, D.C. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize along with the Best in Show distinction. This year’s awards are sponsored by Aperturent.
Congratulations to David Moss whose photo, “Fog Head” was selected by Pete Souza.
You can view more of David’s work on his website and Instagram.
About the Judge
Pete Souza is a best-selling author, speaker, and freelance photographer based in Peoria, Illinois. For all eight years of the Obama administration, Souza was the Chief Official White House Photographer and the Director of the White House Photo Office. He is also Professor Emeritus of Visual Communication at Ohio University.
His book, Obama: An Intimate Portrait, was published by Little, Brown & Company in 2017, and debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list. It is one of the best-selling photography books of all time.
Based on his best-selling books, Souza became the subject of the documentary film, The Way I See It, in November 2020. Directed by Dawn Porter–and produced by Porter, Laura Dern, Evan Hayes, and Jayme Lemons–the film takes an unprecedented look behind the scenes of two of the most iconic Presidents in history, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, as seen through Souza’s eyes and camera.
Souza was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame in 2021.