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2021 Best in Show Winner: Dylan Bilbao

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We can’t wait to shake off our pandemic ho-hums and celebrate local photography with you at our 15th Annual Photography Show. This year we are partnering with Focus on the Story and Lost Origins Gallery to present an outdoor exhibit that will be installed on the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW. Join us on Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. to celebrate the 2021 Exposed DC photography show opening, part of the kickoff for the fourth annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. 

We are excited to announce the Best in Show winners for this year’s show in the days leading up to the opening on Sunday! Today, we are announcing the selection of Dylan Bilbao’s “Polychromatic” by judge Jamie Davis Smith. Smith commented, “I love the strong geometry of the image, as well as the way the leading lines and complimentary colors move the viewer through the image. It’s both dynamic and soothing.  The shadows and reflections give hints about what is happening inside and out, adding so much depth and interest!”

You can view more of Dylan’s work on his Instagram.

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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.

2021 Best in Show Winner: Jenny Markley

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This year we are partnering with Focus on the Story and Lost Origins Gallery to present our 15th Annual Photography Show in an outdoor exhibit along the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW. Join us on Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. to celebrate the show opening as part of the kickoff for the fourth annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival! As the big day nears, we are excited to share this year’s Best in Show winners, selected by independent, distinguished judges.

Today, we are announcing the Best in Show winner “Reflection” by Jenny Markley, selected by judge Deveney Williams. Williams commented, “This image’s composition, color contrast, and symbolism make it my top pick. The two women absorbing everything going on around them in the summer of protests in the reflecting pool gives us pause to the story we’re still fighting, systemic change.”

You can view more of Jenny’s work on her website and Instagram.

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

2021 Best in Show Winner: Michael Ryan

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We can’t wait to shake off our pandemic ho-hums and celebrate local photography with you at our 15th Annual Photography Show. This year we are partnering with Focus on the Story and Lost Origins Gallery to present an outdoor exhibit that will be installed on the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW. Join us on Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. to celebrate the 2021 Exposed DC photography show opening, part of the kickoff for the fourth annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. 

As the big day approaches, we are excited to announce the Best in Show winners for this year’s show. Every year we ask a panel of five distinguished, local judges to each select one image to receive a Best in Show award. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize and are acknowledged in the show and exhibition program.

Today, we are announcing the Best in Show winner “Untitled” by Michael Ryan, selected by judge Steve Bosak. Bosak commented, “To me, this photo captures the tension and social unrest evident during 2020. It illustrates the risks that African Americans face in our country and how ​people expressed their pain under the threat of more violence. The lighting and composition is well balanced, with the menace of police with riot shields in the background and the defiant man with a raised arm ​illuminated by the fire. And, this photographer likely put himself at risk to take this photo. He made sure he was present to witness and capture the conflict ​between police and protesters.”

You can view more of Michael’s work on his website and Instagram.

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Steve Bosak is an amateur photographer who has 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: May 21, 2021

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Photo by Andrew Pasko-Reader

Save the date for the opening of our annual photography show on Sunday, June 6 in Mount Pleasant! We look forward to seeing you all, viewing the photos in person at Lost Origins Outside, and celebrating another year of local photography and kicking off the 4th annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival.

  • Exposed alum and DCSPC member Chris Suspect will be working with Glen Echo Photoworks this summer on an 8-week intensive street photography class starting June 2, limited to 12 students, $899.
  • Diversity in modeling is no longer simply a matter of race and ethnicity, size and age; it’s everything and anything, according to Robin Givhan.
  • Join moderator Ibarionex Perello, host of The Candid Frame podcast and a Fujifilm X-Photographer, as he talks about finding your voice through your work with photographers Lukas Flippo, Sophia Li, and Gabriella Wyke on June 1 at 7:00 p.m. The talk is part of the Focus on the Story International Photo Fesitval, which is just around the corner; view the full schedule of events here.
  • To mark it’s 15th anniversary, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation launched the Environmental Photography Award to examine the relationship between people and the environment.
  • The Museum of Modern Art is inviting people to join the MoMA Photo Club with monthly challenges inspired by the amateur photographers of Fotoclubismo, but take note of the terms (always read the fine print).
  • Bachrach Photographers is recognized as one of the oldest continuously operated portrait studios in the world, capturing American moments through the generations.
  • Albert Watson’s new book presents an expansive look into his career, showcasing his celebrity portraits, fashion, and landscape photography as well as travel diaries.
  • A red-winged blackbird that refused to leave its chicks was recently caught escorting an osprey away from its nest.

Friday Links: May 14, 2021

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  • Register for Photoworks’ Coffee and Critique this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. to share and discuss your current work with fellow artists.
  • Truth in Photography takes on looking for truth in a digital age, democratization of the camera, and citizen journalism with online exhibitions and remarks.
  • Foreground launches as a new umbrella entity to serve as a comprehensive, one-stop photography marketplace with backing from ShootProof, Collage, and PSG, a growth equity firm.
  • Join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for the “Our City, Ourselves: Women Photograph Washington” closing event and community celebration on May 20 at 6:00 p.m. Local photography groups including Exposed DC look forward to being part of the event and discussion!
  • From 2014 to 2019, Kristin Bedford spent more than 100 hours documenting the lowrider scene of Los Angeles, photographing and collecting oral histories.
  • The Washington County Arts Council is celebrating 50 years of the C&O Canal, since the National Park Service took over, with a photography exhibit in Hagerstown.
  • If you find yourself in New Orleans, here are some rules of photographing second lines, according to a club member, a lawyer, and photographers.
  • Photographer Wolfgang Fröhling captures the half-renovated houses of a former mining region in Germany, a result of workers’ apartments being sold off but with new owners only purchasing half of the building as miners maintained a lifelong right of residence to their quarters.