Annual Contest Archives

Winning Photos of the 17th Annual Exposed DC Contest

February 24, 2023 By exposeddc

We’re excited to announce the winners of the 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Contest! These images, as seen together, tell the story of Washington, D.C., as documented by the people who live, work, and love here. You can view the full list of winners below.

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s contest for sharing your work with us and congratulations to this year’s winners. We always enjoy seeing this city through your eyes, and we’re proud to have the opportunity to share the work of local photographers of all levels whose images help tell and celebrate the story of life in and around this city of ours. Stay tuned for updates about the 2023 Exposed DC Photography Show and join us for a celebratory happy hour on Wednesday, March 1 from 6-8 p.m. at 801 Restaurant & Bar.

Whether you just found out about Exposed DC recently or you’ve been with us from the very beginning, we want to say thank you for being a part of our community. Here are some ways to get involved, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get updates on our events, contests, and shows, along with interesting photography news.

Now, without further ado, we present to you the winning images of the 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Contest.

Alethea Merelos – Washington National Cathedral
Angela Napili – “Draw the Curtain” and “Delta Solar”
Arpita Upadhyaya – Time Travelers
Ather Ahsan – Untitled
Brian Mosley – Roman Candle
Chris Suspect – Daikaiju @ Slash Run 2022
Christopher Buoscio – Franciscan Monastery in Spring
Craig Nedrow – Vietnamese Lunar New Year
David Moss – Tigrayan Anti-War Demonstrator
Don E. Harris – Untitled
Doug Davies – Turtles All the Way Down
Geoffrey Vincent – Georgetown Gothic
Ian Cunningham – Late Night Bus Ride
Jeffrey Morris – AceOno
John Brighenti – It’s a Long Way to the Top
Josh Steele – Moon Diva
Kaleb Friend – Magnolia Warbler in Hawthorn
Karen Davis – Untitled
Karon Flage – Whitney Guccigoo at New Year’s Day Brunch at Perry’s
Kendell Smith – Discovery
Mark Alan Andre – Into the Void
Matthew Steaffens – Metro Jam
Mike Landsman – Airshow Salute
Miki Jourdan – Not Your Body
Mukul Ranjan – Brazilian Dancer
Pablo J Benavente – Into the Void
Peter Quinn – Sunset Castle Tour
Prescott Moore Lassman – Gallery Girls
Richard Brundage – On Thin Ice
Robert A Urteaga – Get Lost
Robin Fader – Abortion Rally Green Torch – July 4, 2022
Ryan Merkley – Moonset Behind Cathedral
Suzanne McIntire – Performer Without an Audience
Thomas Cluderay – Light Show
Zev Kanter – Freedom Park

Friday Links: January 13, 2023

January 13, 2023 By exposeddc

Bicyclist in Silhouette by John Brighenti

Just a few weeks left to enter our annual photography contest. Submit your favorite images of the D.C. metro area by January 31 for the chance to be a part of our 17th annual exhibit. We want to see this city of ours through your lens, from memorable moments to the beauty in the everyday and everything in between.

The DC Street Photography Collective will have an exhibit at Project Create January 20 through February 18 and will hold an open call in conjunction with the exhibit.
A British news agency has shared some of their favorite images from 2022 and invited the public to vote for their personal favorites.
WPOW is looking for a president for the 2023/2024 term.
The winners of the International Dog Photography Awards were announced this week.
Finnish photographer Mikko Lagerstedt captures peaceful and expansive Nordic landscapes.
Winners of the fourth Close-up Photographer of the Year competition have been announced.
Sign up for classes with Capital Photography Center to learn how to get the most of external flash, create a photography website, and more.
A video of a tuna fish’s death upon reacting to flash photography at an aquarium is making the rounds on the internet again, a reminder of the risk of using flash in that setting.

Friday Links: January 6, 2023

January 6, 2023 By Noe Todorovich

Happy New Year! We hope 2023 is off to a great start and look forward to reflecting on the last year or so in our nation’s capital with our annual photo contest. Have you entered your favorite images yet? Don’t let the deadline for entries sneak up on you. Submit your best images showcasing the D.C. metro area by January 31 for a chance to be part of our 17th annual exhibition celebrating local photography!

Washingtonian’s best things to do in the DC area for this week includes the Hirshhorn’s first survey of photographs captured by multigenerational Chinese artists between the 1990s and 2000s.
Keith Kozloff’s photography exhibition, a reflection on “deep time,” opens tomorrow at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick, MD at 2:00 p.m.
An exhibition of photos taken by Colin Winterbottom offers a rare look at the artwork that’s been atop the John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.
Art critic Louis Jacobson rounded up eight shows from last year for his annual list of top local photography exhibits for the Washington City Paper.
Get a behind the scenes look at the birth of Sesame Street through David Attie’s photographs he captured while on assignment for a little-seen, hyper-focused magazine in the late 1960s.
Thousands of photographs taken by Coventry photographer Arthur Cooper from the 1940s to the 1960s have been digitized and released online with the public helping to identify people and places shown in the images.
A doctor saved a Marine’s life in Vietnam in 1968; a photo just reunited them last year.

Friday Links: December 23, 2023

December 23, 2022 By exposeddc

We want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season! Do you have some extra time over the coming weeks? Might we suggest perusing your photos for your favorite recent shots of the DC metro area to enter into our 17th annual photo contest. You can also keep photographing over the coming weeks as the contest closes on January 31. We look forward to seeing all your awesome photos!

Join food photographer Scott Suchman for a full-day workshop at The Red Hen on January 22 with dinner to follow, $595.
Check out the newly minted MVT Photo Walk along K Street between 4th & 5th Streets and in Prather’s Alley in Mount Vernon Triangle, part of a partnership between Exposed DC and Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District.
Aviator Garrett Fisher is traveling the world in his tiny blue-white “Super Cub” aircraft, on a quest to document every remaining glacier on Earth.
Scottish artist David Gilliver won the top prize in the macro category of the British Photography Awards for a photo that uses tiny figurines to turn a face mask into a swimming pool.
While players and fans were keeping the eye on the ball during the World Cup, Paul Burrows was more curious about which cameras the professional sports photographers were using on the sidelines.
Twenty iconic photographs by Richard Avedon are now on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in a new exhibition.
Photographer Sarah Lee takes to the streets of London as the nights drew to their longest during the winter solstice.

Friday Links: December 16

December 16, 2022 By exposeddc

Exposed DC is proud to partner with Mount Vernon Triangle CID on a new, outdoor photography exhibit, “Through the Looking Glass,” featuring images by four of the photographers we are honored to have in our awesome community: Ashley Tillery, Christopher Chen, Matailong Du, and Shedrick Pelt. Join us for the opening reception + artist talk tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. We’ll be meeting at HEMPHILL but the walk itself is all outdoors so please dress accordingly.

Want to be part of our annual show next year? Submit to our 17th annual photo contest that just opened last week! The entry fee is $10/image, and the deadline is January 31.
Enjoy some good laughs and big smiles viewing the winners of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
Join PartnersGlobal and the International Human Rights Art Festival to discuss real-life examples of how art can fuel peace at the DC Mini-Fest: Arts 4 Resilience today, 4-7 p.m., free.
Jason Persoff has been taking pictures of snowflakes for six years, with over 100 stunning close-up photos in his collection so far.
The Women Photograph Year in Pictures showcases the work of 100 of their 1,400+ members across the globe, highlighting assignment work, long term documentary projects, and personal stories from the past year.
The Guardian’s picture editors highlight the work of photographers whose pictures have stood out to them over the course of 2022.
Registration is open for Reuben Radding’s six-week online street photography workshop being held in March and April, $800.
Photo-editing app Lensa has been dominating feeds lately—first with its AI generated “Magic Avatars” followed by discussions about the ethics of it all.