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Exposed DC Featured on WETA Arts October 2022

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On the latest WETA Arts episode, host Felicia Curry met with Exposed DC founder, Heather Goss, to talk about “this visual celebration of the city”—including some of the best images we’ve featured through Exposed—and the community we’ve been building together for 17 years. You can watch the episode above and on weta.org. Our segment starts around the 18 minute mark, but we recommend watching the whole thing to get a look into the craftsmanship and community of cosplay at AwesomeCon and to meet local finalists in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Be sure to watch through the end for photography credits too, which we’ve also included below.

We want to thank everyone who helped make this happen: the entire WETA Arts cast and crew, our friends at the DC History Center (home of our blow-out 10th anniversary show) who let us film in their gallery, and of course our amazing community of photographers that continues to grow each year, our partners and sponsors over 17 years, and our dedicated Exposed DC team.

Photographers featured in the segment, in order of appearance:

Winning Photos of the 16th Annual Exposed DC Contest

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We’re excited to announce the winners of the 16th 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. Stay tuned for details about the 2022 Exposed DC Photography Show.

Thank you to everyone who submitted to 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 love having the opportunity to share the work of local photographers of all levels whose images help tell and celebrate the story of life in D.C. We also want to thank the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for their support of this show.

If you recently discovered Exposed DC, we are glad you found us and hope to get to know you better as you become 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, shows, and more.

Now, without further ado, we present to you the winning images of the 16th Annual Exposed DC Photography Contest…

Keith Arnold – Pillars of Light
Freek Bottema – Snow Battle
John Buckley – Scene From A COVID Winter
Maria Helena Carey – Floating Cicada
Charles Chen – Pizzeria Rossa
Scott Clowney – Painter’s Delight, National Cathedral School
Thomas Cluderay – Festival Return
Thomas Cluderay – Pop of Red
Kevin Dietsch – Remembering Sicknick
Robyn Garnett – Demolition Man
Miki Jourdan – Smashing the Patriarchy Is Exhausting
Sandra Kauffman – Disconnected
Mike Landsman – Million Moe March “Moechella”
Ryan Lingo – Along the Anacostia
Mike Lurie – Accidentally Wes Anderson
Andrew P Merluzzi – Untitled
David Moss – On The Canal
Angela Napili – Peek-a-boo
Ryan Nickel – Quinceañera
Murali Palangat – Homage and Remembrance
Victoria Pickering – Upside Down at the Hirshhorn
Briana Pittelli – Couple Unknown
Eric Purcell – Hanging out on the Deck
Diriki Rice – Catrina with Child
Jennifer Sakai – distancing day No.398 (two blocks from home)
Iñaki Sánchez Ciarrusta – The Human Comedy
Frank Sellin – Promise on Ice
Valerie Short – A Sign of Hope
Carol Stalun – Rising Tide
Josh Steele – Summer Storms
Chris Suspect – 4th of July, 2021
Chris Suspect – Thelma and the Sleaze at Slash Run
Jerry Tsao – Wendy’s Last Night
Arpita Upadhyaya – Morning Silhouette
Seneca Wells – Feeding Frenzy
Gretchen Wesche – Roseate Spoonbill Feeding
Amber N. Wiley – Preserving Barry Farm
James Wisnieski – Speeding Around the Corner

Friday Links: January 28, 2022

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Arlington Memorial Bridge at Night by Kevin Burns

We’re coming up on the last few days to enter our annual photography contest! You have until Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. to submit your best images showcasing the D.C. metro area for a chance to be part of our 16th annual exhibition celebrating local photography. We can’t wait to see this city of ours through the lenses of the people who live, work, and love here!

Contest Reminder & Friday Links: January 21, 2022

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Have you entered our annual photography contest yet? You have until Sunday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. to get those entries in. Get all the details here and submit your photos soon!

Go to submission site

If you have any questions, be sure to check out the FAQ as well as these tips and notes about using Picter. You can also drop us a line.

Still have questions about the contest or not sure what you should submit? Join us for a virtual happy hour on Tuesday, January 25 at 6:00 p.m. Hang out with fellow photographers and the Exposed DC team as we count down to the closing of this year’s contest! We’ll also be chatting about some former winning images that we like and open it up to any questions you might have. (Please note that we won’t be commenting on individual submissions to this year’s contest!)

And now for just a few actual Friday Links…

Friday Links: January 7, 2022

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Security at the Capitol by Victoria Pickering

Hope everyone stayed safe and warm during the snow this week–our first major snow event here in years! Capital Weather Gang staff and readers captured some beautiful wintry scenes around the region. You may recognize a few familiar names in the captions and may even want to consider entering stellar snow pics of your own to our annual photo contest before the deadline on January 30!