The 2024 Exposed DC Photography Show opens this week! 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 and $20 at the door. Beer and wine will be available for guests over 21 (ID check required).
In the days leading up to the show opening, we are 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 Prescott Lassman whose photo, “Fluffy White Hats” was selected by Stephen Crowley. Stephen commented that the image was “clever, funny and nicely composed.” This happenstance juxtaposition certainly warrants a double take!
You can view more of Prescott’s work on Instagram.
About the Judge
Stephen Crowley began his career as a photographer in 1972 at a community newspaper in Jupiter, Florida. In his personal work, Crowley searches for morsels of humanity, irony, and humor, collecting images that capture the country’s character through physical structures, shifting light patterns, and happenstance.
In 2002, Crowley was named Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers’ Association for a portfolio that included his essays “Voices of Afghanistan” and “A Day in the Life of President Bush.”
That same year, he was part of a team at The New York Times awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for work produced during the war in Afghanistan. He also received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, D.C. In 2005, American Photo Magazine included Crowley in its list of the 100 Most Important People in Photography.
His personal photography has been exhibited in shows at the Library of Congress, The National Geographic Society, and the Corcoran Art Museum.
