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Friday Links: June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023 By Matthew Holubecki

Photo by Diane Krauthamer

Thank you to everyone who joined us last weekend for the 2023 Exposed DC Photography Show opening celebration and welcome to our new subscribers! In case you missed it, we have an opening day recap on our website with some images from opening day and a survey for attendees to provide feedback. The exhibit will be on view at Lost Origins Outside throughout the summer and can also be viewed in our virtual gallery.

  • The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking grant applications for the FY24 Art Bank Program and is hosting a free workshop online today at 10:00 a.m. Register for the session or view recordings of previous sessions here.
  • A dynamic retrospective of Frank Stewart’s photography opens tomorrow at The Phillips Collection with various affiliated events throughout the summer.
  • The 2023 edition of the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards is open for entries through July 18.
  • A new grant from Vital Impacts funds long-term efforts to document environmental solutions in the photographers’ own communities.
  • Join PortraitMeetDC at Crystal City Garden on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. for their next meet in collaboration with National Landing.
  • Sony announced a new CFexpress Type A card with 1920GB of storage and a jaw-dropping price of $1,400.
  • In a newly launched Women in Photography podcast, SheClicks founder Angela Nicholson speaks with women in the industry about their experiences, what drives them, and how they got to where they are now.
  • The Sony World Photography Awards is now accepting entries for the 2024 competition.
  • Apple revealed its long-awaited augmented reality goggles this week, putting great emphasis on their photographic functionality.

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Thank You for Coming to Celebrate Our 17th Annual Show!

June 6, 2023 By exposeddc

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Photos provided by Mariah Miranda Photography

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us at the opening of the 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Show! We had a great time celebrating local photography with you all. We hope you enjoyed the exhibition showcasing contemporary life in the Washington, D.C. metro area as seen by the people who live, work, and love here. If you’d like to share feedback on the event and exhibition, we invite you to complete this survey. You can also share your experience with an image on Instagram to take part in our #2023XDC Instagram contest through June 30. Winners of the giveaway will be notified shortly as well.

The exhibit will be on view at Lost Origins Outside in the alley next to Ellē throughout the summer. Swing by to see the show, enjoy the farmer’s market on Saturdays, and be sure to check out the great small businesses of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. You can also view all the winning images in our virtual gallery that provides additional information about each image that you can view and, in some cases, hear from the photographers in audio clips!

If you’d like to order a fine art framed print of any of the photos in this year’s show, you can do so here or through the virtual gallery. At the exhibit, you can scan the QR code on any image to pull up more information about it and the option to purchase a framed print. Our full-color 2023 exhibition program featuring all the winning images is also available for purchase online; shout-out to Logan Forbis for designing it for us!

Special thanks to Lost Origins Gallery for partnering with us on the exhibit and hosting it at Lost Origins Outside and to Ellē for graciously sharing space with us for the exhibit and opening celebration. We also want to thank our sponsors Aperturent, Capital Photography Center, and Nations Photo Lab. We are grateful to CSI for the beautiful printing of the exhibit photos, the featured photographers for being part of the show and our community, and to Mariah Miranda for providing event photography coverage that captured the joy of our 17th annual show opening!

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2023 Best in Show Winner: Matthew Steaffens

June 2, 2023 By exposeddc

The 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show is just a few days away! Please join us this Sunday, June 4 from 3-6 p.m. for an opening celebration at Lost Origins Outside in the alley adjacent to Ellē at 3221 Mount Pleasant St NW.

This week, we announced the Best in Show winners of this year’s exhibit. Each of these images was chosen by one of our guest judges—five distinguished, local photographers and creatives. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize along with the Best in Show distinction.

Join us in congratulating Matthew Steaffens whose photo, “Metro Jam” was selected by judge Candance Dane Chambers. Regarding her selection, Candace commented, “The motion of the train juxtaposed against the static guitarist is a beautiful visualization of music’s ability to stop time. Steaffens’ use of heavy vignetting creates a spotlight on his subject, offering him a stage and reverence that street performers are often denied.”

You can view more of Matthew’s work and connect with him on his website and Instagram. Join us in Mount Pleasant on Sunday to see all of the winning photographs in this year’s show together at Lost Origins Outside. You’ll be able to meet and chat with featured photographers and the Exposed DC team and purchase an exhibition program or even put in an order for a fine art framed print!


About the Judge

Candace Dane Chambers is a Washington, D.C.-based visual anthropologist and photographer seeking to represent a rich, nuanced record of the Black experience free from stereotypes and respectability. From that foundation, she’s specifically interested in documenting how we create change & community through cultural expression. She specializes in environmental portraiture using natural light to create honest images that capture the richness of daily life & the connectivity of our shared experience. She’s also drawn to architectural structures as spaces for self-reflection, encouraging us to consider our own unique form and function. Candace has recently earned a master’s in photojournalism from George Washington University and currently serves as the Inclusion Committee Chair for Women Photojournalists of Washington.

Website | Instagram

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2023 Best in Show Winner: Prescott Lassman

June 1, 2023 By exposeddc

The 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show is just around the corner! Please join us this Sunday, June 4 from 3-6 p.m. for an opening celebration at Lost Origins Outside in the alley adjacent to Ellē at 3221 Mount Pleasant St NW.

This week, we’re announcing the Best in Show winners of this year’s exhibit. Each of these images was chosen by one of our guest judges—five distinguished, local photographers and creatives. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize along with the Best in Show distinction.

Join us in congratulating Prescott Lassman whose photo, “Gallery Girls” was selected by judge Carol Guzy. Regarding her selection, Carol commented that it is “a compelling image with powerful juxtaposition.” She also commented on how he captured “good expressions and body language” in a well-composed shot.

You can view more of Prescott’s work and connect with him on Instagram. 


About the Judge

Carol Guzy was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and lived there until 1978 when she completed her studies at Northampton County Area Community College, graduating with an Associate’s degree in Registered Nursing. A change of heart led her to the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida to study photography. She graduated in 1980 with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Photography. While at the Art Institute, she interned at The Miami Herald and upon graduation was hired as a staff photographer. She spent eight years at the newspaper before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1988 where she became a staff photographer at The Washington Post through 2014. She is the first journalist to receive a fourth Pulitzer for coverage of the Haitian earthquake in 2010. Previously she was honored twice with the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for her coverage of the military intervention in Haiti and the devastating mudslide in Armero, Colombia. She received a third Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her work in Kosovo. She has been named Photographer of the Year for the National Press Photographers Association three times and eight times for the White House News Photographers Association and has earned many other prestigious awards in her chosen profession of photojournalism.  She specializes in long-form documentary human interest projects, news, and feature stories, both domestic and international and is currently a contract photographer with ZUMA Press. 

Website | Instagram | Facebook

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2023 Best in Show Winner: Chris Suspect

May 31, 2023 By exposeddc

The 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show is just around the corner! Please join us this Sunday, June 4 from 3-6 p.m. for an opening celebration at Lost Origins Outside in the alley adjacent to Ellē at 3221 Mount Pleasant St NW.

This week, we’re announcing the Best in Show winners of this year’s exhibit. Each of these images was chosen by one of our guest judges—five distinguished, local photographers and creatives. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize along with the Best in Show distinction.

Join us in congratulating Chris Suspect whose photo, “Daikaiju at Slash Run 2022” was selected by judge Astrid Riecken. Regarding her selection, Astrid commented that “the photographer combines the essential elements of a striking photograph. Good light, good composition (filling the frame and good balance) and a terrific moment which reveals a great deal of excitement in the faces of the crowd. The photographer was in the right position and captured this very energetic moment perfectly.”

You can view more of Chris’ work and connect with him on his website, Instagram, and Twitter. 


About the Judge

Astrid Riecken is a 2022 Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, based in Washington, D.C. Since 2016, she has taught at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design of George Washington University and since 2020 at the School of Communication at American University. She has won numerous awards in Picture of the Year International, National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photography and the White House News Photographers Association competition in which she was named “Photographer of the Year” in 2014. In 2022, nominated by The Washington Post, she won as part of a team the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the coverage of the assault on Washington on January 6, 2021. Her news event coverage includes the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina, the presidential campaign and election of former President Barack Obama, the refugee crisis in Germany in 2015, the impeachment trials of former President Donald Trump, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Her personal work focuses on the lives and struggle of aging jazz musicians in the U.S. Equally comfortable in English and German, she frequently freelances for international publications including Getty Images and The Washington Post. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, The Guardian, and Die Zeit, among many others.

Website | Instagram

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