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#2021XDC Giveaway Info

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As we reach 15 years of celebrating local photography, we invite you to share your own images taken at this year’s show for the chance to win a $100 gift certificate for Capital Photography Center or a complimentary Washington Photo Safari nighttime session (valued at $79). Share your image with the #2021XDC hashtag and be sure to tag @exposed_dc, @capitalphotographycenter, and @washingtonphotosafari on Instagram to participate. Deadline extended: Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on June 21, 2021. Winners will be selected by June 26 and will be notified via DM before announcements are made on Instagram. Prizes will be sent digitally via email. 

See you at Lost Origins Outside in the alley next to Ellē in Mount Pleasant on Sunday, June 6 from 3-6 p.m. for the show opening and kickoff festivities for the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival! The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, July 11.

Terms & Conditions

The contest is open to residents of Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland who are 18 years of age or older, excluding anyone from the Exposed DC team, their families, or anyone professionally connected with the organizations participating.

To enter, share an image you capture while checking out the outdoor exhibition using the hashtag #2021XDC and tagging @exposed_dc, @capitalphotographycenter, and @washingtonphotosafari. Entries will be accepted through June 7, and winners will be notified the following day.

Two prizes will be awarded to two winners: one $100 gift certificate for Capital Photography Center and one gift certificate for a nighttime session with Washington Photo Safari (valued at $79).

Exposed DC, Capital Photography Center, and Washington Photo Safari may post contest entries on their Instagram accounts and websites with photo credit provided. No rights are transferred by participating.

Friday Links: May 28, 2021

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raindrops on flowers by Diane Krauthamer

Our annual photography show opens next weekend! Save the date—Sunday, June 6 from 3-6 p.m.—and stay tuned for updates like the announcement of our Best in Show winners and how you could win a gift certificate from Capital Photography Center or Washington Photo Safari. (Hint: it’ll involve taking photos of opening day of the show.)

  • Be sure to check the Focus on the Story festival calendar for all the amazing photography events happening this month.
  • Submit a portfolio of five images plus your best photo by midnight May 31 to take part in the Photoworks Slam happening on June 6. Winners will hold an exhibit of their winning images in the Photoworks Gallery.
  • sPACYcLOUd will host a projection viewing of “Black Lives Matter Photography Exhibition: rise up,” curated by Shedrick Pelt each night from June 2 through 6 accompanied by a video installation created by Jamon Jackson. RSVP for a chance to win a print from the exhibition.
  • Rebecca Latson shares photos, stories, and tips for how to take in both the forests and the trees of national parks.
  • Save up to 60% on books, magazines, and prints at Aperture during their Memorial Day Sale this weekend.
  • The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards shared the best entries they have received thus far for the 2021 competition, which is accepting entries until June 30.
  • TED Countdown, a global initiative to address the climate crisis, and image-based outreach project Climate Visuals have joined forces and issued an open call for photos that show the impact of climate change.
  • An Arlington-based photographer creates all sorts of scenes to capture cicadas in everyday settings.

Exposed DC Photography Show – 15th Annual Exhibition

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Exposed DC is excited to announce that we are partnering with Focus on the Story and Lost Origins Gallery to present the 15th annual Exposed DC Photography Show in an outdoor installation in Mount Pleasant. The exhibit will be installed on the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW. A special celebration of the 2021 Exposed DC photography show will take place on Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. as part of the kickoff for the fourth annual Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. Join us at the opening for a chance to win prizes from two of our sponsors.

Photo walks will take place in Mount Pleasant before the opening, and later that evening Glen Echo Photoworks will present their annual Photo Slam competition, livestreamed from Lost Origins Gallery. Exhibition magazines will be available for purchase at the opening as well as online here.

Since 2006, Exposed DC has produced our annual show to shine a spotlight on life in the D.C. metro area as seen through the lenses of some of the region’s most passionate amateur photographers and professionals alike. The show includes unique takes on the capital’s iconic locations, as well as everyday scenes captured outside of the tourist bubble. You can preview this year’s winning images here.

The outdoor exhibition will be open for all to view through Sunday, July 11. The Exposed DC team is also exploring additional, creative ways to share these images celebrating the Washington, D.C. area to ensure increased accessibility and safe opportunities to view the show. Stay tuned for updates on our events and exhibition news!

Winning images can now be viewed in our first-ever virtual gallery as well!

For more information or media inquiries, please contact:
Noe Todorovich at info@exposeddc.com

Exposed DC would like to thank the 2021 show partners & sponsors for their support.

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The Exposed DC Photography Show is a Ten Miles Square production.

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Winning Photos of the 15th Annual Exposed DC Contest

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We’re excited to announce the winners of the 15th Annual Exposed DC Photography Contest! These images, as seen together, tell the story of life in the Washington, D.C. metro area, 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 2021 Exposed DC Photography Show and join us tonight at 6 p.m. on Zoom for a celebratory happy hour! Photographers, photography fans, and friends are all welcome. Please register here if you’ll be joining us.

UPDATE: You can now view the winning images in our first-ever virtual gallery! You can also join us at the show opening on Sunday, June 6 from 3-6 p.m. or stop by anytime between then and June 27 when the show closes!

Thank you to everyone who submitted to this year’s contest for sharing your work with us. 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’s how to get involved, including contributing images for features, virtual and in-person events, and being part of our other activities throughout the year. If you’re interested in getting even more involved, we’d love to chat with you about volunteering with us too!

Now, without further ado, we present to you the winning images of the 15th Annual Exposed DC Photography Contest…

Mark Alan Andre – Washington Fog
Dylan Bilbao – Polychromatic
Ashley Brown – Quiet Kennedy
John Buckley – Hanging On
John Buckley – The Reflecting Pool
Christopher Chern – Ad Astra
Thomas Cluderay – Spark Dome
Thomas Cluderay – Amplify the Message!
Scott Cook – Fairy Godmother
Sue Dorfman – And Helicopters Flew
Joe Flood – Cupid’s Undie Run
Phillip Ford – The Walking Beat
Merone Hailemeskel – Stand Together
Robb Hill – Honoring Good Trouble
Matthew Howard – The State of Our Union
Philippa Hughes – We Made the Best of It
Miki Jourdan – Best Foot Forward
Kim Keller – Last Word
Kim Keller – Silver Spring Summer
Christy Knight – Reflections
Mike Landsman – Celebration
Geoff Livingston – BLM is Bigger than a Photo Opp
Jenny Markley – Building Strength
Jenny Markley – Reflection
Nicholas Moreland – Election Day 2020 At The Supreme Court
Victoria Pickering – Biden Wins
Satya Ponnaluri – Isolation in the Time of Covid
Eric Purcell – Rose Rosé Bears
Mukul Ranjan – Splash!
Michael Ryan – Protest
Christopher Smyth – Notorious RBG
John Sonderman – Sloppy Mama’s BBQ
Carol Stalun – Blossoms For Breakfast
Chris Suspect – Untitled
Arpita Upadhyaya – Each Substance of Grief Has Twenty Shadows
Kristian Whipple – Sebastian on Georgia Avenue

The 2021 Exposed DC Photography Show is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Friday Links: February 28, 2020

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Photo by Rex Block

This weekend is your last chance to see the 2020 Exposed DC Photography Show at Touchstone Gallery! The exhibit is open today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and tomorrow and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. with free admission. We’ll be there on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. for a little closing celebration, and we’d love to see you there! You can purchase a photo from the show at the closing or via our online marketplace at any time. You can also get a copy of our exhibition program featuring all the winning images for $10 or order it online here.

  • Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico, the artist’s most extensive U.S. exhibition in more than two decades with 140 photographs organized around nine themes, opens today at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. On view through May 25.
  • Stop Motion is seeking analog photography from D.C., MD, and VA for their Volume 9 slideshow. 
  • The White House News Photographers Association announced the winners of the Eyes of History Contests earlier this week.
  • Register for photography classes at Glen Echo before they start up in March. Topics covered range from darkroom printing to portfolio building, street photography to writing artist statements and more.
  • The winners of this year’s Underwater Photographer of the Year contest were announced this week, with the top prize going to an image of crabeater seals that had taken up residence in an iceberg in Antarctica.
  • Sign up for Union 206’s special mailing list to be notified about their monthly behind-the-scenes experiences at the studio during an avant-garde fashion editorial shoot for magazine publication.
  • Join Farrah Skeiky tomorrow at Transformer from 2-5 p.m. at the official book release for Present Tense: DC Punk and DIY, Right Now.
  • The New Yorker explores how Santu Mofokeng’s work wrestled with themes of history and land, memory and spirituality, and helped shape the course of South African photography.
  • Chris Suspect will be releasing four books in 2020, starting with Gratuity Included which will be released on March 15. The first edition will have a special design including red film inserts to separate sequences and a red film dust jacket and is available for pre-order at $30.