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Thank You for Joining Us to Celebrate Our 16th Annual Show!

May 31, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

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Photos by Mariah Miranda

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of the 16th annual Exposed DC Photography Show! It was so great to see you all and celebrate local photography together. We hope you enjoyed the exhibition showcasing modern 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 any 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 #2022XDC giveaway.

The exhibit will be on view at Lost Origins Outside through Sunday, July 24. 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 like Ellē located right next door and Taqueria Nacional down the street.

You can also view all the winning images in our virtual gallery where you can read or even hear a bit about the story behind the images from the photographers themselves.

If you’d like to purchase any of the photos in this year’s show, you can do so here or through the virtual gallery. At the exhibit, scan the QR code on any image to go directly to the page where you can buy it! Our full-color 2022 Exhibition Program featuring all winning images is also available for purchase online (shout-out to our graphic designer Logan Forbis).

Special thanks to the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities for their support of the show and to Lost Origins Gallery for partnering with us on the exhibit and hosting it at Lost Origins Outside. We also want to thank our sponsors Capital Photography Center, Focus on the Story, Washington Photo Safari, and Datacolor. 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 our event photographer Mariah Miranda for helping to capture the joy of the opening celebration in images.

As May comes to a close, we’re gearing up for a month full of photography events and celebrations with the 2022 Focus on the Story international photography festival! It kicks off this Thursday with the opening reception of “Behind the Loom: Legacy & Heritage of Navajo Weaving” at none other than Lost Origins Gallery (indoors) followed by a day full of photography goodness at the Eaton Workshop on Saturday, June 4. Be sure to stick around for the festival kick-off party from 7-9 p.m. We’re excited to announce this will include a projection exhibit of the 2022 Exposed DC Photography Show as well!

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#2022XDC Giveaway Info

May 18, 2022 By exposeddc

From day one, Exposed DC has been about celebrating local photography. Our annual show is curated from a contest to reflect the city we live in today. We’d love to see and hear about how these photos resonate with you. As such, we’re excited to have a few prizes to give away in conjunction with our show and with thanks to our sponsors!

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 SpyderX Pro monitor calibrator (valued at $169.99). Share your image with the #2022XDC hashtag and be sure to tag @exposed_dc and @capitalphotographycenter on Instagram to participate. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on June 30, 2022. Winners will be notified via DM before announcements are made on Instagram.

The 2022 Exposed DC Photography Show opens at Lost Origins Outside in the alley next to Ellē in Mount Pleasant on Sunday, May 29. Join us for an opening celebration from 3-6 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, July 24.

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 #2022XDC and tagging @exposed_dc and @capitalphotographycenter in the caption. Please note that only posts will be eligible, not stories. Entries will be accepted through June 30, and winners will be notified soon thereafter.

Two prizes will be awarded to two winners: one $100 gift certificate for Capital Photography Center and one SpyderX Pro monitor calibrator (valued at $169.99).

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

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16th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show Returns to Mount Pleasant

April 28, 2022 By exposeddc

– Featuring 38 images of the Washington, D.C. metro area taken by local photographers
– Exhibit presented at Lost Origins Outside in Mount Pleasant
– Opening celebration: Sunday, May 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
– Best in Show awards chosen by five distinguished local photographers
– Full-color exhibition magazine featuring all winning images available for purchase


Exposed DC is excited to partner with Lost Origins Gallery to present the 16th annual Exposed DC Photography Show in an outdoor installation in Mount Pleasant opening on May 29. The show features 38 images that were taken by local photographers and selected from a contest for their unique perspective of the D.C. metro area. The exhibition will be on view at Lost Origins Outside located along the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW through July 24.

Join us for a special celebration of local photography as we open the show on Sunday, May 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. View all the winning images together, chat with featured photographers and the Exposed DC team, and purchase an exhibition program or even a framed print of one of the images in the show. 

Five of the photographs will receive a Best in Show award along with a $100 cash prize. These awards are selected by independent judges who are acclaimed photographers in the D.C. community. This year, we’re thrilled to have Dee Dwyer, Andrew Harnik, Kenny Holston, Cheriss May, and Michael McCoy selecting these special awards. Get to know the judges now and stay tuned to find out which photos they selected in the days leading up to the show opening.

Since 2006, Exposed DC has been celebrating life and culture in the Washington, D.C. area through the perspectives of photographers who live, work, play, and love here. Our annual photography show shines 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.

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

The Exposed DC Photography Show is a Ten Miles Square production.
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Exposed DC would like to thank the 2022 show partners & sponsors for their support.

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Exposed DC Celebrates 15 Years!

June 9, 2021 By Noe Todorovich

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Photos provided by the Exposed DC team: @manylaughlol and @noetodorovich

Thank you so much for joining us Sunday at the opening of the Exposed DC Photography Show. Our team had a wonderful time getting to know many of you as well as catching up with friends and photographers we hadn’t seen in far too long. We truly missed spending time together with the awesome DC photography community in person and appreciate you coming through to help us celebrate 15 years! If you have any feedback you’d like to share, we invite you to complete this brief survey.

The outdoor exhibition will be on view through June 27. Swing by to see the show, which is open and available to all, and be sure to check out all of the amazing small businesses in Mount Pleasant like Ellē located right around the corner.

We’re also keeping our Instagram contest open longer so you still have a chance to participate! The new deadline for entries is June 21. Visit the exhibit and share an image tagging #2021XDC, @exposed_dc, @capitalphotographycenter, and @washingtonphotosafari to participate. Get all the details here.

In addition to the outdoor exhibition, you can view all the winning images now in our first-ever virtual gallery. We hope you enjoy listening to some of the photographers talk about their images in the show; audio clips will auto-play when you view the work.

All the photos in the exhibition can be purchased online here, through the virtual gallery, or by scanning the QR code on any image in the outdoor exhibition. We also have our 15th anniversary exhibition magazine, beautifully designed by Rachael Carter, available for purchase online, and we’ll have some available at the show closing on June 27.

Thank you to Lost Origins Gallery and Focus on the Story for partnering with us on this exhibition and making our idea of an outdoor installation into a reality that surpassed what we could even imagine.

We’d also like to thank the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities for their support. To the Exposed DC team and our amazing volunteers: we couldn’t put this show on year after year without you. And, of course, we have the deepest appreciation for the amazing photographers of the D.C. metro area who so impressively document the many facets of all our lives here time and time again.

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Thank You for Coming to Celebrate Exposed DC’s 14th Annual Show!

February 20, 2020 By Noe Todorovich

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All photos by Emma McAlary

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last night for the opening of the 14th annual Exposed DC Photography Show! We were thrilled to see you all, and we hope you enjoyed the celebration and the 43 images in the exhibit that showcase life in the Washington, D.C. metro area. If you’d like to purchase any of the photos on display, you can do so here. At the exhibit, scan the QR code on a title card to go directly to the page where you can buy that image! You can also get a copy of our eye-catching 2020 Exhibition Program online.

Exposed DC is very grateful to Touchstone Gallery for hosting our exhibit, with support from the Touchstone Foundation for the Arts, and to this year’s exhibit sponsors for their support: the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Capital Photography Center, Focus on the Story, Union 206, and Washington Photo Safari. We’d also like to thank our awesome volunteers for all their help; RSVP Catering for taking great care of our guests throughout the opening; Art & Framing Expo for providing custom framing for the show; Rachael Carter for providing graphic design support including our beautiful exhibition programs; and BaseCampDC for printing support.

Last but not least, we’d like to thank our photographer for the evening, Emma McAlary. Enjoy a small gallery of her work above, and even more photos in this album on Facebook.

The exhibit is free and open to the public through Sunday, March 1 during the following hours.

Exhibit Hours
Wednesday-Friday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.

Touchstone Gallery
901 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

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