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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.

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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. 

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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.

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2023 Best in Show Winner: Angela Napili

May 30, 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.

In the days leading up to the show opening, we’ll be announcing this year’s Best in Show winners. 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 Angela Napili whose photo, “Draw the Curtain” and “Delta Solar” was selected by judge Colin Winterbottom. Regarding his selection, Colin commented that “Angela captured a strong pairing in the Hirshhorn’s temporary cover and the sculpture that sits across the way. The triangular elements of the parting curtains echo the triangular elements in the Delta Solar. I expect few people would have noted the fleeting juxtaposition – well done!”

You can view more of Angela’s work and connect with her on Instagram and Twitter. 


About the Judge

Colin Winterbottom is a fine art photographer with an interest in architecture. He is particularly motivated to discover “new takes” on monumental and iconic subjects. Colin seeks out unusual points of view and unexpected juxtapositions. Favoring atmosphere over accuracy, his photography evokes emotional undercurrents in the built environment. Colin’s penchant for unique perspectives drew him to historic preservation projects in which construction equipment like scaffolds and scissor lifts give access to rarely accessible views and proximity to ornamental details usually experienced from a distance. He has documented preservation work at the Washington Monument, National Cathedral, Union Station, and Trinity Church Wall Street, among others. His work has been exhibited at the National Building Museum, The Phillips Collection, the Kreeger Museum, and galleries in Washington, D.C. and is in numerous collections such as the Smithsonian Institute’s Photographic History Collection, the Supreme Court, The Carlyle Group, and the Federal Reserve Bank.

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2023 Best in Show Winner: Don Harris

May 29, 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’ll be 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 Don Harris whose photo, “Baby on Board” was selected by judge Briana A. Thomas. Regarding her selection, Briana commented that “This black and white photo portrait of a mother and her baby brings to life the meaning of ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ The joy in the mother’s eyes as she looks at her child really captures the beauties that can easily be overlooked in everyday life.”

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


About the Judge

Briana A. Thomas is a Washington, D.C.-based historian, journalist, and tour guide who specializes in African American research. She is the author of the local Black history book, Black Broadway in Washington, D.C. Briana has been published in Washingtonian Magazine, the historic Afro-American newspaper, and the Washington Post throughout her journalism career. Her educational neighborhood history tours have been featured on television networks such as ABC, NBC, and CBS. She earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland-College Park and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications from Greensboro College. She is the assistant pastor of a Maryland-based church Open Bible Ministries.

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