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Friday Links: May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023 By Matthew Holubecki

Photo by Miki Jourdan

We’ll be announcing the Best in Show winners next week in the days leading up to our annual show opening! Find out more about the judges now and check back on Monday when we start announcing their personal favorites from the show. Then join us at the opening on Sunday, June 4 to celebrate 17 years of local photography and peruse the winning images together at Lost Origins Outside! You’ll also have the chance to win a prize from one of our sponsors.

  • Join StreetMeetDC at Yards Park on Sunday at 5 p.m. and stroll down the boardwalk to Nationals Park and Royal Sands Social Club.
  • MoMA invited seven photographers to share their creative process in their New Photography series.
  • The California wildflower superbloom draws thousands of visitors every spring along with concerns about the impact that tourism has on wild spaces.
  • The annual TIPA World Awards acknowledge excellence in photography products, with the 2023 winners announced earlier this week.
  • Members of the British Press Photographers’ Association are showcasing their best work in an exhibition curated by five leading industry figures.
  • Acacia Johnson documents the pilots keeping remote communities connected in Alaska where there are more pilots per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.
  • Photos of Jim Brown recall his life, from Hall of Fame NFL player to actor and social activist, as he is remembered after passing away earlier this month.
  • If you have a Profoto account, you can cast your votes for the Share the Light challenge through Sunday.

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2023 Exposed DC Best in Show

April 18, 2023 By exposeddc

Each year, we invite five distinguished local photographers and creatives to serve as special judges for our annual photography show. They review all of the winning images, and each judge chooses one image to receive a Best in Show award, which comes with a $100 cash prize. We’re excited to announce this year’s guest judges are Astrid Riecken, Briana A. Thomas, Candace Dane Chambers, Carol Guzy, and Colin Winterbottom. Get to know our judges for this year’s show below and check back here to see the winners announced this week in the lead up to our opening celebration on Sunday, June 4 at Lost Origins Outside in Mount Pleasant.

Best in Show Winner Announcements

  • “Baby on Board” by Don Harris – selected by Briana A. Thomas
  • “Draw the Curtain” and “Delta Solar” by Angela Napili – selected by Colin Winterbottom
  • “Daikaiju at Slash Run 2022” by Chris Suspect – selected by Astrid Riecken
  • “Gallery Girls” by Prescott Lassman – selected by Carol Guzy
  • “Metro Jam” by Matthew Steaffens – selected by Candace Dane Chambers

Judges


Astrid Riecken

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


Briana A. Thomas

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.

Instagram | Facebook | Twitter


Candace Dane Chambers

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


Carol Guzy

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


Colin Winterbottom

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.

Website

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2022 Best in Show Winner: Mike Landsman

May 27, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

The 16th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show opens in two days! Please join us this Sunday, May 29 from 3-6 p.m. for an opening celebration at Lost Origins Outside in Mount Pleasant. You can view all 38 winning images including the five Best in Show winners along the alley adjacent to Ellē at 3221 Mount Pleasant St NW.

In the build-up to the show, 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. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize.

Today, we are announcing the Best in Show winner “Million Moe March ‘Moechella'” by Mike Landsman selected by judge Kenny Holston. Regarding the selection, Holston commented, “I feel this image captures a happy moment during a time of so much turmoil. I really enjoy the reaction of the people watching the young boy, and the action in the photo draws the viewer in. The photo looks nice in black and white, and it’s a moment that sticks with you.”

You can view more of Mike’s work on his website and Instagram.

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Kenny Holston is a professional freelance photojournalist for The New York Times. Most recently he has covered Voting Rights, Afghan refugees fleeing Afghanistan, politics, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. Kenny is a former United States Air Force photojournalist who served for 14 years and was awarded Military Photographer of the Year in 2015. He earned a combat action badge as a combat photojournalist in Afghanistan and other joint service accommodations for his efforts in war and as an autopsy photographer at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Dover Air Force Base, DE. Kenny studied photojournalism at Syracuse University and attended The Eddie Adams workshop as a part of the XXVII class. He and his colleague Jensen Stidham co-founded the Military Visual Awards to recognize the best photography and videography work produced by military journalists from around the world.

You can view his website here and follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

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2022 Best in Show Winner: Valerie Short

May 26, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

Just a few days left until the 16th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show opens! Please join us this Sunday, May 29 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 these final days leading up to the show, 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. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize.

Today, we are announcing the Best in Show winner “A Sign of Hope” by Valerie Short selected by judge Andrew Harnik. Regarding the selection, Harnik commented, “At the Associated Press we strive to create compelling images that tell a story or add an extra layer of understanding through a moment in time. Out of a choice of some very strong images in this year’s contest this one stands out as a visually striking quiet moment.”

You can view more of Valerie’s work on Instagram.

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Andrew Harnik has worked as a newspaper and magazine photojournalist since 2003. He has received awards from Pictures of the Year International, the National Press Photographers Association, and the White House News Photographers Association including the Political Photograph of the Year in 2012 and 2017. His work has taken him around the world with top U.S. diplomats and across the country with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in their race for president. For many years his work was focused off Capitol Hill and away from the White House, telling stories of the nation’s capital that are often overlooked. He believes that the stories of everyday people are as rewarding and important as covering high profile events and public figures.

You can view his website here and follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

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2022 Best in Show Winner: Arpita Upadhyaya

May 25, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

Just a few days left until the 16th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show opens! Please join us this Sunday, May 29 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 these final days leading up to the show, 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. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize.

Today, we are announcing the Best in Show winner “Morning Silhouette” by Arpita Upadhyaya selected by judge Cheriss May. On the selection, May said, “This image spoke loudly to me telling a story of solace on a noisy train. I connect to her peace in the midst of the noise that draws me in.”

You can view more of Arpita’s work on Flickr and Instagram.

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Cheriss May is a portrait and editorial photographer based in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Focus on the Story, the immediate past president of Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW), co-chair of photography at The National Press Club, an Adobe Education Leader, and an adjunct professor at Howard University, her alma mater. She is often commissioned to speak about inclusive storytelling and provides training for organizations and educators around the world, including: Spotify, Adobe, Leica, The Merck Group, the Center for Creative Photography, and the International Center of Photography.

You can view her website here and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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