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2015 Best in Show Winner: Denzil Spicer

March 8, 2015 By exposeddc

Denzil Spicer - Utz: Adams Morgan Bus Stop
Utz: Adams Morgan Bus Stop by Denzil Spicer

Today we present the third of our five Best In Show prize winners from the 9th annual Exposed DC Photography Show. We invited each member of a panel of distinguished D.C. metro-area editors and photojournalists to choose their favorite photograph from the 42 in this year’s exhibit. The five winning photographers will each receive a $100 cash prize from Exposed DC.

We’ll be announcing the winners each day through Tuesday. Tickets are still available for the opening reception this Thursday, March 12!

Today’s Best in Show winner is the intriguing “UTZ: Adams Morgan Bus Stop” by Denzil Spicer. His photo was chosen by judge Cynthia Connolly, a photographer, curator, typographer and the Visual Arts Curator of Artisphere in Arlington, Virginia:

This was selected specifically because it exposes aspects of D.C. that are key in expressing the characteristics of our city. There’s solitude and loneliness with the young woman at the bus stop whose face is obstructed by the D.C. flag imagery. The many logos, images and cleanliness seen in this photograph are at-the-moment contemporary. For many who have lived here a long time, this was not always the way it was. A depiction of this bus stop perhaps 30 years ago would show a shelter with the weather worn plexiglas, and the background would be abandoned buildings of grey and black. Here we see color, the movement of business and people.

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Filed Under: Announcement, Annual Contest Tagged With: best in show, Cynthia Connolly, Denzil Spicer

Special Judges for the 2015 Exposed DC Photography Show

January 20, 2015 By Heather Goss

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We loved being able to reward a few talented photographers with a special award last year, granted by some of the most distinguished photographers in the D.C. area, so we’re doing it again!

This year our judges are photojournalists, fine artists, and picture editors, have images held in the private collections from the Getty to the Smithsonian, seen their work regularly published in The New York Times and by the Associated Press, and won armfuls of awards and fellowships. They’re already looking at the winning 42 images to find their favorites. Each winning photographer will get a $100 cash prize from Exposed DC.

Will the discerning eye of one of our judges pick yours? We’ll announce the winners just before the exhibit opens on March 12.

Now, meet our special judges: Lauren Stockbower, Cynthia Connolly, Randall Scott, Susana Raab, and Evan Vucci.

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Filed Under: Annual Contest, Annual Exhibit Tagged With: best in show, contest, Cynthia Connolly, evan vucci, Lauren Stockbower, prize, randall scott, special judges award, Susana Raab

Friday Links: January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015 By Meaghan Gay

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D.C. Streets on Film by Tim Fulmer

 

  • Local photographer and curator Cynthia Connolly’s series Letters on Top of Buildings has been acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. A print of one of these images will be part of the WPA Art Auction and Gala at one of the last exhibits at Artisphere, opening January 29.
  • Photographer Andrea Lee caught this epic battle between a seal and an octopus off Huntington Beach, California. There is no good outcome to this battle.
  • Washington City Paper announced the winners of their second annual photography contest.
  • The Leica Store DC will be hosting a book signing with Barbara Klemm before her gallery opening at the Goethe-Institut on January 14.
  • The Women Photojournalists of Washington are hosting their first of three business of photography events on Monday January 12. Photographer and author John Harrington will discuss pricing, contracts and negotiations.
  • Photographer Camilo Vergara shows how a street in Harlem has changed over 37 years.
  • The long beloved Atlantic In Focus blog has changed to The Atlantic Photo. The expanded photo section will allow for larger photos, shorter posts with one or two photos, and will continue to cover larger photo stories.
  • PDN has a great roundup of all the camera gear news and roll-outs happening at the Consumer Electronics Show.  There are plenty of drones, cameras, and gadgets to interest everyone.
  • The so called “Ansel Adams Act” has been introduced in Congress and has the huge goal of restoring the rights of photographers on public lands. We have our fingers crossed for a good outcome.
  • ASMPDC will be hosting an 8×10 next week on Tuesday January 13. Eight local photographers will spend ten minutes each discussing their work.
  • The annual National Western Stock Show hit the streets of Denver this week, and The Denver Post has some great photos. We wish there were more cattle traffic slowdowns in D.C. At least it would be more interesting than a Metro meltdown.
  • Stanley Greene created moving images of the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan.
  • The London Zoo took stock of their animals at the turn of the new year, and the Post has some epic tiger shots in their animal gallery.

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: Andrea Lee, Atlantic Photo, Barbara Klemm, Camilo Vergara, Cynthia Connolly, friday links, Leica Store DC, Stanley Greene, tiger, tigers, Women Photojournalists of Washington

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