Exposed DC

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Friday Links: January 27, 2023

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Photo by Victoria Pickering

Just a few days left to enter our annual photography contest! Be sure to submit your favorite images of the D.C. metro area before midnight on Tuesday, January 31. If you have any questions, you can check the FAQ on the contest site or reach out to us via email.

Friday Links: December 16

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Foggy Underpass by Emma K Alexandra

Exposed DC is proud to partner with Mount Vernon Triangle CID on a new, outdoor photography exhibit, “Through the Looking Glass,” featuring images by four of the photographers we are honored to have in our awesome community: Ashley Tillery, Christopher Chen, Matailong Du, and Shedrick Pelt. Join us for the opening reception + artist talk tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. We’ll be meeting at HEMPHILL but the walk itself is all outdoors so please dress accordingly.

  • Want to be part of our annual show next year? Submit to our 17th annual photo contest that just opened last week! The entry fee is $10/image, and the deadline is January 31.
  • Enjoy some good laughs and big smiles viewing the winners of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
  • Join PartnersGlobal and the International Human Rights Art Festival to discuss real-life examples of how art can fuel peace at the DC Mini-Fest: Arts 4 Resilience today, 4-7 p.m., free.
  • Jason Persoff has been taking pictures of snowflakes for six years, with over 100 stunning close-up photos in his collection so far.
  • The Women Photograph Year in Pictures showcases the work of 100 of their 1,400+ members across the globe, highlighting assignment work, long term documentary projects, and personal stories from the past year.
  • The Guardian’s picture editors highlight the work of photographers whose pictures have stood out to them over the course of 2022.
  • Registration is open for Reuben Radding’s six-week online street photography workshop being held in March and April, $800.
  • Photo-editing app Lensa has been dominating feeds lately—first with its AI generated “Magic Avatars” followed by discussions about the ethics of it all.

Exposed DC Photography Show Opens March 19

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Erin Kelly, "Early Morning Fishing"
Early Morning Fishing by Erin Kelly

Our huge annual photography exhibit opens in just a couple weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?

The quick and dirty details:

*8th annual Exposed DC Photography Show, featuring 49 images of the Washington area.
*Opening reception: Wed., March 19, 6 to 10 p.m.; exhibition closes April 6.
*Long View Gallery, 1234 9th Street NW, Washington D.C.
*Exhibition Program and the 5th Anniversary Magazine available for purchase.
*Inaugural Best in Show Awards sponsored by the Corcoran College of Art + Design, chosen by a panel of distinguished local photojournalists.
*After party at The Passenger, 8 p.m. to close. Free entry, cash bar.

Food and Drinks courtesy of:
Bluejacket Brewery | Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers
Tel’Veh Wine Bar | Everlasting Life Vegan Restaurant
Boxwood Winery | Cavanagh Family Imports and A&M Imports

Support provided by:
Washington School of Photography | Capital Photography Center
Historical Society of Washington | HOIST Studio

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Exposed DC is pleased to announce its 8th annual Exposed DC Photography Show at Long View Gallery, from March 19 to April 6, 2014. After seven wonderful years with DCist, we’re now closing in on our first year since we launched as an independent, year-round venture last June, and we’re proud to say it’s been a success. We’re working hard to cultivate the local photography community, from hobbyist to professional, with our website that features interviews with local talent, reams of informational guides for everything from studio rentals to photography classes, and a calendar highlighting every photography event in the region. We’ll continue to build on this community that our annual exhibition has created through exciting new features and events in the coming year.

Our 49 winning photographs were chosen from a contest for their unique view of the Washington area – not as a political venue or tourist destination, but as a place where we live and work and love every day. Six of those photographs will be awarded our inaugural Best in Show award and $100 prize, chosen by a panel of distinguished metro-area photojournalists, and made possible by the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

Our opening reception will be held in Long View’s newly expanded 9,000 square foot gallery space. Local businesses will complete our celebration of everything Washington, with beer from the new Bluejacket Brewery, wine from Boxwood Winery, Cavanagh Family Imports and A&M Imports, and a delicious selection of bites from Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers, Tel’Veh Wine Bar, and Everlasting Life Vegan Restaurant. We’ve invited DJ Sequoia and v:shal kanwar back to spin tunes.

Tickets are $15 in advance, with limited $20 tickets at the door. 

Join us for a free after party in The Passenger’s theater. 8 p.m. to close, cash bar.

A full-color Exhibition Program with the 2014 winners will be available for $10. The special issue 5th Anniversary Magazine from 2011 will also be available for $25. At the reception only, guests can purchase them together for $30.

Long View Gallery is located at 1234 9th St. NW, just a few blocks from the Mt. Vernon/Convention Center Metro.  All photographs displayed will be for sale.  Regular gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Free.

The 2014 Exposed DC Photography Show is a Ten Miles Square LLC production.

For more information or media passes, please contact:
Heather Goss at heather@exposeddc.com

2014 Exposed DC Contest Sponsors

Celebrate our 2014 Contest Launch at Bluejacket December 4

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Bluejacket Brewery by Tommy Wells
Bluejacket Brewery by Tommy Wells

Photographers of the D.C. metro area, are you ready? The Exposed DC contest for our 2014 exhibit officially opens on December 4. We’ll have more details about how to enter soon, but start looking for your best photos that show off our local culture — or go out and take some! Check out winners from the previous seven years for some inspiration.

As always, the exhibition will be hosted by Long View Gallery next March. The gorgeous, huge gallery is implausibly EVEN BIGGER this year. They’ve taken over the space next door, and we are prepared to make use of every square inch.

While we celebrate the D.C. area in pictures that night, we also want you to try out new local flavors, so we’re proud to announce our 2014 beer sponsor, Bluejacket Brewery. The brewery, which opened last month in Navy Yard inside a former ship boiler factory along with its bar and restaurant, The Arsenal, will feature a constantly rotating selection of twenty original beers and five cask ales.

BluejacketHiResBluejacket was built to be a brewery without boundaries, allowing Beer Director Greg Engert and Brewmaster Megan Parisi to create beers across the broadest range of styles and flavors possible. At Bluejacket, understanding of and respect for the traditions and techniques of classic brewing coexist with a spirit of constant experimentation, innovation, and collaboration, leading to delicious beers that showcase seasonality, culinary inspiration, and historic interpretation. Expect beers that range from intensely flavored to subtly nuanced; that offer something distinctive and satisfying for every palate and every plate; and that reflect equally the past, present, and future of genuine craft brewing. Soon, the brewery will begin shipping to carefully selected restaurants, bars, and retail outlets throughout the region.

Where better to toast to the kick-off of our annual contest than with a meetup at  Bluejacket/Arsenal? Join us on Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m. to meet the folks behind Exposed, former (and future) winners, and the patrons and photo lovers who keep us all behind the lens. Bring friends and enjoy some unique D.C. brews with us.

Are you interested in volunteering with Exposed DC? If you’re interested in doing anything from contributing posts, to pouring beer on opening night, to just coming up with great ideas for us to execute, talk to us in person at Bluejacket or drop us a line for more information. To make sure you’re the first to know all the contest and opening night information, sign up for our newsletter.

Bluejacket/Arsenal is at 300 Tingey St. SE, a few blocks from the Navy Yard metro.