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2018 Best in Show Winner: Erika Nizborski

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Erika Nizborski – Senate Hearing On Healthcare

Friday, May 11 is the opening night for our 12th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show. Discounted advance tickets are available now, so grab yours soon! Every year we ask a panel of five distinguished, local judges to select one image each for a Best in Show award. The winning photographers each receive a $100 cash prize; this year the award is sponsored by Union 206 Studio. We’ll be announcing the 2018 Best in Show winners over the next couple of days, starting right now!

First up, we have “Senate Hearing On Healthcare” by Erika Nizborski, selected by judge Lucian Perkins. Lucian stated, “I love this image. It has everything going for it—a moment frozen in time that tells a story within the confines of the image and most likely historically as well. It is layered in such a way that you can study it for a long time exploring the many emotions within this one image.”

You can see more of Nizborski’s photographs on her website.

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Lucian Perkins is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, who worked for over twenty years as a staff photographer for The Washington Post. He was named Newspaper Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association in 1994, and he was awarded the coveted World Press Photo of the Year in 1996. His Pulitzer Prizes were won during his tenure with The Washington Post for his work on poverty in the U.S. and the conflict in Kosovo. Currently, he is an independent photographer and videographer concentrating on multimedia projects and documentaries.

2016 Best in Show Winner: Andrew Golda

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Reflections on a Haircut by Andrew Golda
Reflections on a Haircut by Andrew Golda

Today is the final of our five Best In Show prize winners for the 10th annual Exposed DC Photography Show. We invited each member of a panel of distinguished D.C. metro-area photographers to choose their favorite photograph from the 47 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 this week. Advance tickets are still available for the opening reception next Thursday, March 10!

Our final winning photograph is “Reflections on a Haircut” by Andrew Golda, chosen by Lucian Perkins. Golda’s image is a wonderfully layered creation. The two men are sharing a serene moment in a barbershop, but the details of the scene and the reflection add a layer of visual noise. Golda shows us a moment we’ve all experienced, the peaceful, intimate moment in our loud and bustling city.

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Lucian Perkins is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner (1995 and 2000) who worked as a staff photographer for The Washington Post for 27 years. In 1996, his photograph of a boy in war-torn Chechnya was awarded World Press Photo of the Year, and in 1994 he was named Newspaper Photographer of the Year by National Press Photographers Association. Most of his work has been in the United States, but he has also covered wars in the former Yugoslavia, Russia, Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, Perkins is an independent photographer living in Washington, D.C.

2014 Best In Show: Veeresh Inginshetty

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Chinatown King by Veeresh Inginshetty
Chinatown King by Veeresh Inginshetty

And now for the third of six winners of our inaugural Best In Show prizes for the 8th annual Exposed DC Photography Show. We invited a panel of distinguished Washington-area photojournalists to pick, in their esteemed opinion, their favorite photograph from our group of 49 images. Each Best In Show winner receives a $100 prize made possible by the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

Corcoran College of Art and DesignWe’ll be announcing the winners each day through next Monday. Tickets for the show, which opens next Wednesday, March 19, are available now.

Today’s Best in Show image is “Chinatown King” by Veeresh Inginshetty. Congrats Veeresh! His photo was chosen by judge Lucian Perkins, a staff photojournalist with the Washington Post and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.

Exposed: There is so much activity in your image, and so many engaging expressions. Can you share with us where this was, and what was happening?

Inginshetty: This was photographed at a parking lot on H St (close to the Gallery Place / Chinatown Metro station) during the 2013 Chinese New Year celebrations. I was close to the stage waiting for fireworks to begin when I saw this family having a good time. I liked the way the ladder framed and emphasized the kid’s face, but the frame in totality seemed incomplete. I decided to wait for some time to see if I could get another element of interest in the picture and after couple of minutes, I saw a gentleman with a kid on his shoulders trying to get to the other side. I found the missing piece and was fortunate that everything came together to make for a very interesting composition. The “King” part however was a very lucky co-incidence, I had missed that part of the frame while composing as everything was happening so fast as it is with most street photographs.

Exposed: What made you choose this image to enter into the show?

Inginshetty: I have been entering images for the past 2-3 years and this is the first one that made it through. The layers in the photograph along with the expressions is what I like about the photograph and for these reasons I thought this would be the right entry for Exposed DC.

Exposed: Your Best In Show prize was awarded by Lucian Perkins, a photojournalist with the Washington Post. Are you familiar with his work?

Inginshetty: Honestly, I wasn’t aware of Mr. Perkins’ work before this. I did look up his work and I must admit I am surprised that I didn’t come across his name earlier. It’s a big confidence booster to have had my photograph chosen by a two-time Pulitzer prize winner and I have to thank Exposed DC for it.

2013 Photobooks by D.C. Area Photographers

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Street Reading by JEO Photography
Street Reading by Julian Ortiz

Let’s take a look back at some of the photobooks created by hardworking D.C. area photographers this year — some are self published, some are print on demand, and some were created with the help of a publishing house.

We could not have assembled this list without the help of Larissa Leclair, founder of the Indie Photobook Library. The Indie Photobook Library is based in D.C. and is an archive for indie, and self-published books. Much more than just an archive, “the iPL promotes and showcases the books in the collection through international pop-up and feature-length exhibitions, articles, conferences, guest lectures, and also preserves them as a non-circulating public library.” We encourage you to find out more about this great local resource, which is funded by donations.

If you know of a photobook published this year by a D.C. area photographer, please let us know. We will be happy to add it to the list.

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New! Guest Judges Awarding Best in Show Prizes for 8th Annual Exposed DC

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Update: We’ve added a 6th judge! The post below reflects the addition.

In our efforts to make the Exposed DC Photography Show bigger and better for its 8th year and our first year flying solo, we have an exciting announcement for you: We’re awarding cash prizes!

The contest will be judged as usual by our team, choosing about 45 winning images to appear in our exhibit at Long View Gallery and our exhibition program. But this year, we’ve asked six prominent D.C. photographers to serve as Special Judges: Lucian Perkins, Jacquelyn Martin, Nancy Walz, Dan Westergren, Jamie Rose, and Susan Sterner. They will study the pool of winners, and each judge will each choose a personal best in show. Those six photographers will receive our special judge’s award and a $100 cash prize.

This award is made possible through the generous contributions of the Corcoran College of Art and Design.

Meet our Exposed DC Special Judges, who may be putting their discerning eyes on your photograph. Get those potential winners entered into our contest by January 8!

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