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Slideluck Potshow DC III. A slideshow and potluck-style dinner that provides an opportunity for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, friends, and artwork for an unforgettable evening. | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | 7:00PM (Potluck), 9:00PM (Slideshow).
The evening begins with a couple hours of mingling and dining on the home-cooked delights of those who attend, and then the lights are dimmed, the crowd is hushed, and a spectacular slideshow commences. This slideshow will feature emerging and established DC-area photographers and artists along with a selection of international work. Photojournalists, painters, fashion and fine-art photographers all present work alongside one another in a relaxed and spirited atmosphere Submit your artwork for Slideluck Potshow DC III by November 5th.
http://slideluckpotshow.com | | COST: | It’s a potluck! So please bring something delicious to eat and a bottle of wine or some beer. So whip up your famous seven-layer dip, lobster ravioli, papaya salad, honey-glazed ham, or raspberry cheesecake and come on down! Suggested $5 donation.
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|  Personal Favorites: India & Swimming by James Kegley | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 1:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Throughout life, there are things which shape who we are. James' images will reflect things which have shaped his outward and inward perspective on the world, namely images from time in India and images relating to a life of competitive swimming in both pools and open water.
About James Kegley
James Kegley is a DC based photographer shooting for editorial, corporate and design clients including Washingtonian, Forbes, National Geographic Channels, and more.
Visit www.jameskegley.com
| | COST: | Free | The Projectionist Project by Kendall Messick | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 2:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Imagine a fully operational movie palace created over the course of more than forty years by an outsider artist who worked as a projectionist. Hidden from view in the basement of its creator until 2007, The Shalimar Theatre and the remarkable story of Gordon Brinckle, the man who built it, is at the heart of The Projectionist. Kendall Messick will discuss his latest film and exhibition currently on view at Hemphill Fine Arts.
"Kendall Messick (b.1965) is an artist who constructs installations of still photography, film, video and an ever-evolving assemblage of two and three-dimensional media to capture stories that would otherwise go unheard. From the recollections of elderly townspeople in a crossroads community in rural North Carolina (Corapeake), to a man who has dedicated his life to pursuing his dream of owning a movie palace in the most unconventional way (The Projectionist), Messick is often drawn to the stories of aging individuals typically overlooked today.
About Kendall Messick
Having studied at the International Center of Photography and the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Messick was the still photographer and co-creator for the acclaimed documentary video There is No Such Word as Can’t (1998). During the winter of 1999 he worked in Eastern Europe as the associate producer and still photographer for Here and Now a documentary film on the Gypsies of Bulgaria. Corapeake was Messick’s first documentary film as director and was completed in 2001. After winning film festival awards, Corapeake was a featured broadcast on several PBS affiliates throughout the country. The film was then named a United States pre-selection finalist for INPUT 2003, which showcases the best of public television programming from around the world. In 2002, Messick premiered the Corapeake exhibition consisting of his still photography, related artifacts and the documentary film. The Corapeake exhibition is currently scheduled to travel to galleries and museums through 2009. The Projectionist is Messick’s second film and exhibition, which was launched in 2007. This project has already garnered both critical and curatorial acclaim and is also currently scheduled to travel to institutions through 2009. Messick’s current work in progress is Impermanence. A devastating fire that ravaged his home and studio in 2006 has inspired this project. Messick's photographs are in numerous public and private collections including the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Modern Art. In addition to his fine art projects, he works on a freelance basis with editorial and advertising clientele.
Visit www.kendallmessick.com
| | COST: | Free | Two Stories: Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall, and Bangkok: Pop Culture and More by Catherine Karnow | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 3:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall was originally shot for National Geographic Magazine. This is the story of Prince Charles and the lands which he owns, all over England, and from which he gets all his income. ?Bangkok: Pop Culture and More – was originally shot for a book project: Nine Days in the Kingdom, a book to celebrate the King of Thailand's 80th birthday. The theme is Thai pop culture and art. Images include lively people such as a hotel owner who collects kitsch; modern artists; a college football game; a TV station; Thailand's most famous pop music star; and much more.
About Catherine Karnow
Born and raised in Hong Kong, the daughter of an American journalist, San Francisco-based photographer Catherine Karnow graduated Brown University with honors degrees in Comparative Literature and Semiotics. After a brief career as a filmmaker – her film Brooklyn Bridge premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 1984 – she turned her attention to photography full time in 1986. Among stories Catherine has covered are Australian Aborigines; Bombay film stars; victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam; Russian “Old Believers” in Alaska; Greenwich, Connecticut high society; and an Albanian farm family. Her work appears in National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, French & German GEO and other international publications. She has also participated in several Day in the Life series, Passage to Vietnam, and Women in the Material World. Catherine Karnow is known for her vibrant, emotional and sensitive style of photographing people.
| | COST: | Free | An ongoing portrait series documenting children growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana by Rebecca Drobis | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 4:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | I was awestruck the first time I visited these remote towns on the reservation 6 years ago. My goal has been to capture what it feels like to grow up in this remote, vast, and in many cases impoverished environment. This is a work in progress and I am looking for suggestions and critique: rebecca@rebeccadrobis.com
About Rebecca Drobis
Rebecca Drobis' award-winning photographs tell the stories of childhood and youth culture. She especially loves photographing children and exploring their wondrous world. Rebecca approaches subjects of all ages with this same intuitive and spontaneous vision. In addition to her assignment work, Rebecca teaches kids ages 8-18 to use their cameras to express themselves. More of her work can be seen on her website: http://www.rebeccadrobis.com/
| | COST: | Free | The Photography Theater by David Snider | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/15/2008 | | WHEN: | 5:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | THE PHOTOGRAPHY THEATER is a series of short videos by multimedia producer David Snider, about documentary photographers and their stories. Snider will introduce the stories and discuss the
photographer's work, as well as his production methods. Aside from
this event, the videos will be shown in a looping presentation at
FotoWeek Central Hub. The duration is one hour.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY THEATER:
Renee Byer - A Mother's Journey
Carlos Cazalis - Distant Neighbors
Michael Cunningham - Crowns, Queens and Jewels
David Doubilet - Waters of the World
Carol Guzy - Saved From the Streets
Todd Heisler - Final Salute
Ken Light - Coal Hollow
Steve McCurry - Afghanistan
David Snider - The Blind, Seen
| | COST: | Free | "Pictures I prayed for -- and some that came as gifts" by Paul Fetters | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 12:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Throughout a career in photography, now spanning thirty years, there have been times when all I wanted was one great shot to fulfill an assignment or get me the next one. I will be showing some of these images along with a few that simply showed up as gifts from the gods.
About Paul Fetters
After studying photojournalism at the University of Missouri, I spent five years in New York City shooting photographs for USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and other publications. Now based in Falls Church, Virginia, I travel throughout the US and the world (with a special love for the former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia) completing assignments for my corporate, nonprofit and editorial clients.
| | COST: | Free | Rollin' Down the River: Boat-based Imagery by Irene Owsley | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 1:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Integrating another useful tool into image making, Irene will show images that involve chasing down imagery by kayak, turning her camera on a particular dimension of the natural world and shooting a sport she loves.
About Irene Owsley
Travel, the great outdoors, and photography are the continuous threads that are woven through Irene’s personal and professional life. By the time she graduated from Smith College with a BA in Religion and South Asian Studies, she had lived in five countries and crossed the ocean multiple times. After four years in the Colorado mountains, where she took up photography in earnest, she continued to develop her visual aesthetic with a career in museums, eventually landing in Washington DC to work for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Gradually Irene’s career as a photographer predominated, and her work has ranged from travel articles (as author and photographer) for The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, to adventures “off the beaten path” where exploration is as much a state of mind as a location. Recently she has specialized in shooting the wild areas of metropolitan Washington, DC, particularly along the Potomac River and in the shadows of the national monuments. Irene is also drawn to explore northern extremes – Iceland, Greenland, Alaska and Arctic Canada – a passion that has expanded her library of stock images for publication. While stationary in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, she shoots portraits and events and is currently working on large panorama fine art prints.
| | COST: | Free | Computational Imaging and the Future of Photography by Peter Krogh | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 2:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
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| | COST: | Free | Photo Outreach by Barbara Tyroler | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 3:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | TBA | | COST: | Free | Digital Panoramas- My Journey into the Wideness by Sam Kittner | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 4:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Showing images from a 2 year immersion/obsession shooting and processing high dynamic range panoramas, Kittner discusses his transformation from digital novice to a high calorie gigabyte consumer in pursuit of a new look in photographic imaging.
About Sam Kittner
A Washington based photographer for over 20 years, Sam Kittner's portrait and scene setting photographs have appeared world-wide in publications such as Time, Newsweek, Washingtonian, Business Week, and People. He is commissioned regularly by foundation, university, tourism, association and corporate clients to photograph their people and projects for marketing publications and websites. Kittner’s documentary and fine art images have been displayed widely in gallery exhibits and published in the journal Aperture. His new panoramic work was featured prominently in an April 2008 Washingtonian article and recently received recognition in the 2008 PIX Digital Imaging Awards from the leading commercial photography trade publication Photo District News.
Visit www.kittner.com
| | COST: | Free | "See the world with my heart" by Yan Zhang | | DATE: | 11/16/2008 - 11/16/2008 | | WHEN: | 5:00PM | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | About Yan Zhang
Hi, my name is Yan Zhang, I am a news photographer based in D.C. I worked for China's national news agency--Xinhua, which is the most powerful media outlet in China, offering wired service to 1.8 billion readers and over 6,000 clients all over the world.
I am the first Chinese to be accepted as a WHNPA memeber; I am Xinhua's first and the youngest woman photographer working on this position; I am the only foreign news photographer standing on the main riser during the DNC, RNC, Presidential debates, and election night in Chicago. I am here today to say something. I am going to tell you how I view America and how I portray America to the people in China. And I also want to tell you, since I've been travelng 27 states including Hawaii and Alaska in 18 months, that I am inspired by your beautiful country.
| | COST: | Free | FotoWeek DC Presents: Contact/s: The Art of Photojournalism | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/22/2008 | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | Contact/s: The Art of Photojournalism presents a selection of twenty-five contact sheets made since 1976 by the photographers of Contact Press Images. Structural forerunner to both the photo essay and the television news segment that succeeded it, contact sheets are more than an editor’s tool or a presentation of sequential frames. They are in fact a cinema, a story. Providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of unfolding events and a record of the photographer’s mental process, some record a wandering eye; others an eye “zeroing in.” Some are fluid in narrative, others—owing to the photographer’s alternating use of several cameras—disjointed. Most are black and white, some color. But whether shot in 35mm, in medium or panoramic format, all these contacts offer an increasingly rare commodity: unvarnished, unmanipulated, and unrepeatable truth.
Meant to inform viewers about the history of the last three decades, this exhibit also showcases single images: one per contact sheet, plus an additional number of equally “iconic” images by photographers affiliated to the agency during its 33-year history.
Previously toured in China, Bangladesh, Australia, France and Belgium, this will be Contact/s first showing in the U. S.
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Hours of operation:
Saturday 11/15 – 10:00AM to 10:00PM
Sunday 11/16 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Monday 11/17 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Tuesday 11/18 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Wednesday 11/19 – 12:00PM to 9:00PM
Thursday 11/20 – 12:00PM to 9:00PM
Friday 11/21 – 12:00pm to 9:00PM
Saturday 11/22 – 10:00AM to 3:00PM
| | COST: | Free | FotoWeek DC Presents: Katrina An Unnatural Disaster | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/22/2008 | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | In early 2006, the Open Society Institute, a private operating and
grant-making foundation in New York, created the Katrina Media
Fellowship to support in-depth media projects on critical issues laid
bare by the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The photographs
presented in this exhibit represent a small selection of photographs by
Katrina Media Fellows. The exhibit is part of OSI's Moving Walls
exhibition series, which aims to draw attention to social justice and
human rights issues, provoke audiences to engage in dialogue, and
stimulate individuals to advocate for social change. Hours of operation:
Saturday 11/15 – 10:00AM to 10:00PM
Sunday 11/16 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Monday 11/17 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Tuesday 11/18 – 12:00PM to 7:00PM
Wednesday 11/19 – 12:00PM to 9:00PM
Thursday 11/20 – 12:00PM to 9:00PM
Friday 11/21 – 12:00pm to 9:00PM
Saturday 11/22 – 10:00AM to 3:00PM | | COST: | Free | "International Photographers" exhibition at FotoWeek Central | | DATE: | 11/15/2008 - 11/22/2008 | | WHERE: | FotoWeek Central
3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
View Google Map >> | | DESCRIPTION: | (1) Belize
Art Museum of the Americas
Santiago Cal
(2) Cyprus
Embassy of Cyprus
Christos Christophides
Sofie Louca
Gregoris Panayiotou
(3) Czech Republic
Embassy of the Czech Republic
Michael Borek
(4) Dominican Republic
Art Museum of the Americas
Fausto Ortiz
(5) Estonia
Embassy of Estonia
Annika Haas
(6) Greece
Embassy of Greece
Eleftheria Lialios
(7) Guatemala
Embassy of Guatemala
Andrés Asturias
(8) Honduras
Art Museum of the Americas
Carla Tursios
(9) Japan
Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC)
Embassy of Japan
Satomi Kato
(10) Lithuania
Embassy of Lithuania
Jonas Dovydenas
(11) Mexico
Mexican Cultural Institute
Manual Alvarez Bravo
(12) Netherlands
Embassy of the Royal Netherlands
Hans Stakelbeek
(13) Peru
Embassy of Peru
Eugene Courret
(14) Russia
Russian Cultural Institute
Artist Names to be provided
(15) Ukraine
Embassy of Ukraine
Nadia Marta Bystrianyk Hughes
Xenia Rybak
Anton Shevchenko
Washington’s international community celebrates the art of photography and joins FotoWeek DC, voicing a strong presence and impact to the world’s visual arts and communications.
More than twenty countries are participating in FotoWeekDC, either by hosting exhibitions on their premises or by presenting their artists at the “International Photographers” exhibit (3333 M Street NW).
The “International Photographers” exhibition, coordinated and designed by Dr. Zoe Kosmidou, international exhibitions curator and Cultural Counselor, Embassy of Greece, showcases artistic photography from 15 countries with a diversity of themes and a chronological span since the beginning of photography. Starting with the 19th and 20th centuries’ significant masters of photography, Eugene Courret and Manuel Alvarez Bravo to contemporary photographers, the exhibition unfolds a wide range of locality. From Belize to Cyprus and from Estonia to Ukraine, the viewers will have the opportunity to travel through the lens of the talented participating artists such as Satomi Kato’s (Japan) "Forgotten Afghan Refugee Children in Pakistan" and Hans Stakelbeek’s (Netherlands) series “In Afghanistan”, documenting the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The Russian-American collaborative is an example of cultural diplomacy through the art of photography, presented at the exhibit.
| | COST: | Free | |
