FotoWeek DC Events

Camilo José Vergara - Storefront Churches

6/20/2009 - 11/29/2009

T: 202.272.2448
W: www.nbm.org

Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun: 11 am - 5 pm

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Camilo José Vergara has been compelled to document America's inner cities for nearly forty years. He photographs the landscape of urban poverty, choosing to capture the subject matter head on and in an even light. Trained as a sociologist, his work melds photography with oral history and reveals realities unnoticed by many. Vergara's photographs of inner city churches, their members, and their leaders, as well as the art and objects found in them, are indispensible to understanding religion in America today.

Mon - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun: 11 am - 5 pm

Free

The Rarest of the Rare – Stories Behind the Treasures at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

7/30/2009 - 1/7/2010

Hours:

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In 2003, Mark Sloan photographed the behind-the-scenes collections of Harvard’s Natural History Museum. Enlisting the help of curators and department heads, he identified rare scientific specimens with fascinating histories. Harvard’s natural history collections comprise some 21 million specimens -- animal, vegetable, and mineral -- from every imaginable part of the planet. In addition to this series, Sloan is known for his documentation of circus and sideshow history through photography and anecdote. A photographer, author, curator, and arts administrator, Sloan is the Director and Senior Curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, South Carolina.

Free

Paul Nicklen - Polar Obsession

9/24/2009 - 2/15/2010

T: 202.857.7588
W: www.ngmuseum.org

Hours:
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum is closed Dec. 25.

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Polar Obsession, features nearly 60 striking images of the world’s polar regions from photographer Paul Nicklen, taking visitors underwater and across the ice to deliver a unique close-up of wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. From huge elephant seals, leopard seals, whales, walruses, narwhals and polar bears to penguins, albatrosses, petrels, arctic cod and tiny krill, Nicklen, an underwater photography specialist, captures the beauty of a wide variety of polar animals, large and small, and the icy paradise in which they live.

The exhibit is drawn from Nicklen’s new book “Polar Obsession” (ISBN: 978-1-4262-0511-8; $50; hardcover), which will be released by National Geographic Books’ Focal Point imprint on Nov. 10.

Free

National Geographic Image Collection

10/1/2009 - 4/12/2010

T: 202.857.7588
W: www.ngmuseum.org

Hours:
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum is closed Dec. 25.

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“National Geographic Image Collection, ” displays rarely seen or previously unpublished highlights from the Society’s archive of more than 11.5 million photographs, drawn from a new book of the same name. More than 90 photographs are on display in newly installed lightboxes around the exterior of National Geographic’s headquarters building on 17th Street, N.W., in specially designed outdoor frames in the building courtyard, and in the museum’s Grosvenor Gallery. Among the exhibit’s photographs will be works from some of National Geographic’s most celebrated photographers, including Jodi Cobb, Michael Yamashita, Luis Marden, James P. Blair, James L. Stanfield, William Albert Allard, Maynard Owen Williams and Michael Nichols, whose image graces the cover of the “National Geographic Image Collection” book (National Geographic Focal Point; ISBN: 978-1-4262-0503-3; $50; hardcover).

The photographs span more than 12 decades and a wide variety of subjects, including wildlife, world cultures, exploration and science. This exhibition has been made possible with the generous support of Kodak.

Free

Edward Burtynsky - Oil

10/3/2009 - 12/13/2009

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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This touring exhibition surveys a decade of photographic imagery exploring the subject of oil by artist Edward Burtynsky. This exhibition, premiering in the capital city of the United States in Fall 2009, represents a look at one of the most important subjects of our time by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the world. Consisting of 56 color landscapes, this exhibit encompasses a kind of modern-day “lifecycle” of the energy source that has shaped the modern world. The project features many new works, most never-before-exhibited. A major catalogue, published by acclaimed German publisher Steidl, accompanies the exhibition.

Adults $10.00
 Seniors (62+), Students (with valid ID) $8.00
Military (with valid ID) FREE
Children ages 12 and under FREE
Corcoran members FREE

Exhibit - Process: Text & Image

10/3/2009 - 11/15/2009

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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The gallery will be open from 9:30am to 6pm on Saturday, Nov. 7. For further information on hours, please call the gallery at 301-634-2274.

Free

The Sports Illustrated Photography of Walter Iooss

10/9/2009 - 12/31/2009

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A photography exhibit featuring highlights from the career of legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr.. The work of Alexandra Avakian will also be displayed in the Atrium to correspond with the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

Free with admission to museum

Object as Subject: Photographs of the Czech Avant-Garde

10/10/2009 - 2/7/2010

T: 202-387-2151
E: communications@phillipscollection.org
W: www.phillipscollection.org/

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-5 pm
Thursday:             10 am-8:30 pm
Sunday:                11 am-6 pm

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Approximately 30 photographs by nine Czech photographers attest to the importance of objects in the Czech avant-garde's exploration of the formal concerns of abstraction.

Weekdays - Free
Weekends - $10/adults; $8/seniors and students 18 and older

Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens

10/10/2009 - 1/10/2010

T: 202-387-2151
E: communications@phillipscollection.org
W: www.phillipscollection.org/

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-5 pm
Thursday:             10 am-8:30 pm
Sunday:                11 am-6 pm

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Man Ray translated the 20th-century modernist taste for African art into photographs that reached a popular audience. About 60 of his photographs, many never before exhibited, along with more than 40 photographs by his contemporaries, including Cecil Beaton, Walker Evans, and Alfred Stieglitz, will appear side-by-side with 20 of the African objects featured in the images. The exhibition explores the pivotal role of these photographs in shaping the perception of non-Western objects as fine art. Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens is organized by International Arts and Artists.

Admission to the special exhibition is $12 for adults and $10 for students and for visitors 62 and over.

In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes

10/11/2009 - 1/10/2009

T: 202.737.4215
W: www.nga.gov/

Hours:
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-6pm, Closed Dec 25.

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This exhibition chronicles the major technological developments in photographic processes from the origins of the medium until the advent of digital photography.

Free

Currency/Exchange

10/19/2009 - 11/15/2009

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Currency / Exchange showcases work made by Corcoran photography students in El Salvador while enrolled in the seminar and travel course “International Experience / Transnational Identity,” taught by Muriel Hasbun, with the collaboration of Susan Sterner. Students Kathleen Altemus, Julie Carrasco, Nick Kirkpatrick, Erika Nizborski, Jenny Yang and Michelle Yo learned about the history and culture of the smallest Central American country and its transnational community in the Washington, D.C. area while exploring contemporary issues of migration, diaspora and cultural identity. The photographs of Currency / Exchange speak to the experience of translating a culture and attest to the “currency” of images in the making of a cultural landscape.

Exhibition on view at Corcoran's Gallery 31

Free

James Osher - Three Seconds with the Masters

10/24/2009 - 12/5/2009

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

T: 202.338.5180
W: www.addisonripleyfineart.com

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday (11:00AM-6:00PM) and by appointment

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This show examines subject matter that is derived from historical paintings in several museums, including, most recently, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. As the artist states, "My work explores the transitory aesthetics of contemporary art viewing." By basing the work, many of them pairings of large format digital photographs, on the paintings of Master and Old Masters, the artist is able to examine accepted and culturally assumed "value" as it pertains to "priceless" objects. Pictures of these objects taken literally on the fly allow viewers of Osher's work to see the objects in entirely new ways and to form new conceptual relationships with often familiar works of art. Static objects achieve dynamic newness.

NOTE: This show is not open from 12:30PM - 2:30PM

Free

Robert Bergman: Portraits 1986-1995

10/25/2009 - 3/14/2009

T: 202.737.4215
W: www.nga.gov/

Hours:
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-6pm, Closed Dec 25.

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33 compelling portraits, most of which have never before been exhibited.

Free

Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum, Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, and Regine Guillemin

10/28/2009 - 11/21/2009

T: 202.232.8734
E: info@studiogallerydc.com

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The Studio Gallery will be showing the work of four New York based and three DC based photographers.

Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum  (NY). Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, Regine Guillemin (DC).

Gallery open:
Wednesday and Thursday, 1 - 7pm
Friday, 1 - 8pm
Saturday, 1 - 6pm

Free

Opening reception and discussion with the artist - Phil Nesmith

10/30/2009 - 10/30/2009

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Hours:
Open Tuesday thru Saturday (11:00AM – 6:00PM)

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Phil Nesmith's Flight Patterns is a series of new dryplate photograms created with silver nitrate emulsion on black glass plates. This is Phil Nesmith's second solo exhibition with Irvine Contemporary.

Join Irvine Contemporary for a reception and discussion.

Free

Phil Nesmith - Flight Patterns, New Photograms

10/31/2009 - 12/12/2009

7:00 PM

Hours:
Open Tuesday thru Saturday (11:00AM – 6:00PM)

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Phil Nesmith's photograms are innovative images created directly on large-format black glass plates without a camera or lens. By re-appropriating one of the earliest photographic processes, Nesmith continues his ongoing exploration of the effects of light and shadows and the memory images created by a brief moment of exposure on sliver nitrate emulsion.

Free

Projections - Fall of the Berlin Wall by photojournalist Alexandra Avakian of Contact Press Images

11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009

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Alexandra Avakian's photos of the Berlin Wall will be shown on The Newseum's 40 foot Atrium screen as part of the Newseum's exibition celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. She is a senior member of Contact Press Images.
For more information please visit her National Geographic blog: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/photography/windowsofthesoul/

Free, runs continuously

Yum!! Contemporary DC Photographers Explore the Beauty of Food

11/2/2009 - 11/14/2009

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

T: 703.247.6864
W: www.artinstitutes.edu/arlington

Hours:
Monday - Thursday (8:00AM - 8:00PM); Friday (8:00AM - 5:00PM); Saturday (9:00AM - 5:00PM)

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Great chefs. Great food. Great photography. See how professional and student photographers capture the work of DC’s finest chefs. Exhibition closed during 12:30PM - 2:30PM.

Free

Juried Members Show

11/3/2009 - 12/6/2009

T: 703-683-2205
E: multipleexposuresgallery@verizon.net
W: www.multipleexposuresgallery.com

Hours:
Hours: Daily 11am - 5pm

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Description: The show will be juried by Kathleen Ewing of Kathleen Ewing Gallery of Vintage and Contemporary Photography.

She will choose from work submitted by gallery members Michael Borek, Danny Conant, Min Enghauser, Peggy Fleming, Colleen Henderson, Karen Keating, Janet Matthews, Susan Meyers, Louise Noakes, Suzanne Quinlan, Laurie Sand, Alan Sislen, Blake Stenning, Grace Taylor, and Clifford Wheeler.

Free

The Real Story of the Superheroes- Photography by Dulce Pinzon

11/4/2009 - 12/24/2009

T: 202.483.8600
E: gallery@smithfarm.com
W: www.smithfarm.com/gallery/

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Mexican photographer, Dulce Pinzón’s socially charged, comic-book images reveal the New York City-based, Mexican immigrant in a satirical documentary style, featuring ordinary men and women in their work environments donning superhero garb.  In doing so Pinzón raises questions of both our definition of heroism and our ignorance of and indifference to the workforce that fuels America's ever-consuming economy.  These compelling images will be exhibited beside her subjects’ superhero costumes.

Free

Alexander Vasiljev - Naked Fools and Wild Fur

11/4/2009 - 11/30/2009

T: 202.338.4488
W: www.watergategalleryframedesign.com

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Award winning photographer, Alexander (Sasha) Vasiljev began studying to be a fine artist but ultimately received his degree in biology with a major in botany. He curated and worked with major tropical orchid collections in Ukraine, Russia and the United States. While living in Moscow, he had the opportunity to study photography under the mentorship of distinguished landscape photographer, Boris Mashkov. Vasiljev’s own photographs soon appeared in various publications worldwide.

Since immigrating to the United States Vasiljev’s work has been exhibited in galleries and is included in many private collections. Several of his photographs are now part of the permanent display at the Embassy of the Republic of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. His work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Currently Vasiljev is working on his first photography book, titled “Rainforest Revered. Wilderness of Costa Rica”.

In addition to photography, Vasiljev is the principal make-up artist for the Washington National Opera.

Mon - Fri : 10-6
Sat : 10-4 and by appointment

Free

Christopher Colville - Selections from Emanations, the Sonoran Project, and Iceland Trilogy, curated by Larissa Leclair

11/4/2009 - 12/11/2009

Hours:
Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10-2pm

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In his first solo show in Washington, D.C., Christopher Colville, an Arizona-based photographer explores the themes of time as manifested in death and memory in a selection of work curated by Larissa Leclair from his series Emanations, the Sonoran Project, and Iceland Trilogy. Colville embraces traditional and experimental processes, such as photograms, ambrotypes, and decay-generated images in his contemporary photographic work.

Free

Matthew Niederhauser - Sound Kapital

11/6/2009 - 11/26/2009

T: 202.333.1180
E: popart@govindagallery.com
W: www.govindagallery.com

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A formidable new wave of Chinese musicians is taking Beijing by storm. Revolving around four venues spread across the city, a burgeoning group of performers are working outside government-controlled media channels, and in the process, capturing the attention of the international music community. They now constitute a fresh, independent voice in a country renowned for creative conformity and saccharine Cantonese pop.

In Sound Kapital, photographer Matthew Niederhauser captures the energy of the personalities and performers at D-22, Yugong Yishan, 2 Kolegas, and Mao Livehouse. These revolutionary Beijing nightclubs remain at the core of the city’s creative explosion by hosting an eclectic mix of punk, experimental, rock, and folk performances. There is no doubt that these musicians will continue to break ground within Beijing’s nascent artistic landscape, helping to push the boundaries of an already expanding realm of independent thought and musical expression in China.

This exhibition celebrates the publication of Sound Kapital: Beijing’s Music Underground (powerhouse Books, 2009). Copies of Sound Kapital are available through Govinda Gallery. Original limited edition prints of Matthew Niederhauser’s photographs are available, for the first time, to collectors through the gallery.

Free

NightGallery - FotoWeek Central 1

11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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The façade, of FotoWeek Central 1, 3338 M Street, will be illuminated with digital video projections, featuring a dazzling display of of images by finalists in the FotoWeek DC Awards competition and of selected images from FotoWeek DC special exhibitions. The projection site will become a focal point for viewers to experience on a grand scale the ephemeral magic that comes when light meets surface. Over the weekend of November 6, 7, and 8, the projections will run from 6:00pm to midnight, and are free and open to the public. A production of Architectural Media™ by Marc Herring and Quince Imaging.

Free nightly starting at dusk

Anne Chan & Mike Dax Iacovone

11/6/2009 - 12/5/2009

T: 202.332.1116
W: www.hamiltoniangallery.com

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Hamiltonian Gallery is pleased to present new works by Hamiltonian Fellows, Anne Chan and Michael Dax Iacovone. Although starkly different in their conclusions, both Chan and Iacovone observe and explore systems in which we move through familiar spaces.

Free

Lenscape 2

11/6/2009 - 12/27/2009

T: 202.783.2963
E: art@zenithgallery.com
W: www.zenithgallery.com

Hours:
Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
Sunday, noon-6pm

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Dedicated to architecture and landscapes, Lenscape2 features the art of two Washington photographers, Sofia Gawer- Fische and Colin Winterbottom. In this exhibit, you’ll enjoy Winterbottom’s experimental work with the plastic Holga camera and Gawer-Fische’s images of angels and architecture taken at the famous Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Free

Crystal City FotoWalk

11/6/2009 - 3/6/2010

T: 703.412.9430

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FotoWeek DC crosses the river into Crystal City!
Crystal City's Fotowalk is a massive public photo gallery featuring "FotOBAMA," which was created by FotoWeek DC and originated at the Newseum AND the winners of the 2009 FotoWeek DC Competition. The walk starts at the Crystal City Metro Concourse Level and winds South through the Interior Walkways for about 300 yards.

FotOBAMA will launch the last week in October, the 2009 Winners will be installed 11/6 in the morning.  These exhibits will run for at least 4 months.

This event and other Crystal City events made possible by: Crystal City BID, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Lowe Enterprises

Free

The Art of Seeing/Interpreting and Creating Through the Camera: Bruce Barnbaum

11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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This 3-day workshop with Bruce Barnbaum includes several outdoor field (shooting) sessions, full critique and discussions of each student's work, showing and full discussion of Bruce's work, and a demonstration of traditional darkroom printing techniques. Indoor discussions will range from commercial aspects of art and photography to personal interpretations. Please note that the first day is a full day of instruction.

 Students bring 10-20 of their photographs and negatives.

$525 for non members, $475 for members

Lecture - Lotte Christensen

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

1:30 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Lotte Christensen’s work is included in the FotoWeek DC exhibition What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography.

This exhibition is courtesy of the Embassy of Denmark

Free

Opening: Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum, Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, and Regine Guillemin

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 202.232.8734
E: info@studiogallerydc.com

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Opening reception for the work of four New York based and three DC based photographers (...more)

Free

Opening: Dulce Pinzon - The Real Story of the Superheroes

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 202.483.8600
E: gallery@smithfarm.com
W: www.smithfarm.com/gallery/

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Dulce Pinzón was born in Mexico City in 1974. She studied Mass Media Communications at the Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla Mexico and Photography at Indiana University in Pennsylvania. In 1995 she moved to New York where she studied at The International Center of Photography. As a young Mexican artist living in the US, Dulce soon found new inspiration for her photography in feelings of nostalgia, questions of identity, and political and cultural frustrations. In her black and white series "Viviendo en el Gabacho" (a Mexican colloquialism for living in the US) she illustrates the dualistic phenomenon of the integration of the Mexican immigrant into the New York landscape. "The Real Story of the superheroes" comes full circle to reintroduce the Mexican immigrant in New York in a satirical documentary style featuring ordinary men and women in their work environment donning superhero garb, thus raising questions of both our definition of heroism and our ignorance of and indifference to the workforce that fuels our ever-consuming economy. Her work has been published and collected internationally. In 2001 her photos were used for the cover of a publication of Howard Zinn's book "A People's History of the United States". In 2002 Dulce won the prestigious Jovenes Creadores grant in Mexico for her work. Dulce was a 2006 fellow in Photography from the New York Foundation for the Arts. In 2006 she was awarded an Honorific Mention in the Santa Fe project competition and she won the 12th edition of the Mexican Biennial of El Centro de La Imagen. http://www.dulcepinzon.com/superheroes.htm. Gallery will close at 3pm on December 24 and will be closed for the holidays, December 25, 2009 through January 2, 2010. Exhibition is from 11/4/2009 to 12/24/2009.

Opening - Matthew Niederhauser - Sound Kapital

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

T: 202.333.1180
E: popart@govindagallery.com
W: www.govindagallery.com

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A formidable new wave of Chinese musicians is taking Beijing by storm. Revolving around four venues spread across the city, a burgeoning group of performers are working outside government-controlled media channels, and in the process, capturing the attention of the international music community. They now constitute a fresh, independent voice in a country renowned for creative conformity and saccharine Cantonese pop.

Free

NightGallery Rosslyn

11/6/2009 - 11/10/2009

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Arlington Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the Rosslyn BID and JBG Companies will be presenting large scale photography and video projections on the wall of a vacant construction lot in Rosslyn, Virginia. The selection of images will include the work of local, regional and nationally know artists. Geoffrey Aldridge selected video artists Sean Capone (New York), Kate Gilmore (New York) William Lamson (New York) and Scott Wolniak (Chicago).

In addition, a new curatorial project by Welmoed Laanstra, will feature newly commissioned work by photographers Mary Noble Ours and Jason Horowitz.

Note: Between Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8: The Georgetown BID and the Rosslyn BID are partnering to offer free vouchers to ride the Georgetown "Blue Bus" between the Rosslyn Metro and Georgetown as part of FotoWeekDC.

Vouchers are valid during the hours of the Georgetown and Rosslyn projections November 6, 7 and 8. Georgetown and Rosslyn BID Ambassadors will hand out the vouchers at the projection locations.

Free

Opening: Anne Chan & Mike Dax Iacovone

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

T: 202.332.1116
W: www.hamiltoniangallery.com

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Exhibit by Hamiltonian Fellows Anne Chan and Mike Dax Iacovone. Exhibition dates are from 11/6/2009 - 12/5/2009

Free

Opening: Photography by Owen Franken - A Retrospective Works

11/6/2009 - 11/6/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.631.6291
W: www.vividsolutionsdc.com

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Photography by Owen Franken - A Retrospective Works covers everything from political figures to landscape and travel photography/1960's to present. Open Reception: Fri., Nov. 6th-call for details 202.580.5972.

Free

What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography - Curated by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009

T: 202.467.2600

Hours:
Saturday & Sunday - 11:00AM to 4:00PM

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Twenty EU fine art photographers explore the nuances of the natural and built environment. They look beyond pictorial documentation to capture images animated by light, form, and pattern that resonate with references to a human presence that is felt if not seen. Space is not only described but mysteriously enlivened, evoking emotional rather than rational responses, and becoming meditations on space itself. They look beyond mere observation to explore how our presence and built environments intersect and impact the natural world. These images ask us to take a second look, whether at the familiar or the sublime, and to discover the unexpected and the sometimes incongruous in how we live now. The works resonate with references to a human presence that is felt if not seen. Space is not only described but mysteriously enlivened, evoking emotional rather than rational responses to become meditations on place.

Exhibition photographers are Olaf Otto Becker, Karin Borghouts, Elina Brotherus, Iñigo Calles Oyarbide, Lotte Fløe Christensen, Argyro Christodoulou, Denise Grunstein, Annika Haas, Josef Hoflehner, Peter Koštrun, Alena Kotzmannova, Selene Lazzarini, Vassilis Makris, Edgar Martins, Dara McGrath, Serban Mestecaneanu, Simon Roberts, Alnis Stakle, Artur Wesolowski, and Edwin Zwakman.

Free

"LAUNCH" A collection of works presented by the Women Photojournalist of Washington

11/7/2009 - 1/2/2010

T: 202.580.5972
W: www.honfleurgallery.com

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As the WPOW evolves from a local organization into a national nonprofit, the show represents the organization's mission to connect to and educate the public of the work of women photographers, appropriated titled Launch. Members entries were to embody the words "embark, initiate, introduce and propel" as the theme of this show. The photographers featured in the juried exhibit are Astrid Riecken, Allison Shelley, Abby Greenawalt, Ashely Twiggs, Algerina Perna, Amanda Lucidon, Andrea Bruce, Carol Guzy, Gabriela Bulisova, Jamie Rose, Katie Falkenberg, Laura Pohl, Melina Mara, Sarah L. Voisin and Yanina Manolova.

Until the Grass is Gone: Images of Transition in Northern Uganda, Peter van Agtmael and Pete Muller

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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With twenty years of war at an uncertain end, Uganda's northern Acholi people pursue opportunities to rebuild and reconcile their community amidst ongoing poverty, underdevelopment and political turmoil. At the same time, internal and international focus has shifted towards the northeastern region of Karamoja, where a different tribal community struggles with increasing violence. Each photographer presents captivating images that illustrate daily life, both beautiful and challenging, and present a nuanced picture of the situation in the region.

Together, the work of Muller and van Agtmael captures the vibrancy of culture and strength of communities across northern Uganda while paying respectful homage to its troubled past and the challenges that lie ahead.

This show was made possible by the generous support of Mr. Ora Nwabueze and The Dunes, LLC.

Free

FotOBAMA

11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009

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This exhibit showcases the top 100 winners and finalists in the 2009 FOTOBAMA international photography contest and features images from the historic campaign, election and inauguration of Barack Obama.
Hours:
Sat & Sun: 10am-8pm
M-F: 11am-7pm

Free

Walter McConnell

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

T: 202.333.7970
W: www.crossmackenzie.com

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Photographic prints of his dramatic stacked porcelain pieces along with porcelain panels embedded with photographic images and fired.

Free

Portrait 2.0

11/7/2009 - 1/7/2009

T: 301.608.9101
W: www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org

Hours:
Mon - Sat (12pm to 6pm), Sunday by appointment

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A 21st Century examination of the portrait by some of the areas leading photographers.

Free

Franc Rosario - Parado

11/7/2009 - 1/7/2009

T: 301.495.3425
W: www.artspringsilverspring.com

Hours:
Tues - Thurs (12pm to 6pm), Friday (12pm to 8pm), Saturday (10am to 8pm), Sunday (1 pm to 4 pm)

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A photo essay of the photographer's journey through the streets of El Salvador.

Free

On Top of the World – Australian Artist Books at Glen Echo's Popcorn Gallery

11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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Exhibition of books by the following Australian artists: Monica Oppen, Peter Lyssiotis, Noga Freiberg, Ilse van Garderen, Anne-Maree Hunter, Julie Barratt, Jan Davis’ , Penny Evans, Babette Angell, Heather Matthew, Tim Mosely, Geraldine Connolly.

Exhibition runs 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009 at the Popcorn Gallery.
For Popcorn Gallery hours during exhibition, call Photoworks  301-634-2274 or 301-229-4313.

Free

Exploring The Land: Personal Observations by Ten Contemporary Photographers

11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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From the earliest days of photography, The Land has been a consistent subject for photographic exploration. Each photographer approaches this genre with his unique perspective and his individual interpretation. This exhibition will explore a wide range of landscape images, from classic black/white images to more traditional color landscapes, to aerial abstractions, to complex time sequence panorama. It seems photographers are always finding something new in The Land.

Kathleen Ewing is curating the exhibition with photographs by David Allison, Bruce Barnbaum, Christopher Burkett, Dan Burkholder, Stephen Lawson, Alex MacLean and others!

Gallery Hours:

Sat, Nov. 7: 11am–9am

Sun, Nov. 8: 12pm–9pm

Mon & Tues, Nov. 9&10: 11am-9pm

Wed- Sat, Nov. 11-14: 11am–6pm

Sun, Nov. 15: 12pm–5pm

Free

Flash Forward 2009 - Presented by The Magenta Foundation

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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The Magenta Foundation presents Flash Forward 2009, the renowned exhibition and publication of the emerging artist photography competition now in its fifth year.

Flash Forward 2009 brings together the cream of the crop of new photographers from Canada, the UK and the US in a juried contest that gets better year after year, becoming a new benchmark for the recognition and promotion of up-and-coming talent. This year’s artists in the exhibition include, Adam Rankin, Joshua Jensen Nagle, Martie Giefert, Simon Hayer, Hubert Kang from Canada; Giacomo Brunelli, Odette England, Matthew Robert Hughes, Manuel Vazquez from the UK; Matt Eich, Jeff Hutchens, Adam Kuehl, Ryan Schude, Amy Stevens from the US.

Free

Iraqi Voices - Curated by Lucian Perkins

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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Featuring the work of ten renown photographers, Iraqi Voices provides a human face to the Iraqi population largely ignored by the media's coverage of the war in Iraq. It will give American audiences the opportunity to see Iraqis up close and personal in a way that only photographs can provide. ures work by: Andrea Bruce, Mimi Chakarova, Lori Grinker, Amro Hamzawi, Chris Hondros, Farah Nosh, Robert Nickelsberg, Moises Saman, Peter Van Agtmael, and members of Associated Press.

Free

Thy Brothers' Keeper - Curated by Geno Rodriguez

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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“Thy Brothers' Keeper presents a story of diverse peoples who have endured, and continue to endure, intolerable conditions that violate the basic principles of humanity. This exhibition, shows us, through photographs, that we are all citizens of the world, not just a country, a state, or a neighborhood—and the hope is that it will encourage us all to take greater responsibility to ensure that the conditions under which our fellow citizens live are humane on all levels, and to remind us that we are all interconnected—we are, in biblical terms “Our Brother's Keeper. ” The list of critically acclaimed photojournalists represented in Thy Brothers’ Keeper includes Nina Berman, Andrew Lichtenstein, Stephen Shames, Fanie Jason, Guy Tillim, Humberto Mayol, Wang Yishu, Noel Jabbour, Ilan Mizrahi, Sharon Paz, David Binder, Alexandra Boulat, Heidi Bradner, Raul Canibano, Peter Essick, Philip Jones, Carol Guzy, Geert van Kesteren, Gary Knight, Fernando Moleres, Lucian Perkins, John Stanmeyer, and Vida Yovanocih, Andres Carrasco Ragel, and Encarna Mozas. Most of these 25 photojournalists have received international recognition and awards, including Pulitzer Prize and other awards of the highest excellence.

Free

InsideOutside: New Images from Russia - Curated by Lucian Perkins

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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InsideOutside: New Images from Russia offers glimpses into Russia and its people through environmental portraits taken by Liza Faktor, Alexander Gronsky, Olya Ivanova, and Rafal Milach.

Free

My Cuba - Curated by Lucian Perkins

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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Only 90 miles from Key West, Cuba offers a wealth of culture and life, personally captured by Ernesto Bazan, Ziyah Gafic, and João Pina. Italian photographer Bazan became enchanted with the Cuban people during his visits in the early 1990s. He married a Cuban and lived there from 1997 to 2006. Bosnian photographer Gafic went to Cuba specifically to photograph it fifty years after the Revolution for an Italian magazine. Portuguese photographer Pina first traveled to Cuba with his parents as a six-year-old. The visuals, noises, and smells never left him, and when he became a photographer he returned frequently knowing that once Fidel Castro disappears the current way of life will most likely disappear too.

Free

"Climate Change in Our World" and "How We Know About Our Changing Climate"

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
8pm to 5pm weekdays

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A new AAAS exhibit, "Climate Change in Our World," includes large-scale images of existing climate change effects. Environmental photojournalist Gary Braasch's five-feet high photographs illustrate the effects rapid climate change has had around the world, and some actions being taken to lessen them. The photographs are part of Braasch's book "Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World." A concurrent exhibit in the AAAS Gallery "How We Know About Our Changing Climate," includes large prints of images from the children's book "How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate" co-written by Braasch and Lynne Cherry. Visitors to the gallery may also view short videos from Cherry's project "Young Voices on Climate Change". The videos show children around the world working with climate scientists and on their own climate projects.

Free

Portraits from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

11/7/2009 - 11/27/2009

Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am -5pm

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A selection from the photo collection of the Art Museum of the Americas OAS, including new acquisitions from Luis Delgado, Mexico; Jose Manuel Mayorga, Guatemala; Pedro Meyer, Mexico; Daniel Muchiut, Argentina; Fausto Ortiz Dominican Republic, Jaime Permuth, Guatemala y Karla Turcios, Honduras.

Free

Micro/Macro

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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A brand new collection of exciting student work, exploring themes of "micro" and "macro" locally, nationally, and internationally.

Free

South Africa: Per-Anders Pettersson and Karina Turok

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

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Two photographers give us unique views into a country trying to pull itself together after years of Apartheid. Swedish photojournalist Per-Anders Pettersson says that his 10-year project on South Africa, In Transition, "sought to faithfully represent some of the complex new transition dynamics at play within a spectrum of South Africa." In these amazing set of images he succeeds with his goal to, "dig deeper into the soul of the South African people and its complex society, still very often divided by race, but now also a country divided by economic haves and have-nots."

 South African photographer Karina Turok’s photographs from her book, Life and Soul, presents a series of portraits of inspirational and iconic South African women. The 75 women, from different backgrounds and all walks of life, include writers, storytellers, business women, musicians, artists, actresses, sports women, journalists, spiritual leaders, politicians and doctors. Accompanying each portrait is a distillation of the frank and open conversations Karina Turok had with the women in which they relate their stories, experiences and insights.

Free

The United State of America - Curated by Elizabeth Krist

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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Photographers Michael Christopher Brown, Carolyn Drake, Ross McDermott, and Andrew Owen look at what happens when we Americans come together, whether within the welcome routine of our daily communities—urban and suburban—or in the strange exuberance of American festivals that celebrate anything and everything.

Broadway

When Michael Christopher Brown began to photograph Broadway, the iconic avenue that runs the length of Manhattan and beyond, he expected the assignment to be easy, the street more visually exotic. But as a New Yorker, he found it difficult to interpret a street he’d seen so often, yet had deliberately avoided. Ultimately, he simply responded to what he found most revealing about a street he describes as a frenetic river of activity. Michael, now living in Beijing and New York, photographed this story for GEO France in 2008.

New Suburbia

As suburban sprawl spread north of Miami, the western territory of Palm Beach County—once rural farmland in the Everglades—became one of America's fastest-growing residential districts. As real estate values skyrocketed, Carolyn Drake focused on a new gated community called Olympia, exploring the lifestyle that made this region such a hot commodity. Carolyn, now based in Istanbul, began this project in 2005 while a photographer at the Palm Beach Post.

American Festivals

The American Festivals Project unearths the hidden, and at times bizarre, festivals and competitions of America's small towns. Over the course of 13 months in 2008 and 2009, Charlottesville photographers Ross McDermott and Andrew Owen crisscrossed the country to attend events like the Machine Gun Shootout in Kentucky, the International Water Tasting Championships in West Virginia, the Rainbow Gathering in New Mexico, and the Middle of Nowhere Festival in Nebraska. They traveled more than 40,000 miles, often riding in a diesel truck powered by waste vegetable oil, and sleeping in a 1960s camper. The American Festivals Project was funded partially through a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant.

Free

Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists

11/7/2009 - 12/18/2009

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Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists, a collection of Yousuf Karsh’s celebrated portraits, showcasing a series of twenty-eight famous artists. Portraits of Artists shows Karsh’s creativity in capturing the artistic character of his subjects. The subjects are complex and playful, often combining the creators and their artwork in a lively visual relationship. They include Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Ernest Hemingway, Christian Dior; as well as notable Canadians, author Robertson Davies, pianist Glenn Gould, and Frederick H. Varley, one of Canada’s famed Group of Seven.

Please note the exhibition will not be open on November 11th. Gallery hours are 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. Government-issued photo identification required

Free

Dreams In Color: The National Geographic Autochromes – Curated by William Bonner

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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National Geographic presents a rare look at the dawn of color photography with an exquisite display of Autochromes from the Society’s massive photographic archive. With 15,000 Autochromes, National Geographic has one of world’s largest collections of color glass plates. The 22 prints of Dream in Color are on view to the public for the first time ever.

Many thanks to the National Geographic Imaging Department for sponsoring this exhibit.

Free

FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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This exhibition of the finalists from the 2009 Awards competition recognizes and honors extraordinary work in photography. Entries from sixteen states and twenty-eight foreign countries were made in several categories, including Fine Art, News/Feature Reporting, Advertising, Travel, and Sports. A multimedia category was added this year, too — work that may combine still photography with sound, graphics or video. A distinguished panel of judges, both from the U. S. and abroad, has carefully selected our finalists who will be recognized with Awards of Excellence, Distinction, and Merit -- the top three entries in each category for a total of $21,500 in cash prizes. The winner of the "Spirit of Washington," a single image that captures the essence of our capitol city, will receive the $5,000 Podesta Prize.

Free

Thumbnail Show

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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The Thumbnail exhibition is comprised of ALL the entries to the FotoWeek DC Awards, hundreds of small images that fill giant contact sheets on the wall. It proved last year to be a crowd favorite, as everyone who entered the competition would be able -- with some searching! – to spot their work exhibited at FotoWeek Central.

Free

National Geographic's Your Shot

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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Since Your Shot debuted in National Geographic in March 2006, readers have submitted more than 100,000 photos to the contest. All were first vetted by senior photo editor Susan Welchman, who each morning chooses twelve new entries to appear on ngm.com. From these "Daily Dozens," she and design editor Oliver Uberti pick one image to publish in the magazine each month, alongside another photo chosen by online voters. This exhibit features Susan and Oliver's favorite submissions from the past year.

Free

Eyes of History - White House News Photographers Association

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am — 8:00pm
Monday — Friday: 11:00am — 7:00pm

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On any given day, anywhere in the world, if you read the newspaper or news magazine or watch the news on television, you are likely to see an image captured by a member of the White House News Photographers Association. Founded in 1921, the WHNPA's main goal was for the protection and promotion of photographers' interests in pursuing their mission. Today, people around the world rely on our members for interesting, accurate and responsible coverage of the president, Congress and other major news events in Washington and around the world.

Yearly, since 1941, the WHNPA recognizes the very best in photojournalism through its 'Eyes of History' competition . Members of the WHNPA compete for the sought-after Still and Video Photographer of the Year award, Political Photo of the Year , the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. The WHNPA also recognizes the best of New Media and holds a competition for student photographer of the year. These award -winning images are showcased annually in the 'Eyes of History' exhibition, hosted by museums and galleries around the Washington, D.C. area and around the United States. Please join us in celebrating the outstanding work of the White House News Photographers Association members.

Free

On View: The America: Now+Here Portfolio

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

T: 202.338.5180
W: www.addisonripleyfineart.com

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday (11:00AM-6:00PM) and by appointment

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Featuring thirteen photographs by Vic Muniz, Ralph Gibson, Chuck Close, Sally Mann, Bill Viola, David Salle, Eric Fischl, Andres Serrano, Lou Reed, April Gornik, Ross Bleckner, Laurie Simmons and Lyle Ashton Harris with an introductory esay by E. L. Doctorow. Sales from the Portfolio go directly to support America: Now+Here, a national traveling exhibit of visual art, plays, poetry and cinema scheduled to open on the National Mall here in Washington in 2010.

The portfolio is in a limited edition of 100 and retails for $16,000.

Free

David Alan Harvey Presents...A Fight Club/Broken Square Media Event

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:

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Magnum Photographer and Burn Magazine curator David Alan Harvey presents a show featuring the work of some of the freshest new talent on the photography scene, in addition to an exhibition of selected works from his 35-year long relationship with National Geographic and his 16 years as a member of Magnum.

Other exhibits will include Chris Bickford's "After the Storm", a black-and-white tone poem on the nature and culture of surf on a remote barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean; Michael Loyd Young's "Blues, Booze, and BBQ", a collection of photographs from the upcoming book of the same title (Powerhouse Books) taken along the famous Highway 61, at juke joints, in private homes, and on the streets, illustrating the bond blues creates between the Delta and its people; A. J. Wilhelm's "Kabul Opium", a documentary piece on heroin addicts suffering from the fallout of the opium trade and border relations between Iran and Afghanistan; and many selections from the best of this year's BURN magazine photography essays and singles.

http://www.davidalanharveypresents.com/

Free

Publisher Exhibition

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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FotoWeek DC's Publisher Exhibition features recently published photography books by leading national and international publishers. Come browse your favorite publisher, photographer, or subject matter and flip through books ranging from traditional trade editions, to unconventionally printed books, and award-winning self-published print-on-demand books. The Publisher Exhibition showcases the wide range of publishing styles and formats that exist in today's book publishing industry.

The Publisher Exhibition will run the length of FotoWeek DC. At the conclusion of this year's festival, the books will join the 2008 collection and will eventually be donated to a local public collection. Books can be purchased through the individual publishers. Limited FotoWeek DC book specials will be available at the exhibition.

Free

Fixation, Presented by Ten Miles Square and the Pink Line Project

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

Hours:
6:00PM to 9:00PM

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Join Ten Miles Square and the Pink Line Project with the work of nine local photographers for the second annual Fixation exhibit.

These photographers each create a narrative with a short series of images, differentiating the stereotypical image of our Nation's Capital from the people actually living inside it. Their photographs inspect our city's individual subcultures and the people who thrive in them, whether it's the intense rock convulsions of serious air guitar competitors or the eager characters at the local Renaissance festival. Some create their own scenes by simply coming together as bystanders, while others transit separately in search of the same something.  What these images all have in common is a fixation on subculture carved out inside the story of this city.

Featured photographers: Nicole Aguirre, Karon Flage, Angela Kleis, Drew McDermott, Amit Mehta, Pat Padua, Jay Westcott, Aziz Yazdani, and Joshua Yospyn.

TBA

Economy of Scale

11/7/2009 - 12/23/2009

T: 202.234.5601
W: www.hemphillfinearts.com

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00AM – 5:00PM

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Description: Work by Anonymous, Margaret Bourke-White, David Burnett, David Byrne & Danielle Spencer, Colby Caldwell, William Christenberry, Frank Day, Carl De Keyzer, Eduardo Del Valle & Mirta Gomez, Robert Frank, William Greiner, Erich Hartmann, Max Hirshfeld, Graciela Iturbide, Franz Jantzen, Ralph Morse, Lothar Osterburg, Lucian Perkins, Shelley Rusten, Sebastião Salgado, Susannah Salyer (The Canary Project), William C. Shrout, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Darryl Vance

Free

Youth Contest Award Winners

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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The youth photo contest winners' photos will be printed and put on display at FotoWeek Central.

Free

Field Photography Session with Corey Hilz

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Corey Hilz will be leading a photo session first thing in the morning to explore the fall splendor of the gardens in early morning light. From garden scenes to macro details there will be plenty of beauty to capture with your camera. Corey will be demonstrating techniques and offering suggestions on composition as participants photograph. Corey will also be available to answer questions and provide feedback on compositions, working to help everyone capture their best images.

To Register:
http://www.coreyhilz.com/classes/fieldsession.html
or
703.473.4618

Full!
New Session Added. See November 8th at 7:00am.

Raptor Photo Shoot - Birds of Prey

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Members of the all-volunteer Raptor Conservancy of Virginia (RCV) will have eight different hawks, owls, and falcons available for photography in a natural outdoor setting.  Four birds will be featured each session by two handlers, with each bird available 20+ minutes per session.  The RCV is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured, ill, or orphaned birds of prey (raptors), and education of the public about raptors and the preservation of their habitat.  All funds received will go for the upkeep and care of RCV raptor patients and resident birds.

To register please see: http://www.raptorsva.org
Note: 50 minute sessions start on the hour from 9am until 3pm

$25 (limit 16 photographers per session)
Meet at the Woods Gazebo

Exquisite Control From Capture to Print: Dan Burkholder

11/7/2009 - 11/8/2009

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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Designed for digital SLR photographers, this workshop takes you from shutter release to archival inkjet print. Learn shooting techniques that simplify camera handling while adding control and accuracy. Discover Dan’s secrets for capturing and manipulating images that result in prints with glowing tonality and seductive color. Topics in Color Management and CS4’s latest methods will be covered. Leave the workshop with a heightened command of image capture and editing, and an ability to create prints that match your imagination! Familiarity with Photoshop and knowledge of layers and layer masks are required.

$385 non members, $347 VisArts Members

Photographic Fun in the Digital Age

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Learn from Tony Sweet how software, especially plug-ins, can be used to create the images you see in your imagination. The class will illustrate the use of all nik plug-ins, Alien Skin software, Topaz, LucisPro and Photomatix HDR software.

After a 75-minute presentation, there will be Q&A followed by a field session where we’ll make images with software enhancements in mind. The student can upload 2 images after the class for discussion and critique. Limited to 20 students.
To register:
www.tonysweet.com or 410.552.4664

$75 (limited to 20 people)
Takes place in the Atrium

Lecture - Presenting Your Work to the Fine Art Community: Mary Virginia Swanson.

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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Mary Virginia Swanson makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences in today’s marketplace. She is considered an expert in the area of marketing and licensing fine art. Her workshops and lectures have proven to aid countless photographers in moving their careers to the next level.  

$25 pre-registration.  At the door $30.  Swanson’s book, The Business of Photography: Principles and Practices, will be available at a substantial discount. Payment and registration: Photoworks. 301-634-2274 for questions.

Open House & Demo: Professional Program, Tour, and Lighting Demo at the Washington School of Photography

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

T: 301.654.1998
W: www.wsp-photo.com

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Come check out the WSP's facilities, meet our staff and get all the info you need about or programs

10:00am to 11:00am Lighting Demo
11:00am to 12:00pm Open House with Professional Program presentation and school tour
12:00pm to 1:00pm Lighting Demo

Free

The Art and Science of Composition

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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William B. Folsom offers students a comprehensive look at the elements needed to create extraordinary, professional photographs.  Learn to use colors, shapes, patterns, lines and framing to create visual excitement.

To register: wfolsom.com or 703.255.3631

$50
Meet at the library

Open House: Walter McConnell

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

T: 202.333.7970
W: www.crossmackenzie.com

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Come celebrate the opening of this show, featuring photographic prints and digital images printed of porcelain by Walter McConnell

FotoWeek Central 1 Photographer Presentations

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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12:00pm
Michael Stewart - Foto-Tech.com Presents HDR Multi-Image Photography
The traditional laws of photography no longer apply; see how computational photography extends exposure range, depth of field and angle of view. Take a closer look at HDR, Focus Stacking, and Image Stitching. Including simple Photoshop techniques and programs like Photomatix, Helicon Focus and PT Gui.

1:00pm
John Harrington - The Art Of the Deal
From the long-term value of client relationships, to real-world client interactions, The Art of the Deal will give photographers insights into how to be better at the business of photography. In this abbreviated version of John Harrington's longer-form presentation, he will discuss the finer points of client relationships, and dissect some of his own client interactions. What are the factors that go into determining a photographers' rate, and how a license gives both the client and the photographer clarity and peace of mind when it comes to image uses.

3:00pm
Max MacKenzie - The Truth Does Not Make a Good Story; That's Why We Have Art
Join Maxwell MacKenzie, award-winning architectural and fine-art photographer, author of " Abandonings ", " American Ruins ", and " Markings", for a brief look at how, over 40 years, he gradually learned to break free from reality and bend the truth a bit to make better photographs for his clients. As Richard Avedon said: " All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. "

4:00pm
Max Hirshfeld - iShot
Max has been shooting with his iPhone for a year or so and realized that it truly represents that old expression about never leaving home without a camera. "Sort of an extension of my brain, with decent eye/hand coordination practice thrown in" he comments.

5:00pm
Regis Lefebure - Light in the Fast Lane
The colorful drama of sports cars racing from day into night, night into day can easily make for compelling imagery. And the people involved, making it happen behind the wheel, in the pit boxes or behind the scenes, are crucial to the success or failure of the competing teams. Successful motorsports photography requires speed and precise timing, technical mastery of equipment and processing, and an anticipation of what's about to happen. Communicating visually with simple yet powerful images with impact is an element that can place the knowing photographer above others in the eyes of clients. This presentation will show the results of these successes (and failures) along with a discussion of how and why.

Free

Lecture - Process: Text & Image, by artists John Borstel, Matthew M. Smith, and curator Mark Power

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

12:30 PM

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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Introduced by curator Mark Power, photographers John Borstel and Matthew M. Smith discuss the range of strategies they use to synthesize image with text in their intimate and theatrical works. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be at Photoworks Gallery from October 3 to November 15.

The gallery will be open from 9:30am to 6pm on Saturday, Nov. 7. For further information on hours, please call the gallery at 301-634-2274.

Free

Video Documentary

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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Video Documentaries by Guest Artists

Free

Fotoweek Lecture Series at the Katzen Arts Center featuring Liza Faktor, Lincoln Schatz, and Alexandra Avakian

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

T: 202.885.1300
W: www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/katzen

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In this unique opportunity, three internationally renowned photographers will present their work, giving an insider's view of some of the most exciting photography being produced today. This is the first of two photographers talks organized by FotoWeek and Lucian Perkins. Each photographer will speak for about an hour.

Liza Faktor, a Russian photographer and curator, will show some of the latest photography emerging from Russia and the CIS today.

Lincoln Schatz will show his unique form of participatory art and portraits with his recent project “Portrait of the Violence Epidemic” and his commission to create “Esquire’s Portrait of the 21st Century”.

Alexandra Avakian will show work from her latest book, "Windows of the Soul, My journeys in the Muslim World" published by Focal Point/National Geographic, and a short selection of her LIFE Magazine pictures from the fall of the Berlin Wall in honor of the 20th anniversary.

There will also be a special viewing of Tim Hetherington's piece “Sleeping Soldiers” which was described by Photo District News as “best photojournalism project we can’t show you. ”

$20 suggested donation at the door

Opening - Lenscape 2

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

T: 202.783.2963
E: art@zenithgallery.com
W: www.zenithgallery.com

Hours:
Monday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
Sunday, noon-6pm

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Dedicated to architecture and landscapes, Lenscape2 features the art of two Washington photographers, Sofia Gawer- Fische and Colin Winterbottom. In this exhibit, you’ll enjoy Winterbottom’s experimental work with the plastic Holga camera and Gawer-Fische’s images of angels and architecture taken at the famous Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Free

The Art & Technique of Abstract Photography

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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 In this 4-hour mini-workshop, Joe Rossbach will describe the techniques of abstract photography, of line and shape, as well as multiple exposure, panning, macro techniques, and software manipulation.  Two hours will be devoted to outdoor experience.  Please dress appropriately.

To register: www.josephrossbach.com or 443.942.2717

$85 (Registration Required)
Meet at the Log Cabin

Reception: On Top of the World – Australian Artist Books at Glen Echo's Popcorn Gallery

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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Tara O’Brien, curator, will give a talk at 4:30pm at the Nov. 7 reception for the exhibition of books by the following Australian artists: Monica Oppen, Peter Lyssiotis, Noga Freiberg, Ilse van Garderen, Anne-Maree Hunter, Julie Barratt, Jan Davis’ , Penny Evans, Babette Angell, Heather Matthew, Tim Mosely, Geraldine Connolly.

Exhibition runs 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009.
For Popcorn Gallery hours during exhibition, call Photoworks  301-634-2274 or 301-229-4313.

Free

Opening Reception: Ann Chwatsky, Willie Davis, Salma Khalil, Susan Hochbaum, Antoine Sanfuentes, Iwan Bagus, and Regine Guillemin

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

T: 202.232.8734
E: info@studiogallerydc.com

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Opening reception for the work of four New York based and three DC based photographers (...more)

Free

FotoWeek DC Late Night

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

5:00 PM

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Mingle with photographers, exhibitors, supporters, and friends for a nightcap every evening during the festival. Watch massive photographic projections and video shows highlighting the exhibitions and view the FotoWeek DC/ASMP Poster Exhibition while sipping on delicious cocktail specials all week long!

Free

NightVisions

11/7/2009 - 11/8/2009

6:00 PM

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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Join fellow photographers in an all night spontaneous adrenaline caffeine induced creation of images. The premise is simple. Create a photographic image between the hours of 6:00pm, Saturday, November 7th and 6:00am, Sunday, November 8th. Where: anywhere your imagination dictates. Anything Goes: Street scenes, studio, any venue, any subject or concept. How: Photographers should shoot digitally and personally deliver the photos to FotoweekDC Central 1 at 3338 M Street NW in Georgetown. Computers will be provided for photographers to download, rough edit and submit 1 to 30 images. Lightroom and Bridge will be available. Next: Nationally recognized photo editors will be on hand all night to choose one image from each photographer. The editing process will be projected for all to see. The selected image will be immediately printed, size 11X14, identified with the photographer's name, and hung. Hand written signature and captioning encouraged. All submitted images will be continuously projected. The show will be open to the public during Fotoweek.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Free snacks, coffee, music, cash bar and best of all an opportunity to create, see, and talk about photography all night with friends, colleagues and photographic zealots.

NightVisions gallery will be viewable during regular FotoWeek Central hours.

Free
RSVP Necessary - NightVisions@FotoWeekDC.org

Opening Reception

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Light refreshments will be served. The reception offers a chance to meet the exhibiting photographers

Please call to pre-register at 703.255.3631

Dress is casual, as some attendees will be coming from outdoor classes and shoots.

Free for Meadowlark members
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5

David Alan Harvey Presents...A Fight Club/Broken Square Media Event

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Hours:

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Magnum Photographer and Burn Magazine curator David Alan Harvey presents a show featuring the work of some of the freshest new talent on the photography scene, in addition to an exhibition of selected works from his 35-year long relationship with National Geographic and his 16 years as a member of Magnum.

Other exhibits will include Chris Bickford's "After the Storm", a black-and-white tone poem on the nature and culture of surf on a remote barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean; Michael Loyd Young's "Blues, Booze, and BBQ", a collection of photographs from the upcoming book of the same title (Powerhouse Books) taken along the famous Highway 61, at juke joints, in private homes, and on the streets, illustrating the bond blues creates between the Delta and its people; A. J. Wilhelm's "Kabul Opium", a documentary piece on heroin addicts suffering from the fallout of the opium trade and border relations between Iran and Afghanistan; and many selections from the best of this year's BURN magazine photography essays and singles.
Doors open at 7 for the Opening Event on Saturday, come early to avoid the crowds.

http://www.davidalanharveypresents.com/

$10

Opening: "LAUNCH" A collection of works presented by the Women Photojournalist of Washington

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.580.5972
W: www.honfleurgallery.com

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As the WPOW evolves from a local organization into a national nonprofit, the show represents the organization's mission to connect to and educate the public of the work of women photographers, appropriated titled Launch. Members entries were to embody the words "embark, initiate, introduce and propel" as the theme of this show. The photographers featured in the juried exhibit are Astrid Riecken, Allison Shelley, Abby Greenawalt, Ashely Twiggs, Algerina Perna, Amanda Lucidon, Andrea Bruce, Carol Guzy, Gabriela Bulisova, Jamie Rose, Katie Falkenberg, Laura Pohl, Melina Mara, Sarah L. Voisin and Yanina Manolova.

Free

Opening: Photography Review - Honfleur presents an array of represented photography from surreal landscapes to documentary photography.

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.580.5972
W: www.honfleurgallery.com

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Exhibitors will include; Jean Francois Rauzier, Renee Woodward, John K. Lawson, Antoine Sanfeuntes, Phil Stein, Cathlyn Newell, Darren Smith & Jean Noel L'Harmeroult.

Free

Opening: Beauty & The Beast" ~ student photographers of the ARCH Digital Photography Program

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.631.6291
W: www.archdc.org

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"Beauty & The Beast" ~ student photographers of the ARCH Digital Photography Program shed light on litter, waste & destruction while contrasting that to the more beautiful aspects of their surroundings in Anacostia. Public Opening: Sat., Nov. 7th - Free Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Free

Lecture - Dan Burkholder

11/7/2009 - 11/7/2009

7:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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Dan Burkholder is the author of “Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing” and “The Color of Loss, ” Dan has taught digital imaging workshops for 14 years on three continents.

Free

Immortal Style: An Exhibition of Fashion Photography

11/8/2009 - 11/15/2009

T: 202.299.1050
W: www.immortalbeloveddc.com/html/space.html

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This exciting exhibiton, curated by artist Adrian Loving and Jodi King, will focus on the subject of Fashion Photography. Featured are local photographers, Jodi King, Tim Coburn, Violetta Markelou, Gabriel Scindian, Malek Naz Freidouni. This amazing collection of images explore technique, lighting, beauty and abstraction. Editorial and purely conceptual ideas form the imagery to be presented as large printed installation works. Video projections will showcase more works from these artists as well invited photoraphers from New York and Miami including Hassan Kinley, Maria Lankina, Chago Akii-Bua & Brian Jones. Also a special fashion video installation by Adrian Loving. The setting for the exhibition is an avante-garde modernist hair salon called Immortal Beloved.

Free

Field Photography Session II

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Corey Hilz will be leading a photo session first thing in the morning to explore the fall splendor of the gardens in early morning light. From garden scenes to macro details there will be plenty of beauty to capture with your camera. Corey will be demonstrating techniques and offering suggestions on composition as participants photograph. Corey will also be available to answer questions and provide feedback on compositions, working to help everyone capture their best images.

To Register:
http://www.coreyhilz.com/classes/fieldsession.html
or
703.473.4618

$45
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Portfolio Reviews

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Come and have your work reviewed by one of an incredible lineup of professionals from around the country. This is a great chance to get the kind of one-on-one feedback on your best shots deserve, as well as great advice on your projects, books in progress, and work in general. Curators, educators, photo editors and other experts from the fields of commercial, fine art, photojournalism, multimedia and documentary join with prominent photographers to form the review team. Schedule your own review online, and the level at which you would like to be reviewed. Each review is 20 minutes with a 5-minute discretionary wrap up. Reviewers’ frank appraisals may help to shape your future as a photographer and provide invaluable business connections. These sessions are certain to be heavily booked so advance reservations are a must!

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$65 per review ($35 for students)

Symposium - Experiments in 19th Century Color Photography

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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This one-day scholarly symposium will bring together national and international specialists (curators, historians and conservators) to present new scholarship on the history of early experiments in color photography in the 19th century, highlighting the related unique collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. RSVP at http://americanhistory.si.edu/rsvp/photosymposium.

Scheduled Presenters:

Michelle Delaney, Curator, Photographic History Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, “The Hillotypes Collection at the National Museum of American History”

Dr. Dusan Stulik, Senior Scientist, The Getty Conservation Institute, “Current Getty Research on 19th Century Photographic Processes”

Grant Romer, Senior Conservator, The International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, “Color in the Eastman House Collections”

Kelly Wright, Adjunct Professor and Doctoral Candidate, University of Cincinnati; “Reverend Hill’s Domestic World: The Context for Color in 1856”

Francois Brunet, Professor of Art History and Literature, University of Paris, “The International Historiography of Early Color Photography”

Free

CDIA Photo Bash

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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10:00 - 12:00 MultiMedia here and now with Kevin Good •
Learn from one of the best in the business on how to integrate multimedia with Final Cut Pro and its tools to take your still images where they have never been. Kevin will demonstrate many of the cool features of this application and give a glimpse into what kind of media potential you have.

4:00 - 8:00 CDIA Photo Bash •
Come to the most exciting shooting event we have put on here at CDIA. We will have studio equipment and professional sets up for all to shoot on. • Shoot 1 will be a Bride and Groom for those aspiring weeding shooters. Learn from D pro Joey Pulone on the insights on shooting this important event. • Shoot 2 will be moving with Dancers and getting motion into the mix. Chris Alvanas will be shooting the motion and emotion of the beauty and power of dance. • Shoot 3 will be Vincent Ricardel shooting a fashion/portrait shoot with area models. Talking about direction and lighting concept on this very delicate topic.

Note: Bring your CF card and/or camera and shoot if you like or just watch as the pro's give out some of their secrets. Music and refreshments will be provided as this is not a lecture but more of a shooting party. Fun for all to network, shoot and learn.

Free

Macro and Close-Up Photography

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Discover the small fascinating pieces of the world! Join Corey Hilz to learn what equipment to use and when to use it so you can capture the best close-up photographs. The illustrated lecture will demonstrate the technical and creative aspects to successful close-ups. Equipment covered includes macro lenses, extension tubes, screw-on close-up lenses, teleconverters, focusing rails and tripods. Find out how diffusers and reflectors can be used to control light. In addition, the class will spend time on choosing the best aperture, working with background elements, getting the most out of your depth of field and placing the focus right where you want it. Whether you're new to macro photography or want to further improve your abilities, you'll benefit from this class. The skills you'll learn can be applied to any subject of macro photography, at home or in the field.

To register: www.coreyhilz.com/classes/macro.html
or
703.473.4618

$50
Meet at the library

PHOTO-RAMA FotoWeek Kick-Off Brunch

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

T: 202.413.2687
E: fbgall@gmail.com
W: www.internationalartaffairs/FotoWeek/

Hours:
By Event & By Appointment

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Enjoy brunch with photographers & FOTOWEEK fans.  open to the media, artists, VIPs, friends, and collectors.

Free

FotoWeek Central 1 Photographer Presentations

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hours:
Mon - Fri: 11AM to 7PM; Sat & Sun: 10AM to 8PM

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12:00pm
Greg Dinkins - Look Back in Time (3D glasses will be provided)
Look Back in Time is a new series of books from Voyageur Press offering three dimensional views into the Victorian Age. Stereoview cards were photography's first entry into mass media, with a well-established distribution network and widespread coverage of places and events. Series Editor Greg Dinkins presents 3D projections of the booming cities, the expanding frontiers and the military conflicts that enthralled their original audience in the 19th century. Special emphasis will be given to Washington DC.

1:00pm
Alyssa Adams & Mark Suban - The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop
The Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop is an annual four-day event that brings together seasoned professionals and 100 newcomers to photography. Professional staff includes photographers and photo editors from major agencyies and publications including Getty, AP, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, among others.Alyssa Adams began the workshop in 1988 with her husband, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer, Eddie Adams. The Workshop, now in its 22nd year, is held every Columbus day weekend in Jeffersonville, New York and is sponsored by Nikon, Inc. The Workshop is tuition-free. Students are admitted based on the merit of their portfolio. Please join Alyssa Adams and Nikon representative, Mark Suban who will present work from Workshop 22 and answer any questions about applications for 2010.

2:00pm
Franz Jantzen - The Making of "Coal Creek Library"
Says Jantzen: For five years I have been making highly descriptive digital pieces, the final inkjet print of which is often large since each piece is composed using many, and often hundreds, of individual images. My subjects vary; some have a personal association, or are of a particular space. With this body of work I am intent on seeing beyond the limitations of individual perspective, so that I am free to reinterpret my subjects in ways that are otherwise impossible and to reveal a grander order that is otherwise invisible. In early 2009 I completed "Coal Creek Library", about a one-room library and its librarian in the tiny town of Vinland, Kansas. It is the oldest lending library west of the Mississippi River, and the 104-year old librarian, Martha Smith, has worked there since 1926. What does a space look like when a single person has presided over it for 83 years? My goals for the piece were simple: I wanted to describe the building, inside and out, and show Ms. Smith doing the tasks of an ordinary day, such as stoking the wood-burning stove. There are about 1,000 images in the 7' tall piece, which took 140 hours to make.

3:00pm
Dr. Michael Shaw- From Fist Bump to Fist Pump: How the White House Photo Strategy Regained Control of Obama's Image
Starting with an overview of how politicians and the media frame pictures for their own political and commercial purposes, Dr. Michael Shaw, publisher of the popular progressive blog BAGnewsNotes, traces how the image of Barack Obama was exploited and racially-stereotyped during the long Presidential campaign. Using an abundant number of pictures, Dr. Shaw then illustrates how the Administration, in its first year, has regained control of Obama's image not just to counter-program the earlier attacks but to drive home the shining impression of a 44th President who is cool, calm, collected, confident, responsible, post-partisan, futuristic and an all-American uniter, not a divider.

4:00pm
Kay Chernush - New Work:Facing a Moral & Aesthetic Dilemma
How do you photograph what you can't show? As a photographer wanting to dramatize the hideous circumstances and complexities around the subject of human trafficking, I face the moral and aesthetic dilemmas of how to make visually compelling images that avoid exposing to public humiliation or further danger the very people I want to help. A new series of images explores a different approach and presents a different vision.

5:00pm
Rick McCleary - Why We Shoot
"What are you looking at? What do you see?" After hearing that question at a photo walk he was leading, Rick McCleary paused to think about what we do as artists. In this talk, he'll muse not only about what makes a good photograph, but what motivates us to make photographs.

Free

Portfolio Reviews: Kate Fraser, Brian Yarvin & Leo Heppner

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

T: 301.654.1998
W: www.wsp-photo.com

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Portfolio Reviews with Kate Fraser (Fraser Gallery owner), Brian Yarvin (cookbook author and food photographer), and Leo Heppner (commercial photographer

Free

HDR and Focus Stacking

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Hours:
10:00AM - 5:00PM daily
6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday, Nov. 7 ONLY

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Join Corey Hilz to explore two techniques which open up creative possibilities for your photography: High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography for capturing greater shadow and highlight detail, and Focus Stacking to create an unlimited depth of field. These techniques can be applied to all types of photography. Participants will learn how to set up their cameras and take photos specifically for HDR and focus stacking. Then we’ll go through step-by-step how to use the software programs to create the final image. Attendees will receive handouts with guidelines and tips for using Photomatix Pro and Helicon Focus/Photoshop CS4.

To register: http://www.coreyhilz.com/classes/hdr.html or 703.473.4618

$100
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Lecture - The Sky is Falling? What’s up in Photo Land and why it’s Time to be Optimistic about Image making by Tim Wride

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

1:00 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Just when you thought it was safe to go out in the Art World…everyone starts talking about toxic assets and downsizing! What’s an art lover to do? Curator/writer/educator Tim B. Wride will give his unique, and usually irreverent, look at the state of the Photography World in the wake of our current economic, social, and aesthetic meltdown. Follow as he guides us through the past and present trends that are in crisis, and take a leap as he offers insights into what may be the look of the future. Tim will point fingers, name names, and tilt at windmills as he explains how he dares harbor a satisfied sense of total OPTIMISM for the future of image making.

Free

NightGallery Crystal City

11/8/2009 - 11/10/2009

5:30 PM - 10:30 PM

T: 703.412.9430
W: www.crystalcity.org

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FotoWeek DC crosses the river into Crystal City!
Beginning at dusk on these three nights, there will be massive photo projections on the facade of Lowe Enterprises' newest retail development at 23rd & Crystal Drive, Lowe's Century One Center. Come one and all to see these stunning projections.

This event and other Crystal City events made possible by: Crystal City BID, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Lowe Enterprises

Free

Opening Party: Crystal City's FotoWalk & NightGallery at Jaleo, Crystal City

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 703.412.9430
W: www.crystalcity.org

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Come the celebrate launch  Crystal City's FotoWalk and Night Gallery Projections at Jaleo!

Free

Eight Short Stories from Around the World

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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BagnewsNotes Blogger Michael Shaw leads off an evening with a presentation about White House Photo Strategy. Eight local photographers follow with highlights of their recent projects: Frank Day, Ethiopia; Katie Falkenberg, Uninsured in the MIssissipi Delta; Marvin Joseph, Body Builders; Darrow Montgomery, Washington Beyond the Monuments; Louie Palu, War in Afghanistan; Ivan Sigel, White Road--Journeys through Central Asia; Sarah Voisin, Drug Cartels Reign in Mexico; and Terri Weifenbach, "Another Summer", A book Project.

Free

Opening Night Party - Immortal Style

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

T: 202.299.1050
W: www.immortalbeloveddc.com/html/space.html

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Free, Refreshments Music By DJ Adrian Loving & Guests

Hosted by Karen Sommer Shalett - Editor-In-Chief, DC Magazine-Modern Luxury and Lavanya Ramanathan - Washington Post, Style Editor

Featuring Live Model "transformations" by Makeup / Hair Styling team led by Tyler Larish and Annabelle Sullivan

Free

Lecture - Bruce Barnbaum

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

7:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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In addition to being an author of several photography books, Bruce is a frequent contributor to several photography magazines and his work is represented in galleries throughout the North America, and is in the collections of museums and private collectors worldwide.

Free

Photo Printing Seminar sponsored by HP & MEI: Tools off the Trade: Taking your Photography & Business to the Next Level With David Saffir

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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Morning Session: 9 AM Studio Planning & Set-up.
- Physical Environment and Ergonomics, Lighting, Display/Monitor Selection. 
- Discover the latest software and hardware the pros use to manage workflow and achieve consistent results.
10:30-12 Getting the Most Out of Your Inkjet Printer:
- Camera to printer workflow : selecting a printer, accurate color previews,printing from image editing software
- Media selection
- Printer troubleshooting, print correction, archiving.
Lunch:  Sponsored by HP  & printing demonstrations.

Afternoon Session: 1PM – 2:30PM Fine Art Printmaking and Art Reproduction.
- Create Fine Art and Decor Prints for other photographers and galleries.
- Learn price points, media types, how to work with galleries and organizations .
- Fine Art Reproduction, tools for Fine Art Reproduction
2:30-3:30PM Succeeding in Print Competition
- Avenues for Success: Choosing a competition, understanding print comp terms and conditions,
- Selecting images, printing, what the judges want to see, and more .
3:45pm-4:30PM Fine Art Media for Limited Editions,
- Matching Media and Client Needs, Media Types for Social Photography
- Commercial/Fine Art/Other Purposes
Q&A & Printing.  Participants are encouraged to bring a high resolution digital file to print.

To register please contact KGrissen@visartscenter.org

Free

Lecture - Deborah Willis

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

12:00 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Dr. Deborah Willis is Chair and Professor of Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, where she also has an affiliated appointment with the College of Arts and Sciences, Africana Studies.

Named as one of the 100 Most Important People in Photography by American Photography Magazine, she is also a 2005 Guggenheim and Fletcher Fellow, a 2000 MacArthur Fellow, a 1996 Recipient of the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation Award. She is one of the nation's leading historians of African American photography and curators of African American culture.

Among Deborah’s notable projects are Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present, A Small Nation of People: W.E. B. DuBois and African American Portraits of Progress, The Black Female Body in Photography, Barack Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs, and Let Your Motto Be Resistance. Her upcoming book entitled Posing Beauty will be released in October 2009. She will review at all levels.

Free

Lecture - Donna DeCesare

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

2:00 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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Donna DeCesare is widely known for her groundbreaking photographic reportage on the spread of Los Angeles gangs in Central America. Her photographs of children in Guatemala and Colombia who are former child soldiers, survivors of sexual abuse, or who live with the stigma of HIV helped UNICEF to develop protocols for photographing children at risk. Publications featuring her work include the New York Times Magazine, Life, DoubleTake and Aperture. She is the recipient of an Emmy award, the Dorothea Lange Prize, the Alicia Patterson Fellowship, the Mother Jones International Photo Fund Award, the Soros Independent Project fellowship and most recently a Fulbright Fellowship in Colombia. DeCesare is currently documenting narratives of loss and survival among those who have suffered political violence in Colombia. Images and text from this project published on the Web site Crimes of War won a top award in the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism contest. Her work has been exhibited in one-woman venues internationally.

DeCesare is a tenured associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, a faculty affiliate with Latin American Studies and an advisory board member for the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. DeCesare is also on the advisory committee of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at the Columbia University School of Journalism. She will review at all levels.

Free

Lecture - Storefront Churches - Camilo José Vergara

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 202.272.2448
W: www.nbm.org

Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10 am - 5 pm
Sun: 11 am - 5 pm

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Hear photographer Camilo José Vergara discuss his work in the current National Building Museum exhibition Storefront Churches: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara and other projects.

Storefront Churches will be open for viewing prior to the program. A book signing will follow the lecture.

$12 Museum member
$20 Nonmember
$12 Student (with ID)

Lecture - Copyright: Protecting Your Images and Creative Work and Why it's So Important by the American Society of Picture Professionals DC/South Chapter

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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The American Society of Picture Professionals DC/South Chapter presents a compelling evening of Photographers and Legal Professionals that will take you on a journey of Copyright Law, How to Prevent Image Theft, Register your creative work and a Panel discussion of recent copyright news stories that have brought this issue to light. This affects not only professional photographers and artists but anyone who posts their photos online.

Presenters: John Harrington, elected President of the White House News Photographers Association in 2009
Brad R. Newberg, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight

Registration is from 6:30pm-6:45pm
Lecture starts at 7:00pm

You must register online here - don't wait! Last year's event SOLD OUT!
To contact ASPP click here

ASPP Members: $8
Non-Members: $10
Students: $5

Opening Reception: Exploring the Land: Personal Observations by Ten Contemporary Photographers

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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From the earliest days of photography, The Land has been a consistent subject for photographic exploration. Each photographer approaches this genre with his unique perspective and his individual interpretation. This exhibition will explore a wide range of landscape images, from classic black/white images to more traditional color landscapes, to aerial abstractions, to complex time sequence panorama. It seems photographers are always finding something new in The Land. Kathleen Ewing is curating the exhibition with photographs by David Allison, Bruce Barnbaum, Christopher Burkett, Dan Burkholder, Stephen Lawson, Alex MacLean and others!

Free

Panel Discussion - When Sights & Sounds Converge: Storytelling in the Digital World

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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National Geographic and NPR are each renowned for storytelling. And both have adapted to new digital technologies that facilitate -- and change -- the way they report. Join NPR's Jacki Lyden as she hosts a panel discussion and presentation about the evolution of storytelling in sights and sounds. Panelists -- including  Stephen Alvarez, National Geographic photographer; Keith Jenkins, NPR's multimedia director; and Andrea Hsu, producer for All Things Considered -- discuss how they're adapting in the ever-changing digital world.

RSVP strongly encouraged; please send email to pictureshow@npr.org.

Free

Opening: Carriage House Juried Fashion Photography Exhibit

11/9/2009 - 11/9/2009

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

T: 301 452 5684

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Opening night reception for a juried photography exhibit of  the DC Metro areas' best Fashion Photographers.  The area's top fashion photographer's, designers, models and other creatives have been invited to this event. (Cost: Free)

Free

Framing Economic Downturn (FED) Curated by Jim Hubbard, award winning photojournalist and Creative Director of Venice Arts

11/10/2009 - 12/11/2009

T: 202.234.7103
W: www.wpadc.org

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WPA will present an exhibition of photography selected exclusively from the ArtFile Online (AFO) by the acclaimed documentary photographer, Jim Hubbard. In 1989, Hubbard created Shooting Back, a Washington-based organization dedicated to empowering children at risk by teaching them photography. For this exhibition, Hubbard invites photographers to submit works that are relative to today's economic hardships.

Free

Vintage works by Steve Szabo and gallery photographers Duncan Whitaker, Ruth Ward, Barbara French Pace and Richard Lasner

11/10/2009 - 12/5/2009

T: 301.951.9441
W: www.waverlystreetgallery.com

Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday (12:00pm to 6:00pm)

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In a special exhibit at Waverly Street Gallery, the Kathleen Ewing Gallery presents vintage platinum photographs by award winning photographer Steve Szabo from his Eastern Shore Series. Each image is an 8 x 10 inch contact print made by the photographer between 1972 and 1976. Szabo moved to Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1971, eventually returning to Washington, DC, where he taught photography at the Corcoran School of Art until his untimely death in 2000. Each print has the quality of a fine etching, with an extraordinary tonal range.

Complementing Szabo’s monochromatic series, four members of  Waverly Street Gallery present color images from their nationally collected work. Richard Lasner contrasts misty, Fall images from New England and Italy, and pays a special tribute to the Beatles and in particular to John Lennon. Barbara French Pace shows stark images from the Namib Desert and surrounding grasslands focusing on abstract shape, color, and texture. Ruth Viktoria Ward, inspired by snapshot aesthetics, exhibits images from a recent trip in the form of a visual diary. Duncan Whitaker presents limited-edition archival pigment prints of colorful wildflowers in the Southwest made from transparencies.

Free

Film Screening - Yousuf Karsh and Portrait Photography

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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To be “Karshed” was a synonym for having attained the summit of worldy achievement. During his 60 year career, the 15,312 sittings he had, resulted in arguably a portrait gallery of the most famous figures of the 20th century. This film is the celebration of his centennial year of birth.

Produced by Ian McLaren / Production Grand Nord
Written by Harold Crooks and Joseph Hillel
Directed by Joseph Hillel

2009 / 51:30 min.

Free

Fashion Photography Workshop

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

T: 301 452 5684

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Workshop on how fashion photographers plan, shoot, post process and print a fashion shoot. Featuring photographers Charles Butler, Phil Kogan, John Lyons, Bo Zang, Vadim Zagorodniy with local fashion designers, models, make up artists, and hair stylists.

Free

Opening: Framing The Economic Downturn (FED) Curated by Jim Hubbard, award winning photojournalist and Creative Director of Venice Arts

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 202.234.7103
W: www.wpadc.org

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WPA will present an exhibition of photography selected exclusively from the ArtFile Online (AFO) by the acclaimed documentary photographer, Jim Hubbard. In 1989, Hubbard created Shooting Back, a Washington-based organization dedicated to empowering children at risk by teaching them photography.

For this exhibition, Hubbard invites photographers to submit works that are relative to today's economic hardships.

Free

Panel Discussion - Environmental Images: The Photoblog Event

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

T: 202.289.1200
E: info@washington.goethe.org
W: www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/enindex.htm

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Discussion with Jim Dougherty: environmental activitist and Washington-based photographer Alexa St. Clair: Oregon-based photographer Isabelle Hayeur: Canadian-based photographer (via telephone or videoconference).  Explore how photoblogging is expanding our means of communication. This year, a group of American, Canadian, and German photographers is engaged in an internet-based dialogue about the environment – through pictures. Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut, the blog is a chance to let artists speak to each other in the language of photography instead of in German, English, or French. The panelists will address what this nonverbal dialogue has meant to each photographer – both as an artist and as an environmentalist. During the evening, the audience will look at the blog and can write some comments directly to the website. RSVP to 202.289.1200 ext. 170 or rsvp@washington.goethe.org.

Free.

Lecture - Sam Abell: Artist, Teacher, Author - Sponsored by Canon Explorers of Light and ASMPDC

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

6:30 PM

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Description: Sam Abell's 30 year career has been dedicated to achieving artistic expression through documentary photography. He has produced in-depth coverage of remote regions of the world for National Geographic Magazine and its Book Division as well as maintained a career as an artist, teacher, and author. He has applied himself, in particular, to the photography of cultural landscape. He explores ways in which places can be purely recorded, with images simultaneously shaped by the photographer's imagination. As photographer and author, Sam will talk about his books, the almost mystical Life of a Photograph and the complex, thoughtful and inspiring Photographic Life.
Register at www.asmpdc.com

Free

How to Photograph Everyone: Clay Blackmore

11/10/2009 - 11/10/2009

7:00 PM

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

Hours:
Monday - Saturday (10:00AM to 5:00PM)

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Confidence is key and Clay Blackmore works to help everyone gain a better understanding of what people like and don’t like in their portraits. This class focuses on utilizing a few simple techniques each time photographers get behind the camera. Once the techniques are memorized, photographers can form unbreakable patterns, allowing the freedom to work from the heart.

$45

Four French Contemporary Photographers - Jean-Louis Atlan, Claire Bouleau, Gérard Rancinan, Antoine Schneck

11/11/2009 - 11/25/2009

Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9 a. m to 6 p. m.
By appointment only Please contact Philippe Berthier at philippe.berthier@diplomatie.gouv.fr or (202) 944-6091

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The Maison Française presents the works of four French Photographers: Jean-Louis Atlan, Claire Bouleau, Gérard Rancinan, Antoine Schneck.

Appointment required to view show : specialevents@ambafrance-us.org

Free

" Friends Meet 'The Friends' "

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

T: 202.413.2687
E: fbgall@gmail.com
W: www.internationalartaffairs/FotoWeek/

Hours:
By Event & By Appointment

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Free

Reception - Economy of Scale

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

T: 202.234.5601
W: www.hemphillfinearts.com

Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00AM – 5:00PM

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Opening reception for exhibit featuring works by: Anonymous, Margaret Bourke-White, David Burnett, David Byrne & Danielle Spencer, Colby Caldwell, William Christenberry, Frank Day, Carl De Keyzer, Eduardo Del Valle & Mirta Gomez, Robert Frank, William Greiner, Erich Hartmann, Max Hirshfeld, Graciela Iturbide, Franz Jantzen, Ralph Morse, Lothar Osterburg, Lucian Perkins, Shelley Rusten, Sebastião Salgado, Susannah Salyer (The Canary Project), William C. Shrout, Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Darryl Vance

Free

Four French Contemporary Photographers Exhibition Opening Reception

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9 a. m to 6 p. m.
By appointment only Please contact Philippe Berthier at philippe.berthier@diplomatie.gouv.fr or (202) 944-6091

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The Maison Française presents the works of four French Photographers: Jean-Louis Atlan, Claire Bouleau, Gérard Rancinan, Antoine Schneck.

RSVP Required: specialevents@ambafrance-us.org

Free

Yum!! Techniques and Demonstrations used in Food Photography

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

T: 703.247.6864
W: www.artinstitutes.edu/arlington

Hours:
Monday - Thursday (8:00AM - 8:00PM); Friday (8:00AM - 5:00PM); Saturday (9:00AM - 5:00PM)

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Yum!! Techniques and Demonstrations used in Food Photography is a hands-on workshop demonstrating techniques in the art of photographing food. The workshop will cover lighting, camera position, exposure, and some tricks of the trade in making food appear appetizing
Limited to 10 participants, contact dcurrier@aii.edu to register.

Free

Photography's Current Marketplace: A Panel Discussion

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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Photography departments are being downsized and newspapers are folding. Still cameras now have video capability and equipment is becoming cheaper and more accessible. How do these changes affect current and future photographers? How do we market ourselves moving forward? What do our portfolios look like now? Join as we discuss the implications of these changes on working and aspiring photographers and see how photographers, publication editors, and galleries have responded to these shifts.

Cameron Davidson, Kathleen Ewing, Karen Kasmauski

Free

Lecture - APA DC Presents: A Very Special Evening With Stephen Wilkes Sponsored by Canon USA

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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American Photographer Stephen Wilkes makes an extremely rare appearance in Washington, DC, for what promises to be an inspiring, and dare we say, life changing event. His achievements in both commercial and fine art photography are a monument unto themselves. Tonight, he will share a rare glimpse of his life's work with the DC photo and arts community. You will see the soul of a man, whose street photography roots have transformed him into one of the most recognized names in commercial, editorial, and fine art photography today. This state of the art theater features a High Definition rear projection system along with top quality digital audio sound systems.

For more information, please visit  http://apadc.com/

Free

Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow (dpBestflow) Launch Event

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Free

Outernational: Photo night with Metro Collective

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Join DC-based members of Metro Collective for a screening of their compelling documentary photography, with Q&A and discussion to follow.

Metro Collective's visual storytelling has a humanistic, poetic, yet unflinching worldview that transcends borders and ideologies, cuts through propaganda, and has garnered many of the top photo awards in the business. Their work will truly make you see the world in new ways. This is a rare opportunity, in a relaxed, intimate setting, to get to know the stories and photo-authors behind the images.

Projected work will include photos by: Hector Emanuel, Bill Crandall, Daniel Cima, Michael Bonfigli, Robert Knoth, Eros Hoagland, Bevis Fusha, Scott Dalton, Karel Cudlin, J Carrier, and Gabriela Bulisova.

Metro Collective is an international group of 12 photographers, with the founders based in Washington DC. Other Metro members are based in California, Texas, Jerusalem, Prague, Tirana, and Amsterdam.

Outernational is a collaboration between Metro Collective, FotoweekDC, and Mondano.

Free

Lecture - Edward Burtynsky and the Industrial Sublime

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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One of the world’s most respected photographers, Edward Burtynsky explores the intricate connection between industry and nature in his photographs, beautifully depicting the inherent tension between mankind’s struggle to preserve and exploit the landscape. Capturing landscapes that are both beautiful and terrifying, Burtynsky has mastered the art of the industrial sublime in photography.

On this evening, he discusses the exhibition Edward Burtynsky: Oil (on view at the Corcoran through December 13, 2009) and its place within his oeuvre. $15 Members; $20 Public

$15 Corcoran Members
$20 Public

Lecture - Alexander Vasiljev - Photography in the Rainforest

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:00 PM

T: 202.338.4488
W: www.watergategalleryframedesign.com

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Artist's talk by Alexander Vasiljev.

Free

Studio Lighting Workshop and Facilities Tour

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

T: 301 452 5684

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Visit the Carriage House Studio and Gallery to learn about the studio's facilities, lighting equipment, props, and workshop activities.  Bring your camera and get a free tutorial on using the studio lighting and shooting tethered to a computer monitor to capture and produce  digital images in real time.  Ideal for portrait, product and fashion photographers and art directors.

Free

Lecture - Polar Obsession

11/11/2009 - 11/11/2009

7:30 PM

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Since 2003, Paul Nicklen has published nine feature stories in National Geographic magazine, making a name for himself as one of the world’s leading wildlife photographers. This committed naturalist shares images from his new book, “Polar Obsession, ” showcasing the beauty of the Arctic and Antarctic and capturing the impact of climate change.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.nglive.org, via telephone at (202) 857-7700, or in person at the National Geographic ticket office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Free parking is available in the National Geographic underground garage for all programs that begin after 6 p.m.

NatGeo Members: $15
General Public: $18

Joshua Cogan - Soundprints Vol. 1

11/12/2009 - 12/31/2009