FotoWeek/DC - November 15-22, 2008

A week-long celebration of photography

The week of November 15-22, 2008 will mark the launch of FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of a diverse and wide-ranging photography community in the nation’s capital, including photographers, museums, universities and all those involved in the profession across the metro D.C. area, including Virginia and Maryland. Unique among American cities, Washington, D.C. is a nexus of artistic, business, political and public sector energy, in which photography plays an integral role. FotoWeek DC seeks to bring together all photographers and imaging professionals from every discipline to join with the public in celebration of the medi

Juried Exhibition:
Call for Entries

The FotoWeek DC Juried Awards are designed to recognize, honor, and celebrate the achievements of area professional photographers in the community of their peers through submissions of work in several disciplines. In addition, amateur and student work will be included and judged in six separate categories. Check back here soon to find out how you can enter with a link to the “Call for Entries.”

Portfolio Review

Sit down at the Corcoran College of Art and Design with some of the best in the business for a serious, in-depth discussion of your work, your personal projects, your books in progress.
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Lectures at Lunch

Check out a week-long program of lunch-time lectures to take place at Discovery Communications in Silver Spring. Learn More >>

FotoWeek DC Gala
at National Geographic

Join in an unforgettable evening featuring an awards ceremony in National Geographic’s state-of-the-art auditorium followed by a lovely dinner of celebration among Washington, D. C.’s notables in photography and other luminaries. Learn more >>

Buy Tickets

Tickets for the gala and awards ceremony to be held at the National Geographic Society on November 22, 2008, will be available for purchase online closer to the event. Check back!