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 medium.

FotoWeek Central

3338 & 3333 M Street NW, in Georgetown
For all things photographic, from technology to the published, projected, and exhibited image, the place to come during FotoWeek DC is Georgetown. Two locations on M Street will be a hub of activity known as FotoWeek Central. Admission is FREE, but visitors are required to register (Register online today) to find out more about festival venues and events happening all over town. Click here to view schedule of activities and events.

FotoWeek DC Presents Contact/s: The Art of PhotoJournalism

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FotoWeek DC Presents: Katrina An Unnatural Disaster

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The ALL NEW Epson Print Academy - The Industry's Premier Educational Photo Printing Seminars

FotoWeek DC Presents: NightGallery DC

FotoWeek DC and area museums will team up to create an unprecedented, world premiere digital video slide show. During FotoWeek DC's inaugural week-long photography festival, visitors will be treated to a dazzling display of large scale projections of photographs selected from the collections of some of Washington DC's most honored institutions, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Newseum Learn more >>

FotoWeek DC Gala
at National Geographic

Please join us for a gala evening at the National Geographic Society on Saturday, November 22, 2008, to celebrate the culmination of FotoWeek DC's first annual festival of photography. Connect with your friends and colleagues to toast the photo contest award winners, and mark the occasion with an extraordinary group of talented photographers, enthusiasts of the medium, and generous patrons and sponsors. Learn more >>

Buy Tickets

Tickets for the gala, to be held at the National Geographic Society on November 22, 2008, are now available!

Learn. Present. Attend.

• A juried exhibition of DC’s most talented photographers
• Lectures by some of photography’s most illustrious names and personalities
• Lectures highlighting DC’s renowned institutional collections of photography
• Exhibitions at DC’s premier venues and galleries
• Book signings and panel discussions
• Workshops
• Photography in public spaces
• Awards ceremony to recognize achievements in photography

Lectures at Lunch

Check out a week-long program of lunch-time lectures to take place at Discovery Communications in Silver Spring. 11/17, 11/18, 11/19 11/20 and 11/21

NOTICE: Change in schedule. Nick Evans-Lombe will speak on 11/17 and Lucian Perkins will speak on 11/18.