FotoWeek DC Events

Sunday, November 08, 2009

54 Events

Day at a glance

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

Walter McConnell

Flash Forward 2009 - Presented by The Magenta Foundation

Iraqi Voices - Curated by Lucian Perkins

Thy Brothers' Keeper - Curated by Geno Rodriguez

InsideOutside: New Images from Russia - Curated by Lucian Perkins

My Cuba - Curated by Lucian Perkins

Exploring The Land: Personal Observations by Ten Contemporary Photographers

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

Immortal Style: An Exhibition of Fashion Photography

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

Crystal City FotoWalk

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

FotOBAMA

South Africa: Per-Anders Pettersson and Karina Turok

Lenscape 2

The United State of America - Curated by Elizabeth Krist

Portraits from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

Micro/Macro

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

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

FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition

Thumbnail Show

Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists

Anne Chan & Mike Dax Iacovone

Matthew Niederhauser - Sound Kapital

Economy of Scale

NightGallery - FotoWeek Central 1

Youth Contest Award Winners

Publisher Exhibition

National Geographic's Your Shot

On View: The America: Now+Here Portfolio

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

Eyes of History - White House News Photographers Association

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Field Photography Session II

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exquisite Control From Capture to Print: Dan Burkholder

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Portfolio Reviews

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

CDIA Photo Bash

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Symposium - Experiments in 19th Century Color Photography

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Macro and Close-Up Photography

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

PHOTO-RAMA FotoWeek Kick-Off Brunch

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Portfolio Reviews: Kate Fraser, Brian Yarvin & Leo Heppner

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

FotoWeek Central 1 Photographer Presentations

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

HDR and Focus Stacking

1:00 PM

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

5:00 PM

FotoWeek DC Late Night

5:30 PM - 10:30 PM

NightGallery Crystal City

6:00 PM

NightVisions

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Eight Short Stories from Around the World

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

NightGallery Rosslyn

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Opening Night Party - Immortal Style

7:00 PM

Lecture - Bruce Barnbaum

 

Matthew Niederhauser - Sound Kapital

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 11/26/2009

WHERE: Govinda Gallery

1227 34th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

NightGallery - FotoWeek Central 1

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free nightly starting at dusk

Anne Chan & Mike Dax Iacovone

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 12/5/2009

WHERE: Hamiltonian Gallery

1353 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

T: 202.332.1116
W: www.hamiltoniangallery.com

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Lenscape 2

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 12/27/2009

WHERE: Zenith Gallery
at Skynear and Company
2122 18th St, NW
Washington, DC 20009

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

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Crystal City FotoWalk

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 3/6/2010

WHERE: Crystal City Business Improvement District (Vornado/Charles E. Smith Crystal City Shops Location)

1750 South Clark St
Arlington, VA 22202

T: 703.412.9430

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE: Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)

155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD 20850

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

$525 for non members, $475 for members

NightGallery Rosslyn

DATE:

11/6/2009 - 11/10/2009

WHEN:

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

WHERE: Rosslyn BID (in collaboration with Arlington Cultural Affairs and JBG Companies)

1200 Block of Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009

WHERE: Embassy of Sweden – House of Sweden

2900 K Street, NW
(Georgetown Waterfront)
Washington, DC 20007

T: 202.467.2600

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 1/2/2010

WHERE: Honfleur Gallery

1241 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020

T: 202.580.5972
W: www.honfleurgallery.com

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:


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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

FotOBAMA

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009

WHERE: Pepco's Edison Place Gallery
Tech Pavillion
702 8th St NW
Washington, DC 20001

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

Walter McConnell

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts

1054 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

T: 202.333.7970
W: www.crossmackenzie.com

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009

WHERE: Photoworks Gallery
Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo, MD 20812

T: 301.634.2274
W: www.glenechophotoworks.org

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Exploring The Land: Personal Observations by Ten Contemporary Photographers

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/15/2009

WHERE: Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)

155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD 20850

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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




COST:

Free

Flash Forward 2009 - Presented by The Magenta Foundation

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 4

3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Iraqi Voices - Curated by Lucian Perkins

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Fotoweek Central 3

3307-D M St, nw
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Thy Brothers' Keeper - Curated by Geno Rodriguez

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 4

3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

“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.

COST:

Free

InsideOutside: New Images from Russia - Curated by Lucian Perkins

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Fotoweek Central 2

3306 M St, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

My Cuba - Curated by Lucian Perkins

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Fotoweek Central 2

3306 M St, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Atrium Gallery
1200 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005

Hours:
8pm to 5pm weekdays

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Portraits from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/27/2009

WHERE: Art Museum of the Americas

201 18th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20006


W: www.museum.oas.org/

Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am -5pm

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Micro/Macro

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Georgetown University Art Afficianados

Walsh Building 2F, 36th & Prospect NW
Washington, DC 20007

Hours:
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

South Africa: Per-Anders Pettersson and Karina Turok

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek at 1515 14th St.

1515th 14th St, NW
Washington , DC 20005

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

The United State of America - Curated by Elizabeth Krist

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Karsh at 100: Portraits of Artists

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 12/18/2009

WHERE: Embassy of Canada

501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Thumbnail Show

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

National Geographic's Your Shot

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:


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.

COST:

Free

Eyes of History - White House News Photographers Association

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 5

1209 31st Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

On View: The America: Now+Here Portfolio

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Addison/Ripley Fine Art

1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007

T: 202.338.5180
W: www.addisonripleyfineart.com

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: Fight Club

1250 9th Street NW
(enter through Blagden Alley on N Street between 9th and 10th Streets)
Washington, DC 20001

Hours:

Gallery hours: Mon-Sat Nov 9-14, 1-6 pm, or by appointment. 

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DESCRIPTION:

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/

COST:

Free

Publisher Exhibition

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 4

3333 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Economy of Scale

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 12/23/2009

WHERE: HEMPHILL

1515 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

T: 202.234.5601
W: www.hemphillfinearts.com

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

Youth Contest Award Winners

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

Exquisite Control From Capture to Print: Dan Burkholder

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE: Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)

155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD 20850

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

$385 non members, $347 VisArts Members

FotoWeek DC Late Night

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/14/2009

WHEN:

5:00 PM

WHERE: Local 16

1602 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

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DESCRIPTION:

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!

COST:

Free

NightVisions

DATE:

11/7/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

6:00 PM

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free
RSVP Necessary - NightVisions@FotoWeekDC.org

Immortal Style: An Exhibition of Fashion Photography

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/15/2009

WHERE: Immortal Beloved

1457 Church St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Field Photography Session II

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

WHERE: Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court
Vienna , VA 22182


W: www.nvrpa.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

$45
Meet Outside the Visitor's Center

Portfolio Reviews

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

WHERE: Corcoran College of Art
and Gallery 31
500 17th Street, NW
(entrance on New York Ave)
Washington, DC 20006

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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DESCRIPTION:

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!

Register Now

COST:

$65 per review ($35 for students)

Symposium - Experiments in 19th Century Color Photography

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE: Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History (Carmichael Auditorium)
950 Independence Ave
Washington, DC 20560-0006

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DESCRIPTION:

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”

COST:

Free

CDIA Photo Bash

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

WHERE: Center for Digital Imaging Arts

1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Studio A
Washington, DC 20007


W: www.cdiabu.com/overview/washington-campus.php

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Macro and Close-Up Photography

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE: Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court
Vienna , VA 22182


W: www.nvrpa.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

$50
Meet at the library

PHOTO-RAMA FotoWeek Kick-Off Brunch

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

WHERE: KNEW Gallery
At The MODERNO Building
1939 12th Street NW
(12th and U)
Washington, DC 20009

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

Hours:
By Event & By Appointment

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

FotoWeek Central 1 Photographer Presentations

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

WHERE: FotoWeek Central 1

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Portfolio Reviews: Kate Fraser, Brian Yarvin & Leo Heppner

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

WHERE: Washington School of Photography

4850 Rugby Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

HDR and Focus Stacking

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

WHERE: Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court
Vienna , VA 22182


W: www.nvrpa.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

$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

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

1:00 PM

WHERE: Corcoran Gallery of Art
and Frances and Armand Hammer Auditorium
500 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006

T: 202.639.1867
W: www.corcoran.org

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

NightGallery Crystal City

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/10/2009

WHEN:

5:30 PM - 10:30 PM

WHERE: Crystal City Business Improvement District (Lowe Century Plaza Location)

2250 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

T: 703.412.9430
W: www.crystalcity.org

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

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

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WHERE: Crystal City Business Improvement District (Lowe Century Plaza Location)

2250 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202

T: 703.412.9430
W: www.crystalcity.org

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DESCRIPTION:

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


COST:

Free

Eight Short Stories from Around the World

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WHERE: Busboys and Poets

14th Street and V Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free

Opening Night Party - Immortal Style

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

WHERE: Immortal Beloved

1457 Church St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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

COST:

Free

Lecture - Bruce Barnbaum

DATE:

11/8/2009 - 11/8/2009

WHEN:

7:00 PM

WHERE: Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)

155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD 20850

T: 301.315.8200
W: www.visartscenter.org

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

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DESCRIPTION:

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.

COST:

Free