White House News Photographers Association, Washington, DC 
August 31, 2012
OurNews:
Seminars and Portfolio Reviews, International Awards Competition 2012, Youth Photo Contest Launch
- We have an amazing group of leading photo editors, curators, directors, gallery owners, and photographers for this year’s Seminars & Portfolio Reviews during the 5th Annual FotoWeekDC Festival, which are part of the Festival’s new FotoWeekEDU education programming at the Goethe-Institut Washington. Reserve your place now, for space is limited (85 seat auditorium for seminars) and the early bird discount ends September 9, 2012. Our seminar presenters include:
Gerd Ludwig
Aline Smithson & PDN Presenters
Blurb Photographer at Large Dan Milnor
Tom Mangelsen
Michael Melford
Mary Virginia Swanson
VII Photographer Ed Kashi
Brian Storm
Aline Smithson & PDN Presenters
Blurb Photographer at Large Dan Milnor
Tom Mangelsen
Michael Melford
Mary Virginia Swanson
VII Photographer Ed Kashi
Brian Storm
- 2012 International Awards Competition - Have you thought about creating your own photo book? By entering the new FotoBook Competition, you have a chance to show in an exhibition at FotoWeekDC 2012, receive a cash prize and receive national exposure for your work. You can submit self-published photography books in both print and digital format. Our new sponsorBlurbis also offering a 30% off discount for those who create a self-published photo book through the FotoBook Competition. Don’t forget to submit your single images, series, and photo books before the deadline: September 17, 2012. Check out the most recent images here.
- Youth Photo Contest - Launching TODAY! Enter the 5th Annual FotoWeekDC Youth Photo Contest, presented by the Washington Post and FotoWeekDC, for a chance to show off your winning photo! Tell all the talented kids you know before the contest closes on October 8, 2012.
- Youth Fundraising Campaign - Click HERE to support our youth fundraising campaign and help make cash awards for FotoDC’s aspiring youth photographers possible!
FotoDC: It’s Everywhere You See!
Hector Emanuel 2012 Undercover/Discover Selected Photographer
PartnerNews:
United Photo Industries - PresentsFOTO/PODS 12 @ the DUMBO Arts festival this September.FOTO/PODS 12 is a hamlet of shipping container exhibitions, tents, outdoor projections and much much more. UPI is looking for the most imaginative proposals for a photo-based exhibition in a shipping container, Photoville-style and is accepting submissions through this coming Monday, September 3, 2012 until midnight. The shipping container is your oyster!
PhotoShelter - September 11-13,
Luminance will explore the intersection of business, technology, culture and photography. Among the two dozen voices to be heard from, you’ll find Facebook, Google, Blurb, Lytro, 20x200, and more. Don’t miss this 2-day conference, plus a special workshop led by photographers Joe McNally, Zack Arias, Brian Smith and Robert Seale.
National Gallery of Art - Upcoming exhibition“The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years,” features approximately 150 works by 20 photographers who responded to the older portrait conventions and imagined new ones by exploring the same subjects - primarily friends, family, and themselves - over the course of days, months, or decades.
PartnerNews:
United Photo Industries - PresentsFOTO/PODS 12 @ the DUMBO Arts festival this September.FOTO/PODS 12 is a hamlet of shipping container exhibitions, tents, outdoor projections and much much more. UPI is looking for the most imaginative proposals for a photo-based exhibition in a shipping container, Photoville-style and is accepting submissions through this coming Monday, September 3, 2012 until midnight. The shipping container is your oyster!
PhotoShelter - September 11-13,
Luminance will explore the intersection of business, technology, culture and photography. Among the two dozen voices to be heard from, you’ll find Facebook, Google, Blurb, Lytro, 20x200, and more. Don’t miss this 2-day conference, plus a special workshop led by photographers Joe McNally, Zack Arias, Brian Smith and Robert Seale.
National Gallery of Art - Upcoming exhibition“The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years,” features approximately 150 works by 20 photographers who responded to the older portrait conventions and imagined new ones by exploring the same subjects - primarily friends, family, and themselves - over the course of days, months, or decades.
Kate Fowler 2012 Uncover/Discover Selected Photographer
PhotographerNews:
Part of the FotoDC mission is to provide exposure for all photographers. ***We are currently looking for special interest stories from FotoDC photographers working with political themes. Tell us about your related work and you may be invited to gain exposure as part of FotoDC’s PR outreach! To submit your news, email: exposure@fotoweekdc.org
FotoDC Advisory Board Member and photographer, Hannele Lahti, recently traveled abroad to Newfoundland where she began shooting for new work. Throughout her trip, Lahti kept a photo journal of images taken with her mobile phone. You can take a look at the journal on her Facebook page. Traveling to Eastern Canada? Lahti also has a blog where she shares ideas for places to go, things to do, and other fun travel tips.
Photographer and Film Maker Stephen Alvarezhas recently completed a large European Panorama project. Check out his blog to learn more about his techniques and travel.
FotoDC Education Coordinator E. Brady Robinson’s work will be shown at Randall Scott Projects as a part of Untitled No. 3. Exhibition, which opens this Friday, August 31 from 6 pm - 10pm. Open through September 2.
PhotographerNews:
Part of the FotoDC mission is to provide exposure for all photographers. ***We are currently looking for special interest stories from FotoDC photographers working with political themes. Tell us about your related work and you may be invited to gain exposure as part of FotoDC’s PR outreach! To submit your news, email: exposure@fotoweekdc.org
FotoDC Advisory Board Member and photographer, Hannele Lahti, recently traveled abroad to Newfoundland where she began shooting for new work. Throughout her trip, Lahti kept a photo journal of images taken with her mobile phone. You can take a look at the journal on her Facebook page. Traveling to Eastern Canada? Lahti also has a blog where she shares ideas for places to go, things to do, and other fun travel tips.
Photographer and Film Maker Stephen Alvarezhas recently completed a large European Panorama project. Check out his blog to learn more about his techniques and travel.
FotoDC Education Coordinator E. Brady Robinson’s work will be shown at Randall Scott Projects as a part of Untitled No. 3. Exhibition, which opens this Friday, August 31 from 6 pm - 10pm. Open through September 2.
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