FotoWeek DC, the second annual celebration of photography in Washington, DC, will feature programs including a photo contest and juried exhibition, gallery openings, lectures, educational workshops, portfolio reviews, book signings and more. Much of the programming will be free of charge, and many area galleries are participating by displaying the work of local photographers or nationally and historically renowned photography.
The week-long celebration will follow a gala awards ceremony at the National Geographic Society’s Headquarters in Washington DC on November 5, 2009. FotoWeek DC 2009 Awards will recognize area professionals, amateurs and students across several genres, including photojournalism, editorial, commercial, and fine art.
FotoWeek DC Highlights
- Unveiling of work never before seen in Washington DC, includes new images from Iraq, Russia, and Cuba by Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist Lucian Perkins; and “Thy Brother's Keeper,” a powerful new work by twenty-five esteemed photojournalists who “chronicle the complex multidimensional issues related to global justice and human rights transgressions.”
- Lectures and workshops by renowned photographers including Tim Hetherington, Lincoln Schatz, Deborah Willis, Matthew Niederhauser, and Ernesto Bazan at American University’s Katzen Arts Center and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
- American Society of Picture Professionals, the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and 20 nationally acclaimed photography professionals host FotoWeek DC's 2nd ANNUAL PORTFOLIO REVIEW DAY, Sunday, November 8, 2009.
- NightGallery DC, where visitors will experience the dazzling display of multi-story, large scale projections on the façade of FotoWeek Central 1(3338 M Street NW) of finalists’ work from the FotoWeek DC Awards competition and of selected images from FotoWeek DC special exhibitions. Select buildings in Rosslyn (November 6-8) and Crystal City (November 8-10) will also feature projections, all beginning at dusk.
- NightVisions, the first-ever, all night FotoWeek DC live photo shoot in which area photographers are encouraged to participate by photographing and delivering their images to FotoWeek Central 1 (3338 M Street NW) for immediate downloading, printing and displaying.
- Multiple embassies will sponsor FotoWeek DC exhibitions and events, including the official opening reception on November 7, 2009 at the House of Sweden, co-hosted by the American Film Institute featuring “What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography,” curated by Judith Turner Yamamoto.
