January 23, 2008
Announcing the 2008 DCist Exposed Winners
As we suspected, it was a near impossible job deciding which photos were the best of the best from the lot of contenders you threw our way. Over 250 people entered the 2008 DCist Exposed contest and gave us 601 original images from which to choose. We mulled and pondered and tore our hair out a little bit, but please follow the jump (if you haven't already) to find 47 incredible photos that we think capture Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region with an eye trained to find the rich culture too often hidden by the capital's bureaucratic image.
Mark your calendars for the opening reception on March 7 at Civilian Art Projects in Penn Quarter. After we bring down the house on Friday, we'll be following it up with to-be-announced event during the week to further celebrate both the winners and everyone who takes up a camera and contributes to DCist. If anyone would like to pre-game, please join us for a photographers meet-up this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rocket Bar in Gallery Place, followed by a photowalk at 4 p.m.
Note to the winners: We'll be contacting you later this evening with more details regarding the show, so please keep an eye out for that and read it carefully. Right now, please tag your entry "2008 DCist Exposed Winner," become a member of our new Flickr pool and add your winning entry, so we can see your images all in one place and, more importantly, you can use the discussion board for the many questions that will crop up over the next month and a half.
We want to offer a hearty thank you to everyone who entered this year's contest, and we look forward to seeing your photos in our regular pool in the future; our site wouldn't be the same without you.
Congrats to all the winners -- we can't wait to see your work on the gallery wall!
In no particular order...
j6photo -- sweep
c00lmarie -- Bubble machine
andertho -- Stairs #4 (Red Lady)
parikha49 -- push the button
maxedaperture -- Man vs Nature
furcafe -- 60500-08Crop
techne -- Crafty Bastards b-boy battle, Adams Morgan, DC
static-photo -- moo
akkleis -- 121307-06
intemporelle -- Bikers Break
juberisk2 -- cold and hungry
mattinDC -- Gas Station
Sirchek -- Dupont at Dusk
xtol7 -- Germantown
Brian Knight Photography -- Zombie Bride
Tracy Lee -- Duncan meets Jackson
krisetya -- You're about to...
James Calder -- Meatball, in the penalty box, trying to look innocent
JW Landis -- Untitled
everyskyline -- trumpet
Rory -- eastfallschurch
kindalight -- fuck your couch!
firmleague -- In to Battle: DC Pop Warner
#4 (Meaghan) -- Untitled
rachelmoon -- brandywine022807
intemporelle -- Sundresses and Bugboxes
Samer Farha -- Laugh!
katmere -- Turn About--Eastern Market
quemino of the world -- waiting.
goldmember -- We just want a vote.
chapulin colorado -- Red. Light. District.
LaTur -- The past is a foreign country...
mindgutter -- Warmth
walkingparty -- The Rock and Roll Hotel
Dots, Lines, and Polygons -- The Evens
gbmcinephoto -- What democracy looks like
wageslaves -- D.C. 596
AlbinoFlea -- Pack's Frozen Custard
craigs9683 -- Rows of Tombstones - Black and White
dbking -- IMG_8921
sduffy -- Cold Night in Arlington
akkleis -- rolleiview
F1.4 -- behind the curtain
Ronnie R -- Abandoned Bakery
Terecico -- Walk
sduffy -- Air Force Memorial XII
cornflakegirl -- Absolutely Fabulous
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Congrats to all that made it!
Well, it's disappointing not to be in there, but there are some very nice shots in the bunch.
These are really impressive. Congrats to all -- can't wait to see them in the gallery.
Will this be an annual event? I'm an idiot and didn't post anything this time and now I wish I had participated!
This is the 2nd Annual Exposed show. We certainly hope to continue it next year.
you can use the discussion board for the many questions that will crop up over the next month and a half.
crop up? pun intended? :)
Morning Roundup and selected for dcist show today - what a great day!
Yay! Congrats to everyone who made it, and a great job by all the entrants!!!
Congrats to all!!
I'm going to try to make it to the "pre-game" this Sunday! C-ya there!
Thanks, DCist! I'm honored, and can't wait for the show! :-)
Congrats! Can't wait to say that in person to some of you on Sunday.
Congratulations, all!
Well, now I'm no longer kicking myself for being too lazy to enter-- my photos are nowhere near the caliber of the winners'. Great job to all!
Congrats all!
I like almost all the pictures, but for goodness sake, does anyone taking these pictures live anywhere OTHER than NW/Dupont? I am yet to see pictures fromt he REST of the city, aside from the typical tourist spots/memorials. Come on folks, take a day to go explore parts of the city that you or most other people probably have never seen.
Congratulations to all! The photo of the Air Force Memorial caught my eye as particularly sublime.
@ ickybus: I live in NE - 2 of my 3 submissions this year are from there, including the one picked for the show. All my pics from last year were in NE. But, really, a good photo is a good photo, no matter what quadrant.