Remember back in December when we thought outloud, “Hey, do you think we could, like, pull off a photography show? Will people even be interested? Can this possibly end well?”
The answer to all three turns out to be Hell, Yes.
We can’t tell you much fun we’ve had putting DCist Exposed together, from looking through all your amazing entries, to watching the photographers get so excited about seeing their work professionally framed for the first time. If there’s anything we’ve confirmed, it’s that this town is full of some serious talent — we could have filled the gallery three times over with the number of quality entries we received. As it is, we’re so proud to be displaying the work of these 38 photographers, almost all of whom are showing their work for the very first time.
Many folks have told us that it was the outlet through DCist that got them back into photography — and indeed, we’ve watched many of you go from being the occassional contributor to talented photographers with eyes honed from months of practice. This warms our collective heart to no end.
We hope you’ll join us tonight to meet the photographers and enjoy their work. DCist Exposed is intended to showcase the city and surrounding area the way DCist.com does — through the eyes of the people who live and work here. In a city too often seen purely as a collection of federal government buildings or a destination for tourists, these photographers have captured the local music, art, architecture, and urban surroundings that give Washington, D.C. its unique cultural vibrancy.
Don’t forget, in order to help pay gallery costs, we’re selling $5 raffle tickets for some ridiculously awesome photography bags by Crumpler, and three sweet photography books by Reuters, generously donated by Samer Farha. See his photo tonight when it all goes down, along with photos by a nameless yeast, xtol7, and Hoffmann, at Warehouse, 1017-21 7th Street NW (Mt. Vernon Metro) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. And if you can’t make it tonight, remember, the show will be up through March 16.
Photo in poster is Gloomy Night by okvaughan. If you’d like to purchase this or any of the DCist Exposed photos, please see me at the reception or email heather [at] dcist [dot] com.
