Last year we were blown away by how many folks participated in our very first DCist Exposed Photography Show. What we hoped would be a fun event for our faithful photography contributors turned into a full-blown gallery event packed to the gills with supporters. Many of the selected 2007 photographers — most of whom had never even framed their work prior to the show — have continued to sell their prints and some even had their first solo shows around the area. All in all, we think it worked out quite well.

So it’s time to start scouring your Flickr photostream and pick your entries for DCist Exposed 2008. Our venue this year is Civilian Art Projects, a relatively new gallery in Penn Quarter that focuses on emerging artists, and represents quite a few damn fine photographers of their own. They’re as excited about DCist Exposed as we are, and will be helping us plan some supporting events this year after the opening on Friday, March 7.

If you have questions or ideas about the show, or just want to brainstorm with other photographers about which images you should enter, come out to our next Flickr meet-up at Rocket Bar on December 16, 2 p.m. Remember that everyone is invited to the contest, whether you won last year or you just bought your first camera yesterday.

Below the jump are the full contest rules, which are largely the same as last year, with one notable exception — we’ll be charging the small fee of $5 to enter this year to help us recoup the cost of renting the gallery. So skip the latte today, submit your photos, and we’ll see who makes it to the gallery wall in March. Ready? Go!

DCist Exposed logo by Lynne Venart