Have a phone? Take a picture! That’s the way most of us take photos these days. But photography remains a creative art mastered by only a select few. The IMF-World Bank International Photographic Society (IPS) has long nurtured the creativity and skill of photographers in our two institutions. This week however, the photo society celebrates its…

by Shannon Turkewitz, Member of IPS Executive Council and Project Director, 50th Anniversary Committee   Bang! The planning of the 50th Anniversary of IPS burst off the starting line in late 2015. The ‘photo finish’ will be a Special Exhibition at the newly renovated IMF HQ-1, by a club whose members have already shared captivating…

Hopefully everyone received 50th Anniversary Committee Outreach Chair Shannon Turkewitz’ email with the letter of invitation and submission guidelines for the special 50th anniversary exhibition (with a sleek logo created by Alex Culiuc). Both are reprinted on the following pages. The committee spent countless hours in going through old membership lists and conducted open source research…