BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IMF – World Bank International Photographic Society - ECPv6.15.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IMF – World Bank International Photographic Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20211108T183408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211109T193440Z UID:3922-1637172900-1637179200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:November 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 17\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Sean Harris for a presentation of his accomplishments and body of work\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: Storytelling). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nWe are pleased and honored to host Sean Harris as the guest presenter and judge during our November Virtual Meeting. The meeting theme is “Storytelling”: Everybody loves a well-told story. They can make us excited\, laugh\, cry or feel empathy for someone else. Send us your images  – 2 entries by member – that summarize a story and/or sequence of events. Each image could contain a montage/collage of 2/3 images that ‘summarize a story or sequence of events\, and each of the two submissions from each photographer will still be assessed individually for the competition. \nHere are Sean’s remarks about the event and images: “I have emphasized “could contain a montage/collage” because some participants will simply submit as they are used to submitting. It is imperative that the judging be done as always\, in my opinion\, and that is to respect the integrity of a single photograph. In their remarks about their images\, the winning photographers would then have a short opportunity to describe the relationship between the photos they’ve submitted\, and the “story” or “event” those images portray. It just creates a stronger or deeper mode of considering the photos to select for each participant. In this case\, the photographer is acting as an editor of a story\, as well as an editor of a single image.” Send us your best shots for the competition by Saturday\, November 13\, midnight! \nSean Harris is a creative and commercial photographer based in Bethesda\, and he makes movies\, musicals\, books and theatrical performances as well as his photography work. He is the co-proprietor of Wonder 101 LLC\, which has provided images of Congress (of Lin Manuel Miranda\, Bread for the World\, Save the Children)\, the U.S. Supreme Court\, Qatar Airways\, Hilton Hotels\, Douglas Development\, Donnelly Modern Design\, and too many organizations and companies to count. \nHis creative projects can be seen at http://www.seanieblue.com/ and his commercial work at http://www.wonder101.com. \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/november-2021-monthly-meeting-virtual-competition/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210922T214848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T132523Z UID:3885-1632334500-1632340800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:September 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, September 22\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Thomas Petzwinkler for a presentation of his accomplishments and body of work\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: People). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nTom is an art educator and Landscape\, Travel\, and Nature Photographer based in Washington DC.  Tom spend the past 25 years teaching\, traveling\, and exhibiting around the world and is currently holding photography workshops in and around the DMV.  His background in Art History\, as well as Sculpture\, Filmmaking and Documentary Photography inform his work in ways that are both cinematic and intimately personal\, combining different disciplines and thought streams that are unique\, yet sometimes derivative\, but always an expression of his own inner voice and signature style. \nhttp://www.tompetzphotography.com/ \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/september-2021/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210510T113104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T014309Z UID:3854-1621448100-1621454400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:May 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, May 19\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Leah  for a presentation of her accomplishments and body of work\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: Black & White). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nLeah Herman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahherman/ )\, a self-described “dedicated and hard-working digital imaging specialist with a passion for telling stories”\, is an IPS “tested and approved” judge – she was our guest speaker and judge for the EIC Competition in January 2019.  Adopted from Bogota\, Colombia\, Leah always had a love for the for video and photography.  Starting at a young age\, she had always wanted to want to create and produce art of expression.  Leah studied videography at Stevenson University and then decided to learn photography at Center for Digital Imaging Arts of Boston University in Washington\, D.C.  Her work includes shooting photography or video for a variety of occasions including events\, organizations\, politics\, and portraits.  Leah currently works for the U.S. House of Representatives where she captures current members of Congress on Capitol Hill and documents the events that take place during their time in Congress. You can also browse her images at http://leahhermanproductions.com/ . URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/may-2021-monthly-meeting-virtual-competition/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210304T135711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T160614Z UID:3805-1619633700-1619640000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:April 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 28\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Blake Stenning for a presentation of his accomplishments and body of work\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: Open). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \n \nBlake Stenning is a fine art photographer whose visual aesthetic has been shaped by the pursuit of thematic ideas that combine formal explorations of composition\, light\, and form\, with meditative observations of everyday environments. Some of his work has concentrated on specific subjects such as chronicling the itinerant life of rural county fairs\, or exploring the sublime within the transcendent spaces of gothic cathedrals. At other times he simply allows intuition and chance to guide him\, resulting in dissecting scenes with his immediate field of view to inspire unusual juxtapositions composed within the camera frame. Blake’s work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows. In 2014\, he was awarded a Strauss Fellowship by the Arts Council of Fairfax County. He has also been a juried member of the Torpedo Factory Artists Association\, past member of Multiple Exposures Gallery\, and served as a board member and instructor at Photoworks in Glen Echo Park. \nBelow we are including selected images from Blake’s portfolio: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/april-2021-monthly-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210304T134214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T153435Z UID:3803-1616004900-1616011200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:March 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, March 17\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Matthew Rakola for a presentation of his accomplishments and body of work\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: Macro Photography). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \n \nMatthew Rakola is a commercial\, editorial and advertising photographer who specializes in photographing real people doing real things. A proud Maine native\, he is the son of two college professors who raised him to be curious about everything and to never stop asking questions. He puts this inquisitiveness to good use as a way to engage subjects from different backgrounds. His trademark question\, “what does THAT do?” has opened doors in physics labs\, car garages and artist studios from Argentina to Virginia. \nHe is also the director of the D.C. chapter of American Photographic Artists\, a trade organization dedicated to helping professional photographers succeed\, and is a founding creative at Missing Link\, a podcast media company. He lives in Silver Spring with his wife and two sons and spends most of his free time picking up legos off the floor and planning his next adventure. \nPhotographer website: www.rakola.com \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/march-2021-monthly-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210118T123521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T144516Z UID:3776-1613585700-1613592000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:February 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 17\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Jason Rinehart for a presentation of his accomplishments in Light Painting Photography\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Open Theme). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nJason Rinehart is a Guinness World Record Holder for light painting 200 Orbs. “I’ve had the opportunity to be featured in numerous highly accredited media blogs\, magazines from all over the world such as PetaPixel\, DIY photography\, Fstoppers\, photography weekly\, Shuterbug Magazine and tons of online podcast interviews about my works as well as light painting photography in general. \nArtist Profile: https://youtu.be/phz3uH05F7U \nMeeting results available here. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/february-2021-monthly-meeting-virtual-competition/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20210118T115953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T121321Z UID:3761-1611771300-1611777600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:January 2021 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition (Theme - Abstract) DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, January 27\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to our monthly virtual photo competition (Theme: Abstract). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nJudge: Maurice Asseo \n\n\n\n\nMaurice Asseo is an economist and photographer. He was born in Paris and brought up in Istanbul. At the age of ten\, he started taking photographs with a camera\, which was presented by his father. Asseo has visited more than eighty countries and has extensively photographed many of them. He has exhibited his photographs and presented slide shows in many countries. Asseo is a former president of the Greater Washington Council of Camera Clubs and of the International Photographic Society of the World Bank and IMF\, where he was awarded the Photographer of the Year title eight times. Many of his essays have won top prizes from the Photographic Society of America. The Assembly of Turkish American Associations has presented him with its Outstanding Achievement in Culture and Art award. Asseo has published several books including “The Bosporus and Beyond” (2011)\, “Expressive Color Photography” (2010) and Bhutan (2010). \nMaurice presentation topic for the meeting is: \nBHUTAN – THE LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON \nDescendants of fierce warriors\, the good-humored Bhutanese are the merriest people in Asia\, even if the social indicators of the country are the second lowest of the continent.  Bhutan\, which has never been colonized\, is the only country in the world to rate in its constitution the need for Gross National Happiness above GDP.  The men rule their society but the women own the family property.  Could a week-long trip around Bhutan\, back in 1997\, which also happened to coincide with a festival held in the dzong (military fortress as well as religious\, administrative and social center) of its capital\, Thimphu\, shed light on these and other apparent paradoxes while describing the country’s geography\, history and culture? \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/january-2021-monthly-meeting-virtual-competition/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20201201T125715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T143736Z UID:3746-1608142500-1608148800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:December 2020 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, December 16\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to our monthly virtual photo competition (Open Theme). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nJudge: Joe Newman: \nBio: \nJoe is the founder of Focus on the Story\, a non-profit organization based in Washington\, D.C. that supports and encourages photographers of diverse backgrounds to explore visual storytelling’s critical role in documenting the world around us and its ability to spur social change. During the past three years\, he has led five photography workshops in Cuba\, published three collaborative photo books financed through Kickstarter campaigns\, taken on photography assignments for various NGO clients\, and founded the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. His photography has been exhibited at the Leica Gallery DC\, and the annual FotoWeek DC and Exposed DC shows. Prior to launching Focus on the Story\, Joe worked as communications director at the Project On Government Oversight and\, before that\, spent 17 years as an award-winning journalist at various newspapers. \n \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/december-2020/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20201110T114212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201110T114753Z UID:3719-1605723300-1605729600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:November 2020 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, November 18\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Ana I. Martinez Chamorro for a presentation of her extensive career accomplishments\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Through a Window*). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nAna I. Martinez Chamorro is a freelance photographer focusing on social\, corporate\, and political events. Her work includes documentary styles\, seasoned portraiture\, and editorial perspectives. Most recently\, she photographed for Senator Kamala Harris during a final campaign stop before the election. She previously traveled on the campaign as a photographer for Secretary Castro and Senator Warren’s presidential bid. \n  \n*”Through a Window – This competition will focus on photos that capture the view through a window.” \n \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/november-2020-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20201019T124646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T124954Z UID:3695-1603908900-1603915200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:October 2020 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 28\, 18:15 PM\, IPS is honored to host Sharon Farmer for a presentation of her extensive career accomplishments\, followed by our monthly virtual photo competition (Open Theme). The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nSharon Farmer is a photojournalist and lectures extensively on photography and photojournalism. Farmer’s photographic work was recently exhibited at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles entitled “Not an Ostrich.” She exhibited with the ExposureGroup at the Candy Factory in Manassas\, Virginia and at the Tolbert Bing Gallery on the Artswalk in D.C.’s Brookland community. She also paired with noted abstract artist Joyce Wellman at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Washington\, D.C.  Farmer’s most recent solo exhibits were held at the Africa House in Lynchburg\, Virginia and the National Democratic Women’s Club in Washington\, DC. Formerly an assignment editor for the Associated Press\, she was part of the A.P. team in 2003 that covered the Super Bowl in San Diego\, California.  Ms. Farmer was the campaign photographer for Sen. John Kerry’s presidential election campaign in 2004. \nShe has been a judge for three panels for the D.C. Arts & Humanities including the Art Bank with the newly created Washingtonia Collection\, the Visual Arts Fellowship Program and the Public Art grants.  For many years Farmer has enjoyed participating with the Shootoff Visual Media Workshops as a judge and as a mentor the last two.  In 2016\, Farmer received the Karsh Award at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston. The award was present by Estrellita Karsh\, the widow of noted portraitist and photographer Yousuf Karsh. \nFarmer served as Director of the White House Photography Office from 1999-2001. A White House photographer since 1993\, she documented the Clinton-Gore Administration at it’s beginning. \nMs. Farmer has been a professional photojournalist and exhibition photographer for more than 45 years\, shooting news stories\, political campaigns\, cultural events\, conferences\, and portraits. Over the years she has photographed for The Washington Post\, the Smithsonian Institution\, The American Association for the Advancement of Science\, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights\, the National Urban League\, the Brookings Institution\, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. to name a few. \nMs. Farmer has taught and lectured extensively on photography and photojournalism at the National Archives\, American University\, the Smithsonian Institution\, Mount Vernon College\, The National Geographic Society\, Eddie Adams Workshop\, the Women in Photojournalism Conference\, Western Kentucky University\, Indiana University; Louisville\, Kentucky’s Frazier Museum\, University of Miami\, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)\, University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College\, the Federal Reserve\, and the History Makers education series.  She lectured in five cities for the “Flying Short Course” sponsored by the National Association of Press Photographers. \nHer photographic work resides in the collections of the Clinton Presidential Library\, the U.S. National Archives\, the Library of Congress\, Howard University’s Moreland-Spingarn Collection\, The District of Columbia Government; The Anacostia Museum and the National Museum of African American History & Culture of the Smithsonian Institution; The King Arts Complex in Columbus\, Ohio; The South African Museum in Pretoria and in private collections. \n.Sharon Farmer majored in photography and minored in music at The Ohio State University in Columbus\, Ohio\, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/october-2020-monthly-meeting-virtual-competition/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20200902T143644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T171342Z UID:3667-1600280100-1600286400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:September 2020 - Monthly Meeting + Virtual Competition DESCRIPTION:The IPS Season 20/21 opens on Wednesday\, September 16; 18:15 PM. \nKevin McDonald is our guest speaker/judge for the meeting. Kevin is the Digital Strategy Assistant at Glenstone Museum in Potomac\, MD. His day-to-day work includes photography\, editing\, and social media management for the museum. Prior to working from home as of March 2020\, most of the photography on Glenstone’s Instagram page was taken by Kevin. In 2018\, Kevin completed a Master’s in Applied Anthropology at the University of Maryland\, where he focused his research at the intersection of people\, plants\, and museums. He is an avid amateur photographer\, and his work has appeared in Atlas Obscura\, Maryland Milestones’ annual calendar\, and his photography for Glenstone has appeared in The Washington Post. \nFollowing our tradition\, the September meeting has “People” as theme – please upload your photos (max 2 images per member) by Saturday\, September 12 at latest. The link is available below and in the guidelines. The competition follows our EIC guidelines – please refer to http://www.imfwb-ips.org/eic-guidelines/ if you would like additional details. \nThe results of this meeting are posted here: http://www.imfwb-ips.org/september-2020-winners/ \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/2020-09-monthly-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T210103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T133731Z UID:3447-1590604200-1590609600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting – May 2020 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – May 2020 \nEIC Theme: Open Theme \n\nEach member can submit 2 images (and not 3 as per previous practice) for this competition – the submission method\, image requirements\, and file name remain the same as for our EIC monthly competitions.\nDeadline for submission of images is midnight on Saturday\, May 23. Please note\, using the online format\, we will have additional requirements for handling\, posting\, and judging. We ask for your cooperation on submitting the images by the mentioned deadline – as we will not be able to include images submitted at a later time/date.\nAlan (competition judge) will have access to the images prior to the meeting; both in order to expedite the reviewing time and preparing comments for the images. During this review\, Alan will only have access to the images (photographers’ names will be deleted from the file names). Alan will know the photographers’ identity during the awards section of the meeting.\nThe link for the online competition will be circulated next week via email.\n\nJudge: Alan Sislen \nAlan Sislen\, who lives in Bethesda\, Maryland\, has been an avid photographer for more than 50 years.  Landscape photography is his passion\, although he has he has extended his “landscape sensibility” into architectural subjects as well.  Alan has photographed extensively in the United States\, as well as France\, Iceland\, Ireland\, Italy\, Canada\, England\, Chile\, South Africa\, Botswana\, Namibia and New Zealand.  He is a resident artist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria\, and a juried member of Multiple Exposures Gallery. Alan is an award-winning photographer and a well-recognized speaker and photography educator. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-may-2020/ LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, DC CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/12510492_10153906669230528_334620225975655319_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T210001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T163057Z UID:3445-1587578400-1587585600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – April 2020 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – April 2020 \nEIC Theme: Open\n \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-april-2020/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T203000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T162918Z UID:3443-1585161000-1585168200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – March 2020 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – March 2020 \nEIC Theme: A Moment in Time \nOne thing that makes photography unique is its ability to freeze a moment in time. As humans\, we see what’s in front of us as a continuing chain of events. The camera\, however\, can stop time from moving forward\, giving us the opportunity to study that fraction of a second. And it’s being able to control those fractions of a second that makes this possible. \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-march-2020/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T163034Z UID:3441-1582135200-1582142400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – February 2020 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – February 2020 \nEIC Theme: Open\n \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-february-2020/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T162940Z UID:3439-1579111200-1579118400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – January 2020 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – January 2020 \nEIC Theme: Contrasts in Black & White\n \nBack-lit subjects and dramatic shadows are brought to the audience’s attention quickly in black and white images. In this competition; we will pay attention to how a rendition of the world in monochrome tones makes us pause and look closely at the image in question. \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-january-2020/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T162423Z UID:3437-1576087200-1576094400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – December 2019 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – December 2019 \nEIC Theme: Open\n \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-december-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T183000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T162329Z UID:3435-1574272800-1574274600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – November 2019 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – November 2019 \nEIC Theme: Dominant Colors\n \nIdeally\, a photograph should have one dominant color. Additional colors should appear subordinate to and supportive of the main color. Remember that different colors evoke different emotions. Some are positive\, some are negative\, depending on the viewer’s perspective. If you want to send a clear message in your image\, you should strongly consider a dominant color. \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-november-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191023T214148Z UID:3433-1572458400-1572465600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – October 2019 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting\, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). \nSubmission deadline: Day of the competition\, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). You can also pre-register your images using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R79T5C2 \nAll Print images need to be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). \nImages that do not adhere to the competition rules\, are submitted late\, and/or are not matted and labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. \nGuest Speaker/Judge: Katie Jett Walls \nKatie Jett Walls is no stranger to taking on big projects. From launching her full time family photography business in 2011 (after several years part time while working non-profit fundraising)\, to pursuing long-term documentary projects in Puerto Rico\, Queens NY and the Black Belt region of the South\, to publishing an online magazine for emerging documentary storytelling. A self-taught photographer\, Katie has invested in several challenging mentorships in both family and documentary photography (in fact\, she photographs most of her family work as “Day in the Life”\, documentary-style sessions)\, most recently completing the prestigious Missouri Photo Workshop hosted by the University of Missouri School of Photojournalism. Being raised in a sheltered religious home\, Katie has found photography to be her own means of exploring aspects of the world she didn’t get to know growing up\, finding her way to a better understanding of humanity\, community and connection. \nKatie is a 13-year resident of the District of Columbia\, a recovering improviser\, an avid reader of moody British police procedurals\, and drinker of much coffee. She and her husband and son love camping and playing pinball at Lyman’s on 14th Street. \nFor more: https://www.katiejettwallsphotography.com/aboutcv-page \n \nBlack Belt Project URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-october-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20190829T205041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T160647Z UID:3431-1568829600-1568836800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – September 2019 DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting – September 2019 \nEIC Theme: People  \nPeople are the main subject (e.g.\, not statues\, pictures of people) \nJudge: Joe Newman: \nBio: \nJoe is the founder of Focus on the Story\, a non-profit organization based in Washington\, D.C. that supports and encourages photographers of diverse backgrounds to explore visual storytelling’s critical role in documenting the world around us and its ability to spur social change. During the past three years\, he has led five photography workshops in Cuba\, published three collaborative photo books financed through Kickstarter campaigns\, taken on photography assignments for various NGO clients\, and founded the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. His photography has been exhibited at the Leica Gallery DC\, and the annual FotoWeek DC and Exposed DC shows. Prior to launching Focus on the Story\, Joe worked as communications director at the Project On Government Oversight and\, before that\, spent 17 years as an award-winning journalist at various newspapers. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-september-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2 Lobby\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T151311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T152303Z UID:3004-1557943200-1557954000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – May 2018 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Tradition\nTradition is the handing down of statements\, beliefs\, legends\, customs\, information\, etc.\, from generation to generation\, especially by word of mouth or by practice. \nJudge: Ray Alvareztorres \nBio: \nRay Alvareztorres is a former journalist\, business executive and small business owner. A lifelong lover of photographs\, he began photographing for himself — mostly on the street — in 2016 as a means of self reflection\, and in a search for what makes us kindred. \nPresentation Title: \nWhat Are Your Photographs Telling You? \n’Street Photography’ as Process and Visual Practice \nWebsite: \nwww.rayalvareztorres.com \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-may-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T151154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T203120Z UID:3002-1556128800-1556139600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – April 2019 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open \nPlease submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting\, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). \nSubmission deadline: Day of the competition\, by 6:00pm (before the speaker’s presentation). \nAll Print images need to be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). \nImages that do not adhere to the competition rules\, are submitted late\, and/or are not matted and labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. \nSpeaker/judge: Tom Mullins\nPresentation title: “Street Photography Aesthetic” \nBio:\nTom Mullins is an American photographer raised in Beirut\, London and Switzerland. Tom lives in D.C. as a suburban family man\, and works as a political risk analyst for an international law firm. In recent years\, he has taken up “classic street” photography\, and has joined the DC Street Photography Collective for a sense of community. Tom is interested in ideas of political responsibility\, and is currently starting a project around the idea of “Advocacy” in its many forms. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-april-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T151053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190311T195655Z UID:3000-1553104800-1553115600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – March 2019 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Summer Golden Hours\nIn photography\, the golden hour is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky.\n \nJudge: Messay Shoakena \nWebsite: http://www.messay.com \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetamatic \nBio:\nBased in Washington\, D.C\, Messay is a photographer who grew up in\nEthiopia\, Madagascar\, Kenya\, Cameroon and the United States. Through his travels to various countries\, he has developed a strong appreciation of different cultures which he shares through his street photography work. In addition to several online publications and blogs\, his photography work has been featured on The Washington Post\, The Huffington Post\, Washington Examiner\, Der Spiegel Magazine and The Ford Foundation. \nPresentation Title: Light & Shadow\nMy street photography work focuses mainly on the contrast between light and shadow. I am driven to create images where the symphony of colors\, people\, shadows and lines work together to show a semblance of order in highly congested city environments. \n \nEIC Guidelines: \nPlease upload up to three images max for the EIC competition to Dropbox\, in accordance with the IPS Competition Rules and EIC guidelines. Submission deadline: Saturday preceding the meeting date\, by 11:59pm (midnight). \nAll EIC images need to follow file naming conventions and include the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). Images that do not adhere to the competition theme/rules\, submitted late\, and/or are not labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-march-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T190511Z UID:2997-1551290400-1551301200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – February 2019 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting\, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). \nSubmission deadline: Day of the competition\, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). \nAll Print images need to be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). \nImages that do not adhere to the competition rules\, are submitted late\, and/or are not matted and labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. \nGuest Speaker/Judge: Frank Van Riper \nFrank Van Riper’s award winning career in journalism began in 1967 on the New York Daily News where for 20 years he served as White House correspondent\, national political correspondent and ultimately Washington Bureau news editor. But he also has been a photographer for as long as he has been a writer and now\, with the publication of his sixth book\, he offers a documentary-cum-memoir about two of the world’s great cities: New York and Paris. \nRecovered Memory: New York and Paris 1960-1980 is a meditation on time and place: before the internet and 24/7 news; when one could visit the Eiffel Tower without seeing police and automatic weapons\, when a ride on the New York subway cost 15 cents\, when the smell of fresh-baked baguettes wafted over nearly every Parisian neighborhood–when the Coney Island parachute ride still thrilled thousands. \nFrank will talk to the IPS members about the ‘Recovered Memory’ book\, the photographs included in it\, and the creation process behind it. \nNote: Copies of Frank’s beautiful and bestselling coffee table hardcover book will be available for purchase ($45\, tax included). Frank will be happy to inscribe the book for IPS members following his presentation. \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-february-2019/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190118T181500Z UID:2993-1548266400-1548277200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – January 2019 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Joy\nPhotos that transmit a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. \nJudge: TBC URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-january-2018-2/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T205526Z UID:2991-1544637600-1544648400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting – December 2018 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open \nPlease submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting\, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). \nSubmission deadline: Day of the competition\, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). \nAll Print images need to be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). \nImages that do not adhere to the competition rules\, are submitted late\, and/or are not matted and labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. \n  \nGuest Speaker/Judge: Jason Hamacher \nJason Hamacher is the founder and director of Lost Origins Productions and the Lost Origins Gallery. He contributes to the international conversation on Syria with frequent appearances on National Public Radio\, BBC World Service\, Al Jazeera\, Voice of America\, Huffington Post\, Washington Post and the United Nations. \nFrom 2005-2010\, Hamacher was granted unprecedented access to the city of Aleppo\, Syria. He went to document ancient religious traditions and\, inadvertently\, captured the apex of Syria’s modernization before the eruption of civil war. Hamacher’s efforts contribute to the international conversation on Syria with frequent speaking engagements and television\, radio\, and print appearances. He has recently spoken at United Nations Geneva\, Great St. Mary’s Church Cambridge (UK)\,  Armenian Museum and Library of the United States and Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection; and appeared on NPR\, BBC World Service\, Al Jazeera\, Voice of America\, and CBC’s Q. \nHamacher’s combination of photography\, sound\, and personal experience of Syria offers an unparalleled immersion into one of the world’s oldest civilizations. His adventurist spirit\, passion for people\, and love of culture earned him the trust of Syrians across all socio-economic classes. This allowed him to truly capture the essence of the Syrian landscape and its people.  His archive of sound and image was added into the permanent collection at the Library of Congress in early 2018. \nHamacher will speak about his latest exhibition\, 1\,001 Syrian Nights\, and his hopes to confront viewers with simultaneous visions of grandeur and resilience\, not just the destruction so commonly associated with Syria. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-december-2018/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T013429Z UID:2988-1542218400-1542229200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - November 2018 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Broken\nImages depicting subjects having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order. \nJudge: Sean Harris \nSean Harris has made his living with a camera for 20 years. But his camera work was always meant to be a supplement to his words. A writer who wanted to illustrate his stories\, Sean dove so deeply into image-making that he became a full-time freelance photographer and video producer. But the words are still his primary reason for shooting\, and he is still illustrating his own stories. Professionally\, Sean in the past year has shot Broadway hero Lin Manuel Miranda posing as Evita\, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer drinking his favorite Bordeaux\, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski posing with a monster salmon\, while creatively filming his own ballet about a bird fighting the oil industry with musical instruments\, writing songs and composing music for a musical about Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law\, composing songs for a musical about the Grimm Brother Jakob’s life after his younger brother’s passing\, and writing a novel and theatre piece about Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. Twenty years as an accidental cameraperson has not erased his purpose as a writer\, and his talk at the IPS on November 14th is titled “Publish and Perish: Strategies for Remaining Relevant for Photographers in the 21st Century” and the brief talk will highlight the need for photographers to create stories for their photographs so those images can stand out in a society jammed with imagery. Sean’s most recent creative work can be seen in his imagining of fashion designer Alexander McQueen’s last days: “McQ\,” for which Sean wrote the music and lyrics\, and shot and edited the video at https://vimeo.com/284927859\, with the password “lee.”   \n \nEIC Guidelines: \nPlease upload up to three images max for the EIC competition to Dropbox\, in accordance with the IPS Competition Rules and EIC guidelines. Submission deadline: Saturday preceding the meeting date\, by 11:59pm (midnight). \nAll EIC images need to follow file naming conventions and include the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). Images that do not adhere to the competition theme/rules\, submitted late\, and/or are not labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-november-2018/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181024T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181024T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181019T202156Z UID:2986-1540404000-1540414800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - October 2018 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nPlease submit up to two images max for the Print competition by recording image names into a competition log to be provided by IPS at the meeting\, in accordance with IPS Competition Rules (including print size and matting guidelines). \nSubmission deadline: Day of the competition\, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). \nAll Print images need to be clearly labeled with the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). \nImages that do not adhere to the competition rules\, are submitted late\, and/or are not matted and labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. \nJudge: Angela B. Pan \nVoted “Best Visual Artist in Washington\, D.C.” by the Washington City Paper two years in a row\, Angela has published photographs of the capital in the Washington Post\, The White House Historical Association\, and more. Her work has been featured in local galleries and publications of Apple\, Lionsgate and several luxury hotels. \nAngela recently self published her first book\, Snap DC: Your Guide to Taking Extraordinary Photos of the National Mall and Beyond… (https://www.amazon.com/Snap-DC-Taking-Extraordinary-National/dp/1975605535/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1533561061&sr=8-3&keywords=snap+dc) to help fellow photographers and visitor save time and capture the best images they can of our Washington DC. \nWebsite: http://www.abpan.com/ \nInstagram: @abpanphoto \nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bj47YLSADq0/?taken-by=abpanphoto URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-october-2018/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180919T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20180813T150134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T185253Z UID:2984-1537380000-1537390800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - September 2018 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: People  \nPeople are the main subject (e.g.\, not statues\, pictures of people) \nJudge: Joe Newman: \nBio: \nJoe is the founder of Focus on the Story\, a non-profit organization based in Washington\, D.C. that supports and encourages photographers of diverse backgrounds to explore visual storytelling’s critical role in documenting the world around us and its ability to spur social change. During the past three years\, he has led five photography workshops in Cuba\, published three collaborative photo books financed through Kickstarter campaigns\, taken on photography assignments for various NGO clients\, and founded the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival. His photography has been exhibited at the Leica Gallery DC\, and the annual FotoWeek DC and Exposed DC shows. Prior to launching Focus on the Story\, Joe worked as communications director at the Project On Government Oversight and\, before that\, spent 17 years as an award-winning journalist at various newspapers. \n \n  \nEIC Guidelines: \nPlease upload up to three images max for the EIC competition to Dropbox\, in accordance with the IPS Competition Rules and EIC guidelines. Submission deadline: Saturday preceding the meeting date\, by 11:59pm (midnight). \nAll EIC images need to follow file naming conventions and include the photographer’s name\, image name\, and competition class (A or B). Images that do not adhere to the competition theme/rules\, submitted late\, and/or are not labeled properly will be automatically disqualified. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-september-2018/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T010035 CREATED:20170628T150214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180516T171028Z UID:2629-1526493600-1526504400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - May 2018 (Venue changed) DESCRIPTION:VENUE CHANGE: IMF HQ1-3-476 (old IMF building) \nEIC Theme: From above\nPhotographs taken from a higher position/angle compared to the subject. \n  \nJudge: Chris Suspect \nChris Suspect’s street and documentary work has been recognized internationally and has been exhibited in Miami\, Rome\, Belgium\, Germany\, Georgia\, Romania and the United Kingdom. His documentary work on the underground music scene in Washington\, D.C.\, was published as a book\, Suspect Device\, by Empty Stretch in 2014 and was a featured exhibit at the Kolga Tblisi Photo Festival 2015 in Tblisi\, Georgia. This same project was also featured in the Leica Galerie at Photokina 2014 in Koln\, Germany. The work is currently held in the Leica Galerie Archives. Since 2012 he has been a member of the STRATA photo collective\, focussing on street photography and located in Washington\, D.C. \nIn the last year\, Suspect won the StreetFoto San Francisco competition for street series\, FotoWeek DC’s competition for Photographer’s Choice series\, and Exposed DC’s annual photography competition. He was also a finalist in the Miami Street Photography Festival Miami Photo Series. In previous years he was shortlisted for the International Street Photography Awards (UK) and named the winner of the Washington City Paper’s 2014 Photography Contest. Previously Suspect served as a judge for the Miami Street Photography festival during Miami Art Basel (2013)\, he won Photo District News’ “The Scene” contest for music photography (2013) and received an honorable mention in the Chicago Photographic Society’s first annual street photography contest (2013). \nSuspect’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post\, Photo District News\, LFI Magazine and on the Leica Camera Blog. He also has published photographs in the Washington Post\, Washington City Paper\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, Forbes and many other media outlets in the US\, Germany\, Canada\, and Brazil. \nHis website is: https://suspect.culturalspot.org/ \nClick here to view the competition rules URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-may-2018/ LOCATION:IMF HQ1-3-476\, IMF\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR