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:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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:20260606T012625 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T144852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T235331Z UID:2618-1524679200-1524690000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - April 2018 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nJudge: John Borstel \nPresentation title: Are You a Hunter or a Farmer?: Creative Process and Photography \nBio: \nJohn Borstel is a maker\, writer\, and facilitator of experiences in critique and learning whose award-winning work combines elements of photography\, performance\, and text. Currently a faculty associate of Arizona State University\, he collaborates with MacArthur “Genius Grant” awardee Liz Lerman on online education projects focused on creative process and generative critique. He has served on the board and taught on the faculty of Glen Echo Photoworks and is the co-founder of that organization’s annual Photo Slam. John holds a B.A. in English from Georgetown University and an MFA in interdisciplinary arts from Goddard College. \n \nClick here for Print Competition guidelines. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-april-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:20180404T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180404T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T150038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T190429Z UID:2627-1522864800-1522875600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - March 2018 (04/04/2018) DESCRIPTION:04/04/2018 – 6:00 – 9:00 PM (IMF HQ2-01A-280A&B) \n\nEIC Theme: Blur\nBlur is the apparent streaking of rapidly moving objects in a still image. \nJudge: Tom Wolff (http://www.tomwolffphoto.com/) \nClick here to view the competition rules URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-march-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:20180221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T144718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T195404Z UID:2615-1519236000-1519246800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - February 2018 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nJudge: Ms. Na’ama Batya Lewin \nPresentation title: “An “artist” wherever you are” \nDetails about the presentation: Exotic landscapes and unusual events always inspire photographers to pick up their cameras and capture what they see. But amazing photography comes from the artist’s unique visual perspective. Extraordinary images can be created in the most seemingly mundane situations.  Ms. Lewin will speak about how artists have used their home spaces to create compelling\, thoughtful and challenging work. \nBio: \nMs. Lewin is a photographer and a multimedia video artist living in Maryland.  Her work has been screened and exhibited across the US including the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston\, the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley\, California\, and the International Center of Photography in NYC.  She teaches workshops at Photoworks in Glen Echo Park\, and was photo faculty at the Corcoran School of Art at George Washington University where she ran a study away program with Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem.  She received a New Media Narratives and a General Studies certificate at the International Center of Photography and her MFA in Photography and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. \n  \nClick here for Print Competition guidelines. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-february-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:20180124T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180124T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T145815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171228T165100Z UID:2624-1516816800-1516827600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - January 2018 DESCRIPTION:EIC theme: Street Photography\nImages that feature subjects in candid situations within public places. Street photographs are mirror images of society\, displaying “unmanipulated” scenes\, with usually unaware subjects.” \nJudge: Maurice Asseo \nPresentation: A Poem Without Words \nA Poem Without Words\, or otherwise Things (more or less) Remembered\, is a selection of images derived by various means\, such as Photoshop or slide sandwiches\, from photographs taken over more than thirty years in more than twenty countries.\n If there is a story behind this silent presentation (no words\, no music)\, it could be the confusion that gradually develops in the mind and memory of an elderly person. \n Miroir aux Oiseaux neg – Image copyright : Maurice Asseo Nuns Island Bridge – Image copyright : Maurice Asseo Gull in Flower – Image copyright : Maurice Asseo \nClick here to view the competition rules URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-january-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:20171213T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T144603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T204244Z UID:2613-1513185300-1513198800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - December 2017 - Annual Holiday Potluck DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nJudge: Jennifer Sakai. Her presentation is titled “Color in the Landscape” and will touch upon her work and influences. \nBIO: \nJENNIFER SAKAI is a fine art photographer and educator that resides in the Washington D.C. area. She received her BFA at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Boston Massachusetts\, and her MFA in photography from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia. She has taught at the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College\, and Virginia Commonwealth University prior to teaching at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Fine Art Photography at the Corcoran School of Art at The George Washington University. \nProfessor Sakai’s research consists of the exploration and examination of the landscape in the photographic medium. She has two current series: the first “Hillover Road\, east-west” is a study of the light\, color and surface as shown through the vernacular of Eastern Long Island. \nHer second series Poston Provenance addresses the topography and emotional connection to the concentration camp where her relatives were held during WWII\, and the family’s eastward migration after the war. \nClick here for Print Competition guidelines. \nAnnual Potluck\, Holiday Gift Exchange\, and the 2018 Annual Exhibition brochure photo shoot\n\nPlease bring a nice dish to share with fellow photographers. Can people with last names A-P bring savory dishes and Q-Z bring dessert? The club will provide the wine/water/utensils as usual.\nPlease bring a 4×6 print of your favorite unmarked photo to give as a gift in a sealed envelope.\nTo have more time to enjoy the food and take the AE brochure photo\, we will start at 5:15 pm (instead of 5:45 pm) in the usual place. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-december-2017/ 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:20171115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T145452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171111T180722Z UID:2622-1510768800-1510779600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - November 2017 DESCRIPTION:EIC theme: Shadows\nPhotographs including a dark area or shape produced by a body/object coming between rays of light and a surface. \nJudge: Michael Spilotro\, IMF Multimedia Services \nAbout Mike Spilotro \nMike is currently a Media Officer\, Feature Video and Photography (Department of Corporate Services and Facilities) at the IMF. Mike has worked for the Fund for the past 17 years. Prior to that\, he was the Director of Digital Imaging Services for Supermodel.com and a freelancer.  Mike has been a guest of IPS in the past. His talk will be “a free discussion on photography”\, with an opportunity to ask any photography-related questions you may have\, especially on portraits. \nClick here to view the competition rules URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-november-2017/ 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:20171025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171025T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T144437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171024T200143Z UID:2610-1508954400-1508965200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - October 2017 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nJudge: Aaron M. Arce Stark \nAaron M. Arce Stark is a lawyer dedicated to defending and enforcing the rights of artists and entrepreneurs. Since starting his law firm 4 years ago in Washington\, DC\, Aaron has represented world-renowned photographers with legal issues relating to intellectual property and the First Amendment. Click here to view his website. \nClick here for Print Competition guidelines. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-october-2017/ 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:20170920T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170920T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20170628T144125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170825T151402Z UID:2607-1505930400-1505941200@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - September 2017 DESCRIPTION:EIC theme: People\nPeople are the main subject (e.g.\, not statues\, pictures of people) \nJudge: Kyle Myles\nPresentation: The Monochromatic Work of Kyle Myles \nBio: \nKyle Myles is a freelance photographer based in the Washington\, D.C. area. He is a self taught photographer who began photographing in 2012. Working primarily in black and white\, his work focuses on family\, friends and his daily surroundings. \n Kyles’ upcoming exhibition URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-september-2017/ 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:20170517T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170517T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20160625T183925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170515T162925Z UID:2196-1495043100-1495054800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - May 2017 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Aging\nImages that convey a sense of aging \nJudge: Photographer\, Steven Rosenbach\nPresentation theme: Photographing New York City \n Photo credit: Stephen Rosenbach Photo credit: Stephen Rosenbach \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-may-2017/ 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:20170426T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T012625 CREATED:20160625T183730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160625T183730Z UID:2195-1493228700-1493240400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - April 2017 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-april-2017/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR