VENUE CHANGE: IMF HQ1-3-476 (old IMF building) EIC Theme: From above Photographs taken from a higher position/angle compared to the subject. Judge: Chris Suspect Chris 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…
EIC Theme: People People are the main subject (e.g., not statues, pictures of people) Judge: Joe Newman: Bio: Joe 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…
Print theme: Open Please 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). Submission deadline: Day of the competition, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). All…
EIC Theme: Broken Images depicting subjects having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order. Judge: Sean Harris Sean 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…
Print Theme: Open Please 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). Submission deadline: Day of the competition, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). All…
EIC Theme: Joy Photos that transmit a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Judge: TBC
Print Theme: Open Please 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). Submission deadline: Day of the competition, by 6:15pm (before the speaker’s presentation). All…
EIC Theme: Summer Golden Hours In 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. Judge: Messay Shoakena Website: http://www.messay.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetamatic Bio: Based in Washington, D.C, Messay is a photographer who grew up in Ethiopia, Madagascar,…
Print Theme: Open Please 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). Submission deadline: Day of the competition, by 6:00pm (before the speaker’s presentation). All…
EIC Theme: Tradition Tradition is the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice. Judge: Ray Alvareztorres Bio: Ray Alvareztorres is a former journalist, business executive and small business owner. A lifelong lover of photographs, he began photographing for himself — mostly…