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:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20160101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180425T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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:20260606T045334 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170315T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170315T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T183449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170315T142836Z UID:2194-1489599900-1489611600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - March 2017 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Simple \nImages that are simple in construct or convey a simple theme \nGuest Speaker: Blake Stenning – A Photographer’s Journey \nBlake Stenning a fine art photographer who continually experiments with new ways to express his creative vision. At times his work has been driven by a specific objective\, such as exploring the carved stonework of a cathedral\, or composing a color abstraction from juxtaposing shapes and reflective light. In other instances he allows intuition and chance to guide him as he responds to the surrounding environment. The unifying thread is his eye for formal composition and a flair for visual drama.\nBlake is a Strauss Fellow\, juried member of the Torpedo Factory Artists Association\, past member of Multiple Exposures Gallery\, and current board member of Photoworks. \n       URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-march-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:20170215T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T183220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T164535Z UID:2193-1487180700-1487192400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - February 2017 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open \nGuest Speaker: Rebecca Drobis \nPresentation Title: Grown Up West: Children Growing Up on the Blackfeet Reservation \nBio: \nRebecca Drobis is a Washington DC based photographer who uses photography to envision change in our community. Rebecca’s images tell human stories\, bringing to life the messages of campaigns\, organizations and causes. Through her work\, Rebecca has captured issues affecting individuals and communities in a range of subject areas including health\, education\, environment\, youth and family. Her curiosity and ability to authentically connect with her subjects allow her to tell her clients’ stories in a compelling and engaging way. \nRebecca is available worldwide for editorial\, advocacy and advertising assignments and looks forward to collaborating with you to tell your story.  Selected clients includeThe Washington Post Magazine\,The Discovery Channe \nl\, Ketchum Worldwide\, Emily’s List\, The National 4-H Council\, Disney and Children’s National Medical Center. \nIn addition to client work\, Rebecca also regularly travels to northern Montana\, where she is shooting an ongoing photographic and video project—“Grown Up West”—about children growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. \nSelected honors include: Best of American Society of Media Photographers; Graphis Photography Annual’s “Gold Prize”; FotoWeek DC’s “Silver Prize”; Communication Arts magazine’s “Fresh Online”; and Photo District News’ “30 Emerging Photographers to Watch.” \n ©Rebecca Drobis From the portrait series “Grown Up West\,” and ongoing project documenting children growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in NW Montana. Montana Highway 2 between East Glacier and Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation. © Rebecca Drobis 2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-february-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:20170125T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170125T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T183018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170122T044914Z UID:2191-1485366300-1485378000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - January 2017 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Abstract \nNon-figurative photos \nGuest Speaker: Sarah Gordon \nhttp://www.imfwb-ips.org/january-speaker-sarah-gordon/ URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-january-2017/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2-03B-838B\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161221T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161221T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T182829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160625T183519Z UID:2190-1482342300-1482354000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - December 2016 DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-december-2016/ 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:20161130T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T182637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T142832Z UID:2189-1480527900-1480539600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - November 2016 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: In my house \nPhotos taken solely within the confines of the photographer’s living quarters \nSpeaker and judge: Tanguy de Carbonnieres \nTanguy is a fine arts photographer who has won several awards through FotoDC over the past years URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-november-2016/ 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:20161102T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T182351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161102T040244Z UID:2188-1478108700-1478120400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - October 2016 (Moved to November 2\, 2016) DESCRIPTION:Print theme: Open \nGuest Speaker: Ron Aira \nBio: \nRon Aira is a commercial photographer based in Washington DC.  His work has appeared in Glamour\, Essence\, Forbes\, Time and Newsweek to name a few.  He works on advertising campaigns for agencies and corporations from billboards to annual reports. \nHe approaches photography with a unique vision and a passion for detail. Whether he is on location or in the studio.  His love for photography does not stop with his clients.  He is passionate about his personal projects as well. Creating stunning images from his travels\, from Matadors in Spain and Colombia to gipsy circuses in France. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-october-2016/ 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:20160921T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160921T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160625T181944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160921T023927Z UID:2187-1474479900-1474491600@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - September 2016 DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme:  People \nPeople as the main subject (e.g.\, not statues\, pictures of people) \nSpeaker: Geoff Livingston \nSeptember 2016 Speaker: Geoff Livingston \n \n  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting-september-2016/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160525T174500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160525T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160303T213929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160914T194528Z UID:1533-1464198300-1464210000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Angles (Angles as the main subject/key ingredient)\nGuest Speaker: TBA URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/ips-monthly-meeting-18-may-2016/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160427T174500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160427T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160303T213716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160410T194739Z UID:1532-1461779100-1461790800@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting –27 April 2016 DESCRIPTION:Print Theme: Open\nGuest Speaker: TBA URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/ips-monthly-meeting-27-april-2016/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160316T174500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160316T183000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160321T181926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160321T181926Z UID:1729-1458150300-1458153000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting – 16 March DESCRIPTION:EIC Theme: Color \nGuest Speaker: Victoria Restrepo \nSPEAKER’S BIO: \nVictoria is an accomplished professional photographer as well as an artist\, with over 30 years of experience; she specializes in fine art\, nature and travel photography. She studied fine arts in Colombia and photography at The New England School of Photography\, in Boston. She has worked as a Commercial Photographer and as a photography and Photoshop teacher. \nShe was born in Colombia\, South America\, a magical place where mountains\, gigantic rivers\, deserts and rainforests run into the oceans. This fierce nature and the vibrant colors from her native Country are always present in her work. She works with light\, her imagination and her own memories creating imaginary still lifes and landscapes\, mixing photography\, painting\, and digital art. \nPhotography has always been around her. Her grandfather\, her great-grandfather and her great-great-grandfather were some of the earliest photographers in South America and the Caribbean. The smell of the photographic chemicals\, and the magical darkness of her family lab marked her life forever. \nVictoria speaks at camera clubs\, judges photographic competitions\, teaches photography and Photoshop\, and has an art studio for children. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/ips-monthly-meeting-16-march/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160217T174500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160217T203000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160208T091003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160220T233439Z UID:1389-1455731100-1455741000@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting - 17 February 2016 DESCRIPTION:Monthly IPS Meeting\nWednesday\, 17 February 2016\nLocation: IMF HQ2-01A-280A&B\n1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20431\nPrint theme: Open\nGuest Speaker: Lauren Stockbower \nTitle of the Talk: The Language of Photography \nSpeaker’s Bio: \nLauren Stockbower has worked as a picture editor over the course of 20 years for The New York Times\, Forbes\, Business Week\, and U.S. News and World Report. She also has been both a staff newspaper photographer\, and a freelancer throughout Asia. \nAn educator\, she has taught at the Corcoran College of Art +Design for a decade\, and is currently an adjunct professor at NOVA in Alexandria. \nShe freelances for clients like National Geographic Traveler as a picture editor and is Portfolio Director for UFolios.com. URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/monthly-meeting/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160120T054500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260606T045334 CREATED:20160321T185713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160321T185713Z UID:1742-1453268700-1453316400@www.imfwb-ips.org SUMMARY:IPS Monthly Meeting - 20 January DESCRIPTION:Refreshments: 5:45 p.m. \nPresentation: 6:30 p.m. \nEiC Theme: Still Life \nGuest Speaker: Gayle Rothshild \nTitle of Gayle’s presentation: “And She Was”. \nBIO \nGayle Rothschild has been working as a fine art photographer since 1982 when she received her MFA degree from the University of Maryland\, College Park\, MD.  Her first photography class was at Photoworks\, Glen Echo Park\, in 1977\, then studied at Corcoran School of Art\, Washington\, DC\, and at The Visual Studies Workshop\, Rochester\, NY\, \nHer photographs have been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions including The Center for Photography\, Woodstock\, NY\, Maryland  Art Place\, Baltimore\, MD\, Vis Arts\, Rockville\, MD.\,    Washington County Museum\, Sandra Berler Gallery\, Chevy Chase\, MD\, National Museum of Women In the Arts\, Washington\, DC\, The Corcoran Museum of Art\, American University Museum Katzen Art Center\, “Washington Art Matters: 1940’-1980’s”\, and American University Museum Katzen Art Center\, “Presence of Place” in 2015.  Her work is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Art\, Houston\, Texas and was in the Corcoran Museum of Art. \nFrom 1993- 2010 she was represented by Sandra Berler Gallery\, Chevy Chase\, MD.\, \nShe is the photographer/illustrator for the children’s book\, What Is The Sign For Friend\, Franklin Watts\, publisher. \nGayle Rothschild has been a photography instructor at Photoworks\, Glen Echo Park since 1983\, she is currently the Director of Exhibitions and member of the executive board. Gayle has an exhibit starting January 15 until January 2016. The exhibit is titled: “Self & Subject: Ideas in Contemporary Portraiture“  URL:https://www.imfwb-ips.org/event/ips-monthly-meeting-20-january/ LOCATION:IMF HQ2\, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20431\, United States CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR