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A talk with the women photographers rising to the top of a male-dominated field
Women in Conservation Photography on Creating Powerful Storytelling Wednesday, June 23 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET Live on Zoom Cost: Free Register for the Talk Are you a female photographer interested in working for conservation? Are you a conservationist who loves photography? Do you enjoy the beauty of the natural world and would like to celebrate and preserve it? The field of conservation photography has been primarily populated by male photographers but women are quickly becoming t...
Exploring the concept of 'Black Art" through the work of Black Artists
How Black artists view themselves through their art Friday, June 25 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET Location: The Eaton Hotel DC, 1201 K ST NW Cost: $20 REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Join BlkArthouse at Eaton DC for the opening reception of the "What is Black Art" exhibition, which aims to create a dialogue about what "Black art" entails, what perspectives we project onto art by Black artists, and how Black artists view themselves and their artwork. The exhibition will host 19 pieces of artwork b...
Raise a toast to DC's original Instagram community
A Celebration of DC's Visual Community Saturday, June 26 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Location: Bammy's (Navy Yard), 301 Water Street SE Washington DC Join us for an outdoors happy hour at Bammy's in Yards Park on DC's southeast waterfront as the Focus on the Story International Festival salutes IGDC's 10-year anniversary. Founded in 2011, IGDC has encouraged and nurtured countless local photographers to pick up their cameras and explore the DC metro area. Through instameets, photowalks, brand collabor...
A Talk with Iranian Photographer Solmaz Daryani, winner of the FotoEvidence W Award
A Lake and its People Struggle to Hold On Wednesday, June 30 4 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. ET Live on Zoom Cost: Free Register for the Talk [Get your copy of The Eyes of Earth at FotoEvidence] Join us as we close this year's festival with Solmaz Daryani, the winner of the FotoEvidence W Award, which is awarded for exemplary personal storytelling through the eyes of a woman photographer. Her book, "The Eyes of Earth," which was published by FotoEvidence as part of the award, tells the story o...
