{"id":1073,"date":"2009-11-09T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2015-12-27T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T18:58:44","slug":"fotoweek-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2009\/11\/fotoweek-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"FotoWeek DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Events for the second annual FotoWeek DC Competition are taking place this week through November 14th. It should be interesting. I hope I get to view a few exhibits. The photography by amateurs and professionals, from 3500 entries, Some of those amateurs may well be on a professional track afterwards. Here&#8217;s the <a title=\"FotoWeek DC 2009\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fotoweekdc.org\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">FotoWeek<\/a> link for details, but I find it a bit confusing so here&#8217;s a more user-friendly guide from <a title=\"Guide to FotoWeek, Washington Post\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/11\/05\/AR2009110501751.html\" target=\"_blank\">Michael O&#8217;Sullivan in the Washington Post<\/a>. Here are just a few samples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1074\" title=\"fotoweek1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Shannon Finney, Finalist FotoWeek 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek1.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek1-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1075\" title=\"fotoweek2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Steffen Binke, Finalist FotoWeek 2009\" width=\"499\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek2.jpg 968w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek2-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1077\" title=\"fotoweek3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweek3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Alexander Gronsky, FotoWeek InsideOutside Russia Exhibit\" width=\"499\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek3.jpg 968w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweek3-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a Youth Contest. I told my younger son about it. I&#8217;m not sure he entered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweekyouth.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1076\" title=\"fotoweekyouth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/11\/fotoweekyouth.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Gabe Westergren, First Place, FotoWeek Youth\" width=\"499\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweekyouth.jpg 968w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/fotoweekyouth-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On another note, today is a celebration for my mother&#8217;s birthday but also happens to be the <a title=\"Previous post on Nathaniel Chapman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=461\" target=\"_blank\">anniversary<\/a> of a good friend&#8217;s passing. Life is full of paradox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events for the second annual FotoWeek DC Competition are taking place this week through November 14th. It should be interesting. I hope I get to view a few exhibits. The photography by amateurs and professionals, from 3500 entries, Some of those amateurs may well be on a professional track afterwards. Here&#8217;s the FotoWeek link for details, but I find it a bit confusing so here&#8217;s a more user-friendly guide from Michael O&#8217;Sullivan in the Washington Post. Here are just a few samples. There&#8217;s also a Youth Contest. I told my younger son about it. I&#8217;m not sure he entered. On another note, today is a celebration for my mother&#8217;s birthday but also happens to be the anniversary of a good friend&#8217;s passing. 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