IPS member Luidmila Pestun won the IFC COVID-19 Ideas competition. Our IPS editor caught up with Luidmila to find out how she came up with this cool idea. Tell us a little about Luidmila Pestun My name is Liudmila Pestun. I typically go by Mila. I’m originally from Belarus and have been living in D.C…
Have a phone? Take a picture! That’s the way most of us take photos these days. But photography remains a creative art mastered by only a select few. The IMF-World Bank International Photographic Society (IPS) has long nurtured the creativity and skill of photographers in our two institutions. This week however, the photo society celebrates its…
Picture this! You submit your photo to a competition hoping for some recognition and on the night of the ceremony, your name is called as having won the first prize. You walk up to receive your prize, in shock and surprise. It’s a surreal moment! Estelle Doro had firsthand experience at the opening of last…
There are many pre-cut mats on the market. Their opening sizes include 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, 11”x14”, 12”x16”, 16”x20”, 18”x24”, and 20”x24”. Three most popular colors are black, white, and ivory. They are neutral colors Pre-cut mats are relatively cheap since they are mass-produced. They are convenient since it takes only a few minutes to mount…
On a hot summers day, this past August, it was refreshing to sit in the Starbucks cafe across the street and chat with Marta Gonzalez. Marta is the overall winner of the 2018 IPS photo exhibition for her photograph “Irony”. Qn: Tell me a little about yourself and how you started on this photography journey.…
Special exhibition in HQ1 3rd floor: As part of IMF HQ1 renovation, IMF is hoping to have art display on each floor. IMF started this program with a pilot for HQ1 3rd floor. This includes art work by IMF staff, Pictures of IMF staff, and 15 images from IPS. IPS pictures are displayed in HQ1-3rd…
Khai Nguyen, EPSA, SPSA Many photographers misunderstand that the focal length of a lens mounted on a crop camera would effectively be extended by a crop factor. For this reason, they think they can reach subjects at a further distance and make the images larger. This article will disprove this myth once and for all.…
By Mary Ongwen The HQ1 IMF café was a buzz with conversations. Under the sparkling chandelier reflections Ceyda Öner and I sit down to a chat and the voices in the background faded out. Ceyda is the Deputy Division Chief in the Finance unit of the IMF. She is also the outgoing president of the…
The World Bank Art Program and the International Photographic Society exhibited a selection of images from the IPS Annual Photography Exhibition. The photographs represent a selection out of 130 images, by the winning photographers of the monthly competitions, during the 2016/2017 IPS season. Six of the photographs presented won an Honorable Mention Award at the…
On a cool Monday afternoon, the MC building gives the impression that staff are either on leave or shaking off Monday blues. Not so for Dorte. I walk into her office and she’s in the middle of compiling a report while connected with staff in different time zones. I promise to keep the interview brief.…