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March 2018 Winners

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  March competition theme: Blur March winners   Group Member Image Place A Shannon Turkewitz The Pearl 1 A Khai Nguyen Swallows’ feeding time 2 A Dorte Verner Morning Commute 3 A Jayme Dos Santos Rush HM A Emine Gurgen Vibrations HM A Marketa Jirouskova Magic Tree HM A Barbara Mierau-klein Aspen Blur HM A…

December 2017 Winners

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Print Theme: Open December Winners Group Member Image Place A Carlo Sdralevich Liguria, 2017 1 A Barbara Mierau-Klein Bologna Windows 2 A Carlo Sdralevich Statue of Liberty, 2017 3 A Manuella Lea Palmioli Pas si glauque ma banlieue HM A Dorte Verner Mother and Daughter: Refugee Camp HM   Group Member Image Place B Marta…

November 2017 Winners

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  November winners:   Group Member Image Place A Barbara Mierau-Klein Shadow Caravan 1 A Emine Gurgen Lantern 2 A Bermet Sydygalieva Stardust 3 A Barbara Mierau-Klein Sand Storm HM A Carlo Sdralevich Footprints HM A Chirag Sanghani Spooky Shadow HM A Emine Gurgen Circles HM A Jose Deduque Un Apéritif HM A Manuel Morquecho…

The Myth of Equivalent Focal Length

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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.…

October 2017 Winners

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  Group Member Image Place A Chirag Sanghani Fruit Basket 1 A Dorte Verner Gerewol at the Wodaabe Tribe 2 A Dorte Verner Woman in Red 3 A Manorama Rani Bridging the Gap HM   Group Member Image Place B Simon Bradbury Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1 B Jose Deduque Lines, Shapes &…

2017 Annual Exhibition Winners

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Place Diamonds2 by Peter Allum Notes from the judges:  Place Angle3 by Igor Rykov Notes from the judges:  Place Comfortable Now? by Simon Bradbury Notes from the judges:  Honorable Mentions: Prashant Tanavade, My Time Simon Bradbury, Girl with Bagpipes Benoit Catzaras, At a Crossroads Manuella Palmioli, Souvenirs Fred Cochard, Nantes Lines and Stripes Alex Culiuc, Empty Handed…

World Bank Art Program Exhibits IPS Images

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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…

September Speaker: Kyle Myles

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Kyle 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.        

February Recap: Guest Speaker Rebecca Drobis

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Our guest photographer and judge was Rebecca Drobis. Rebecca, a commercial photographer and a born-and-bred Washingtonian presented her work that focuses on the following thematic areas: health, education, kids/young adults, family and portraits. She  showed a special video entitled “The Ice Cream Man” shot while doing a photo project on the Montana’s Blackfeet Reservation. Rebecca…

January Recap: Guest Speaker Ron Aira

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Ron presented his Matador photographs in video format (https://vimeo.com/199953980). Recording videos is a growing trend among commercial photographers who use them to showcase their work to potential clients. Ron also spoke about the types of images that usually catch his attention (including in judging) – something: i) not done/seen before; ii) risky and/or “weird”; and…