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IPS Turns 50! – A Photo Finish

 by Shannon Turkewitz, Member of IPS Executive Council and Project Director, 50th Anniversary Committee   Bang! The planning of the 50th Anniversary of IPS burst off the starting line in late 2015. The ‘photo finish’ will be a Special Exhibition at the newly renovated IMF HQ-1, by a club whose members have already shared captivating photographic images with each other for the past five decades.   Ceyda Oner and Dorte Verner solicited ideas and volunteers at IPS monthly meetings and the Executive Council allocated funds from the club’s reserves. Manuel Morquecho, Ji Won Park and Manuella Palmioli were the first to step forward to plan festivities. They decided a photo…

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2016 Annual Exhibition Winners

   Place Snow Day by Dorte Verner Place Rosie Reading by Simon Bradbury Place  Thingyan Cadets by Shannon Turkewitz Honorable Mentions Jose Deduque, The Water Curtain Jayme Dos Santos, America (West Side Story) Janne Hukka, Quarter Past Three Janne Hukka, Reflection III Kolbrun Kristjansdottir, Youngsters Kolbrun Kristjansdottir, Floating Manuella Lea Palmioli, Passage Pietons Manuella Lea Palmioli, Al…

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HM: A-Jean Boyd-Bridge Reflection

May 2016 Winners

 EIC Competition Theme: Angle The winning photos from the IPS Monthly Competitions are posted on the IPS Gallery on Flickr. Please note that some members either didn’t have or were not willing to post electronic versions of their images. Those winning images will not appear in the albums.

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1st place: A - Barbara Mierau-Klein - Lone Gaucho

April 2016 Winners

 Print Theme: Open The winning photos from the IPS Monthly Competitions are posted on the IPS Gallery on Flickr. Please note that some members either didn’t have or were not willing to post electronic versions of their images. Those winning images will not appear in the albums.

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Dialogue Through Time

Dialogue Through Time

 Dialogue through Time — 50 Years 50 Photos is an exhibit that commemorates the International Photographic Society’s golden anniversary. 2015-16 Photographer of the Year Manuel Morquecho curated the exhibition from submissions by past and present club members. The exhibition will run from October 24 – November 18 in IMF HQ1, and features a companion book…

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May 2016 – New Member Profile: Andre Herzog

   This month we feature photographs by one of our newest members, Andre Herzog. Andre has worked at the World Bank for 12 years, and joined IPS in January of this year. “When I was quite young, 10-12 years old, my father was a journalist, and I liked to use his Pentax camera.” This was the first spark for Andre’s interest in photography. A native of Brazil, Andre is a Senior Urban Specialist. As with many of our other members, his professional interests align with his avocation. He enjoys Street Photography and his favorite photographer is his fellow countryman, Sebastiao Salgado. His favorite places to photograph are the streets of…

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IPS TURNS 50! Special Anniversary Exhibition / Letter from Curt Carnemark

 Hopefully everyone received 50th Anniversary Committee Outreach Chair Shannon Turkewitz’ email with the letter of invitation and submission guidelines for the special 50th anniversary exhibition (with a sleek logo created by Alex Culiuc). Both are reprinted on the following pages. The committee spent countless hours in going through old membership lists and conducted open source research and reached out to the Bank’s 1818 Society and the IMF Retirees Association to try to get the word out and get as much participation as possible. The committee also posted a notice on the IPS website and IPS Facebook Page and (now) in Shutter Release. But as you can well imagine, the challenge of…

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May 2016 Speaker – Elena V. Grant

 Editor’s Note: This month, IPS is pleased to welcome Elena V. Grant as our final speaker of the 2015-16 season. Please see her bio below. We have had some terrific speakers this year, including highly respected veteran editorial photography editor Lauren Stockbower and how can we forget the exuberant and wonderful Washington Post photographer Marvin Joseph? Much appreciation to our Program Directors Dorte Verner, Susanne Tischendorf and Xixoxiao Peng (and Michele and Manuel) for their efforts. Elena V. Grant obtained her Masters in the History of Decorative Arts from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in 2011 graduating with the Thesis Achievement Award. She has worked as a Research…

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