Opening Ceremony 50th International Photographic Society Annual Exhibit Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 / 7:00 PM Program Welcome remarks (Roman Didenko, AE Opening Ceremony MC) https://flic.kr/p/2jxYcZG Keynote speech: Hartwig Schafer – Regional Vice President, World Bank https://flic.kr/p/2jxZhbX World Bank Employee Business Resource Group (EBRGs) – Donna-Marie Darlington-Dawes, WB Office of Diversity and Inclusion https://flic.kr/p/2jxZgQB Opening Remarks: Marisa…

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…

IMF-World Bank’s International Photographic Society (IPS) 49th Annual Exhibition June 10 – July 12, 2019 Winners list: Award Photographer Image Name 1st place Ebitty-Doro, Estelle Beach Walk 2nd place Morquecho, Manuel Still Beautiful 3rd place Chaturvedi, Akshatvishal Bathroom HM Chaturvedi, Akshatvishal At Peace HM Clifton, Eric March HM Clifton, Eric Key West HM de la…

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.…

“Irony” by Marta Gonzalez   “Nigerien Laundry Site” by Dorte Verner   “Girl and her toy” by Dorte Verner   Honorable Mentions: Peter Allum, Crash Jose Deduque, Lines, Shapes & Shadows Adrian Fernandez, Maite Kolbrun Kristjansdottir, Enlightening Ambre Liprandi, Apparition Ambre  Liprandi, My Children Manuel Morquecho, My Shadow Manuel Morquecho, New York Times Ceyda Oner, Falling…

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…

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…

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…

  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…