Exhibit Dates: Nov 9- Dec 9, 2018
Exhibitors:
Nestor Ares Cortes
Clint Fenning
Michael Horan
Katherine Mohrman
Reception/gallery talk: Saturday, November 17, 5:00-7:00pm
This exhibit showcases the work of the winners of Photoworks eighth Photo Slam at Bus Boys and Poets, Washington, DC. It is a high-energy event featuring an on-the-spot face-off of projected portfolios plus a “best shot” final round, with winners selected by celebrity and audience-rep judges. Photographers vied for slots in Photoworks 2018 gallery show, and the winners were Nestor Ares, 1st place, Clint Fenning, 2nd place, Michael Horan, 3rd place and Katherine Morhrman, audience choice award.
Michael Horan
Michael Horan is a life long resident of Bethesda, Md. and for the past thirty years has worked as an EMMY award winning news cameraman (videographer) and editor for Fox 5. He is also a long time member of The White House News
Photographers Association and has won over thirty awards in their annual photography contest (video division); including seven first place awards which lead to his being invited to the Oval Office to be congratulated by Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. News stills of his have appeared in newspapers across America as well as in Europe and Australia. Two of his images were chosen to be part of the inaugural Gateway Gallery exhibit at Dulles International Airport. And many of his images have appeared as ‘Photo of the Day’ (or week) on the international travel photo site Photoburst, including two from this show, ‘Sunrise at Yaki Point’ (Feb. 11, 2011), and ‘Oxbow Bend’ (April 26, 2012).
Michael Horan
Nestor Ares Cortes
I was born in Argentina; I have been living in the DC area for 27 years, and creating photographs for almost 20. When I
photograph, I look for the metaphysics of the moments. I walk the streets trying to capture in my images what I see as
the transcendent moments in everyday life, an insight into the nature of reality. I photograph for myself, trying to call
attention to scenes that other people overlook. Any photographic project I start (regardless of the main objective or place where the pictures are taken), ends up being about the people and their environment: their gazes, their work, their families and neighbors. Even if I like the composition, the colors or the mood, when I edit the project I am always drawn to the people: people and their objects, people and their spaces generally affect me more, and I seem to read more into those photographs that in anything else.
The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a time when family and friends come together to remember their dead loved ones
through food, drink, music and colorful altars. Spirits of the departed are believed to reenter the world of the living during these days. In Oaxaca, for three days, people welcome the dead temporarily back into their families, and family
members gather in cemeteries to dine not just among the dead but with them. These images speak to me about joy, family and respect.
Nestor Ares
Clint Everett Fenning: 60 Hours
“60 Hours” is a story about my wife’s courage and perseverance during two and a half days of labor. This is an intimate portrait of our, rather her, experience. I’m conflicting about sharing this story with you. This was an epic and deeply personal journey for us. During which, I used photography to cope with, at times, an overwhelming flow of emotions.
The work is meant to convey a raw and unfiltered view of universal experiences, whether or not you have ever visited a labor room. It’s about sustaining personal fortitude, when navigating uncharted territory and the outcome is uncertain. It’s about finding companionship during the darkest hours. It’s about the insatiable desire for deliverance or relief when you cannot endure any longer. Then, at last, a breakthrough! And, embracing the electricity of its release, coddling the fragile essence of its creation, yet, fortified to endure what is on the horizon. Sinking deeply into a cloud of serenity and calm, awakening to the bounty of your journey.
Clint Fenning
Kathryn Mohrman
The traditional rice terraces in southern Yunnan Province of China are a UNESCO World Heritage site. At dawn the farmers walk down from the village to their individual and family plots—and back up again at the end of the day.
Katherine Morhman
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