The National Press Club holds its 27th annual members photography exhibit again this September, which we've organized for the 11th straight year, and this time with plenty of help. The exhibit is NPC's celebration of visual storytelling, with the show's theme this year of “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
NPC's annual exhibit highlights special images produced by its members, displayed in the Club's main lobby in downtown Washington, D.C. for the entire month of September. Images in the exhibit are displayed digitally on four large monitors in continuous slideshows. Participants are asked to submit up to five of their best photos, not previously shown in the Club's annual show. The event is an exhibit, and not a contest. No judging, juries, or prizes are involved.
The exhibit gives Press Club members a chance to display their photography skills to professional colleagues, as well as employer and client prospects among the membership and the thousands who visit the Club for events. But you have to be an NPC member to take part. Here's more about membership.
The show draws participants from throughout the Club's journalist and communicator members. While there are still news photographers out there (myself included), many reporters are also asked to do their own photography. Plus, editors and publishers need to commission and recognize quality photography, and use visual media effectively to tell their stories.
Since it began in 1999, the Club's exhibit displayed outstanding photojournalism, but in recent years also shown street, art, landscape, and wildlife photography. Starting last year, the show introduced a theme to help focus contributions. This year, the theme is “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” reflecting the nation's 250th anniversary of independence. But photos on any subject are accepted.
The exhibit has become one of the Press Club's most participative events, with 50 or more participants each of the past few years exhibiting some 200 photos each year. We first organized the exhibit in 2016, and since then added digital image displays to print photos shown earlier and online exhibit catalogs beginning in 2019. Links to the catalogs are on the TechNewsLit exhibits page.
Plus, this year a dozen volunteers from the Press Club’s photography group are providing their advice and professional media skills to make the exhibit even more spectacular. The exhibit logo shown above, theme, instructions, and newsletter stories reflect their invaluable contributions. Many thanks gang.
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