UPCOMING EVENTS
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WPOW Speaker Series: Syracuse University
WPOW Traveling Exhibition, March 28, 2024
Gallery opening | Reception at 5 p.m. Syracuse University NH3
Speaker: Jacquelyn Martin at 6 p.m. in the i3 Center
Quarterly Meeting
WPOW Members and prospective members are invited to our fourth and final quarterly meeting of 2023. Our speaker, Melissa Lyttle, is an award-winning visual independent journalist who will discuss her career and insights about the industry. Attendees will also have the chance to win a new Think Tank bag at this event!
This is a private event for WPOW members only. If you are a member, you will receive an email about this Quarterly Meeting with the address of the event, so please keep an eye on your inbox.
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Melissa Lyttle is a two-time International Women's Media Foundation fellow. She has worked on the US-Mexico border in both Ciudad Juárez and Nogales, Sonora. Her work has been recognized by UNICEF, POYi, NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Southern Short Course, the Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, and the Alexia Foundation student grant. She also won an Emmy for a short film, and is proud to have served on the board of the National Press Photographers Association for seven years, including two as president.
2023 Exhibition
WPOW's 17th Annual Photography and Multimedia Exhibition will open to members and the public on November 11 from 2-5 p.m. in the Lost Origins outside gallery space in the alley next to Ellē restaurant (3221 Mount Pleasant St NW, Washington, D.C.). Please join us for a celebration of this event in the outdoor cabana at Ellē.
The Exhibition features standout photography by WPOW members in 2023. These images were created by 25 visual journalists, including Best in Show Pro winner Erin Schaff and Student Best in Show winner Allison Robbert.
🗓 Saturday, Nov. 11th, 2-5 p.m.
📍 Lost Origins Gallery and Ellē Restaurant (Washington, D.C.)
WPOW Seminar + Review
Please join us for our 12th Annual Seminar + Review in person at the beautiful Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University. We have a full day of programming planned beginning with two keynote speakers, an afternoon of inspirational reviews and a closing reception.
WPOW Quarterly Meeting
Keren Carrión is a photojournalist and video producer with the NPR visuals team in Washington, D.C., who will discuss with us her work and career as a visual journalist.
She graduated from The George Washington University in 2019 with a BFA in Photojournalism. She spent two years as a photojournalist for NPR's affiliate station in Dallas through Report for America. Previously, she worked with CNN as a video editor in Atlanta, and has interned with USA Today, Univision, The Hill, and the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. Keren is originally from Puerto Rico and has a passion for telling Latinx stories.
Drinks and snacks are provided, and members are encouraged to bring a dish to share.
Thank you to Nikon for sponsoring our WPOW Quarterly Meetings, and to Lost Origins for hosting us!
Monthly Media Happy Hour
Celebrate the cooler temperatures with an end of summer WPOW happy hour! Everyone is invited to join us for drinks and bites in the garden at Hook Hall in Park View.
Hook Hall (3400 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC)