Hope is the first in a three part photo series focusing on the positive aspects of life. Hope can be poignant as well as fanciful or even humorous. Hope is one of most powerful emotions, sustaining the impossible and giving life to the unlikely. We want to see the hope you see through your lens.

The three competitions offer photographers multiple opportunities to exhibit their work in an art-supporting Washington DC area gallery, be listed in the Washington Post, be included in a book publication and more. The gallery will also host several evenings of jazz and other arts programming to increase exposure to the exhibited works.

Awards for each theme include a gallery exhibition of all accepted work, Best in Show – $500, Second place- $250, Third Place – $100 and Ten Honorable Mentions. All accepted work will also be featured on our website, blog, and Facebook page. At the end of the exhibition series, all awardees’ photos from each of the three shows will be published as a photo book and made available for sale. The top three awardees of each show will be presented with a complimentary copy.

Following the Hope call for entries will be Survival and then Renewal. Each of the three events will have individual awards and an exhibition of the juror-selected work. Early Bird Deadline: 8.31.11. Exhibition Opening: 12.03.11