Visitors' guide enhances Club photo exhibit experience through Sept. 30
The 23rd annual National Press Club members photo exhibit features record-level participation and an eye-popping display of print photos and electronic images in the Club's main lobby. If you've not yet seen the show or plan to see it again, here's a quick guide to make the most of your viewing experience before the exhibit closes on Sept. 30.
The show offers 219 print photos and electronic images displayed across the length of the Club's lobby. A total of 26 new print photos are mounted on fabric panels with a mix of news, travel, event and historical subjects. Digital images are shown in continuous slide shows on six video monitors. The two large monitors each have about half of the images, with slide shows taking about 12 minutes. The four desktop monitors each have roughly a quarter of the images, with slide shows lasting about six minutes. Pro-tip for exhibit visitors: Download the exhibit catalog to your phone or scan the QR code on the exhibit poster when you start your visit. Many of the prints and images are news photos, including unforgettable digital images by veteran photojournalist Christy Bowe from the January 6 Committee's early hearings with Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn (pictured above) and colleagues. First-time participant Phil Pasquini shows uniformed Secret Service officers relieving a visiting bagpipe player of his antique pistol in front of the White House. Long-time member Nancy Shia offers a series of haunting images from a memorial in D.C.'s Adams-Morgan community remembering 98 victims of the Knickerbocker Theatre roof collapse in 1922. And veteran sports photographer Lou Michaels shows a fighter landing a textbook right cross, in a bout in Minneapolis in March 2022. The print photos show Jim Dandridge's capture of the soaring World Trade Center twin towers in 1985, first-time participant Joanne Bamberger's black-and-white Tokyo street photo, and Ben Sarao's Justice Walk in Minneapolis commemorating the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder. The print photos also include three shots from recent Club events. Posted with the print photos is a special section devoted to Darlene Shields and Al Teich, two former chairs of teh Club's Photo Team who died over the last year. The Photo Team honors their memories through their photography, with prints of photos they displayed in last year's exhibit.