Critical Exposure Wrap-Up...From Contributors!  Yay!

Wrap-up piece courtesy of Mark Parascandola, a local DC photographer; Photos courtesy of Jaime Windon, also a DC-based photographer and volunteer with the S.T.E.P. Up DC photography class; Captions by Emma Nolan-Abrahamian, a VISTA Fellow and colleague of Adam Levner.

This was a fun event, and I was really impressed with the work of these students. Several of the photographers were there and talked about their work. It was interesting to see what they chose to focus on, and the exhibit demonstrated how effectively photography can be used to convey a message. One especially powerful image simply showed the number '41' written on a tiled school wall -- I didn't know what this represented until I read the student's text about the impact of gang signs in the school.

Artemio Garcia, one of the students in S.T.E.P. Up DC photography class, talking with Amanda Lucidon (right), a DC based photographer who volunteered during the S.T.E.P. Up photo class and worked with Artemio to develop his story. 

Sackiella, one the students from Truesdell Elementary School, talks about her experiences taking pictures with Critical Exposure. 

Sarah Mayo, another S.T.E.P. Up DC photograpy student, looks at the exhibit.

Thank you Mark, Jaime and Emma for your generous contribution to DC Shot List!

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