This years’ exhibit, "EPIPHANY", features work from the students of four  local high schools: Holton-Arms School, Poolesville High School, Bullis  School, and Walter Johnson High School.  Each instructor was the curator for their school. The collection of  photographs represents the students' interpretation of the theme and  their individual perspectives.

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Bullis School 

Explorations in Photography is a year-long course that offers a historical and  modern fusion of various photography methods. It is rooted in traditional darkroom  techniques but also incorporates iPhone cameras and modern technology to create  imagery. Topics range from pinhole photography, to cyanotypes, to darkroom  developing and creating digital negatives from our phones, as well as 35mm cameras  and film processing / printing. Advanced Photography is available to students who  have completed the year-long photography class. Advanced Photo is a trimester long  and is personalized to individual interests in photography with additional emphasis on  35mm cameras and developing. Both classes are based on the Elements and Principles  of Art & Design. 

Cassie Thompson, curator 

 

Holton Arms School  

The Photography program at The Holton-Arms School offers two levels of instruction. Beginning Photography is a trimester-long course introducing students to both digital  and 35mm photography. Students learn the fundamentals of exposure and  composition, as well as how to develop and make prints in the darkroom. After completing the introductory course, students can enroll in Advanced  Photography. This year-long course allows students to build on their foundational  skills using both digital and 35mm formats. They also gain experience working in the  studio and on location. Students edit in Lightroom and Photoshop, print in the  darkroom, and are often able to choose between digital or film to complete their  projects. Each trimester concludes with a short independent project based on a  common theme. 

The collection of photographs featured here was created by Advanced Photography  Students.  

Kristian Whipple, curator 

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Poolesville High School  

Poolesville High School students in Advanced Photography, with most in the final year  of completing their advanced certification in visual arts - Photography. One of our  students has gone beyond this and is completing an independent study during her  senior year, to focus on creating a body of work exploring famous feminists  throughout history. Images were selected to fit the exhibition theme and student's  individual interpretation and perspective.  

Shannon Heaton, curator 

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Walter Johnson High School 

The Walter Johnson High School photography program educates over 200 students in  four levels of study. Coursework incorporates traditional black and white darkroom  and current digital photographic techniques. The faculty of Kim Venesky, Glady Diaz  and Dan Kempner emphasize the fundamentals and history of photography and  encourage experimentation with a wide variety of techniques and equipment. The  thirteen images included in “Epiphany” were made by the thirteen current AP2D  Photography students at WJ. 

Dan Kempner, curator