All photos by Tracy Clayton.
Dear ReadysetReaders,
In an attempt to further the fusion of photography and the community, ReadysetDC presents, inpsireDCity. Each month, ReadysetDC will select three random photos, pulled from the ReadysetDC Flickr account. We will post these photos on ReadysetDC and challenge readers to craft their own literary masterpieces using all three photos to tell [...]

“don’t feel intimidated because you only have X camera and that awesome guy over there has Y camera. It’s about the photo.”

Next up in our series Against the Grain is Jennifer Wade. A D.C. area transplant hailing from Boston, she’s  making her mark on the Federal City one frame at a time…in Kodachrome slide film [...]

[ July 18, 2010; ] Event
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July 18, 2010
1240 9th St NW DC
3pm – 11pm
$5 Cover 21+ To Drink

Gather your closest compadres and make your way to 1240 9th St NW DC (right by the convention center – in between fight club and longview gallery) on Sunday July 18th for another looooooooong day at LOST&FOUND.
Music:
Mussck LIVE (UK) | Mike [...]

[ July 22, 2010; 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] Event
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Photo Week DC: Summer Kick Off Party
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 Seventeenth Street NW
July 22, 2010
7PM–10PM
$20 to benefit FotoWeek DC, a 501 non profit.
Space is Limited, Register Now!

FotoWeek DC and the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design invite you to celebrate a partnership made in photo heaven! Enjoy cocktails, small bites, music [...]

[ July 23, 2010; 8:00 PM; July 24, 2010; 8:00 PM; ] Art/Music/Photography
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Howl in the City
Busboys and Poets
1025 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Performances:
July 23rd at 8 and 10 pm – $10
July 24th at 8 pm – $10
July 24th at 10 pm – FREE

Click here for tickets

Night of Poetry and Music Honoring Allen Ginsberg Photography Exhibition

“In celebration of the landmark exhibition “Beat Memories: The Photographs [...]

All photos by Fitum Belay/iLLIMETER.
The best thing about being on a tour of Chuck Close’s work led by Chuck Close himself is that there is no need to ask any questions; he provides answers before you even knew you had a question. I was overjoyed to receive a spot on an artist-led tour of the Corcoran Gallery of [...]

[ June 24, 2010; 6:30 PM; ] Screening
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Dance of Days: A Visual History of Punk in DC
Affinity Lab
2451 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC
Free ($8 suggest donation)
RSVP Here

“Featuring 70 minutes of rare video chronicling DC punk rock history including Fugazi, Bad Brains, Government Issue, Bikini Kill, Minor Threat, Nation of Ulysses and more! All presented with commentary by Dance of Days co-author and local [...]

[ June 27, 2010; 5:00 PM; ] Event
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Worn Mag’s Scotch Hop Summer Fundraiser
Kalorama Lofts
1700 Kalorama Rd, NW
Washington, DC
June 27, 2010, 4-8 PM

The newly founded Worn Magazine hitting the ground running, planning its Fall/Winter 2010 issue. However, in order to see a Fall/Winter issue, Worn needs your help. Sunday, June 27th, Worn Magazine will host the Worn Magazine Summer “Scotch Hop” Fundraiser. The [...]

This Saturday, June 19th, iStrategyLabs, ShinyHeart Ventures, No Kings Collective and ReadysetDC are bringing you more than just a show for the DCWeek techARTS Closing Party. Yes, it is at 9:30 Club. Yes, 10 MUSICAL ACTS are performing (which YOU voted for!). Beyond that, we are creating an immersive, interactive experience based on the theme [...]

[ June 17, 2010; 5:00 PM; ] Photography
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The Way We See It: Young Photographers Examine, Define and Change Their World
Idea:Exchange
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Thursday, June 17, 5:00 PM- 8:00PM

“AED will inaugurate Idea:Exchange with a thought-provoking photo exhibit titled The Way We See It: Young Photographers Examine, Define and Change Their World, which includes work from AED, Critical Exposure and Josh Schachter. [...]

When Matt Dunn isn’t walking the streets of DC with camera in hand, he’s on the X2, 70, 52 or whatever random bus route tickles his fancy, camera to his eye.   In our lastest series Against the Grain we talked film, putting down the iPhone and becoming the ball.

DC = DIY

TC: How’d you get [...]

Michael purchased his first “real” camera about a year ago, but it seems he’s been photographing the D.C. streets forever. Michael put his camera down just for awhile to chat with us about his favorite photographers, his love for film and this great city.

There are a lot of people who are locally engaged and are [...]

[ May 6, 2010; 6:30 PM; ] Opening
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Colorado Summer
A new series of photographs by Andrew Zimmermann
The Arts Club of Washington
Friday May 7, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
James Monroe House
2017 I (Eye) Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

“The Arts Club of Washington presents an exhibition of large format, black and white photographs by Arlington, VA based photographer Andrew Zimmermann. The artist uses an 8 x [...]

[ May 6, 2010; 6:00 PM; ] Photography
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Art Salon: Critical Exposure Youth Photography Exhibition
Edison Place Gallery
702 8th Street NW
Washington, DC
May 6, 2010 at 6 PM

Schedule: April 13th-May 7th, 2010

“We invite you to visit our annual exhibit of compelling photographs taken by youth in Critical Exposure’s programs. This year’s exhibit, “5 Years, 5000 Images,” will be a retrospective celebrating our first half-decade of [...]

[ May 4, 2010; 6:30 PM; ] Photography/Opening
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Acid Trip
Curator’s Office
1515 14th Street NW # 201
Washington, DC
Tuesday, May 4, 2010, from 6:30pm – 9:00pm

J.W. Mahoney is a legend in Washington, DC. Artist, writer, curator, educator, astrologer, former Hirshhorn staffer, committed hippie, he wears many hats in the art world. For singular, poetic and classically eccentric reasons, Mahoney has requested a one-night only exhibition [...]