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So this is bigger news for both Heather and Kyle, but I got to play a small part too so here’s the scoop…

Check out today’s Washington Examiner (PDF) for Heather’s column about Kyle’s awesome photo of Michael Stipe. After you read all about it you may proceed down to Adams Morgan and see the photo with your very eyes!

The lastest Ten Miles Square show, I’m With the Band, opened last Thursday at Dahlak. Go see it to “view the work of three talented, DC photographers who combine their passions for music and photography to capture the spirit and energy of local artists and headliners alike:”

Kyle Gustafson
Martin Locraft
Nestor Diaz

Dahlak
1771 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(On the corner between Florida Ave and 17th Street)

Kyle Gustafson has been used in several major publications including the Washington Post, Toronto Star, the Sun (UK), Heat Magazine, Twist Magazine, as well as DCist.com, NME.com, Rollingstone.com, Pitchforkmedia.com, and Huffingtonpost.com

Martin Locraft has been featured in DC Magazine, and his work has been seen on DCist.com, OnTap, the Onion, the GW Hatchet, and Arlington Connection

Nestor Diaz has had images in SPIN.com, Rollingstone.com, RVA magazine, Pitchfork.com and DCist.com

Oh right, and so where I come in to play is the byline photo of Heather that was used in today’s article. This is a photograph that we took right after hanging DCist Exposed 2009. Flashpoint had this couch like thing in the middle of the gallery and Heather humored me when I asked that she stand up on it while I snapped a few shots. The ones from the ground up weren’t coming out like I’d imagined so I grabbed a wobbly chair, stood up on it, and grabbed a few more shots. This was one of the very last taken and worked out a lot better.

DCist Exposed
February 20 – March 7, 2009
Opening reception: Friday, February 20, 5 – 9 p.m.

DCist, a popular local blog, presents an annual juried photography show, DCist Exposed, designed to encourage the work of professional and amateur photographers. The exhibition showcases new talent as the artists reveal the city through the eyes of the people who live and work in the DC area. The show is community-based and works are affordably priced to develop the next generation of arts patrons. Exhibition Press Release [PDF, 104 KB]

Emerging collectors are invited to join us for Emerge Exposed, March 3, 7 – 9 p.m. featuring a panel of experts sharing tips and ideas on how to begin collecting art. Co-hosted by DCist, Flashpoint and the Pink Line Project.

Gallery Hours 

Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 p.m.
OR BY APPOINTMENT

I’m pretty psyched to be participating in this show for the third year in a row. I hope everyone can come and and see all of the fantastic photos!
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Got a date for Valentine’s weekend? Spend it with the ones you know you REALLY love: Artomatic.

From Feb. 13-15, Artomatic and Pink Line Project will be presenting three hot dates of art and music in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood — and you won’t even have to take us out to dinner first. (Candy and flowers optional).

Start your night at the tent on Half Street, between L and K Streets, S.E., near the Navy Yard Metro (take the Half Street exit at the Metro station). Follow your luck to the events at Velocity Condominium, Axiom at Capitol Yards and Onyx on First.

Be sure to stop by the photography exhibit curated by Ten Miles Square:
Erin Antognoli, Amber Baum, James Calder, Chris Chen, Jason Colston, Max Cook, Brett Davis, Angela Kleis, Brian Knight, Marie Kwak, Amber Wiley, Pat Padua, Barry Schmetter, Alexandra Silverthorne, Matt Smith, Paivi Salonen, Steve Strawn, Sanjay Suchak, John Ulaszek, Brandon Wu, Josh Yospyn.

Hours
Friday, Feb. 13: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Here’s some more details to get you in the mood. Hope to see you there!

Here’s a note from Heather about Friday’s opening and how you can still see the show through next Sunday!

Huge, huge thanks to the 700+ of you that came out on Friday to Fight Club for our opening reception. We know you waited in a long line, we know you plowed through 10 kegs in 3 hours, we know some of you got drenched late in the evening, and we LOVE you for suffering through and making it a party for the record books.

Fixation is up at Fight Club through next Sunday, Nov 23, and open everyday from noon to 7 p.m. (and free). You’ll need to come in the front door at 1250 9th Street. Wednesdays are skate nights, so the gallery will be open late and you can watch the boys do their thing in the bowl.

We’ve got pics from Friday up on the Ten Miles Square facebook group (feel free to add your own), and remember you can contact me  if you’re interested in purchasing anything from these fine photographers.

Nation’s Triathlon, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

For the TMS: Fixation show that opened last night, each photographer was required to write an essay describing the subculture explored in their work. My four photos, Swim, Bike, Run, Crash focused on the weekend warrior athletes and thus my essay tries to suss out what exactly drives these people.

What force drives a man to spend thousands of dollars on a machine made from the lightest space aged materials, wear a suit so tight that no part of his anatomy is left to the imagination, and don a helmet straight out of a sci-fi western? What glory is so great to cause men and women to dive into one of the most polluted waterways in the country? What need is satisfied for the thousands of people who gather in the soupy summer evening for a 10K race? What flashes through your mind when one slight mistake suddenly hurtles you through space and time in a manner not meant for living creatures? And what obsessive preoccupation is served by trekking out to remote places to capture such events with a camera?

In this city of suits and ties on one hand and crime statistics on the other, there is an alternative lifestyle of weekend warrior athletes driven to compete simply “because it is there.” I cannot fully answer the first four questions, except I know that I spend more money than I should on my own gear in hopes that it will help me perform just a little bit better. I’ve spent plenty of time in and consumed copious amounts of water from that same river in pursuit of my own recreational needs. I lined up in the same oppressive summer heat hoping to capture a series of shots showing the beauty and grace of athletes in motion. And I’ve put myself in more than one “oh shit” moment when I know something very bad is about to happen and am powerless to stop it. I cannot tell you why we do any of these things except that when it works, when you get that image you want, when you cross the finish line, when it all comes together, you forget the pain and suffering and only want more.

What?! You were not one of the 500+ 700+ people who came to the show last night? That’s ok, even though you missed a great party you can still check out all of the amazing photos this week. Doors will be open Noon(ish) to 7PM(ish). If you really want to add to your viewing experience, come Wednesday evening and watch the skaters too!

Here’s something I just threw together…

It’s a photo contest open to anyone! Have you submitted your photos yet?

From the official FotoWeek DC YouTube page (ie. not my video)

As Gary points out on his blog, the artist in question responded quite nicely (and promptly) about the copyright infringement (see last post). Still waiting to hear from Bicycling Magazine. I’ll let the story unfold over on rant-o-riffic!

Here’s Mr. Stermer’s reply:

From: Dugald Stermer
To: Gary
Sent: Monday, September 8, 2008 12:06:53 PM
Subject: Re: Use of my copyrighted photo.

Hello Gary.

I did do the illustration, from, as you point out, your photograph. However it was supplied me by Bicycling magazine as reference. My assumption was that they had a staff photographer take the picture or at least had acquired permission. Your quarrel is with them, and I sympathize, even empathize.

The art director’s mail is erin******@rodale.com.

Best of luck,

Dugald

Cleared for take-off, originally uploaded by gmr2048.

UPDATE, September 9, 2008: Ok, Gary at least heard back from the artist, Mr. Stermer so I will dial back my rhetoric about his copyright infringements. Bicycling Magazine still has some explaining to do.

All images and text © 2007 Gary Ryan. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission. For permission, email me.

Seems that someone didn’t quite take to heart the “Copyright ©” part of this cool shot of Larry Camp clearing a log. Compare this image to the “illustration” found on the Bicycling magazine website (or in the October 2008 PRINT edition of the mag). They’re an exact match. Well, no, that’s not entirely true, as Gary points out on his blog, several modifications were made:

Things that are different
Jersey color
Number on race plate
Their rider doesn’t have a head. Poor fella.

Gary’s friend Ben helps out with the comparison:

Way to go Mr. Stermer Bicycling Magazine. You all seem to be playing from the old school way of business that Mr. Stermer rails against when he talks about the erosion of intellectual property rights or when he wrote the following:

Further, much of the theft has to do with moving the stolen pictures to other sites on the internet anyway, basically dot for dot. None of us has the time, will or resources to try to track down these illegal acts, and the thieves know it. Further, unless we take the considerable time and trouble to register each of our pictures with the U.S. Copyright Office, even if we did track down an offender all we can do at best is get a cease-and-desist order, which he may or may not choose to obey.

The thing about the internet is that as information housed on the web grows larger, the world will continue to shrink. We now have family, friends, and all manner of online contacts spread all over the world. And they are all consuming bits and pieces of the data stream, which means we do not have to worry about the time and resources to track down illegal acts. Just like the one illustrated above, illegal acts are going to pop up almost instantly. Combine each of our social networks with search engines like TinEye and the world flattens even more.   Thieves will no longer be able to hide.

Being sick really blows.

The Plan…

Friday

• Attend DCist Exposed opening.
• Hang out with folks post show at Rocket Bar, basking in the awesomeness of the opening. Take photos.

Saturday

• Sleep in and continue reveling in the afterglow of an awesome opening.
• Make way downtown to shoot Idiotarod for third year in a row.

Sunday

• Fight Day Lights Savings time switch and head down to park and shoot Backyard Burn trail run.
• Hang out. Attend random birthday parties for friends of a friend.

Monday

• Back to work.

The Reality…

Friday

• Realise on way home that you might be getting sick again. Call about a doctor’s appointment for Monday.
• Attend DCist Exposed opening.
• Hang out with folks post show at Rocket Bar, basking in the awesomeness of the opening. Take photos.

Saturday

• Sleep in. Wake at a decent hour continue reveling in the afterglow of an awesome opening.
• Make way downtown to shoot Idiotarod for third year in a row. Realise that you really are still sick and go back to sleep. Sleep until 7pm. Yes, 7pm.

Sunday

• Fight Day Lights Savings time switch and head down to park and shoot Backyard Burn trail run. Give in to the sleep. Don’t wake until your phone rings at 11am.
• Convince yourself that you feel a lot better. All that sleeping must have made a difference, right? Hang out. Attend random birthday parties for friends of a friend.

Monday

• Back to work. Wake up pretty early. Realise a pattern of sick, not sick, sick, not sick… Monday morning = sick. Email work to not expect your presence.
• See doctor. Have her confirm that indeed you are sick.