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#dcdeserts, adams morgan, bread for the city, fresh produce, heathy food, northwest washington dc, rooftop garden, washington dc

One of my first subjects in DC was a man who worked in the rooftop garden at the northwest location of Bread for the City. He petitioned over a year ago to have a rooftop garden installed on the roof of his apartment building in Adams Morgan because he wanted to be able to share good food and help his neighbors eat healthy like BFTC helped him. This past spring, he was able to finally start a rooftop garden!

He was kind enough to share my story about him, and I wanted to return the favor so others can see the great work that he is doing for his neighborhood. Take a look at some pictures he’s taken of his new garden on Facebook or watch my story and read about Donald and Bread for the City.

Thanks for Sharing, Arcadia Farms!

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#dcdeserts, arcadia center for sustainable food and agriculture, arcadia farms, food access, mobile market, washington dc

The Mobile Market is an old school bus that was repurposed two years ago by the Arcadia  Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture and it nows drives around the District selling fresh produce to neighborhoods that have insufficient access.

One of the main subjects of my masters thesis, Deserts in the District, Arcadia has published my video on their Facebook and their newsletter! Thanks for sharing, Arcadia Farms!

Graduation

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This past weekend I graduated from the Corcoran College of Art and Design! I finished my MA in New Media Photojournalism, and I am so proud of all of the work that I did over the past two years on Deserts in the District.

Over the course of my two year MA program, I wanted to focus on finding environmental stories in Washington, DC: the man who petitioned to have a rooftop garden built on top of his apartment building, the homeless woman who volunteered at an urban farm. After the first year of documenting environmental stories, I realized that the issue at the heart was food access and hunger, which culminated in a series of short-form documentary videos, photo essays and written copy examining the city’s approach to feeding low-income communities.

I learned about other amazing projects while doing research for my thesis, such as AMERICA STREET people’s short and Food Desert: A Film.

I am so grateful to everyone who shared their stories with me for this project, and huge thanks to those who taught me everything I know.

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#dcdeserts, 128th Annual Corcoran Awards, CAP, corcoran association of photojournalists, corcoran college of art and design, corcoran gallery of art, film festival, graduate school, graduate work, MA Thesis, NMPJ, outstanding achievement in leadership award, reCAP, Uncorked at the Corcoran

What a great start to an exciting spring! This past week, the Corcoran Association of Photojournalists presented their third pop-up show. reCAP at the Corcoran was last Wednesday during Uncorked, and it was the first time that members were able to show their videos in a mini film festival. This past Saturday and Sunday, graduating New Media Photojournalism students presented their theses to the public in all-day presentations. Mine was on Saturday, and I got great feedback and praise! Last night was the ceremony for the 128th Annual Corcoran Awards and I was presented with the 2013 Outstanding Achievement in Leadership Award. It’s been a great week!

Don’t forget to check out my thesis video if you haven’t already; I’d love more feedback.

reCAP at the Corcoran April 24, 2013 @corcap-dc

NMPJ MA Thesis Presentation April 27, 2013

2013 NMPJ Faculty Awards Winners

reCAP at the Corcoran

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Film festival and print reception on April 24th at the Corcoran from 530-9pm

On April 24th, the Corcoran Association of Photojournalists will present a one-night-only exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art of short films and stills. All are welcome!

As new media photojournalists, members of CAP strive to work fluidly between media, and this exhibition will be the first to show members’ work in film and photography. Please join us from 5:30 – 6:30 pm for a film festival in the Auditorium and afterward enjoy refreshments in the South Atrium while browsing photographs.

Exhibiting photojournalists:
Uliana Bazar
Amy Brothers
Sarah Cartron
Jasper Colt
Gabe Dinsmoor
Ben Dorger
Mary Estes
Caitlin Faw
Dakota Fine
Rebecca Harlan
Jenny Harnish
Suzannah Hoover
Jordan Kennedy
Whitney Leaming
Reyna Abigale Levine
Alice Kathryn Richardson
Thomas Rossmeissl
Lauren Schneiderman
Emma Scott
Colby Waller

Part of Corcoran Uncorked, this exhibition will be just one of many exciting events that night, and the gallery is open until 9 pm.
Members: Free admission and one drink ticket (for Muse Cafe)
Public: $15 admission and one drink ticket (admission only: $10, $8 seniors)
College students: Free, admission only
(BUT … technically, anyone can walk into Muse for free. You’ll only get stopped if you try to appreciate non-NEXT art in Galleries without a little museum tag on your collar)

This exhibition was juried by Gabriela Bulisova and Allison Shelley of WPOW.

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