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Localmeet with Honeygrow at Union Market
This past Saturday we teamed up with Philly-based (and soon to be based in DC) restaurant @honeygrow to explore a small slice of DC from Union Station to Union Market. Our starting point was the Main Hall at the gorgeous Union Station. We wanted to show off the gorgeous space now that the scaffolding (a…
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Submit: Capital Fringe Photography Showcase
The Community Collective Photography Showcase is a great opportunity to have your work on display during the popular Fringe Festival. This is a collective effort brought to you by the fine folks from IGDC, A Creative DC, Exposed DC, DC Focused, and Streetmeet DC. The submission period runs until July 15th with the show running from September 8th until October 2nd…
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Instagram Accounts that Inspire the IGDC Community
Looking for new inspiration in your Instagram feed? well look no further I’ve polled some of the IGDC community for Instagram accounts that Inspire them. It’s amazing to see how what accounts you follow can shape your photos. Melissa Sophia Monsalve @melisophia https://www.instagram.com/p/BGrNExojz8z/?taken-by=kat_in_nyc @kat_in_nyc @yumnaaa @queduong Holly Garner @golightly https://www.instagram.com/p/BGgzHPeGd6E/?taken-by=kitato @kitato @wonguy974 @_tuck4 Miranda Chadwick @awalkinthewild…
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Mount Vernon Instameet
IGDC had the honor of being invited into George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate early on Sunday, May 29th. We were there as the sun was bathing the house in a warm gold light and just as the animals were beginning their day. It was such a peaceful time and even more special to see it…
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Photos from Sweetlife 2016
For the second year in a row, IGDC was happy to be invited back to the area’s biggest music event, Sweetlife Festival. Settled amongst the lush Merriweather Post Pavilion woodlands, the venue is the perfect setting for Sweetgreen to merge their two passions: good food and good music. Billed as an event that “brings together…
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Embassy Row Hotel Walking Tour
This summer, IGDC has partnered with The Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C. to launch a walking tour of our favorite places to photograph in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. To participate, IGDC asked the community to submit images to #igdcwalkingtour. We received over 400 submissions which certainly made it difficult for our judges. Selected images will…
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How IGDC Was Started?
I’m often asked how did I start IGDC. What was my goal in creating this community? And to be completely honest, the beginning was pretty simple and lacked much of a goal. What the community has become is beyond my wildest imagination and is truly the result of passionate photographers who, like me, wanted a…
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Preview of Re-ball Winner Raise/Raze in Dupont Underground
IGDC had the pleasure of being invited to the @dupontunderground preview of Raise/Raze. Designed by New York-based firm Hou de Sousa, the studio won the international design competition, Re-Ball!, which required using the more than 650,000 balls from last summer’s National Building Museum’s exhibition of The Beach in an entirely new project. Having previewed the…
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Worldwide InstaMeet 13 at Soapstone Valley Trail
In celebration of Earth Day and Instagram’s Worldwide InstaMeet 13, IGDC took to our own backyard and hiked the Soapstone Valley Trail. Soapstone has been voted “Best Place in Rock Creek Park You’ve Never Been To” by Washington City Paper and it is a beautifully serene and isolated spot in the middle of the bustling…
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House of Sweden Instameet
House of Sweden in Georgetown let us have an exclusive look at their Next Level Craft exhibit. Curated by creative director Aia Judes, the exhibition showcases contemporary Scandinavian handicraft and it couldn’t have been more fun. With our friends, we explored, captured and enjoyed the mystical wonderland that is Next Level Craft. Catch it before it…
