Dawn’s Early Light, by Brian W Knight.

My photo, By Dawn’s Early Light, won first place in the Sports category at last night’s Fotoweek DC Awards Gala. The photo shows the first wave of racers in the 2009 Nation’s Triathlon as they swim up the Potomac River past the Lincoln Memorial.

Limited edition prints are now available for purchase:

• Mini Wallets (set of 8), Edition of 300 sets, $10.00
• 10×12, Edition of 100 prints, $150
• 16×24, Edition of 25 prints, $300
• 20×30, Edition of 10 prints, $375
• 24×36, Edition of 10 prints, $450

Each image is printed on professional papers including Kodak Endura E-Surface and Ilford’s True B&W. Both feature 100 year archival value, and will stand the test of time. Your prints are going to look great for a long time.

For the next week my photo will hang at Fotoweek Central located in Georgetown starting tonight through November 14, 2009.

Fotoweek Central 1
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

True B&W Paper (Matte Finish)

There is a difference between B&W and true digital B&W prints! This panchromatic, resin-coated paper is specifically designed for making continuous-tone B&W prints directly from digital images in digital exposing systems.

This paper also provides excellent tone reproduction from digital camera files, scanned color slides or negatives. Because the emulsion is silver-based rather than dye-based, the imaging performance and characteristics of this paper are the same as traditional b&w continuous-tone papers. That translates to neutral tonal characteristics that provide the paper with display and archival qualities.

One added benefit is that the resin-coated paper is specially coated on the back to accept ink, making it a good surface for crop lines or writing notes.

E-Surface Paper (Matte Finish)

Kodak Professional Supra Endura VC Digital Paper (aka Traditional E-Surface Paper) is by far our most popular paper. Accurate color, realistic saturation, excellent neutral flesh reproduction and brighter colors are just a few of the attributes to describe E-Surface paper.

You will see excellent skin-tone reproduction, as well as brighter blues, cyans, purples, and reds.

With this paper don’t worry about prints fading. The standard archival value is 100 years in home display and 200 years in dark storage.

Join in the excitement of Fotoweek dc 2009 opening night!
- Enjoy Hor D’Oeuvres and cocktails
- See first views of Fotoweek DC Awards and Youth Contest Winners and Finalists
- Mingle with friends, colleagues and photographers featured in the Fotoweek Central 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 exhibitions in Georgetown.

Check In:
Fotoweek Central 1
3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Tickets: $15 advance (purchase online) $20 at door
RSVP: openingnightfwdc@fotoweekdc.org

Nation’s Tri 2009, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

The first email I read Monday night while still on the plane from Ottawa was from FotoWeek DC and began as follows…

Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you are a finalist in the FotoWeek DC Awards Competition. This means that your image will be exhibited in one of our FotoWeek galleries in Georgetown throughout the length of FotoWeek DC and you might be the first prize winner in the category you entered. You are also invited to the Awards Ceremony and Reception to be held at the National Geographic Society on November 5, 2009 where the winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded.

What a great birthday present, eh?! I’m very excited to be selected as a finalist and can’t wait for the gala held at Nat Geo in November.

Some more info about the competition…

FotoWeek DC Awards Competition Exhibition
This exhibition of the finalists from the 2009 Awards competition recognizes and honors extraordinary work in photography. Entries from sixteen states and twenty-eight foreign countries were made in several categories, including Fine Art, News/Feature Reporting, Advertising, Travel, and Sports. A multimedia category was added this year, too — work that may combine still photography with sound, graphics or video. A distinguished panel of judges, both from the U. S. and abroad, has carefully selected our finalists who will be recognized with Awards of Excellence, Distinction, and Merit — the top three entries in each category for a total of $21,500 in cash prizes. The winner of the “Spirit of Washington,” a single image that captures the essence of our capitol city, will receive the $5,000 Podesta Prize.

Read more about FotoWeek DC at their site. Here’s a link to the list of judges.