Express Yourself with a Click
A journey through photography, community, and creative expression
Hernan Zerbi’s picture from Double Exposure classes
In 2024, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the IDB Family Association, our Photography Group launched its first exhibition: Titled, Photo Voice.
This project was developed during our photography class with Carlos Morales, a documentary photographer and mixed media artist, based in New York, whom we had the pleasure of meeting through Leo Paez, a devoted association member and the coordinator of the Photography group.
Leo Paez picture - Photo Voice Exhibition 2024 - now is illustrating the cover of Social Project Guide of the IDB Family Association
Leo and Val, at IDB Holiday Bazaar 2024
This exhibition was primarily virtual, allowing participants to share their perspectives through images and personal visual narratives. The exhibition was also presented digitally during the Holiday Bazaar, where some prints were displayed and shared with the community.
See the exhibition here: https://www.artdesigncraft.club/photovoicexhibit
Colors and Contrast - Echoes of Expressions
Our first physical exhibition
During the following semester, the group continued working together and took an important step forward with the exhibition Colors and Contrast - Echoes of Expression.
This time, we had the opportunity to present our work physically inside the IDB, thanks to a partnership with IDB Lab.
This collaboration became possible through the support and coordination of:
• Gustavo Camacho, our Socio-Cultural Director
• Leo Paez, coordinator of the Photography Group
• And our administrative team, Gabriela and Gretchen
The exhibition was an exciting milestone for the group, as it allowed members to experience their work displayed in a gallery setting and to share their artistic perspectives with a wider audience.
See the exhibition here: https://www.artdesigncraft.club/colors-and-contrasts-exhibition
Carlos Morales’ art - The Frame Exhibition - 2026
UPCOMING EXHIBITION: THE FRAME
A new creative exploration
In our third semester of studies, the group explored a new artistic direction with a project dedicated to black and white photography.
This work will be presented in the exhibition The Frame, which will be displayed at the IDB Staff Association Art Gallery.
22 artists, 11 from IDB Family Association and 11 from IDB Staff Association, totaling a number of 45 pieces.
📍 Location: IDB Staff Association Art Gallery (13th Street)
📅 Exhibition dates: April 9 – May 7 - from 12 pm to 5 pm
🕕 Opening reception: April 9 at 5:30 PM
Everyone who loves Art & Photography is invited to visit the exhibition.
We will also organize small visiting groups and artist talks, where participants will share more about their creative process and the stories behind the photographs.
If you are interested in participating in one of these small guided visits, please contact us here: 📧
What’s next
New creative experiments
While preparing this exhibition, the group has already started exploring new photographic techniques.
In our most recent sessions, we have been working with double exposure, creating layered images full of storytelling behind each image.
On the gallery above are some examples of the creative results and memorable moments from our recent classes. You can see photos from these members:
Leo Paez - eye with letter
Alfredo Rodriguez - building and bird
Raul Garcia Blasquez - birds and poem
Maria Paola - mountain and sparkles
Paola Cuba - road and sparkles
Hernan Zerbi - diving wearing yellow
Jane Pilla - abstract and pink stocks
As we prepare for the opening of our exhibition titled The Frame, we are also getting ready to publish our photography zine in the near future. This will be the culmination of the work produced during our double-exposure course, in which participants had the opportunity to work with superimposed images that fuse narrative, imagination, and visual experimentation.
Alfredo Rodriguez shared with the group an inventive way to color his black and white picture, using a second image made out of a scanned broccoli!
Through these processes and lots of exercises in an app, called Snapseed, participants have developed new creative ways of seeing, thereby broadening their vision of photography.
Join the Photography Group
Everyone in the IDB community is welcome to participate in the Photography Group.
📅 Every Monday - Virtual
🕛 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Washington, D.C. time)
The sessions are an open and collaborative space where participants can:
• learn photography techniques
• explore visual storytelling
• share creative projects
• build community through art
Whether you are a beginner or already experienced with photography, you are welcome to join us.
