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There were a couple of awesome photoshow related events going on this past Friday which BYT had the occasion to attend and take interest. The first was a show we highlighted on the site a few days prior called Full Speed or Nothing: Photography of Josh Sisk and Kyle Gustafson. Sisk (a fairly regular BYT contributor) and Gustafson (longtime DCist concert photo king) now Washington Post concert coverage regulars join forces for their show at the Windup Space in Baltimore on display now through early May. BYT dropped in to see and document the historic occasion, we are very much looking forward to seeing more shows from these guys.

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Thursday 07/20

Brew at the Zoo @ Smithsonian's National Zoo

$65.00 / $65.00

Raise your glass to conservation! Join Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) at DC's biggest and best beer festival on July 20, all in support of wildlife conservation. Enjoy great times and great brews with unlimited beer tastings from more than 70 breweries, exotic animal encounters, live music, fare from popular food trucks, and a unique after-hours Zoo experience. Proceeds benefit the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in its mission to save species.

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Next up, we drove (quickly) all the way to Crystal City to catch the Flashdance FotoDC party going down in. Flash is a show that was up for a solid month hosted by FotoDC, a sister organization of DC Fotoweek intended to keep the spirit of Fotoweek alive throughout the year. A lot of great DC photographers on display, in particular we noticed the work of fave photog Nicole Wolf, her series on Maine fishermen looks like a cold and harrowing project. Also worth noting, local photog Frank Turner’s series documenting the porn industry, an eyebrow raising experience surely.

Learn more at the FotoDC website…