APA DC Portfolio Reviews, March 2025

APA|DC IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2025 PORTFOLIO REVIEWS!

Our first two days of virtual reviews will be hosted on Zoom, and the third day will be hosted in-person at Shaw’s Tavern in Washington D.C.!

DATES:

• Virtual Reviews on Zoom: March 25th & 26th, 2-5pm & 6-9pm EST

• In-Person Reviews at Shaw’s Tavern: March 27th, 3-6pm EST
  520 Florida Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
  *Followed by a happy hour*

Each review will be 20 minutes, with a 10 minute break afterwards. (i.e. start times will be 4:00; 4:30; 5:00; 5:30, etc.).

• APA | DC chapter member tickets are available on Thursday, March 13th at 9am EST.

• All APA member tickets are available on Friday, March 14th at 9am EST.

• Tickets are available to the general public on Monday, March 17th at 9am EST.

• Registration closes Friday, March 21st at 7pm EST.

Ticket pricing is as follows:

• APA member pricing $75/single review, $195/3 reviews, $330/6 reviews

• Non-member pricing $150/single review, $350/3 reviews, $500/6 reviews

APA memberships will be verified. 

REGISTER

When purchasing your reviews, please list your top choices along with an alternate choice for each reviewer. We will do our best to match you with your selections, but ultimately reviews will be assigned in the order they are received.

Reviewer List will continue to evolve through Wednesday, March 12th. The final reviewer list will be posted before registration opens Thursday at 9am for APA|DC chapter members. Please check back as we add reviewers!

VIRTUAL REVIEWERS: March 25th & 26th

• Michael Wichita | Director of Photography, AARP

• Michelle Heimerman | Director of Photography, AFAR Magazine

• Marc Williams | Associate Visuals Editor, Bon Appétit Magazine

• Alex Z. Casto | Visuals Editor, Dwell Magazine

• Jonny Bell | Managing Director, Giant Artists

• Gail Fletcher | Photo Editor, The Guardian

• John Hamilton | Photo Director, Hearst Enthusiast Group

• Emily Keegin | Photo Director & Editor, Independent

• Calvin B. Alagot | Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times

• Pia Peterson Haggarty | Photo Director, Lonely Planet

• Sana Ullah | Senior Program Officer, Storytelling, National Geographic Society

• Emily Shearing | Photo Campaign Manager, Netflix

• Jacob Moscovitch | Photo Editor, New York Magazine

• Lance Booth | Photo Editor, The New York Times

• Kyle Sparks | Photo Editor, Patagonia

• Cengiz Yar | Visuals Editor, ProPublica

• Christine Walsh | Creative Director & Senior Agent, South James Agency

• Emily Zirimis | Art & Design Director, Teen Vogue

• Kaya Berne | Photo Editor, TIME

• Madison Reid | Associate Visuals Editor, Vanity Fair

• Natalie Leonard | Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal Magazine

• Maya Valentine | Photo Editor, The Washington Post 

• Anna Goldwater Alexander | Director of Photography, WIRED

IN-PERSON REVIEWERS: March 27th

• Gretchen Carswell | Creative Director, Independent & President, AAFDC

• Chris Maier | Head of Creative & Story, Artemis Ward

• Sandra M. Stevenson | Managing Editor, Visuals and Immersive Experience, Education Week

• Greg Kendall-Ball | Photo Editor, The New York Times
  *Preference for news or politics orientation*

• Virginia Lozano | Photo Editor, NPR

• Donny Bajohr | Photo Editor, Smithsonian Magazine

• Brian Miller | Co-Founder, Edit at Streetsense
  *Preference for architecture photography*

• Lauren Bulbin | Photo Editor, The Washington Post