Tell Arlington's Story Comes to Shirlington
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Tell Arlington's Story Comes to Shirlington




Janet Wamsley
Janet Wamsley
The winning photos from our Tell Arlington's Story: My Neighborhood, My Library photo contest will be on display from January 1-31 at the Shirlington Branch Library.

Tell Arlington's Story is Arlington County's initiative to gather stories that demonstrate Arlington's rich cultural diversity. 24 photos - representing the work of 12 photographers - were chosen, printed and framed for the exhibit. 
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Henry Gallucio

The winners are: 
David Batten, Joan Britt, Tedla Tibebe Desta, Jay Dunn, Greg Embree, Maja Evans, Henry Gallucio, Ingrid Kauffman, Diane Kresh, Roger Mola, Janet Wamsley, and Alex Zealand.
The photos will travel to other Library branches over the upcoming months.

View a selection of the winning photos on flickr. 

Joan Britt
Joan Britt





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