scrap DC | meghan anne photography

I promised a post soon to follow the original trashion fashion feature, and so, better late than never but here it is! I know that I always says photographs capture a moment and can bring to life the memory or experience of that moment. I honestly am not sure I can say that anything could ever truly capture the details and the excitement of this show. Models running around, designers seeing their visions coming to life for the first time, music starting, and an overwhelming silence falling over the attendees, the runway show begins. From the moment the first hat creation came out onto the runway, to the final recycled design, the attendees of the event were in shock at the amazing qualities and concepts they say. I saw the entire show through the lens of my Nikon D3100, and through the lens of my new 85mm f/1.8 lens. Take a look through the lens for yourself.

May 8, 2014 the District of Columbia Public Schools(DCPS) held their opening reception for their district wide end of the school year art show featuring student work from over 55 schools. In years past, the celebration was strictly student art with opening remarks, light refreshments, and viewing of the work. This year, DCPS livened up the event thanks to their new Arts Coordinator, Amanda Boggs. Amanda cam to DCPS this past summer, and actually has roots within the school system. She was a DCPS student and graduated from Wilson High school within the district. Amanda brought a traveling fashion show which creates awareness through outfits made of recycled materials. This event is known as Trashion Fashion. Featured in the fashion show were outfits made of 100% recycled materials but students, staff, and local DC artists. Within Trashion Fashion came a phenomenal installation artist, named Nina. She brought down her installation from Connecticut for the event and I had the honor of working as an assistant to the assembly of the installation! Along with Nina came the Trashion Fashion team full of amazing working artists. I worked alongside their web master Darcy, and fashion show team members as well. In the photos below you will find a variety of moments of the day from documentation of the installation, to our speakers including Amanda Boggs, Brian Pick, and the Head of Reagan National Airport where the event took place. In a post soon to come (hopefully within a few days) you will see the amazing runway and models within their Trashion Fashion entries. Enjoy the post!