Introducing....

...MEG's new members-- Soomin Ham and Tim Hyde. We're thrilled to bring these two outstanding photographers on board! Each adds something unique to MEG's portfolio -- we hope you'll stop by to meet them and see their work.

Soomin Ham

                                                   (c)  Soomin Ham

If you feel like you're surrounded by sound when you look at Soomin's work, you could be right. Soomin holds degrees in both music and photography -- a Bachelor of Music in orchestral instrument from Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea and a Master of Art in photography and multimedia from New York University/International Center of Photography in New York -- and she often "sees" sound when composing her images. Soomin's works include multimedia installations, photography, and mixed media exhibits in venues around the world, including Washington, DC, New York and Seoul. Soomin was selected for an Art and Community Visual Arts Residency at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Art in Wilmington, DE and a grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts. She also has been a recipient of D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grants. You can learn more about Soomin and her work here.

Tim Hyde

Tim Hyde's unique eye has been honed not only by years of photography, but by an interesting and diverse career path. Logging, filmmaking, teaching, legislative work and political consulting all appear on Tim's resume. He spent a decade in a variety of political and campaign positions, including presidential campaigns, before becoming an executive at RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. And from 1998-2012, he was founding partner of DCI Group, LLC, a public affairs firm headquartered in Washington.

                                              (c) Timothy Hyde

With that much on his plate, it's hard to believe Tim found time for photography, but his list of accomplishments shows he has. Tim's work has been acquired by the Museum of Fine Art in Houston and his images have appeared in publications ranging from Lenscratch to LENS, the New York Times online photo magazine. You can learn more about Tim and his work here.