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Friday Links: November 10, 2023

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Photo by: Val Proudkii

Friday Links: November 3, 2023

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Photo by: John Brighenti
  • Five photography educators will take part in Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions’ webinar and awards ceremony on Sunday. A pass for all five presentations is $50 or $30 for members of the photography clubs that organize MAPV annually.
  • TIME and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) joined forces to establish a new global photographic portraiture competition. Entries are due by November 7, and the fees are $15 for single image and $55 for a series.
  • For 20 years, Seymour Licht has spent Halloween exploring New York’s Subway to capture outlandish costumes amidst everyday scenes of trains and stations.
  • Check out Microcosm-Macrocosm, a group photography exhibition, in the lower gallery at Studio Gallery through November 18.
  • Jesús Madriñán is the third guest of DC.es, a project where five Spanish photographers from the Spanish Academy in Rome share their gazes of Washington through their lenses. The exhibit will be up through November 24 at SPAIN arts & culture.
  • The DC Film Collective and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Darkroom are hosting a show and tell at Doubles Coffee / Sonny’s Pizza at 12 p.m. on November 12.
  • The Kills’ new album, God Games, includes a pair of photographs that accompany each set of song lyrics selected by the band members to illustrate each track.
  • Submit your best music photography to the DC Street Photography Collective by midnight tonight to be part of their event at Slash Run next week featuring the work of Jim Saah and Matt Cabani. Tickets for the event are $20 and available now.

Friday Links: October 27, 2023

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Photo by Britt Leckman

Friday Links: October 6, 2023

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Photo by @just_photography8
  • Join local photographers Albert Ting and Austin Graff tomorrow at noon and 2:00 p.m. respectively for photo tours exploring Georgetown’s best photo ops in conjunction with Away’s new store launch. You can grab some complimentary snacks and refreshments in the store beforehand.
  • Critical Exposure is looking for a Development Manager to bring thoughtful, reliable, and creative implementation to mission-aligned ways of resourcing the organization. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of October 16.
  • Matthew Phipps will have an artist talk, book presentation, and short film premier on October 15 at Lost Origins Gallery.
  • Anthony Barboza not only chronicled American history but also participated in it through his incredible career in photography.
  • The Magnum Square Print Sale returns on October 16; sign up for their newsletter to enter a giveaway to win a limited-edition print of your choice.
  • StreetMeet is holding its first-ever retreat in Shenandoah, VA from October 15-18, $450.
  • DC History Center’s “On The Square” community event will shine a spotlight on Carnegie Library and Mount Vernon Square on October 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free but registration is highly recommended to gain additional perks.
  • A nationwide photography contest for K-12 students is open for submissions through October 16.

Friday Links: September 29, 2023

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Photo by Victoria Pickering
  • Art All Night kicks off tonight with activations and events all over the city. Exposed alum Jeffrey Morris will be at 1340 8th St NW for The Fire and The Cross.
  • The WETA Arts October 2023 episode will feature street photographer Ashley Tillery who was part of the first MVT Photo Walk exhibit and is also part of the DC Street Photography Collective. A little birdie tells us Exposed DC will get a shoutout as well.
  • Don’t forget that you can also submit photos to the open call for the next MVT Photo Walk exhibit, which will show Mount Vernon Triangle through the lenses of residents, employees, and visitors of the neighborhood.
  • From a traditional Afghan box camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges.
  • Exposed alum Alain Gutierrez Almeida is offering a travel photography workshop to Seville and Granada, Spain in March 2024 for a limited number of photographers. Registration closes November 15.
  • Getty seems to be warming up to AI, now offering a new service that enables customers to create novel images trained on their own vast library of human-made photos.
  • Winners of the International Photography Awards have been announced.
  • Ansel Adams’ childhood home, a secluded Arts and Crafts chalet in San Francisco, hit the market for $5.45 million. Imagine taking the real estate photos for this one.