Thanks to everyone who submitted to our annual photography contest! We always enjoy reliving the last year or so through the images you’ve captured in the D.C. metro area and are reminded of happenings that feel so long ago but come alive in your photography. We’ll be announcing the winners later this month and providing updates about the show slated for this summer. Stay tuned!
- Carol Morgan, a longtime D.C. resident and multi-media artist, published an online photo essay and commentary about the urban organic farm in her neighborhood, Columbia Heights Green.
- A new exhibit explores how cuteness has become such a dominant force, which prompted The Guardian to ask readers to submit their own pictures.
- Even rats are taking selfies these days.
- PetaPixel has a robust roundup of photography grants and scholarships available this year.
- Hal Buell, who led AP’s photo operations from darkroom era into the digital age, died at 92.
- Toronto-based architectural photographer Richard Johnson captured hundreds of ice fishing huts in Canada.
- Being a unit still photographer for television and film might sound glamorous (celebrities, movie sets!) but a lot goes into it.
- Check out Capital Photography Center’s event calendar to see upcoming classes that can help you develop skills like building a photography website, creative composition, studio lighting, and more.