Use some of your upcoming vacation time wisely by picking out the photos you want to enter in our 9th annual Exposed DC photography contest. Winners will be exhibited at our new location, Capital Fringe headquarters, next March. Get those photos in by January 7.
- D.C. based photographer Mary F. Calvert has been photographing women who’ve survived rape in the military.
- Photographer Nancy Genovese won $1.1 million dollars in a law suit against the New York, Suffolk County Sheriff’s office for wrongful prosecution.
- Petapixel showcased the vintage photos found by Joel Snow at a flea market, and describes how he has started a website to share more.
- Rahul Dhankani and Arko Datto document the arduous work life of migrant laborers constructing some of the world’s highest roads in the Himalayas.
- “This week, with the arrival of the holidays, SEEN will feature three slideshows showcasing Oliver Wasow’s eye. First up, we present people standing next to their televisions.“
- A collection of photographs owned by the late financier Howard Stein sold at auction for a record $21.3 million, benefiting his Joy of Giving Something Foundation. The sale also set records for photographers Alvin Langdon Coburn, August Sander, and Tina Modotti.
- Air & Space Magazine announced the winners of their photography contest, and you can vote for a Readers’ Choice award.
- Noor images is featuring images of fracking by Nina Berman.
- Dupont Undergound will officially be used for arts and events. This is great news, since the Arlington County Manager has recommended the closing of Artisphere.
- The flooding on the metro this week due to a water main break left us with some wild flooding photos.
- ASMP has the new permitting rules by the Forest Service on their website.
- Local photographer Joshua Yospyn has updated his photographer reading list.
- Behind the scenes with photographer Marco Grob’s on his TIME cover shot.
- Multiple Exposed and Fall Review prize winner Angela Napili took the cover shot of her cat for WARL’s 2015 calendar.
- The Best of 2014 lists have started, and we roundedsome up:
- TIME picks their top 10 most influential photos of 2014.
- Washington Post’s favorite animal shots of 2014.
- NBC’s The Year in Pictures.
- The Big Picture’s Year in Photos in two parts.
- Not be outdone, In Focus broke down the best photos of the year in three parts.
- And finally, Putin’s tiger is still causing trouble in China. It was caught on camera eating a dog.