In case you missed it, Exposed DC will be forgoing our usual annual photography contest to focus our efforts on preparing our collection of 18+ years of photographs for its new home in The People’s Archive at the DC Public Library. We’ll miss the annual contest and exhibition this year, but we are incredibly grateful and excited about kicking off the collection with everyone in Spring 2025.

• Delve deeper into the work of Gordon Parks with film viewings at the National Gallery of Art this weekend.
• Join HEMPHILL tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. during the group exhibition, TWO X, for a panel discussion with artists Wayson R. Jones, Mark Kelner & Lisa Scheer. Space is limited, email to RSVP.
• WPOW is currently seeking a volunteer to fill the two-year position of president beginning in January. The deadline to submit your interest is December 15.
• Finalists for the Women Street Photographers exhibitions during two photo festivals in Brazil include Exposed alum and board member Kim Keller.
• Applications are open for the third Annual FotoFilmic Mentoring Program with a January 15 scholarship/early bird registration deadline.
• Winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were announced with a red squirrel stuck in a tree taking home the top prize.

• Shop Made in DC – Georgetown is hosting an opening party for Exposed alum Steven Cheadle’s Iceland Noir photo exhibit tomorrow from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
• See how documentary photography transformed during the 1970s in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art that opens this Sunday.
• Join APA | DC for a Photo Book & Zine Meet Up at Somewhere Navy Yard on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m.
• You can also head to Shaw’s Tavern on Tuesday for Photo Happy Hour & 2024 APA Award Winner Celebration from 6:00-8:00 p.m. This event is all ages and open to the larger photography and creative community.
• Getty Images announced its first‑ever joint editorial photography internship program with support from its imaging partner, Canon.
• PetaPixel looks into why old sports photos often have a blue haze.
• The winners of the 2024 Epson International Pano Awards have been announced.

• Celebrate the opening of the new MVT Photo Walk exhibit, a partnership between Exposed DC and Mount Vernon Triangle, tonight at HEMPHILL from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
• StreetMeetDC is closing out summer with a meet kicking off on H Street & 13th St NE tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.
• WPOW announced the photographers featured in their 17th Annual Photography Exhibition earlier this week.
• The Bird Photographer of the Year award has been announced, with Canadian photographer Patricia Homonylo winning the top prize.
• Keith Kozloff has five current exhibits and a new blog on his website exploring different topics through photography.
• Multiple Exposures Gallery is hosting their monthly photo critique on Sunday, October 6th, at 10:30 a.m.
• Ana Flores captures her Andean heritage through a fashion photography lens.
• Social Documentary Network is hosting a nine-day workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal from March 1-10, 2025, focused on techniques of visual storytelling.

Photo by Jordan Barab

• Multiple Exposures Gallery is holding a gallery membership information session tonight at 7 p.m. during Second Friday and evening hours at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
• Robbie Lawrence shares his experience providing photography coverage at the Olympics, from fear of missing out to finding his own rhythm. 
• In recognition of Alexandria’s 275th birthday, the city launched a photo contest and is accepting up to five images per person with a deadline of November 1.
• Reserve a spot for Community Cyanotypes, an event conceptualized by a local artist and supported by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, on August 24 from noon to 4 p.m., free and open to the public.
• Lost Origins Gallery is partnering with the Fredericksburg and DC Street Photography Collectives to hold a street photography shoot-off on September 21.
• Catch the Fleeting Moments Street Photography II exhibit at Athenaeum Gallery through September 22. Visit on August 18 for the artist reception.
• Dodge Chrome is holding a Capture the Summer photo contest with a deadline of September 30. You can enter 3 photos in each category: travel/a place I love, weather phenomenon, and pops of color.