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Friday Links: February 3, 2023

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Potomac Phil by Mike Maguire

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our annual photography contest! We love this amazing photography community and are glad you are part of it. Check back later this month for the winners’ announcement. In the meantime, remember you can always share your images with us and each other by submitting to our group on Flickr and tagging #exposeddc on Instagram. Now onto our usual weekly round-up, including lots of great photography events happening this weekend.

  • Leica Store DC is hosting a modeling photography demo with a studio setup and cameras to try tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., free.
  • The DC Street Photography Collective is hosting a conversation with their member (and Exposed alum) Sofia Sebastian tomorrow at Project Create Arts Space at 2:30 p.m. in conjunction with their “Hiding in Plain Sight” exhibition that runs through Feb. 18.
  • Also tomorrow, head to Gallery Y for the Waves of Joy artist talk from 3:00-5:00 p.m. which will includes photographers from the “Dap Is A Love Language” exhibit.
  • A bear discovered a camera used to monitor wildlife in Boulder, Colorado and proceeded to pose for about 400 selfies.
  • Chronophoto is a free online game that has you guess the year five random photos were taken.
  • Joyce Dopkeen, the first woman hired by The New York Times to be a full-time staff photographer in 1973, died this week. She devoted her entire career to photojournalism.
  • Since 2017, Women Photograph has been recording the bylines of lead photos on the front pages of eight international newspapers, noting fewer women and nonbinary photographers appeared in 2022 than the year before.
  • A photograph of the Milky Way above the ruins of a Tudor mansion won the top prize in an astrophotography competition.

Friday Links: January 20, 2023

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Photo by Diane Krauthamer

The deadline for our annual photo contest is fast approaching! You have until the end of the month to submit your best images of the D.C. metro area for the chance to be part of our 17th annual exhibition. If you’d like to learn more about the show and the types of images that are selected, be sure to watch our feature in the October 2022 WETA Arts episode. You can also peruse winning images from previous years on our site here.

  • Speaking of previous winners, Exposed alum Sue Dorfman has been capturing voting stories from across the nation for nearly three decades.
  • The DC Street Photography Collective’s (DCSPC’s) “Hiding in Plain Sight” exhibition opens tonight at Project Create Arts Center, 6:00 p.m. Local photographers can also take part in their open call through February 4 with selected images to be exhibited at the show closing.
  • As part of the opening, DCSPC member (and Exposed alum!) Chris Suspect will be selling around 100 8×10 signed prints.
  • Three artists are suing Midjourney, Stability AI, and DeviantArt for their use of Stable Diffusion, an AI art-generating tool.
  • Getty Images is also suing Stability AI over alleged copyright violation.
  • The Falcon Heavy rocket launch last weekend happened in twilight, providing rare evening light that allowed for new insights into the liftoff and return of the rocket.
  • Artist Holly Nelson discovered noted photographer Louis Fleckenstein while researching family genealogy.
  • Chris Hytha takes viewers to the top of historic skyscrapers with his drone photography.

Friday Links: January 13, 2023

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Bicyclist in Silhouette by John Brighenti

Just a few weeks left to enter our annual photography contest. Submit your favorite images of the D.C. metro area by January 31 for the chance to be a part of our 17th annual exhibit. We want to see this city of ours through your lens, from memorable moments to the beauty in the everyday and everything in between.

Friday Links: December 23, 2023

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Santarchy by Victoria Pickering

We want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season! Do you have some extra time over the coming weeks? Might we suggest perusing your photos for your favorite recent shots of the DC metro area to enter into our 17th annual photo contest. You can also keep photographing over the coming weeks as the contest closes on January 31. We look forward to seeing all your awesome photos!

Friday Links: December 16

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Foggy Underpass by Emma K Alexandra

Exposed DC is proud to partner with Mount Vernon Triangle CID on a new, outdoor photography exhibit, “Through the Looking Glass,” featuring images by four of the photographers we are honored to have in our awesome community: Ashley Tillery, Christopher Chen, Matailong Du, and Shedrick Pelt. Join us for the opening reception + artist talk tomorrow from 2-4 p.m. We’ll be meeting at HEMPHILL but the walk itself is all outdoors so please dress accordingly.

  • Want to be part of our annual show next year? Submit to our 17th annual photo contest that just opened last week! The entry fee is $10/image, and the deadline is January 31.
  • Enjoy some good laughs and big smiles viewing the winners of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
  • Join PartnersGlobal and the International Human Rights Art Festival to discuss real-life examples of how art can fuel peace at the DC Mini-Fest: Arts 4 Resilience today, 4-7 p.m., free.
  • Jason Persoff has been taking pictures of snowflakes for six years, with over 100 stunning close-up photos in his collection so far.
  • The Women Photograph Year in Pictures showcases the work of 100 of their 1,400+ members across the globe, highlighting assignment work, long term documentary projects, and personal stories from the past year.
  • The Guardian’s picture editors highlight the work of photographers whose pictures have stood out to them over the course of 2022.
  • Registration is open for Reuben Radding’s six-week online street photography workshop being held in March and April, $800.
  • Photo-editing app Lensa has been dominating feeds lately—first with its AI generated “Magic Avatars” followed by discussions about the ethics of it all.