Have some time off for the holidays? Enter our 13th annual photo contest to show us what captures your eye while living and working in the D.C. area. We hope you all enjoy the holiday season and our last Friday Links of the year… See you in 2019!

• The New Yorker shares some of its favorite images of the year.
• The Guardian has its top 10 photography shows of 2018.
• PBS News Hour takes a look at photographers Wendy Watriss and Fred Baldwin’s documentation of rural America over the years.
• The Community Collective’s next pop-up series featuring 16 photographers will be Sunday, December 30 at Creative Hands Studio at 52 O St., 3-6 p.m.
• Steve McCurry joined Kate Snow for a 15-minute segment on NBC Nightly News to talk about his career and how he got into photography.
• Focus on the Story has announced the initial lineup for the 2019 festival. Stay tuned for updates and registration to open soon.
• Verónica Sanchis Bencomo talks with The New York Times about creating Foto Féminas, an online community for Latin American women photographers.
• If you’re looking for some holiday photography ideas, an Olympus designer and photographer shared his tutorial for creating Christmas tree shaped bokeh.

 

In case you missed the exciting news, our 13th annual photography contest is officially open for entries! What better time than now to reminisce about the last year while perusing your photos to find the perfect ones to submit. Entries are accepted through January 9, 2019. Now back to your regularly scheduled Friday Links:

• Head to Big Bear Cafe on Tuesday for Stop Motion’s quarterly photography slideshow, 7-9 p.m. There will be a printed publication available for sale as well.
• Winners have been announced for the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition, which celebrates the power of photography to capture science.
• Ragnar Axelsson is photographing the disappearing glaciers of Iceland, an experience that he says can be “like being on a different planet.”
• Photoworks hosts the first solo exhibition of work from Frank Van Riper’s book, Recovered Memory: New York & Paris 1960-1980. A reception, gallery talk, and book signing will be held tonight from 6-8 p.m.
• The British Journal of Photography explores how photography is used to shed light on health-related matters.
• Peter Jackson’s new World War I documentary adds color and realism to original footage shot in black and white on hand-cranked cameras.
• Join Robert K. Headley and Exposed alum Pat Padua for their “Historic Movie Theaters of Washington, DC” book signing event at AFI Silver Theatre this Saturday, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
• Annie Leibovitz answers the 10 questions she is asked most frequently.

Photo by Jordan Barab

Halloween has passed, and the leaves have started to change. Join us for a proper fall happy hour on Tuesday, November 13 at Meridian Pint.

• Join Austin Graff and Angela Pan tomorrow for a photowalk of Anacostia, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., free.
• This Sunday, Gordon Parks The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950 opens at the National Gallery of Art. The exhibit is the first to focus on this formative decade of Parks’ career.
• There are various options for visiting Cuba nowadays. Learn about the tour that introduces you to the photographers who documented Castro’s rebellion as well as some contemporary photographers.
• Pre-register now to attend Chris Buck’s artist talk happening on November 28 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
• Documentary photographer Daniella Zalcman and Matika Wilbur of the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington will explore different perspectives on modern Native communities through powerful photography, on November 27 at National Geographic.
• Join Exposed alum Amanda Archibald this Sunday for an intro to product styling workshop at Steadfast Supply, 1:00-3:00 p.m., $35.
• Yohei Shimada roams the streets of Japan during Halloween as Cameraaman, a human-sized, fully-functioning DSLR camera capturing other costume-wearers.

• Join Focus on the Story on Tuesday, October 23 at Johns Hopkins SAIS for a panel discussion with documentary photographer James Whitlow Delano and Professor Tanvi Nagpal followed by a photography exhibit and reception.
• Photoworks at Glen Echo Park will be hosting a fundraiser tomorrow from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $100/person or $150 for two people. You can also review the online auction catalog here.
• Five established photographers share their picks for new photographers who have grabbed their attention.
• Head to Colony Club tomorrow from 7-10 p.m. for an exhibit on the theme of “Dreams of Foreign Places.” The show features 20 local amateur photographers and aims to be a social experience that engages artists and attendees in the stories behind the images. Save 25% on tickets when you book using this link.
• Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards have been announced.
• Stephanie Sinclair will be presenting her 15-year project on protecting girls’ rights and ending child marriage at the DC Rotary Club on Wednesday, October 24, from 12:30-2:00 p.m., $35 fee to cover lunch.
• Sheila Pree Bright’s new book, “#1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activists and Black Lives Matter Protests” documents recent activism through the lens of history.
• The World Press Photo Exhibition is coming to D.C. October 27 through November 25, with an opening reception on Friday, October 26.