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Friday Links: July 28, 2023

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Photo by John Brighenti

  • The 17th annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest art show opens at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens on Sunday with a reception from 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the visitor center’s lobby.
  • Join StreetMeetDC at Anacostia Arts Center tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. for a celebration of their art gallery exhibition.
  • Emanuel Hahn focuses on the third wave of Korean immigration to the US in the 1970s in his “America Fever” photo series.
  • Head to Green Spring Gardens Horticultural Center on Sunday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. for an opening reception of the exhibit “Captured: Plants and Places” featuring 12 members of the Photo Forum Group.
  • Exposed alum Chris Suspect will be hosting a 4-day photography workshop in Milan at the end of September.
  • Photographer Rafael Pavarotti went behind the scenes of Beyonce’s London performances at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a new feature for British Vogue.
  • Rachel Hulin joins the Los Angeles Times as deputy director of photography.
  • A new book revisits the NYC Subway of the 1970s and 1980s through Willy Spiller’s 2,000+ photo collection.

Friday Links: July 14, 2023

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Photo by John Brighenti
  • Exposed alum Chris Suspect is hosting a Day of the Dead workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico from October 28 through November 4. The package price is $3,745 with an early bird discounted rate of $3,245 if you register and pay in full by tomorrow.
  • JRNL 18 submissions are open to all types of analogue work through July 31 with an entry fee of $35 for submissions with up to 20 images in a series or two.
  • This week, U.S. Soccer announced a new multi-year joint partnership with Getty Images and International Sports Images.
  • The James Webb Space Telescope continues to re-envision the universe with the latest photo released showing the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
  • Summer of StreetMeet kicks off on July 22 with StreetMeetMD’s first meet at Silver Spring followed by a StreetMeet Gallery at Anacostia Arts Center on July 29.
  • Judges of a photography competition selected a woman’s photo of her son and then rejected it after one said, “Hang on it looks a little AI-ish” even though they cannot prove it.
  • A new half-hour audio documentary, produced by Alvin Hall for BBC Radio, explores Diane Arbus’s legacy and asks why her photography retains its “extraordinary and unsettling” power.

Friday Links: July 7, 2023

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Photo by Geoff Livingston

  • Winners of the third edition of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Environmental Photography Award were announced this week.
  • First Fridays, the free art walk around Dupont Circle, is tonight from 6-8 p.m. Swing by Studio Gallery to see Beverly Logan’s “What We See” exhibit before it closes next weekend.
  • Women Photograph announced their 2023 mentorship class that pairs five early career photographers with an industry leader over the course of six months.
  • The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is accepting submissions from PPA members through September 5 for the International Photographic Competition. There are 16 categories and $26,000 in cash prizes up for grabs. Entry fee is $49/image.
  • Touchstone Gallery is hosting an Attainable Art Show & Party on July 29. Tickets start at $75 and include the selection of artwork to be determined by your ticket level and a number selected upon entrance to the event.
  • An exhibition at the Tate Modern focuses on contemporary African photography and features 36 artists who represent different generations and mediums across the continent.
  • Rick Ruggles and Denis Wamaling’s “Pixels & Patterns” exhibition opens July 22 at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex.
  • The Phase One XC medium format camera dons a 23mm fixed lens, a 150-megapixel sensor, and a $62,000 price tag.

Friday Links: June 30, 2023

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Photo by Britt Leckman

  • If you checked out our annual show this month, don’t forget to share an image of the exhibit by midnight tonight to take part in our #2023XDC Instagram contest.
  • RE/ENVISIONING, a new exhibition at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) gallery, opens next week with a reception on July 6 from 6-8 p.m.
  • CAH is also seeking applications from District-based artists for the FY24 Juried Exhibition Grant that will reflect on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how DC artists have been influenced by the social progress and reform of the past 60 years.
  • An aerial view of protesters holding banners at a demonstration in Tel Aviv received photo of the year in the Drone Photo Awards 2023.
  • A Norwegian couple’s playful, gender-defying portraits made at the turn of the 20th century were discovered by chance, decades after their deaths.
  • The Insta360 GO 3 is a teeny camera designed to capture all sorts of action.
  • According to new research from photo printing chain Max Spielmann, less than 8% of photos are taken using “proper” cameras these days.
  • The deadline for entries for WPOW members to submit to the WPOW Annual Photography & Multimedia Exhibition is next Friday, July 7.

Friday Links: June 23, 2023

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Photo by Val Proudkii

The 2023 Exposed DC Photography Show will be on view throughout the summer, but if you visit by June 30 you can take part in our #2023XDC Instagram contest. You’ll have the chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Aperturent or Capital Photography Center. Get all the details and share your photo soon to participate!

  • Join APA | DC for a coffee break at The National Portrait Gallery Kogod Courtyard tomorrow from noon to 2:00 p.m.
  • StreetMeetDC is hosting a special event with Yours Truly Hotel this Sunday at 12:30 p.m., free but RSVP required as space is limited.
  • Gear Patrol announced the acquisition of DPReview thereby keeping it alive after Amazon announced it would be shutting down the site earlier this year. Long live, DPReview!
  • Maria Emelianova has been photographing chess competitions for over 10 years.
  • Studio Gallery is hosting an opening reception for Beverly Logan’s “What We See” exhibit tomorrow from 3-5 p.m.
  • A pair of preening pigeons won the grand prize in the National Audubon Society’s 2023 photo contest.
  • Thousands of revelers celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge.
  • The building at 1313 F Street was once home to Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio, the largest news photo service in the U.S. at the time.