Meaghan Gay, Author at Exposed DC

Friday Links

June 20, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Can you believe it’s the end of the week already? If not, here are some Friday Links to help it sink in: there’s a former inmate revisiting his old prison, emotive portraits of Kiev protesters and mourners, the 2013 iPhone award winners, and Neil Armstrong as you’ve never seen him before.

Renowned photo agency Magnum is using Instagram to sell prints for $100 a pop.
Photographer Antoine Bruy has been photographing people living off the grid in Europe.
Anastasia Taylor-Lind took poignant photographs of Kiev protesters and mourners in a makeshift studio next to the barricades on Hrushevskoho Street.
Saturday night is the opening of East Coast Rock and Roll Photography at Hill & Dale Records in Georgetown.
Neil Armstrong is the subject of one the most iconic photos of all time, but you’ve probably never seen him like this. The university has additional photos in the Neil Armstrong archive.
Former inmate Nick Brooks had trouble finding work, so he took up photography. He never felt truly free until he returned with his camera to the now abandoned jail that once held him.
Heading to New York City this summer? Running through the beginning of September, the Met has an exhibit of the photography of concealment.
Photographer Ksenia Yurkova gives us a rare glimpse into Zarechny, one of Russia’s last “closed cities”,
Want to see some great iPhone shots? The 2014 iPhone Photography awards were announced this week.
Zun Lee set out to make images that would break the stereotype of the absent black father, and has done just that.
The deadline for the APA Awards Photo Competition is next week, so get your photos in.
“Anthony Friedkin: The Gay Essay” documents the gay communities of LA and San Francisco from 1969 to 1973, a pivotal time in gay culture.
Photographer Eilon Paz captured the proud owners of the largest record collections in the world in his photo project “Dust and Grooves”.
And finally, three bengal tigers were born at an animal sanctuary in Maine. Two of the cubs are rare white tigers.

In Frame: June 16, 2014

June 16, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Pablo Benavente took this lovely portrait of two men named David at the pride parade. We wouldn’t have been surprised if actually was two men named Santa, sporting their summer uniforms.

Friday Links

June 13, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Another Friday, another awesome assemblage of photo-related fascination, including a stunning history of underwater photography, some extra-hot wedding shots, Chris Suspect’s impending punk show photo book, and fund-raising for a scammed photographer. Have at it!

Photographer Kamaran Najm Ibrahim was killed in Iraq on Thursday.
Reiner Riedler photographs archived film reels, capturing the beauty of the object while evoking the memory of that movie.
For World Oceans Day, National Geographic compiled a brief history of underwater photography.
The Leica Store DC announced their newest Oskar Barnack Wall winning photo. Congrats to Chris Suspect, whose photo was also one of our In Frame selections last month.
Speaking of Chris Suspect, he has a new photo book showcasing his 30 years of photographing punk rock show available for pre-sale.
An Oregon couple had to relocate their wedding because of a wildfire, but managed to get some smoking photos. They were taken by photographer Josh Newton.
“Both Sides Of is a photography project that juxtaposes side-by-side portraits of models whose faces have been photoshopped to be mirror images of the left and right sides of their faces.”
The BBC has a selection of photos taken by a very young Stanley Kubrick.
Al Satterwhite spent several weeks following Muhammed Ali at the Fifth Street Gym in Miami Beach in the early 1970’s, and is trying to raise money via Kickstarter to create a book of the photos.
The terrain of Iceland is always awe inspiring, but these infrared photographs by Andy Lee make the landscape look otherworldly.
“When Anzalee and Kristain Rhodes look back at their daughter’s first year of life, they won’t be examining blurry, red-eyed camera phone photos. Each month, a team of professional photographers shoots them as they go about their daily lives at home and around New York City.”
Austin-based photographer Polly Chandler was scammed by a fake buyer, and Wells Fargo is holding her accountable for the cashier’s check they later decided was fake. She’s having a print sale through Friday to help her recoup the losses.
And finally, in tiger news, researchers in the Primorye region of Russia are using camera traps to document the Amur tiger. They “developed pattern-recognition software that could be used to match tiger skins traded on the black market with images in the database to help identify where poachers killed the animal.”

In Frame: June 9, 2014

June 9, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Photographer Phil Yabut caught these little ducklings doing their best Forrest Gump impression by jumping into the Reflecting Pool. We hope these cute D.C. residents had a good time.

Friday Links

June 6, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and the Atlantic has many amazing then and now photos from that day and current times.
“Whether or not your compositions are compelling depends not on some magic recipe, but rather on a thorough understanding of lens choice, point of view, elements of design, and final arrangement, or composition.” Great post by Brian F. Peterson on the Capital Photography Center blog on perspective.
Our friends at the Leica Store DC are hosting a street photography workshop this weekend.
Photos of abandoned buildings and some creepy dude in an owl costume. Really.
Photographer Jacob Riis captured many of the people living in the slums of New York City during the Gilded Age.
PDN reviewed the new Nikon D4S.
If you haven’t seen it yet, this weekend is your last chance to see the Gary Winogrand exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington are launching a new website next week, and are hosting a party to celebrate on June 10.
Instagram is rolling out new photo editing tools. Could this be the end of terrible filters? Please?
And finally, online dating profile pics with tigers are all the rage and an excellent way to automatically know who you should never, ever go on a date with.