• FotoWeekDC is coming to a close this weekend, but there’s still some time to catch events and exhibits happening all over the city. View their calendar for more information.
• Panda dolphins, gentoo penguin babies, and aurora australis are on display in this photo gallery from Antarctica.
• The photo exhibit “Remembering Vietnam” opened last Friday at the National Archives.
• Teju Cole writes for the New York Times Magazine that “The History of Photography is a History of Shattered Glass.”
• Eirini Vourloumis’ documentary photography series, In Waiting, explores the impact of financial crisis on Greece.
• Latif Al Ani is considered the “founding father of Iraqi photography.” The British Journal of Photography highlights his life and work, and if you’re lucky, you can see his images on display in London next month.
• The editor-in-chief of National Geographic Magazine talks about how the publication is adapting in a digital world.
• A 1982 documentary, Dave Burnett / On Assignment, from PBS appeared online this week.
• Mike Kelley, the photographer behind the viral composite photograph of planes at LAX, presents another unique perspective on planes…from directly above in a hired helicopter.
• Smithsonian.com puts Pete Souza’s work into the context of presidential photography.
• From the 1800s through today, photographers can’t seem to get enough of trees.
• Have you considered the ethics of landscape photography lately?
• Kimiko Nishimoto may have had a late start in photography, but the 89-year-old is making up for lost time and having lots of fun with it.

Many of you know that Exposed DC used to be called DCist Exposed. Heather Goss and Kyle Gustafson created our annual show 12 years ago because the photography contributors to DCist were too talented not to be featured on gallery walls. So we are heartbroken to hear that in the wake of parent site Gothamists’ writers asserting their right to unionize, the publication’s owner responded by suddenly shutting the sites down late yesterday afternoon. Exposed DC is grateful to DCist and its tireless staff for giving us the chance to create something that continued to grow. We hope that all of you find new and ongoing opportunities to support local news, to hire and read local writers, and to support local arts.

• “For the Record: Picturing D.C.” is the annual photography and fine art exhibit showcasing each of the city’s wards by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Head to the opening reception at the GWU Museum and The Textile Museum next Wednesday, Nov. 8, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• Learn some tips for getting a job in photography today at this lecture by APA|DC on November 7, 7:30 p.m., $15.
• Get tickets now for Forward Focus, the latest exhibit from the talented D.C. youth at Critical Exposure. November 16, 6 p.m. $50.
• The annual FotoWeekDC festival starts in one week! Go over their event schedule now, featuring exhibits all around the city and their headquarters in Georgetown.
• The pyramids, the Capitol Dome under construction, a young Abraham Lincoln: The Atlantic has an incredible gallery from around the world in 1857, the year the magazine was founded.
• The 2nd annual DC Art Book Fair is at the National Museum for Women in the Arts this Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Admission to the museum is free that day, and over 40 groups will be selling their books, prints, and other artworks.
• Enjoy this gallery of fake urban landscapes from photographer Gregor Sailer’s new book, The Potemkin Village, in WIRED.
• Photographer Robert Llewellyn explores the hidden world of seeds.
• Aperture celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. The New York Times Lens Blog discusses the origin of the foundation, photography today, and more with the foundation’s executive director.
• A photographer shares his experience with drone photography and some tips for those considering getting into it.