- David Hobby at Strobist reminds us that photography can be used to send powerful messages, like this ad by Mom’s Demand Action.
- Artists: Apply for grants as the new year starts for the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities. (Psst: They give a ton of these away, so don’t be afraid to apply!) Been around awhile? Consider volunteering for the panel that picks grantees.
- Getty photographer David Becker was on assignment covering the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas. He gives the LA Times his account of the massacre in words and photos.
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Sign up for the annual portfolio review held by APA | DC with reviewers from Smithsonian, National Geographic, and more. October 18, $125 for non-members.
- The new Canal Park Glow Cube started, um, glowing yesterday with a new exhibit called Art and the Environment. It’s starting with a 3D animated short, but come October 21 it will feature digital microscopic photography by Jesse Dill.
- Speaking of microscopic photography, Nikon’s Small World celebrates the incredible beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.
- The ART SMART team is bringing interactive art experiences to DC and kicking things off with an Insta-Art Hunt through the National Gallery of Art on October 14 at 10:30 a.m. Contact anna@artsmart.com and mention Exposed DC to reserve a spot.
- Get ready for all those holiday family portrait sessions with the DSLR + Portrait Workshop this Saturday at the Lemon Collective, taught by Exposed alum Amanda Archibald. 10 a.m., $50.
- Seán Doran produces some of the most breathtaking enhanced images from spacecraft touring the solar system (his videos of Jupiter are what dreams should look like). This week he released a set of the red planet from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
- If you’re looking for a getaway and change of scenery, this gallery of some of the world’s natural wonders might be the perfect inspiration.
