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Friday Links: June 7, 2024

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Photo By: Victoria Pickering
  • Head to the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, tomorrow from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for the opening reception for the “Magnificent Distances” exhibition that features the work of 9 of the 10 DC Street Photo Collective members and street photographer Mike Jett. The exhibit is curated by the 10th member, Tom Woodruff.
  • Critical Exposure is seeking new board members who are passionate about their mission; complete the application by June 17. They are also looking for a Program Manager and Program Coordinators to join their team, with a priority deadline of June 24.
  • The DC/DOX film festival is holding a screening of Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s “A Photographic Memory” at E Street Cinema on June 15 at 12:15 p.m. Use code PHOTO10DOCS at checkout for a discounted rate provided by DC/DOX for the Exposed DC community.
  • Catch two photography exhibits at Studio Gallery during First Friday tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m. or at the closing reception on June 15 from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Winners of the Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grants 2024 were announced this week.
  • Social Documentary Network will host a special one-hour Documentary Matters program with Chester Higgins and Lou Jones on Monday at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Juneteenth.
  • PortraitMeetDC is hosting a meet up for their subscribers in collaboration with Playhaus and opening a few spots to others, tomorrow from 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Friday Links: May 31, 2024

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Photo By: Kevin Burns
  • Head to Mason Exhibitions tonight from 5:00-8:00 p.m. for the opening of “A Closer Look: Conflicted Art from Ukraine” featuring artistic responses to war through the works of 13 contemporary Ukrainian artists from the frontline, including photographer Andriy Dubchak.
  • Join Multiple Exposures Gallery this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for the June 2024 Photo Critique. Bring a printed image or collection of images and receive helpful, supportive suggestions from fine art photographers Alan Sislen and Maureen Minehan.
  • Take your photography to the next level with external flash! Join Capital Photography Center (CPC) instructor Corey Hilz on June 2 and learn the modes and functions of your flash, as well as how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO affect your flash photos.
  • You might also want to try your hand at the CPC Street Photography class on June 9. Learn pro-level tips, privacy issues, and plenty of hands on guidance photographing around the White House area.
  • The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) published an open letter in response to Adobe’s advertising campaign that encourages people to “skip the photoshoot.”
  • Join Photoworks for the opening reception of “Good Sports,” juried by John McDonnell this Sunday from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Touchstone Gallery seeks artwork that embraces pattern and repetition as the focal point, a complementary element within a piece, or as a fundamental part of the creative process for their “Iteration Reiteration” open call. The entry fee is $35, and applications are due by June 11.
  • In response to unruly tourists, the town of Fujikawaguchiko erected a barrier to obstruct a popular view of Mount Fuji in Japan, but tourists are poking holes in it to get their shots anyway.

Friday Links: May 24, 2024

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Photo By: Avery Ruel

Friday Links: May 17, 2024

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Photo By: Mike Maguire
  • The 2024 first-place ZEKE Award winners, Sarah Fretwell and Natalya Saprunova, will have a live presentation also broadcast on Zoom this Monday at 7:30 p.m.
  • Last weekend, an extreme solar storm brought spectacular northern lights to regions across the world. Some even caught a glimpse of them in D.C. during a short window just before dawn on Saturday.
  • The MId-Atlantic Photo Visions’ student competition is open to any high school or rising 9th-grade student from the DMV area with a grand prize of $500 and $100 for nine other finalists. The deadline for entires is May 28.
  • Join PortraitMeetDC tomorrow in Georgetown for a city cruise themed meet from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
  • StreetMeetDC will also be out tomorrow starting at 5:00 p.m. at the NoMa metro station. They’ll also be partnering with StreetMeetMD on their first special event happening at Brookside Gardens on June 1 and 2; you can reserve your spot now on their website.
  • HEMPHILL is hosting a book signing with photographer, Janet Fries, on May 21. Email the gallery to RSVP.
  • Google Research and scientists at Harvard University have created groundbreaking new digital images, models, and 3D maps illustrating the physical structure of the brain.
  • The Bill Thomas Historic Preservation Photo Collection depicts neighborhoods, roads and highways, shopping centers, various buildings, parks, and playgrounds across Arlington County from the 1920s through the 1980s.
  • The 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took place in New York City over the past week, showcasing more than 3,000 dogs of 200 different breeds and varieties. They’re good dogs, Brent.

Friday Links: May 10, 2024

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Photo by: @osoikame
  • Head to Glen Echo Photoworks for an insightful discussion on the ever-changing world of photojournalism with Robb Hill and Sebastian Hesse-Kastein, tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
  • The work of Gerald Annan-Forson, a significant photographer of Ghana’s political history, is being shown in the United States for the first time, at the Howard University Museum in the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.
  • The Touchstone Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship is accepting applications for 2025-2026 through July 7.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions High School Student Photo Contest will be open for online entries from May 13 to May 28.  The contest is open to any high school or rising 9th-grade student from Washington, D.C. and nearby counties in Maryland and Virginia.  The grand prize is $500, and nine other finalists win $100 each.  Bookmark this link that will go live on May 13.
  • The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced this week.
  • Women Photograph is accepting applications for their 2024 project grants for women & nonbinary photographers through May 15.
  • Women Photograph will also pair five early career photographers with an industry leader as a mentor and provide $2,000 in support for work on a local visual storytelling project over the course of six months through their mentorship program. The deadline to apply is June 5.
  • Rumors about what cameras are under development and coming soon abound.