The Exposed DC Photography Collection Launch at the DC Public Library is just under a month away! We can’t wait to celebrate this milestone with you all and relive the past 18+ years in the District through images from local photographers. Save the date and spread the word!

• Visit Multiple Exposures Gallery to view ENDURING ROOTS, a visual meditation by David Myers on resilience, time, and the relationship between people and the land they tend.
• Submit photos by May 2 to be considered for VIEWFINDER, a group exhibition at The Yard – Eastern Market featuring the photography of DC metro-area artists.
• Matt Newell’s new video game, Lushfoil Photography Sim, has been described as the most realistic photography game ever.
• Go behind the scenes of the film digitization process and see how the Magnum teams are processing over 600,000 color slides by transforming the latest Fujifilm GFX100 II into a scanner.
• StreetMeetDC will be at Foggy Bottom tomorrow at 4:00 p.m.
• PortraitMeetDC will be at Jones Point Park in Alexandria on Sunday from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
• Hear from the winners of the 2025 ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography and the ZEKE Award for Systemic Change on Zoom this Tuesday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m.
• Ryan Coogler captivates audiences not just with his new film Sinners, but also in explaining the difference in film formats.

Swing by the History Network at the DC History Conference in the lobby of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library this afternoon from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Chat with us about photography in D.C., flip through exhibition magazines from our previous annual shows, and get more details about our launch event for the Exposed DC Photography Collection at the DC Public Library.

• This Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Seekers Church will host the closing reception for “Rachel Carson: The Sense of Wonder”, a photography exhibit by Keith Kozloff celebrating this local environmental hero, federal worker, and advocate for engaging children with nature.
• The April Photo Critique at Multiple Exposures Gallery will be Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
• Skate legends of The DC Wheels will be showing their best for all to photograph as part of the Mt Pleasant Block Party at Lamont Plaza on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Photographers can submit images to Lost Origins for review by a panel of judges, and winners will be announced Monday and will be featured in an exhibit in Spain this coming fall!
• Hear from three photographers under 30 making a difference on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom—part of the 2025 SDN Visual Storytelling Festival.
• Members of Black Women Photographers are invited to share one photo that tells the visual story of the spaces you occupy via Flickr by April 14 to apply for a grant that includes $5,000 for the recipient to grow their craft, as well as a two-year Flickr Pro membership, and a one-year SmugMug Pro membership.
• The 15th annual Scottish Nature Photography Awards winners have been announced.

The DC History Conference is April 3-6 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. We’ll be at the History Network on Friday, April 4, in the lobby from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Plan to come through to say hello, flip through old exhibition programs, chat about photography in D.C., and hear about the Exposed DC Collection and upcoming launch event.

• The DC Shoot Off Photojournalism Workshop is happening now and wrapping up tomorrow night.
• StreetMeetDC will be at Rosslyn making their way from the metro stop to Gateway Park on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
• Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos shares what fuels his uncanny photos as he prepares for his debut photography exhibition.
• Photoworks Gallery is hosting an artist meet and greet for the “Becoming Ourselves” exhibit tomorrow from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• World Press Photo announced the winners of the 2025 photo contest, showcasing some of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.
• Dupont Underground invited local photographers to showcase their favorite public spaces in DC as part of the “Common Ground, Common Future: Reimagining the Heart of the District” exhibit, on view through April 13.
• A photograph of a woman working in a factory in the early 1960s inspired a jewelry maker who turned to social media and factory workers to successfully track her down.