Friday Links – Exposed DC

Friday Links: January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

It’s the last weekend before our 2021 photography contest closes. Be sure to submit your best images of the D.C. metro area by Wednesday, January 27 at 11:59 p.m.! We look forward to reviewing all of the submissions and announcing the winners in early February.

Winning images from the Life in Another Light photo contest explore how things look from a different perspective and how light can expand our imagination and creative potential.
Sign up for the Center for Photographic Art’s online artist talk with David Freese where he’ll discuss getting a photography book published on Friday, January 29–free for members and $10 for others. Note that times listed may be in a different time zone.
Focus on the Story invites you to submit images that tell the story of the end of the Trump presidency and the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration for their book, “Transition: The End of an UnPresidented Four Years,” which is being funded through a Kickstarter campaign.
Photojournalists documented the inauguration of Joe Biden on Wednesday as well as the related events around the city.
Join Leica Store DC today at 4 p.m. on Zoom for Cameras, Coffee & Conversation with D.C. based freelance photojournalist, David Butow.
Buffalo-based photographer Doug Levere takes viewers up close and personal with incredibly detailed shots of snowflakes.
The 15th Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest closes today at midnight.
Actor Jason Lee discusses his new photo book “In The Gold Dust Rush,” a collection of black and white images shot throughout the midwest from 2008-2020.
Flickr announced the winners of “Your Best Shot 2020” earlier this week. Ten finalists were selected from over 18,000 submissions.

Friday Links: January 15, 2021

January 15, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

*Protecting the Capitol* by Victoria Pickering

The deadline for entries to our 15th annual photography contest is fast approaching. With so much happening since our 2020 exhibition, we are sure you’ve captured countless scenes and moments that transpired in and around this city. We look forward to reviewing all the submissions and also can’t wait to see which images catch our special judges’ attention and receive a Best in Show award along with a $100 cash prize. Will it be one of yours? Submit your best images of the D.C. metro area to our contest by Jan. 27!

Join Capital Photography Center to explore Antietam National Battlefield tomorrow, 2:30 p.m., $94. Or if you plan to stay in, you can sign up for Sunday’s online course for photography basics and exposure control, $140.
Photographer Edas Wong keeps an eye out for times when two disparate subjects come together in one scene and captures them with his camera.
It’s the last day to submit to Photoworks’ call for entries to “Hindsight is 2020 – Street Photography in a Tumultuous Year.”
A new auction marks 100 years since the birth of Ruth Orkin who traveled the world making waves in an industry dominated by men.
The National Portrait Gallery is accepting entries through January 29 for its triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition that celebrates excellence in the art of portraiture.
Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW) is sponsoring a Civil Unrest Training by Global Journalist Society today from 6:00-8:00 p.m. that will cover best practices for civil unrest with a focus on visual journalists covering protests and major political events, including the upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C. WPOW also started an emergency fund to help journalists purchase safety gear.
In response to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is hosting a free 90-minute training webinar for journalists today at 12:00 p.m.
Apostrophe is accepting applications through Jan. 29 for their second round of the Apostrophe Mentorship Program, a 12-week course focused on amplifying the voices of the BIPOC community within the photo industry.
Imaging USA will be held entirely online this year, with general sessions running this Sunday through Tuesday. A 3-day all-access pass is $59 or free for PPA members.

Friday Links: January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

*Conflict* by thegirlwholeftthefridgeopen

There is so much more to Washington, D.C. than the federal government, but there are times when we can’t escape having history go down in our own backyard. When rioters broke into the Capitol building on Wednesday, photographers put their lives at risk to report out what was really happening on the ground. We know many of you were out this week and will continue to be through the Presidential Inauguration, and we want you to know how much we appreciate your documentation of these unprecedented times. Stay safe and keep pressing on, D.C.

Our annual Exposed DC Photography Show contest deadline is coming up on Wednesday, January 27. Send in your images that highlight life in D.C. over the last, very strange year.
Four years ago, Focus on the Story documented the Trump inauguration in a photo project that resulted in the book, “UnPresidented.” This week, they launched the follow-up project “Transition,” which will document the final days of the Trump presidency and the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Join the Library of Congress on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. for an online exploration of the work and accomplishments of John Wood, the first United States’ federal government photographer.
The 15th Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest is accepting entries through January 22 in four categories: garden views, garden vignettes, small wonders, and garden creatures. The fee to enter is $20, or $15 for magazine subscribers, and includes up to 10 images per entrant.
Join the Analog Photography Fireside Chat this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. EST for a free 1-hour webinar where participants can also ask questions of panelists.
Richard Silver captures space in unique and unexpected ways, as seen through the work in his upcoming “Vertical Churches” book which he talks about on My Modern Met’s Top Artist Podcast this week.
Paul Cupido’s Japan photo series finds beauty in emptiness.
Award-winning aerial photographer Brad Walls’ new series “Ballerine de l’air” was inspired by Olive Cotton’s 1935 photograph, “Tea cup ballet.”

Friday Links: January 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! As we kick off 2021, we invite you to share your favorite images that showcase what it’s like to live, love, and work in the D.C. metro area by entering our 15th annual photography contest! The deadline for entries is January 27 so you still have time to look over the images you’ve already taken or get inspired to create new ones that capture the beginning of this new year. Either way, we can’t wait to see this place we call home through your eyes!

The New York Times recaps the strangeness and surreality of 2020 through images.
Photographer Polly Irungu wanted to find a way to spotlight and support Black women photographers, so she created a community and database to do just that.
A photo of two widowed penguins appearing to comfort one another in Australia was selected as one of the winners in Oceanographic magazine’s Ocean Photography Awards.
New Atlas gathered their favorite images from the top photography competitions of the last 12 months.
In the December 1955 issue, Popular Mechanics hopped in the cockpit with photographers of a growing profession called “jetography.”
Video games have incorporated virtual photography, and Cyberpunk 2077 is even holding a photo contest for players: Shutterpunk 2077.
Earlier this month, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer together in the sky than they have in centuries; Jason De Freitas photographed the Great Conjunction event, capturing the International Space Station appearing to fly between the glowing planets.
The Phillips Collection’s Community in Focus photography project is now available in an online exhibition format.

Friday Links: December 18, 2020

December 18, 2020 By Ron Keith Leave a Comment

*Snow day in Chevy Chase* by Diane Krauthamer

Our 15th annual photography contest is open for entries! We look forward to seeing your images that document what it’s like to live, love, and work in our nation’s capital, especially in the midst of such an eventful year. Submit your best images by January 27 for the chance to be part of our 2021 show!

Ahead of his career retrospective, Dawoud Bey speaks about the origins of his practice and navigating art spaces as a young artist.
Seven photographers weave their own histories of home in this visual project, initiated with the Magnum Foundation and supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, that documents the impact of coronavirus in the Arab world.
Photoworks issued a call for entries for “Hindsight is 2020: Street Photography in a Tumultuous Year” an online exhibition to be juried by Exposed alum Chris Suspect. Deadline for entries is January 15.
Mike Whalen chats about garden photography on the GardenDC Podcast. Stay tuned for the 2021 Garden Photo Contest opening soon as well.
Shedrick Pelt’s new photo book “We Keep Us Safe” is available for pre-sale. The book documents D.C. protests of 2020 and American history in the making.
Washington Photo Safari is offering a 2-hour workshop this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on photographing holiday lights in coordination with Van Ness Main Street who will be awarding a prize to the best photograph of the evening. The workshop fee is $39/person.
Benoy K. Behl, a film-maker, art-historian and photographer, has taken over 53,000 photographs of Asian monuments and art heritage and made numerous documentaries. Tomorrow at 10 a.m. he will present an illustrated talk on the murals of early India.
Smithsonian Magazine rounds up the ten best photography books of 2020, with a wide range of topics covered.
The Guardian picture desk selected Hector Retamal as its agency photographer of the year and spoke with him about the experience covering the pandemic in Wuhan and Shanghai.