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April 4, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

TGIFL! This week we have heavy metal cats, head-whacking images, geologists in the field and so much more. Our 2014 Exposed DC Photography Show is open ~~for just one more day at~~ today until 6 p.m. and our last day Sunday, April 6, 12 to 5 p.m. at Long View Gallery. (They’re closed for a private event on Saturday.) Most of the Exposed staff and many of the photographers will be there hanging out, so stop by to say hello and for your last chance to get a view of this year’s winners. You can purchase any of the images and our 2014 exhibition program in person on Sunday, or online (prints; program).

The 6th annual “Mirror to the World” documentary photography exhibition opens tonight at Glen Echo Park. The show is curated by photographer Frank Van Riper, and features many local photographers.
Tragic news this morning: AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed and reporter Kathy Gannon was wounded in Afghanistan when a local policeman opened fire on their car.
Not to be outdone by his wife, former President Clinton got his own sunglasses photo this week.
The ripples from the Calumet Photographic store closings are still being felt. Customers at the Rockville store are still waiting for pictures to be returned. You might want to bookmark our new local resource guide for camera stores.
Photographer Yang Yongliang layers thousands of photographs to create dreamscapes that represent how rapidly China is developing.
Photographer Alexander Crockett is proving that cats can rock. He’s the photographer behind Metal Cats, a photo book with images of musicians from the hardcore metal music scene posing with their furry feline friends.
The excellent Garry Winogrand retrospective is open until June 8 at the National Gallery of Art. Our reviewer recommends multiple visits.
DeShean Jackson may have signed with the Washington Football Team this week, but the photo behind him at the signing got a lot of attention.
Cops stopping photographers is not a new phenomenon. In 1955, Robert Frank was arrested in Arkansas while photographing The Americans.
The BBC has a slideshow of work by Christina Broom, Britian’s first female press photographer.
“None of the images in the series…were set up; All of them were taken serendipitously and examine clashing cultures, tradition versus modernity, and sometimes situations that are simply perplexing.” Martin Kollar’s “Nothing Special” examines the often bizarre world of Eastern Europe during the post-Soviet era.
This photo essay from Columbia University shows what life is like as a geologist working in Panama.
Kaija Straumanis gets our vote for series we would most like to see the outtakes from. She took portraits of herself while objects collided with her head.
Interesting article on how photographers are getting sponsorships on Instagram.
You know we love dog photos, but these intimate shots by Chris Sembrot of dogs kissing people is heavy on the PDA.
Save the date for our next monthly happy hour, April 16 at El Centro D.F.
And finally, adorable photos of Indochinese tiger cubs at the Saigon Zoo.

Friday Links: March 28, 2014

March 28, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Up this week: The Washington Post reviews our 2014 Exposed DC exhibit; animal photos – lots of them; an exploration of how a photograph can lie; and some thoughts from Getty on the relationship between photography and architecture. Happy Friday!

Be sure to pick up a copy of the Washington Post today to read their review of our Exposed DC show. Featured in the Weekend Section, the review is accompanied by many photos from the show.
Annie Leibovitz has joined twitter.
The National Geographic Traveler annual photo contest is now open.
If you enjoy dog portraits as much as we do, you will love the work of Elke Vogelsang.
And for the cat lovers, we have these amazing and slightly frightening cheetah photos.
If you like the mass hysteria of cats and dogs living together, there is the work of D.C. resident Sabrina Paige, who’s gaining popularity on Instagram for her photos of interspecies cuddling.
A former trash collector has amassed a large collection of World War II photographs, all of which he saved from the garbage.
“Sometimes, I feel that we photographers forget how much power that we wield, not only with our images, but, also, with the words that we write to accompany our photography.” Chicago Tribune photographer Scott Strazzante, who was at the game where Journal Star photographer Ron Johnson took an image of high school basketball player “flipping off the crowd,” explains that photographs aren’t always what they seem.
The National Academy of Sciences will be hosting two photography shows and receptions. The first is Caleb Cain’s A Portrait of Ice and the second is Nests by Sharon Beals.
When the Sand Creatures wage their war, we are all doomed. Beautiful work by Claire Droppert.
VII Photo Agency announced the five new photographers in their mentor program.
The story of photographer Vivian Maier is familiar to many in the photography world, but now her story is hitting the big screen in the documentary “Finding Vivian Maier.” It opens in D.C. at Landmark E Street Cinema on April 25.
Who says there isn’t money in photography? George J. Rosa III, the former owner of the Hallmark Institute for Photography plead guilty to charges of bank fraud and tax evasion after stealing $2.6 million in school money.
Reuters announced the launch of a new photo and video service this week.
Just when you thought this post couldn’t possibly have any more animals photos, we share the work of Ernest Goh. His chicken beauty pageant photos are going viral, but all of his work is worth seeing.
The New York Times Lens Blog wrote about the American Cool Exhibit on display now at the National Portrait Gallery.
Self Magazine requested to use the photo of a female runner dressed as Wonder Woman taken during the LA Marathon. The woman agreed, and Self proceeded to mock the woman’s outfit in the magazine. Turns out the woman wore the outfit because it was her first marathon since she started chemo for brain cancer.
The Getty Museum explores the relationship between architecture and photography.
The Oregon Zoo lost their female Amur tiger this week after she suffered a seizure.

Friday Links

March 21, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Viewers take in Best in Show winner "Carnival Giraffe" by Erika Nizborski.

The Exposed DC team, left to right: Meaghan Gay, James Calder, Jennifer Wade, Sanjay Suchak, Heather Goss, and Megan Fogarty.

Checking out Richard Barnhill's "Lincoln Memorial Twilight."

Armando Gallardo's mystery couple in "1+1" proved to be a hit.

Founding Farmers brought soft pretzels and onion dip, spiced nuts, and bacon lollies for guests to enjoy.

District Doughnut brought a selection of their handmade mini-doughnuts for the first couple hundred guests in the door.

Exposed photographer Alex Wong models with the latest in exhibition programs.

Our volunteers help Bluejacket Brewer, Boxwood Winery, Cavanagh Family Imports and A&M Imports at the bar.

The team from Bluejacket Brewery kept the taps flowing.

Exposed photographer Mark Alan Andre with his entourage.

Exposed winner Emily Reid and James Campbell.

No pictures! Pablo Benavente calls off the paparazzi.

Exposed DC director Heather Goss and volunteer Keith Lane at the exhibition program table.

Katie Cavanagh from Cavanagh Family Imports poured their South African wines with volunteers Jennifer Wade and Alex Howe.

John Sonderman poses with friends by his winning photo, "Marine One Arrival."

Baby's first photography show! Exposed winner Philip Yabut brought his family to celebrate the night.

Exposed winner Patrick Onofre and Noe Todorovich.

Guests wait in a light rain to get in the door.

Executive chef Dimo Kolouas puts finishing touches on one of Tel'Veh Wine Bar's Mediterranean dishes.

v:shal kanwar and DJ Sequoia kept the room charged.

Founding Farmers handed out mouthwatering bacon lollies (left) while Dr. Baruch Ben Yehudah and Exposed DC staff member Meg Fogarty dished out delicious soul food from Everlasting Life Cafe.

Jaime Fearer poses next to her winning photo, "Art in the Alley – Trinidad, DC."

Faithful Exposed volunteers Sriram Gopal, Kelly Elmore, and Kelly Rand keep the drinks moving at the bar.

We steamed up the windows late into the evening.

The gallery above features Jim Darling‘s wonderful coverage of our Exposed DC opening reception on Wednesday evening. You can visit the show at Long View Gallery this weekend for free; Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m., and during regular gallery hours through April 6. Meanwhile, the linkage must go on! This week we have a local contest opening, some tough-to-look-at sports photos, and some pioneering Detroit street photography.

Washington Post Express shared an excellent feature on 2014 Exposed DC Photography Show.
Leica Store DC has announced the call for entries for their 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition.
A puppy store in Chantilly is hiring a pet photographer. Who knew there were still puppy stores? Why are there still puppy stores?
Washington Post photographer Andrea Bruce accompanied to the US a recent Iraqi immigrant with whom she had worked in 2003 when she was covering the Iraq war, as he and his 15-year-old son drove from D.C. to Portland, Oregon.
CNN has a nice roundup of sports photos. Some of the shots are cringe inducing.
Kevin Grall, a Maryland photographer, was interviewed by the Baltimore Sun about his work.
London police officers are gaining popularity on Twitter for their aerial photos of the city, taken from helicopters.
“I wanted to photograph Detroit, even though it wasn’t Paris and it wasn’t Versaille. There were different kinds of photographs in Detroit, different subject matter. So I had to shoot what I could find in Detroit. And what I found there was something special that set it apart from New York…” The words and work of 95-year-old Detroit street photographer Bill Rauhauser.
Paul Taylor from Columbia, Maryland was browsing photos on Flickr in January and thinks he may have identified a lost photo of President Lincoln’s funeral procession. The photo was part of the Mathew Brady collection at the National Archives.
Tweets with photos are 94% more likely to be retweeted.
“Nobody knows exactly how many exotic animals now live in captivity in the United States, though it’s estimated that there are at least 5,000 tigers—more than exist in the wild.” National Geographic contemplates if wildlife sanctuaries are good for animal, and includes some beautiful tiger photos.

Friday Links

March 14, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Exposed 2014 Photography Show poster by ep_jhu

So you’ve bought your Exposed 2014 opening night tickets, right? Ok, then. Your reward is this week’s allotment of alluring links, including fantastic Snowy Owl research photos, local photographer Jim Darling’s upcoming pop-up studio, and the sad story behind Calumet’s demise:

We learned yesterday that Calumet Photo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Their website is gone, all their twitter feeds have been deleted, and the short update they wrote on facebook about their closing has also been deleted. Calumet took over three Penn Camera stores in the area after they closed down a few years ago. Peta Pixel has an interview with a former employee which details how bad things had gotten at the retailer.
Just how valuable are your Instagram photos? Daniel Arnold made $15K in one day selling prints of his popular Instagram shots.
A Photo Editor wrote his own guide to photography contests.
The Baltimore Police are at it again. They forced Baltimore Sun photo editor Chris Assaf away from the scene of an office involved shooting. We wrote about another similar incident with Baltimore Police last year.
D.C. area photographer Kristi Odom is headed to Bolivia to photograph the illegal animal trade. She is looking for financial backing on the project, and has almost met her goal.
Photographer Meredith Rizzo has some great images in an NPR story on the snowy owl.
Need a good headshot? Local photographer Jim Darling, whose portraits we profiled last year, is hosting a pop-up portrait studio on 3/22.
D.C. based photographer Mathew Ramsey is getting a lot of attention for his burger porn project. The photos look very tasty.
Combat photographer Stacey Pearsall shared stories about working as an Air Force photographer with Photoshelter.
This week PetaPixel wrote about the work Paulo Ordoveza, or @PicPedant, is doing to expose fake or copyrighted photos posted on twitter. You may remember that we interviewed Ordoveza back in January.
General Colin Powell posted a selfie he took 60 years ago to facebook yesterday. He even managed to call out Ellen in the process.
(e)merge art fair will return for their fourth year to D.C. this fall.
“Permitting photography led to constant tension between those who wanted a clear view for their camera and those who wished to look at the paintings.” To ban or not to ban cameras at museums.
An finally, Nepal celebrated some happy news this week when it marked 365 days without a tiger, rhino or elephant being poached.

Friday Links

March 7, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

We have a long list of links this week including shocking news from Getty Images, a collaboration between Magnum Photos and the Smithsonian, where to get your aura photographed and much, much more.

In news that has shocked many this week, Getty Images announced that they will be making their images free to use. The British Journal of Photography is all over the story, including responses from ASMP and NPPA.
Remember what you looked like in 1987? Karl Baden does. He took a photo of himself every day for the last 27 years.
Dog photo booths are much cooler than people photo booths. Photos by Lynn Terry.
The Northern Lights have been putting on a show in the UK. Some of the images look like scenes from Harry Potter.
The LA Times interviewed veteran National Geographic photographer William Albert Allard.
The going rate for getting your aura photographed seems rather reasonable.
Lenscape and Shifra are two new app online photography magazines.
“My photographs are a more useful first draft than my attempted prose was, a richer archive than the pages of my binders.” Casey Cep explores the relationship between photography and writing.
Do you have $50,000 burning a hole in your pocket? If so, you can buy Andy Warhol’s Polaroid camera.
Learn how Time made the panoramic image atop One World Trade Center.
A compilation list of image libraries owned by the federal government.
“Khalid Mohammed, a photographer for the Associated Press, took a picture 10 years ago of two charred American bodies hanging from a bridge and surrounded by a crowd of cheering Iraqis.” Here’s the impact a single image had on the Iraq War.
At the Paris Exposition in 1900, W.E.B. DuBois presented an exhibit about the history and “present condition” of African Americans. The exhibit had many photographs, and 114 years later we can see them online at the Library of Congress website.
Magnum Photos and the Smithsonian have teamed up for an exhibit called Unintended Journeys. The exhibit “provides a glimpse into the lives of humans displaced by global climate change and some of the most devastating natural disasters in the past decade.”
Are your cell phone camera, DSLR, and point and shoot not enough for you? NPR did a story on a tiny camera that clips on your clothes to record everything you see.
And finally, the Land of the Tiger exhibit opens this weekend at the Jacksonville Zoo.