- BigPicture is offering a special discount to women photographers who enter the annual Natural World Photography Competition.
- The winner of the Natural History Museum of London’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award captured a captivating image of a polar bear sleeping on sea ice.
- Journalist and stylist Marcellas Reynolds talks about his new photography book, “Supreme Sirens,” which details the impact of women’s careers and how their music is the soundtrack of our lives.
- Winners of this year’s International Garden Photographer of the Year competition include abstracts, close-ups, and, of course, some critters.
- Head to the Katzen Arts Center for a panel discussion about “New Perspective on the New Thing: A Photography Exhibition Documenting DC’s Revolutionary Community Arts Center, 1966-1972,” tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., free.
- An experimental philosopher at the University of Arizona set up a camera to capture a single image of a desert landscape in Tucson over the span of 1,000 years.
- Join Glen Echo Photoworks for an opening reception for Marvin Tupper Jones’ exhibition Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
- Ari Jaaksi explores the concept of artistic breakthroughs using examples from history to inspire photographers.
Friday Links: February 2, 2024
Thanks to everyone who submitted to our annual photography contest! We always enjoy reliving the last year or so through the images you’ve captured in the D.C. metro area and are reminded of happenings that feel so long ago but come alive in your photography. We’ll be announcing the winners later this month and providing updates about the show slated for this summer. Stay tuned!
- Carol Morgan, a longtime D.C. resident and multi-media artist, published an online photo essay and commentary about the urban organic farm in her neighborhood, Columbia Heights Green.
- A new exhibit explores how cuteness has become such a dominant force, which prompted The Guardian to ask readers to submit their own pictures.
- Even rats are taking selfies these days.
- PetaPixel has a robust roundup of photography grants and scholarships available this year.
- Hal Buell, who led AP’s photo operations from darkroom era into the digital age, died at 92.
- Toronto-based architectural photographer Richard Johnson captured hundreds of ice fishing huts in Canada.
- Being a unit still photographer for television and film might sound glamorous (celebrities, movie sets!) but a lot goes into it.
- Check out Capital Photography Center’s event calendar to see upcoming classes that can help you develop skills like building a photography website, creative composition, studio lighting, and more.
Friday Links: January 26, 2024
February is just around the corner; if you haven’t yet, be sure to submit to our annual photography contest before midnight on Wednesday, January 31 to be considered for our 18th annual show & celebration of local photography! Photographers of all levels are welcome to submit, so tell your artsy friends too!
- The National Gallery of Art is showing two historic, archival documentaries tomorrow starting at 2:00 p.m. in conjunction withe the Dorothea Lang exhibit. Then, on Sunday at noon, there will be a conversation with award-winning artists discussing their social documentary and portrait photography practice and connections to Dorothea Lang’s work.
- Join StreetMeetDC tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. in Chinatown for their first meet of the year.
- A rare portrait of a crab-eating macaque swimming in the ocean won this year’s Ocean Art underwater photography contest.
- Photographer and whiskey fan Ernie Button discovered dried remains of single malt scotch in the bottom of a glass makes for an interesting photographic subject.
- Three African photographers are celebrating the birthplace of coffee for Lavazza’s annual calendar.
- WPOW members have until the end of the month to submit for the Butterfly Grant to receive funds supporting new or in-progress photo, video, or multimedia projects.
- Winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year awards take us around the world, from the wildebeest migration in Kenya and volcanic eruptions in Iceland to shamanic rituals in Siberia.
- A photographer in Sweden captured an extremely rare green flash coming from Venus.
Friday Links: January 19, 2024
We’re lining up some awesome sponsors and Best in Show judges for you all this year; we can’t wait to announce them soon. Trust us, you’ll want to get your photos in front of them. Submit to our annual contest by January 31 for the chance to be part of our 18th annual show.
- Join APA | DC for a casual gathering at the National Portrait Gallery Kogod Courtyard tomorrow from noon to 2 p.m.
- The WINTER exhibit at Multiple Exposures Gallery features 24 images selected by juror Tim Anderson. The gallery is open 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through January 28.
- Photo London declared Valérie Belin their Master of Photography for 2024, an award that goes to a living artist who has made an exceptional contribution to photography.
- What’s the key to wildlife photography? Patience, according to Canadian Geographic’s photographer of the year.
- Join Photoworks on Zoom tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. for an artist talk with Walter Plotnick.
- The Meeting House Gallery in Columbia, MD is showing “Art of the Silver Spring Camera Club” which features 60 works by 23 photographers, through April 13.
- Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grants are back for the third year; apply by February 17 to take home part of $50,000 in project-based and business grants and Nikon mirrorless Z series gear.
- In a new federal lawsuit, photographer Allen Kee alleges the Detroit Lions and other entities used his copyrighted image of Barry Sanders without his permission.
Friday Links: January 5, 2024
Happy New Year! As 2024 gets underway, we look forward to seeing the best of 2023 through the images you submit to our 18th annual photography contest! You have until the end of the month to enter the contest. Have any questions? Check out our FAQ or reach out via email.
- If you’re in Baltimore this month or next, you can catch Exposed alum Kim Keller’s exhibition at the Hamilton Arts Collective. The opening reception is tomorrow from 1-4 p.m. Artist receptions will also be held on January 21 and February 18.
- Dr. Peter Magubane, the South African photographer whose images documenting the cruelties and violence of apartheid drew global acclaim but punishment at home died on Monday at the age of 91.
- After 5,000 photos, Martin Bond has decided to conclude his project, which showcased the city of Cambridge with an image a day.
- Recall the biggest film photography news of 2023 with this recap.
- See how people celebrated the new year around the world.
- New year, new calendar…how about one featuring airborne cats inspired by Salvador Dalí?
- Register for the next Arnold Newman Lecture Series on Photography happening January 28 in conjunction with the Dorothea Lange exhibit on display at the National Gallery of Art through the end of March.
- Submit photos of the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood by January 15 for the chance to be part of the next MVT Photo Walk. Free to enter with a $100 honorarium for each featured photograph selected for the show.
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