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Friday Links: November 4, 2022

November 4, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

We’re loving Capital Weather Gang’s cool photo story about the Tidal Basin over the four seasons.
WPOW’s 16th Annual Photography Exhibition opens at Lost Origins Outside this Sunday, 2-5 p.m.
The Black Women Photographers X Nikon Grants return for the second year with $50K in grants and gear available to the winners. Applications are due by November 25.
B&H Photo’s OPTIC conference will be held this Sunday and Monday with live streaming options available for keynotes and other sessions.
It was a big week in photography news with several companies announcing new equipment from camera bodies to lenses.
A close-up of a crocodile in Cuba is the overall winner of this year’s Mangrove Photography Awards.
85 years later, a camera abandoned by explorers is found on a glacier in Canada.
Save the date for the opening of the “Dap is a Love Language” exhibition at the Anacostia Arts Center on November 19.

Friday Links: October 28, 2022

October 28, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

Our longest-running annual photography show is slated to come down next week. That’s right, you’ve got one last weekend to see the 38 winning images that line the alley alongside Ellē for yourself. Check back soon for the next exhibit and, of course, stay tuned for announcements about our 2023 annual photography contest later this year.

Join StreetMeetDC tomorrow at Rock Creek Park (Picnic Grove 24), 3-6 p.m.
The 2022 Leica Picture of the Year is an image taken by legendary Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker on a road trip in the USA in 1963.
The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to track the destruction of Ukraine’s architecture, art, and historical sites.
Images of an elderly woman hanging her laundry during COVID lockdown won the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2022.
A California photographer thought he was taking a picture of a dolphin leaping in the air behind a surfer but it turned out to be a great white.
Ever wonder what an ant looks like up close? You may wish you hadn’t after seeing for yourself.
Vote for your favorite finalist in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards through November 27.
Photos show a new art installation draped over the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The work is done by by Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka who has been turning construction sites into feminist conversation pieces.

Friday Links: October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

Join PortraitMeetDC at Meridian Hill Park this Sunday, 2-5 p.m., costumes encouraged.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope put its Near-Infrared Camera to use capturing the Pillars of Creation in great detail.
Journalists have turned to social media for photos and videos to accompany news stories about everything from long lines at a pizzeria to crises and disasters.
The winning images from the UK Picture Editors Guild Awards were announced this week.
Former MLB superstar Randy Johnson revisited his love of photography following his retirement from baseball and has been spotted on the sidelines at an NFL game.
Kodak needs help keeping up with the resurgence of film photography and has 75 open positions right now in its Skilled Trades Division to work on manufacturing film.
The winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022 were announced yesterday as part of their “Celebration of Photography.”
Gordon Binder and Susan Raines “Out and About” exhibit at Studio Gallery closes tomorrow with a reception from 4-6 p.m.

Friday Links: October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022 By exposeddc

Street photographers (and Exposed alums) Chris Suspect, Sofía Sebastián, and Mukul Ranjan will be at Mt Pleasant Neighborhood Library tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to talk about shooting criteria, favorite locations, and advice for aspiring photographers. Attendees also have the chance to make a gel plate print or zine with the DC Punk Archive.
Scottish photographer Alan McFadyen spent an estimated 6 years, 4,200 hours, and 720,000 exposures trying to nail the perfect symmetrical shot of a kingfisher diving into its reflection.
Winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been announced with a buzzing ball of cactus bees nabbing the Grand Title award.
StreetMeetDC will be at Creative Hands Studio tomorrow from 12-2 p.m. for Gear Con and then sticking around for 52 O Street Studios open house from 2-4 p.m.
Photographer Carell Augustus created portraits of Black actors recast in classic Hollywood films for his new photo book.
Studio Gallery will take part in Third Thursday on October 20 from 5-6 p.m. with the “Out and About” photography exhibit featuring Gordon Binder and Susan Raines on view in the lower gallery.
The winners of the 2022 Nikon Small World Competition were announced earlier this week.
“The Cultivar Series” takes a look at crop diversity and agricultural modification through flat-lay photos.

Friday Links: October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022 By Noe Todorovich

KBJ mural at Aslin Brewing on 14th St by Joe Flood

Did you catch our segment on the latest episode of WETA Arts that premiered Monday night? Enjoy a trip down memory lane as founder Heather Goss talks to host Felicia Curry about the origins of Exposed DC, some favorite images we’ve featured, the community we’ve been building for 17 years, and how to get involved. Even though we still have a good bit of 2022 left, we’re already getting excited about our annual contest opening in December!

Join the White House News Photographers Association tomorrow at Lost Origins Gallery for the exhibition opening of “Through the ‘Eyes of History’: Celebrating The White House News Photographers Association 100th Anniversary,” 7-10 p.m.
Aperture and Paris Photo announced the shortlist for the 2022 PhotoBook Awards.
The Canon RF 600mm f/4L IS USM is a hefty lens at a hefty price of $13,000.
Pete Souza will be at Sixth & I tomorrow night (rescheduled date) sharing images and stories from his years as the Chief Official White House Photographer.
Peter Noble invented the solid state active pixel in 1966, a core concept used in digital photography to this day, for which he’s received some credit but not any money.
Film photography continues to get more expensive with Fujifilm announcing an increase in prices for many photo papers, films, chemicals, and more.
Robert Irwin released a new book full of wildlife and nature photos that showcase Australia with all profits going to wildlife conservation.
Ben Thouard’s otherworldly image of a surfer battling with the underwater turbulence of a wave won the top spot in the Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.