Exposed DC

for the love of DC photography

Friday Links: May 12, 2023

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Photo by Mike Maguire

Preparations for our 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Show are in full swing, and we are getting more excited by the day to celebrate local photography with you all next month! Feel free to share our Facebook event with friends and fellow photography fans, and we will see you at Lost Origins Outside on Sunday, June 4 for the opening celebration.

Friday Links: May 5, 2023

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Photo by Victoria Pickering

The 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Show opening is just about a month away. Get all the details in our press release and mark your calendars now for Sunday, June 4! We’ll be announcing exciting updates as the date gets closer.

  • People and the Planet, an international open call that invites artists to think about our world and the humanity within it, is accepting applications through June 4 with an entry fee of $35.
  • A new radio drama about an aspiring photographer aims to help educate the community and new photographers.
  • Survive, Glamorously: Images of Drag in the District is on view at Ron David Studio through May 13 with an artist talk on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. Metro Weekly spoke to co-curators haus of bambi and Farrah Skeiky about the show.
  • A comprehensive study of the photography drones market aims to provide an overview including industry development, market summary, and value chain analysis.
  • The DC Street Photography Collective and Chris Suspect present King Koala at Slash Run on May 18 for a NSFW photo slam, presentation, and more. Entries for the photo slam are accepted through May 11. Event is 18+ and tickets are $15 with limited seating.
  • Community Love and PortraitMeetDC are having a day of networking with content creators tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Harbor.
  • Reports suggest the upcoming iPhone 15 will get a major camera upgrade compliments of Sony’s newest image sensors.
  • Wildlife photographers from around the world come together for 100 For The Ocean, a month-long fundraiser for ocean conservation.
  • The deadline for the Women Photograph Project Grants is coming up soon. Women, nonbinary, transgender, and intersex documentary photographers of any nationality are invited to submit an application by May 15 for consideration.

Friday Links: April 28, 2023

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Photo by Alex Huie

  • Join StreetMeetDC in Thomas Circle on Sunday starting at 5:00 p.m.
  • A severe solar storm triggered an impressive outburst of auroras as far south as California, Arizona, Arkansas, and Virginia.
  • Glen Echo Photoworks is celebrating 50 years at their annual fundraiser gala on May 12 with a photo raffle, silent auction, sun printing, and a portrait station. Tickets are $50 or $150 if you take part in the raffle.
  • Skateboarding legend Ed Templeton offers an inside look at the subculture in his new book with images from his archives.
  • Zenfolio released its latest State of the Photography Industry Report providing insights from the perspectives of professional photographers and their businesses.
  • Judges of the PhMuseum 2023 Photography Grant program share a bit about their selections.
  • Vietnamese photographer Khanh Phan Thi won the 14th edition of the Greenstorm Global Photography Award.

Friday Links: April 21, 2023

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Closing Time by Emma K Alexandra

As we continue preparing for the 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show, we’re excited to announce our special guest judges who will be selecting the Best in Show winners this year. We invite you to get to know them now and check back later to see which photos caught their attention. Stay tuned for more updates and save the date for our opening celebration on Sunday, June 4 at Lost Origins Outside!

Friday Links: April 14, 2023

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Photo by Gary W. House

  • Local photographer Dee Dwyer takes viewers on a visual journey into the heart of Southeast D.C. in her exhibition at Phillips@THEARC on view Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 11. Washington City Paper interviewed her earlier this year so you can find out more about the show and her career in this piece.
  • Did you know there’s a World Photographic Cup? They recently announced results of their 10th competition.
  • Catch episodes of the Arnold Newman Lecture Series on Photography, a forum for leading photographers to discuss contemporary issues in the medium, on YouTube with Sunil Gupta, Dawoud Bey, Lorna Simpson, Teju Cole, and Fazal Sheikh.
  • Applications are open through April 21 for the first edition of FotoFilmic’s annual mentoring program.
  • Join Mac Cosgrove-Davies for a shadowgram sunprinting workshop at Arlington’s Central Library tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., free, first-come, first-served until capacity is reached.
  • The Maryland Photography Alliance is hosting the 2023 Odyssey of Light webinar this weekend, $35 with a MPA member discount available as well.
  • The 2022 Architectural Photography Awards Photo of the Year prize was awarded to Gerry O’Leary for his trippy image of the Maraya Concert Hall, a giant mirrored building in the desert of Saudi Arabia.
  • The New York Times breaks down the latest on artificial intelligence generated imagery.
  • Also, the Copyright Office has issued a new policy statement that clarifies its practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by artificial intelligence.