• Head to Photoworks tomorrow from 4:00-6:00 p.m. for the rescheduled gallery reception for Jennifer Sakai and Philip Taplin’s exhibition.
• The Daily podcast looks at the story behind a defining war photo captured by photojournalist Lynsey Addario in Ukraine.
• Reserve a spot for the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ online conversation about the contributions of women in the field of photography on Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 p.m., free.
• Join StreetMeetDC for a meetup on Sunday at Dupont Circle.
• Save the date for the DC History Conference at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library: March 31-April 2. Better yet, register now and then swing by the History Network on April 1 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. to say hello to us!
• Elliott Landy spent two years photographing Janis Joplin in the late 60s, and several of his previously unreleased photos are part of a book that’s just been published.
• Aline Smithson, one of the photographers recognized in this year’s Hasselblad Heroines series, shares her favorite photo series and about her journey in photography.
• The Guardian chronicles the war in Ukraine with twenty photographs.

• Join Photoworks for a gallery reception for Jennifer Sakai and Philip Taplin’s exhibit tomorrow from 4:00-6:00 p.m. You can also join them for a virtual artist talk on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
• COAL + ICE, an immersive documentary photography exhibition that visualizes the climate crisis through the work of over 50 photographers and video artists from around the world, opens on Tuesday at the Kennedy Center.
• The three recipients of the third annual Leica Women Foto Project Award were announced this week.
• Joseph Wyman Brown captures modern people using wet plate tintype photography.
• Photographer and historian Amy Flagg is remembered for her work and being ahead of her time as one of few women photographers working in the UK and covering the destruction of World War II.
• Winners of the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards have been announced with the grand prize going to an image of a leopard seal hunting a penguin.
• The Mobile Photography Awards announced the winners of their 11th annual competition.
• A photographer works remotely with a father-daughter duo to recreate iconic movie scenes.

February is moving quickly, with just a few days left of the Olympics and one week until we announce the winners of our annual photography contest! Check back next week for the official announcement. Here are some links to hold you over in the meantime.

• Abbey Road Studios has launched the first ever photography competition and official awards to recognize the art of music imagery.
• Falls Church Arts Gallery’s “Near and Far” exhibition explores the “heights and depths and macro world of photography.”
• An aerial photograph of two boats fishing for anchovies in Vietnam won the Save Our Seas Foundation Marine Conservation category of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2022 award.
• Graciela Iturbide reflects on her life in photography. You can view more of her work in the Guardian here.
• Photographers explore the connection between capitalism and the camera.
• See the winners from the 2021 Ocean Art underwater photography contest.
• The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire offerings and provide bird’s-eye views of sports like hockey and, of course, the opening ceremony.
• The World Photography Organisation, which organizes the Sony World Photography Awards and PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, announced a partnership with Photo London.

• Photoworks’ monthly “Coffee & Critique” session is this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Register for the free session to reserve a spot.
• An image of willow branches reflected in a frozen lake took home the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award with over 31,000 votes.
• PhMuseum rounds up photography awards and opportunities that are currently accepting submissions.
• Conor McDonnell reflects on how one gig changed the trajectory of his life, leading to his eclectic experience ranging from documenting artwork for Sir David Attenborough to photographing the wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
• Learn the true story behind the iconic World War II photo of U.S. Marines raising the American flag atop Iwo Jiwa’s highest point on February 23, 1945.
• Two photographers are set to release a photo book that will detail the current plight facing local farmers and the environmental devastation caused by a plant epidemic in Puglia, Southern Italy.
• François Brunelle’s “I’m Not a Look-Alike” series has been bringing together two unrelated people who resemble each other since 1999.
• Reuben Radding’s six-week street photography workshop starts in March and will be conducted entirely on Zoom. Space is limited to six participants, and the total cost is $800 with a 50% deposit to book your spot.
• Preview some of the winning images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2022.