• 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.

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our annual photography contest. We’re so grateful to each and every one of you for being part of the amazing D.C. photography community. We’ll be reviewing the submissions and announcing the winners later this month. In the meantime, remember you can always share your images with us and each other by submitting to our group on Flickr and tagging #exposeddc on Instagram.

• The National Museum of Women in the Arts is temporarily closed to the public for a major renovation, but their first off-site exhibition “Positive Fragmentation” can be viewed at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center through May 22. The exhibit includes over 150 works by 21 artists who use fragmentation to explore concepts such as gender, race, and the environment.
• An amateur photographer who found himself at the center of the Covid-19 pandemic shares how he documented the response in Newcastle starting in March 2020 when council managers were called for a briefing.
• Artist Cecil McDonald Jr. explores the power of representation in photography through a video lecture series.
• The 2022 FotoEvidence Workshop will be held virtually March 4-6 with a deadline to apply of February 10. The goal of the workshop is to provide photographers with the skill to undertake challenging assignments and to ensure photographers have a clear understanding of ethical guidelines and can be hired with confidence by NGOs.
• Photoworks is hosting a virtual artist talk with the makers of “2020 Unmasked” on February 9 at 7:00 p.m.
• Polar bears move into an abandoned Arctic weather station on Russia’s Wrangel Island, a nature reserve under Unesco protection.