Join us and the U Street Neighborhood Association for a free photography class at Temperance Alley garden tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. Learn about the storied space, apply photography tips, and hear from our special guest, horticulturist James Gagliardi. Reserve your spot now here.

• Our 15th annual Exposed DC Photography Show officially wrapped up with a special projection night at Metrobar last weekend; thanks to everyone who joined us and supported the show in its various forms this year!
• “Look Hear Gallery,” a photo exhibition and celebration of Black culture and community, opens today at Dupont Underground, 4:00-8:00 p.m., $5-8. 
• Mayor Bowser’s staff photographer Khalid Naji-Allah’s photo of Black Lives Matter Plaza now hangs at the National Portrait Gallery.
• Preview submissions to the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 and/or submit your own images as the deadline for different entrants varies from November to January.
• The rise of computer-generated product visualization could undercut traditional photography significantly according to recent research.
• Join 11:Eleven gallery for an opening reception of “Freezing Time: A Superpower” featuring fine art photography by Sabiyha Prince, Douglas Hochberg, Kirth Bobb, and Lionel Lloyd, tomorrow from 3:00-7:00 p.m., free.
• Artnet delves into analytics around the market for fine art photography.
• The grand prize winner of the 2021 Nature Conservancy photo contest captured a gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies.

Are you ready to see Exposed DC on the big screen? Get your free tickets now and join us on Saturday, September 25 at 7 p.m. as we keep our 15th exhibition going with a projection night at Metrobar. Looking forward to it and hope to see you there! 

• Exposed DC invites people to apply to join our Board as we look for creative and enthusiastic minds to figure out how the next chapter of the Exposed DC photography community can be as vibrant as the last 15 years. (Psst, you don’t have to be a photographer to apply.)
• “Look Hear Gallery“–an exhibition of images from Washington, D.C. based Black photographers Shedrick Pelt and Richard Williams–will open October 1 at Dupont Underground; entry is $8 for general admission and $5 for students, military, and seniors.
• The Photoville photography festival begins tomorrow with both in-person and online events that are free and open to the public. 
• New features of the iPhone 13 include macro photography and enhanced video recording options.
• During the Civil War, photographers followed the armies to capture scenes from the battlefronts, bringing the realities of warfare home to the American public and even into a shocking photo exhibition in a gallery in NYC in 1862.
• Sigma is celebrating 60 years by giving away $60,000 in scholarships to aspiring young artists.
• Beautiful aerial images show the world from above in the Drone Awards 2021. 
• Ola Maddams started photographing wildlife at night in her Buckinghamshire garden using a motion-activated remote camera during lockdowns in 2020.

See Exposed DC on the big screen! Let’s keep our 15th exhibition going with a projection night at Metrobar, featuring the 2021 contest winners. Join us on Saturday, September 25 at 7 p.m. to celebrate local photography at this outdoor establishment that is all about keeping things local!

• Photoworks Gallery is hosting a gallery reception tonight from 6-8 p.m. for “Under the Influence,” which celebrates the influence and work of Frank P. “Tico” Herrera, a founding member of Photoworks who taught at Glen Echo for more than 45 years.
• Exposed DC is seeking new Board members; we want creative and enthusiastic minds to figure out how the next chapter of the Exposed DC photography community can be as vibrant as the last 15 years. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. (Psst, you don’t have to be a photographer!)
• Shin Sugino travelled to Nova Scotia to recreate a tintype portrait taken 45 years earlier in the same space that is a nod to the original tintype parlour of 1867.
• Sigma and Samy’s Camera are hosting a live online water drop photography workshop on September 14 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
• Take a peek at some of this year’s shortlisted images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
• Emilio Morenatti, a photographer who lost his leg in Afghanistan in 2009, traveled across the country to talk with five Paralympians.
• The National Museum of Women in the Arts announces recent major collection acquisitions, including works by Diane Smith and Mary Ellen Mark.
• The finalists for this year’s Ocean Photography Awards have just been released with winners to be announced over the coming days.
• Check out the latest photography awards and opportunities in PHmuseum’s roundup.

See Exposed DC on the big screen! Join us on Saturday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Metrobar for a special projection night, featuring the 2021 contest winners. We’ll celebrate local photography at this outdoor establishment that is all about keeping things local!

• Exposed DC is seeking new Board members; we want creative and enthusiastic minds to figure out how the next chapter of the Exposed DC photography community can be as vibrant as the last 15 years. Join us! (Psst, you don’t have to be a photographer!) APPLY NOW
• Nicoló Filippo Rosso documents how mass migration and its ripple effects are upending lives across Latin America.
• Exposed alum Geoff Livingston is hosting a series of six free workshops at the Strongin Collection throughout September.
• An exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum documents East Baltimore, decades before the dawn of the selfie era, as captured by Linda Rich.
• “FINGIR: Somewhere Between,” part of a project showcasing artists from the Central American diaspora, opens tonight at Dupont Underground. Reserve tickets online, $8 + fees.
• Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, the Japanese American photographer known as Hiro, died earlier this month at the age of 90.
• Photoworks issued a call for entries for an upcoming online exhibition, “Official | Unofficial DC!” to be juried by Sharon Farmer. The entry fee is $25 and includes up to 5 images with a deadline of September 15.
• Wildlife photographer Ajar Setiadi captures his pet frogs playing in his garden, even using flowers as umbrellas.