• British documentary photographer Chris Killip has died at the age of 74. Friend and fellow photographer Martin Parr describes Killip as one of the key players in postwar British photography.
• Apple announced the iPhone 12 Pro with a bigger image sensor, faster main camera lens, improved image stabilization, and other improvements aimed at photo enthusiasts.
• Martin Schoeller’s new exhibition “Death Row Exonerees” captures the faces and stories of Americans accused of crimes they didn’t commit.
• Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced this week with the top prize going to Sergey Gorshkov for his image of an Amur tigress hugging a tree that took more than 11 months to capture.
• The annual New York City Women Street Photographers exhibition call is open for entries through November 4, with women from around the world invited to submit one free photo along with an option to enter additional photos for $15/each.
• Photographer James Whitlow Delano re-envisions his work for today’s unsettling times, creating a deep exploration of an alternate universe. 
• The creators of the documentary “Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein” share about the late photographer’s life and work as they aim to raise money to make the film available on DVD.
• Join Aperture and the Strand Bookstore on October 22 at 7 p.m. for a conversation between photographers Melissa O’Shaughnessy and Gus Powell, as they discuss O’Shaughnessy’s new book.
• The documentary “The Way I See It” recalls the Obama years with warm nostalgia through the lens of former White House photographer and unlikely Instagram star Pete Souza (premieres tonight on MSNBC at 10 p.m. EST).
• Nobechi Creative is offering an online intensive workshop by Ibarionex Perello. Sessions will run from October 27 through November 21, and the full cost is $895 or $775 for students.

• Canon U.S.A. and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) are partnering to produce a series of business webinars available to ASMP members free of charge and to non-members for a small fee.
• The DC History Center is open to visitors again with free, timed passes for entry to the Hall of History and THE BIG PICTURE, an exhibit featuring 74 panoramic photographs spanning D.C.’s 20th century.
• Gianmarco Maraviglia documents one of the most dangerous marine pollutants in his photography project, “Mermaid Tears.”
• This roundup of some of the images released by NASA over the decades provides a beautiful escape.
• These are the cameras used by 10 of the world’s most famous photographers.
• George Byrne’s new monograph, Post Truth, features vibrant, candy-colored scenes of Los Angeles.
• The National Portrait Gallery exhibition “Her Story: A Century of Women Writers” celebrates some of the country’s most influential authors.
• The “rise up.” exhibition at Dupont Underground will be open Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through November 1. The virtual exhibition is also available online through January 12. 
• Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson began creating images of his young children as a way of stopping time and creating personal stories.
• The Uncommon District remembers their co-editor and local photographer Karen Ramsey who passed away on Monday. She will be greatly missed by the D.C. photography community and beyond.

We are excited to announce the opening of the “rise up.” photography exhibit that highlights D.C. photographers and their images created during the social justice uprising of 2020. The exhibit opens today at Dupont Underground and will run through October with gallery hours Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. There will be a virtual gallery available as well. Exposed DC is proud to partner with Dupont Underground and Shedrick Pelt on this important exhibition.

• Urban Nation is live-streaming the opening of the extensive retrospective “Martha Cooper: Taking Pictures” today at 2 p.m. Viewers will take a tour of the museum and meet Martha Cooper and the curators of the show.
• Brooklyn photographer Josh Katz has been documenting quarantined New Yorkers finding escapes on their rooftops, balconies, and stairways.
• Acclaimed documentary photographers, Ruddy Roye and Devin Allen share their unique perspectives and backstory on capturing the shot as part of the Leica Conversations at Photoville on Sunday at 4 p.m.
• An exhibit in Cleveland explores photography in the era of the contact sheet, showing the uncropped and unselected versions of famed photographs.
• Gray Malin’s new photography collection features dogs lounging around the Beverly Hills Hotel.
• Google’s Pixel 5 smartphone loses the telephoto lens, adds an ultrawide lens, and updates their HDR+.
• Karl Taylor shares 4 tips for more creative still life photography in a video shared on Fstoppers.
• Reuben Radding is offering a street photography workshop that will meet on Zoom every Tuesday for six weeks starting on October 13. The class is limited to six participants, and the full cost is $800 with a 50% deposit required to book your spot.
• Threekit, makers of interactive product imaging software for online brands and retailers, announced the creation of its seven millionth product image and are on track for more than ten million in 2020.

Join us tonight at 6 p.m. for a virtual roundtable as we explore the theme of change. Register here to get all the details and upload an image before the session to share it with the group. We look forward to seeing you!

• Facebook will soon let you protect your photos and control where they are shared on Instagram and Facebook through their Rights Manager, which requires an application currently.
• Model Emily Ratajkowski shares how she learned that her image is not her own, having been sued by a paparazzo for posting a picture on Instagram that he took of her and having an image included in Richard Prince’s “Instagram Paintings.”
• The 11th annual Audubon Photography Awards introduced new categories for recognizing an image that is as artistic as it is revealing and for illustrating the crucial relationship between native plants and birds. Also, it’s just a great roundup of stunning images of birds.
• As part of Photoville, Leica is hosting conversations with photographers on various topics through early October.
• Earlier this month, the winners of the 2020 National Park Photo Contest were announced.
• View 10 years of the British Wildlife Photography awards in pictures.
• Photographers across Mexico have been documenting the challenges of distance learning.
• Derry Moore shares his experience photographing artist L.S. Lowry in the shadows of his hall–Moore wasn’t invited further into the home.

We are proud to partner with Dupont Underground and Shedrick Pelt on the “rise up.” photography competition and exhibit documenting the Black Lives Matter movement. The deadline for entries is this Sunday at 10 a.m. We look forward to reviewing submissions soon and seeing this pivotal time documented through your perspective.

• Our next virtual roundtable will be on September 25 at 6 p.m. Join us to hang out with fellow photographers as we share photos on the theme of change.
• Winners of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards include images of the Milky Way, California nebula, and Andromeda galaxy.
• Winners of the 2020 BigPicture awards were also announced recently. The competition’s goal is to celebrate and illustrate the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspire action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery. A special live program will be streamed on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT on their Facebook and YouTube channel.
• “100 Days of Solitude,” an online exhibition that reflects the world during the strange times of COVID runs through October 18 on Photoworks’ website.
• La Cosecha is holding in-person pop-ups featuring the works of photojournalist Laura Grier along with Peruvian crafts, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays for the next three weeks at La Cosecha Market (1280 4th St NE).
•  The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities exhibition “Through Our Eyes” highlights the point of view of minority artists who create complex and unconventional work exploring their unique experiences, narratives, and perspectives on the world. The exhibition is on a virtual platform through October 9, and artist talks are being held on Zoom.
• The Smithsonian is reopening four more museums including the National Portrait Gallery where you can view the “Portraits of the World: Denmark” exhibit through Oct. 12. Most locations will require free timed-entry passes that can be reserved online or by phone.
• French-Algerian photographer Mohamed Bourouissa has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.
• Art All Night has moved the festival online for a virtual edition during the last two weeks of September with showcase performances on Friday and Saturday nights.