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.

• Exposed DC is happy to partner with Shedrick Pelt and Dupont Underground as they co-curate a Black Lives Matter photography competition, titled “rise up.” Submissions are open now with the exhibit slated to open in October both as a virtual exhibition and on-site at Dupont Underground.
• Join us for our next virtual roundtable on Friday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. As we transition into fall, we will exploring the theme of change. Register here for all the details; info on how to submit your image will be provided in the confirmation email.
• The first pictures from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards were released last week and include these adorable possums peeking out of their hiding spot.
• More animal pictures, you say? The 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards are sure to put a smile on your face.
• Fifteen photography students and recent alumni created still lifes featuring oversized handbags for Vogue’s September issue.
• Between 1957 and 1972, two groups revolutionized photography in Japan.
• Hiram Garcia assembled some of his photography work into a book called “The Rock Through the Lens: His Life, His Movies, and His World.”
• One of the wildfires in California was reportedly caused by a smoke bomb used at a gender reveal party, a reminder to be cautious and respectful when it comes to props and accessories used during photoshoots.
• Yesterday, vivo announced a partnership with National Geographic to launch a global mobile photography competition, the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards.
• Bart Kuykens, perhaps best known for his coffee table book series of Porsche automobiles and their owners, discusses his approach to the art of photography.

• The Second Annual Funk Parade Photo Gallery, a collaborative pictorial essay contrasting the Black Broadway of the past with the Black Broadway of today, will be this Sunday with both in-person and online events.
• Sony invites female photographers to apply for the Alpha Female ambassador program, with grants for projects offering $5,000, Sony gear, and more. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through February with winners announced every two weeks starting in September.
• A photography enthusiast inherited a large collection of photos shot by his grandfather and started digitizing the film recently, discovering street photos showing life in Europe over half a century ago.
• Adorama’s eighth Create No Matter What theme is “Create Your World,” focusing on composite photography. Deadline for submissions is September 2.
• Entries are being accepted through October 8 for the second annual Leica Women Foto Project Award, a juried program where three photographers will receive an award to support a personal project relevant to today’s social and political climate, as told through the female perspective.
• Daniel Boud has photographed the Sydney Opera House hundreds of times but his latest series is unlike any other with things much quieter than usual nowadays.
• Rare color photographs offer an intimate glimpse of the 1963 March on Washington.
• Fares Micue surrounds herself with butterflies, feathers, and other items in her vividly composed self portraits.
• Two Australian photographers used flour and studio lighting to capture parkour athletes for a personal project.