• The Photoworks Gallery 2019 Call for Proposals closes October 1. Both solo and group exhibitions are accepted.
• IA&A at Hillyer is also accepting proposals for their 2019-2020 exhibition season. The application fee is $40, and the deadline is September 20.
• Stop Motion’s third photography slideshow is happening Wednesday at Dodge City, 7-9 p.m.
• Greg Miller is a photographer and father who was asked to document the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting and was understandably haunted by it. Now he’s released a photo series showing children as they wait for the school bus to capture that universal experience of anticipation and vulnerability.
• Graeme Green explores how photography can be a powerful force and how some photographers try to give back and make sure they aren’t exploiting their subjects.
• Art All Night is coming up September 29. Get ready for the festivities by joining the community-run Facebook group for photographers to share info about events, logistics, photography tips, etc. You can also join the Flickr group now to be ready to submit images when the time comes.
• Kodak is launching a fashion line with Forever 21, part of the branding team’s efforts to “return Kodak to being one of the world’s best-known, best-loved brands.”
• Richard Renaldi discusses his photography projects, “Touching Strangers,” and his latest, more personal one, “I Want Your Love.”

Join us TONIGHT at an opening reception for the new Crystal City Fotowalk. Explore the exhibit on your way over from the metro station and then stop by Gallery Underground to say hello, grab a drink and snacks, and see even more art. Now let’s dive into some links…

• Join Exposed alum Amanda Archibald for an Intro to Product Styling + Photography workshop at Steadfast Supply this Sunday, 1-3 p.m., $35 (materials and snacks included). Learn to style products for branding, website, and social media use.
• Stop Motion is seeking black and white photography from the D.C. metro area for their third slideshow. Deadline for entries is this Sunday.
• Antonio Guerra explores interaction between human and nature in his mind-bending, conceptual series, “Ver de Acción.”
• Canon and Nikon may be late to the mirrorless game, but their arrival on the scene further solidifies mirrorless cameras’ role in the future of photography.
• Exposed alum (and featured photographer in the new Fotowalk exhibit) Chris Suspect will be hosting a Day of the Dead workshop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico from Oct. 29 through Nov. 4.
• The Washington Post has partnered with the African Photojournalism Database to highlight the work of 10 African photographers and photojournalists through a 10-part series.
• Wikimedia Commons announced their annual Wiki Loves Monuments call for entries through the end of September.
• The Guardian recently obtained documents that show a National Park Service photographer edited photos at the insistence of President Trump and Sean Spicer to make the inauguration crowds look bigger.
• Women aren’t allowed in soccer stadiums in Iran for men’s matches, but that didn’t stop Parisa Pourtaherian from becoming the first female photographer to shoot a national soccer league match.
• Slovakian photographer Mária Švarbová synchronizes swimmers both in and out of the water.
• Stanley Kubrick became a staff photographer for Look magazine at the age of 17. An exhibit in New York explores some of his early work.

 

• Seven D.C. metro area street photographers are exhibiting their work at Willow Street Gallery (at DC Arts Studios) from Aug. 11 to Sep. 9.
• Focus on the Story’s photo book “Chasing the Great American Eclipse” is now available. Look for lots of familiar names inside, along with a foreword by our very own Heather Goss.
• Tyler Mitchell became the first ever black photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue with his images of Beyonce for the September issue. He joins the ranks of Irving Penn and David Bailey as one of the youngest photographers to shoot the cover for Vogue, as well.
• The Miraculous in the Mundane exhibit at Glen Echo Photoworks closes this weekend. Then, LISTEN UP!, their 2018 Juried Youth Photography Exhibition, opens on Thursday, August 16.
• Spanish photographer Javier Arcenillas’s new book documents UFO culture and sighting locations in the American West.
• Owners of a sunflower farm in Canada were overwhelmed by thousands of visitors after pictures of the farm went viral on Instagram.
• I spy with my little eye, Exposed alum Victoria Pickering in the background of a photo being used for coverage of the Manafort trial.
• Getty Images compiled a selection of the best photos from around the world of the recent Blood Moon.
• The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. NASA has provided some photography tips, and you can also find general night sky photography advice in this post of ours.
• A phone was used to capture this photo of the Milky Way.
• Three summer interns at the New York Times share their experience and how they made the front page.

 

You have until midnight tonight to submit images for the next Crystal City Fotowalk. Let’s see all those beautiful and interesting travel photos!

• The New York Times has selected Meaghan Looram as Director of Photography.
• The Drone Awards went through 4,400 entries to select winners across various categories as well as an overall grand prize winner.
• Can AI help judge a photo contest? Huawei is putting its P20 Pro smartphone AI up to the task along with a Leica photographer.
• And speaking of smartphones getting smarter, Sony announced a new 48MP sensor for smartphones earlier this week…watch out DSLRs?
• National Geographic provides a look inside the fascinating world of family circus troupes that tour around Europe.
• A referee used a photographer’s camera as a makeshift VAR in a Copa Perú soccer game.
• Join Exposed DC alum photographer Amanda Archibald this Sunday, July 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Steadfast Supply for a workshop on styling food and drink.
• This is the last weekend to catch the very special collection of photographs at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery. “Pop-up: Photographic Discoveries” features unusual and unexpected findings, from daguerreotypes to digital images, from a recent survey of their holdings to assess preservation needs. The exhibit closes Monday, July 30.

 

Keep submitting your awesome travel photography for a chance to be part of our next exhibit in the Crystal City Fotowalk. You have until next Friday, July 27. It’s free to enter, and winners will get to keep their poster-size print.

• See a very special collection of photographs at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery through July 30. “Pop-up: Photographic Discoveries” features unusual and unexpected findings, from daguerreotypes to digital images, from a recent survey of their holdings to assess preservation needs.
• Head to America’s Islamic Heritage Museum on Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., for a closing reception and discussion with photographer Cathy Katona.
• A new photo exhibit opens at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown on Saturday. The reception for Natural Abstractions by Julius Kassovic is 3 to 5 p.m.
• Join Exposed DC alum photographer Amanda Archibald on Sunday, July 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Steadfast Supply for a workshop on styling food and drink.
• Fujifilm’s latest film simulation product is Provia 100F…flavored instant noodles.
• A Chilean photographer captures stunning images of volcanic eruptions paired with lightning.
• View the winning images of the 2018 iPhone Photography Awards—the first and longest running iPhone photography competition.
• Guillaume Hebert spends 8-20 hours per image combining his photography with paintings to created blended scenes.
• Drone photography has really taken off, but Australian Photography asks: where are all the female drone photographers?