The DC History Conference runs through tomorrow. We’ll be at the History Network this afternoon in the lobby of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library from 1:15-3:15 p.m. Stop by to say hello, flip through old exhibition programs, chat about photography in D.C., and plans for the 2024 show and beyond. You can view the full schedule online.

• Exposed alum Chris Suspect’s new book, Truly Blessed, tells the story about a community’s response to discrimination, both racial and religious. The book is available for purchase at $50.
• Photographer Daniel Cox is exposing the impacts of climate change in his Arctic Documentary Project that features polar bears prominently. 
• Join PortraitMeetDC at metrobar on April 14 from 2-5 p.m. for  a new kind of meet.
• Save the date for a hands-on cyanotype event at Photoworks with Mac Cosgrove-Davies, an instructor at Photoworks and featured photographer in our 2024 show!
• On April 13 at Photoworks, Francesca Scott delves into the history of the iconic Scurlock Photographic Studio and their legacy of documenting Black life over the span of nine decades. The event is free, and you can reserve a spot today.
• NASA pulled together five tips for photographing a total solar eclipse as people prepare for Monday. Just using your cellphone to document it? There are tips for that, too!
• The Guardian highlights a selection of photographs from the 24 winning projects and six honorable mentions in the World Press Photo annual competition. Four global winners will be announced later this month.

• Join StreetMeet tomorrow at 3pm on U Street (10th Street Metro exit) as they celebrate nine years of StreetMeet.
• Dodge Chrome is having a spring photo contest. Submit up to three entries per category (Colors of Spring, Dark and Light, Pattern & Texture) by emailing contest@dodgechrome.com by May 31. All winners will receive a large mounted print of their work with some cash prizes for 1st and 2nd.
• India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color, marking the reawakening of spring with awesome photos from the AP Photo team.
• Meroë Marston Morse joined Polaroid just weeks after graduating with a degree in art history and was integral in transforming the camera company into a brand beloved by photographers to this day.
• See “Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell” at the National Portrait Gallery. If you go on April 14, there’s a curator tour.
• The winning images and photographers of this year’s World Nature Photography Awards have been announced.
• In his ongoing “Descendants” series, Drew Gardner combines research with photography as he recreates striking portraits of Black Civil War soldiers.
• The Concrete in Life Photo of the Year competition puts concrete front and center and all around.

• Join PortraitMeetDC for their first meet of the season at Stanton Park tomorrow from 3-6 p.m. Scratch that! They’ll be going on Instagram Live tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. instead. Check their stories for more info.
• Social Documentary Network is hosting an online presentation and discussion on documenting the struggle for reproductive rights in the US with Evelyn Hockstein, Robin Fader, and Edward Boches on Thursday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom.
• A rocket launch was clearly visible across San Diego County skies on Monday night when SpaceX launched Falcon 9 right after sunset.
• A Van Gogh oil painting has been unveiled as the centerpiece of an exhibition in Cardiff that poses the question: “Is a self-portrait the original selfie?”
• Maryland PPA’s (MDPPA’s) annual photography conference will provide 3 days of peer connection and instruction in wedding, commercial, fine art, and senior portraiture, April 11-13 in Columbia, MD.
• The winning images of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 exhibit the beauty, spectacle, and fragile balance of the isles’ diverse animals and habitats.
• National Geographic’s new show, Photographer, doesn’t focus on analyzing images but on the drive it takes to find the ideal shot.
• An exhibition in New York is bringing to life moments in theater from the 1950s through 1970s using a blend of art and technology.

• Join the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for a Women’s History Month Wikipedia edit-a-thon presented with support from Wikimedia DC on Tuesday from 2-5 p.m.
• The 2024 Working Scientist photo competition is open for entries that showcase the work that scientists do all around the world. Note that professional photographers appear ineligible for this call.
• Enjoy a thread of photographs taken in the right place at the right time, intentionally or by chance.
• The 2024 Leica Women Foto Project Awardees have been announced with projects that cover societal preconceptions, postpartum depression, surrealism, and contemporary indigenous women of different ages.
• Miles Myerscough-Harris used a camera from 1897 to recreate a 100-year-old team photo of the AIK soccer club.
• The USPS will pay tribute to photographer Ansel Adams with a stamp collection featuring 16 of his images.
• The Annual DC History Conference returns for its 50th anniversary at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library April 4-6, free. We’ll be there for the History Network on Friday, April 5 from 1:15-3:15 p.m.