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Friday Links: May 5, 2023

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Photo by Victoria Pickering

The 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Show opening is just about a month away. Get all the details in our press release and mark your calendars now for Sunday, June 4! We’ll be announcing exciting updates as the date gets closer.

  • People and the Planet, an international open call that invites artists to think about our world and the humanity within it, is accepting applications through June 4 with an entry fee of $35.
  • A new radio drama about an aspiring photographer aims to help educate the community and new photographers.
  • Survive, Glamorously: Images of Drag in the District is on view at Ron David Studio through May 13 with an artist talk on Tuesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. Metro Weekly spoke to co-curators haus of bambi and Farrah Skeiky about the show.
  • A comprehensive study of the photography drones market aims to provide an overview including industry development, market summary, and value chain analysis.
  • The DC Street Photography Collective and Chris Suspect present King Koala at Slash Run on May 18 for a NSFW photo slam, presentation, and more. Entries for the photo slam are accepted through May 11. Event is 18+ and tickets are $15 with limited seating.
  • Community Love and PortraitMeetDC are having a day of networking with content creators tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Harbor.
  • Reports suggest the upcoming iPhone 15 will get a major camera upgrade compliments of Sony’s newest image sensors.
  • Wildlife photographers from around the world come together for 100 For The Ocean, a month-long fundraiser for ocean conservation.
  • The deadline for the Women Photograph Project Grants is coming up soon. Women, nonbinary, transgender, and intersex documentary photographers of any nationality are invited to submit an application by May 15 for consideration.

Exposed DC Returns to Mount Pleasant for 17th Annual Photography Show

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  • Featuring 35 images of the Washington, D.C. metro area taken by local photographers
  • Exhibit presented at Lost Origins Outside in Mount Pleasant
  • Opening celebration: Sunday, June 4 from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Best in Show awards chosen by five distinguished local photographers
  • Full-color exhibition magazine featuring all winning images available for purchase

Exposed DC is excited to partner with Lost Origins Gallery to present the 17th annual Exposed DC Photography Show in an outdoor installation in Mount Pleasant opening on June 4. The show features 35 images that were taken by local photographers and selected from a contest for their unique perspective of the D.C. metro area. The exhibition will be on view at Lost Origins Outside located along the exterior wall of Ellē restaurant at 3221 Mt Pleasant St NW throughout the summer. A virtual gallery will also be available for remote viewing of the exhibition.

Join us for an opening celebration on Sunday, June 4 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. View all the winning images together and chat with featured photographers and the Exposed DC team. Each image in the show will be available to purchase as a fine art framed print for those looking to expand or even begin their own personal collection. An exhibition program featuring all the winning images in full color will also be available for purchase. Attendees will also have the chance to win a gift card from Aperturent, Nations Photo Lab, or Capital Photography Center for their gear rental, photo printing, and photography education needs.

Five of the photographs will receive a Best in Show award along with a $100 cash prize. These awards are selected by independent judges who are acclaimed photographers and creatives in the D.C. community. This year, we’re thrilled to have Astrid Riecken, Briana A. Thomas, Candace Dane Chambers, Carol Guzy, and Colin Winterbottom selecting these special awards. Get to know the judges now and stay tuned to find out which photos they selected in the days leading up to the show.

Since 2006, Exposed DC has been celebrating life and culture in the Washington, D.C. area through the perspectives of photographers who live, work, play, and love here. Our annual photography show shines a spotlight on life in the D.C. metro area as seen through the lenses of some of the region’s most passionate amateur photographers and professionals alike.

For more information or media inquiries, please contact:
Noe Todorovich at info@exposeddc.com

The Exposed DC Photography Show is a Ten Miles Square production.
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Exposed DC would like to thank the 2023 show partners & sponsors for their support.

Friday Links: April 7, 2023

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Dogwood by Victoria Pickering

Save the date! We’re excited to return to Lost Origins Outside for the 17th Annual Exposed DC Photography Show this summer. Mark your calendars to join us for the opening on Sunday, June 4! More details to come soon.

  • DC Home Rule 50 — a photography exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the District of Columbia Home Rule act by exploring the urgent themes of self-governance, full citizenship, free elections, and DC statehood — opens tonight at the DC History Center, 5:00-7:00 p.m., free.
  • Head to the East Building Auditorium at the National Gallery of Art tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. for a special program highlighting short films including “Perfect Image?” that exposes stereotypical images of Black women and explores women’s own ideas of self-worth and “John Davies: Exploring a Sense of Place in the Landscape,” a portrait of the photographer and their process.
  • Photoworks is hosting a photo flea market on Saturday, April 22. You can sign up as a seller for a fee of $10 per table.
  • Join Mac Cosgrove-Davies at the Arlington Central Library tomorrow morning as he demonstrates how tintype portraits are made using the wet plate collodion process.
  • Aperture and Google’s Creator Labs announced the second season of the Creator Labs Photo Fund, an initiative to support image makers.
  • Polaroid’s limited edition Reclaimed Blue film was an “experimental fluke.”
  • The 2022 Architectural Photography Awards Photo of the Year shortlist has been released.
  • If you’ve been to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms or even just seen photos from others, chances are you’ve seen Stumpy, the struggling cherry tree that has gained quite a following over recent years.

Friday Links: October 28, 2022

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High Heel Race by Miki Jourdan

Our longest-running annual photography show is slated to come down next week. That’s right, you’ve got one last weekend to see the 38 winning images that line the alley alongside Ellē for yourself. Check back soon for the next exhibit and, of course, stay tuned for announcements about our 2023 annual photography contest later this year.

  • Join StreetMeetDC tomorrow at Rock Creek Park (Picnic Grove 24), 3-6 p.m.
  • The 2022 Leica Picture of the Year is an image taken by legendary Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker on a road trip in the USA in 1963.
  • The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to track the destruction of Ukraine’s architecture, art, and historical sites.
  • Images of an elderly woman hanging her laundry during COVID lockdown won the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2022.
  • A California photographer thought he was taking a picture of a dolphin leaping in the air behind a surfer but it turned out to be a great white.
  • Ever wonder what an ant looks like up close? You may wish you hadn’t after seeing for yourself.
  • Vote for your favorite finalist in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards through November 27.
  • Photos show a new art installation draped over the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The work is done by by Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka who has been turning construction sites into feminist conversation pieces.

Friday Links: June 3, 2022

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Photo by Mariah Miranda

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at the opening of our annual photography show at Lost Origins Outside last weekend! If you missed it, we shared an opening reception recap with some photos from the event, information about the exhibition, and a brief survey for attendees who’d like to provide feedback on the event. You can also view our virtual gallery and listen to some of the photographers talk about their images in the show. Our #2022XDC Instagram giveaway runs through June 30, so you still have time to check out the exhibition and participate. Our team is so grateful to everyone who helped make this show possible and to everyone who’s taking the time to come and see it!

  • Focus on the Story has a full day of events lined up for tomorrow, including the festival kick-off party where the 2022 Exposed DC Photography Show will be projected, 7-9 p.m., free. Register and show your ticket for two free drink coupons. And be sure to check the full calendar for events all through the month!
  • Photoworks is hosting an in-person reception tomorrow for their exhibit featuring the winners of Photo Slam 2021: Shelby Swann and Kristian Whipple, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
  • And be sure to save the date for Photo Slam 2022 on June 26 at metrobar and submit your own images by June 20 to participate and vie for an exhibition at Photoworks Gallery in 2023.
  • Head to metrobar this Sunday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. for the opening of “A Long Way Down: The Grandeur, Grit and Humanity of the DC Metro,” an exhibit featuring local photographers who captured great images of the ubiquitous DC Metro system. We spy several Exposed alum in the list of featured photographers; congrats, all!
  • German film manufacturer Orwo is launching a new ISO 500 color film based on Agfa film stock used in the movie “Out of Africa.”
  • Summer of StreetMeet kicks off tomorrow in Rosslyn, with meet-ups happening every Saturday in June at various locations.
  • Join Erica Robinson and Jamie Rose for a golden hour photo walk with Tamron & Wildfire tonight, 6:00 p.m., free, with lenses available to borrow during the walk.
  • Getty Images announced a $40,000 creative grant to encourage authentic representation of disability communities.
  • Mac Cosgrove-Davies is offering two hands-on, one-week camps at Photoworks for teens (age 13-18): “Handmade Photography – Camera to Final Print” and “Exploring the Cyanotype” in late June and early July, $200/camp.

Support for the 2022 Exposed DC Photography Show provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.