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Friday Links: July 14, 2023

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Photo by John Brighenti
  • Exposed alum Chris Suspect is hosting a Day of the Dead workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico from October 28 through November 4. The package price is $3,745 with an early bird discounted rate of $3,245 if you register and pay in full by tomorrow.
  • JRNL 18 submissions are open to all types of analogue work through July 31 with an entry fee of $35 for submissions with up to 20 images in a series or two.
  • This week, U.S. Soccer announced a new multi-year joint partnership with Getty Images and International Sports Images.
  • The James Webb Space Telescope continues to re-envision the universe with the latest photo released showing the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth.
  • Summer of StreetMeet kicks off on July 22 with StreetMeetMD’s first meet at Silver Spring followed by a StreetMeet Gallery at Anacostia Arts Center on July 29.
  • Judges of a photography competition selected a woman’s photo of her son and then rejected it after one said, “Hang on it looks a little AI-ish” even though they cannot prove it.
  • A new half-hour audio documentary, produced by Alvin Hall for BBC Radio, explores Diane Arbus’s legacy and asks why her photography retains its “extraordinary and unsettling” power.

Friday Links: June 30, 2023

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Photo by Britt Leckman

  • If you checked out our annual show this month, don’t forget to share an image of the exhibit by midnight tonight to take part in our #2023XDC Instagram contest.
  • RE/ENVISIONING, a new exhibition at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) gallery, opens next week with a reception on July 6 from 6-8 p.m.
  • CAH is also seeking applications from District-based artists for the FY24 Juried Exhibition Grant that will reflect on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how DC artists have been influenced by the social progress and reform of the past 60 years.
  • An aerial view of protesters holding banners at a demonstration in Tel Aviv received photo of the year in the Drone Photo Awards 2023.
  • A Norwegian couple’s playful, gender-defying portraits made at the turn of the 20th century were discovered by chance, decades after their deaths.
  • The Insta360 GO 3 is a teeny camera designed to capture all sorts of action.
  • According to new research from photo printing chain Max Spielmann, less than 8% of photos are taken using “proper” cameras these days.
  • The deadline for entries for WPOW members to submit to the WPOW Annual Photography & Multimedia Exhibition is next Friday, July 7.

Friday Links: June 23, 2023

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Photo by Val Proudkii

The 2023 Exposed DC Photography Show will be on view throughout the summer, but if you visit by June 30 you can take part in our #2023XDC Instagram contest. You’ll have the chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Aperturent or Capital Photography Center. Get all the details and share your photo soon to participate!

  • Join APA | DC for a coffee break at The National Portrait Gallery Kogod Courtyard tomorrow from noon to 2:00 p.m.
  • StreetMeetDC is hosting a special event with Yours Truly Hotel this Sunday at 12:30 p.m., free but RSVP required as space is limited.
  • Gear Patrol announced the acquisition of DPReview thereby keeping it alive after Amazon announced it would be shutting down the site earlier this year. Long live, DPReview!
  • Maria Emelianova has been photographing chess competitions for over 10 years.
  • Studio Gallery is hosting an opening reception for Beverly Logan’s “What We See” exhibit tomorrow from 3-5 p.m.
  • A pair of preening pigeons won the grand prize in the National Audubon Society’s 2023 photo contest.
  • Thousands of revelers celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge.
  • The building at 1313 F Street was once home to Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio, the largest news photo service in the U.S. at the time.

Friday Links: June 16, 2023

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Photo by @bottlerocket98

Have you been by Lost Origins Outside to view our annual photography show yet? Visit anytime this month and share a picture on Instagram (with required tags and follows) for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Capital Photography Center or Aperturent! Contest details are available at xpsd.co/2023XDC.

  • If you go this weekend, you can also check out the new “Curating Sound: The Art of Inner Ear” exhibit opening tomorrow night at Lost Origins Gallery (the inside one!) and a block party in Lamont Plaza on Sunday at 3 p.m.
  • The National Portrait Gallery is hosting a guest curator talk and tour of the “One Life: Frederick Douglass” exhibition today at 3:00 p.m., free, registration recommended.
  • Join StreetMeetDC at Alethia Tanner Park tomorrow at 6 p.m. for a meet and at Wonderland Ballroom on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. for a brunch and chill where you can edit photos from the meet.
  • Australian photographer Max Dupain’s 40-year project features north Queensland cane fields.
  • Capture One has released their photo-editing app for iPhone enabling photographers to connect their cameras to their phones and shoot images directly to the app.
  • A new composite released by the Bruce Murray Laboratory for Planetary Visualization details 99.5 percent of Mars’ surface in unprecedented detail.
  • WPOW’s 17th Annual Photography & Multimedia Exhibition is now open for submissions for WPOW members.
  • IA&A at Hillyer will be releasing its annual call for proposals soon, and Hillyer Director Tim Brown will be holding a Zoom session going over how to prepare for the call on June 26.