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Watching the fireworks in Arlington, VA by Kevin Wolf

Since we have a long weekend ahead of us, we’ve got a special Thursday edition of Friday Links for you. Don’t forget to join us next Wednesday for our July happy hour at The Brixton on U Street.

Yes, of course there’s a Google “Sheep” view.
The incredible Tuesday night storm woke most of us up around the D.C. area. Here’s what the non-stop lightning looked like in this 5-minute timelapse by Kaitlin Walsh.
Selfie enthusiasts rejoice: The White House has lifted its photography ban.
New York Times staff photographer Ruth Fremson takes a look back at the women — and men — who helped open the door for female photographers.
What happened to the 9-year-old girl smoking in Mary Ellen Mark’s photo? NPR found out.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef gets a health check-up from UNESCO.
Enter your best street photography into this new contest by Acuity Press. Deadline August 11.
Exposed pal Brian Mosley, whose spectacular fireworks photographs have won our annual contest more than once (including last year), gives his advice on how to take your own.
From Tornado Alley to the Midwest, photographer Jody Miler races across America chasing supercell storms that spawn tornadoes.
Wedding photographer slips and falls, still snaps shot on the way down. The range of reactions in the subjects’ faces is priceless.
A Phoenix man creepily hacked into a security camera in an unknown town to create a photo series called “The New Town.”
Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed is a collaborative exhibit by a photographer and geophysicist/poet opening at National Museum of Natural History this week, and looks awesome.
We’re big fans of the beautiful birds (and beautiful photos) at @AvianRecon. Inspired by the World Cup, they’re having an #InstaBirdBracket right now. Go follow along and vote for your favorite owl or raptor. (Psst: It’s this one.)

Since you’ve all been working so hard, we thought we’d let you have Friday Links a day early. This week, we have pugs in costume, portraits of early hip-hop artists, incredible wildlife photos, and cheeky bridesmaids. Have a great Fourth!

This weekend you may need these tips on photographing fireworks from National Geographic.
Just like those who picked VHS over Beta, folks who went with Lightroom over Aperture must be feeling pretty good after the news that Apple is dumping Aperture.
The only thing better than pugs is pugs in Game of Thrones costumes.
“With his camera, Helmer-Petersen flattened space, translating into a two-dimensional medium not just the objects and scenes he shot, but perspective itself.” Explore the work of LIFE magazine photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen.
Here is a small sample of some of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year photos, and they are stunning.
Just when we thought trends in the wedding photography industry couldn’t get any worse, you have bridesmaids showing their butts? What? Why? Just say no photographers. Just say no.
“Prior to (World War I), because of the scarcity of press photography in general, picture desk editors from newspapers were quite happy to use photographs which were merely representative or illustrative of a point rather than showing a genuine event itself.” Lens blog explores the origins of war photography and how it connects to the way modern wars are covered.
Lisa Leone was still a student at New York’s High School of Art and Design in 1982 when she began photographing the burgeoning hip-hop movement.
Three photographers, Stephen Freskos, Scott Haefner and Jon Haeber, are risking jail to capture crumbling relics from America’s Cold War.
Stefanie Klavens has created a photographic series of iconic movie palaces titled “Celluloid Dreams.”
And finally, we are sending you off on a long weekend with this three way tiger kiss from the San Diego Zoo. Really.