The DC History Conference is April 3-6 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. We’ll be at the History Network on Friday, April 4, in the lobby from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Plan to come through to say hello, flip through old exhibition programs, chat about photography in D.C., and hear about the Exposed DC Collection and upcoming launch event.

• The DC Shoot Off Photojournalism Workshop is happening now and wrapping up tomorrow night.
• StreetMeetDC will be at Rosslyn making their way from the metro stop to Gateway Park on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
• Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos shares what fuels his uncanny photos as he prepares for his debut photography exhibition.
• Photoworks Gallery is hosting an artist meet and greet for the “Becoming Ourselves” exhibit tomorrow from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• World Press Photo announced the winners of the 2025 photo contest, showcasing some of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.
• Dupont Underground invited local photographers to showcase their favorite public spaces in DC as part of the “Common Ground, Common Future: Reimagining the Heart of the District” exhibit, on view through April 13.
• A photograph of a woman working in a factory in the early 1960s inspired a jewelry maker who turned to social media and factory workers to successfully track her down.

• PortraitMeetDC will be at Stanton Park tomorrow from 3:00-6:00 p.m. for their cherry blossom themed meet up.
• PortraitMeetDC is also partnering with Union 206 for a special event with models on Saturday, April 5 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., $25.
• The founder of an international photography project set up during the pandemic for women to share their authentic representation of motherhood is fundraising to sustain and archive the project.
• You can still register for online portfolio reviews with Social Documentary Network on April 5 from 8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. ET, $55/review.
• Conflicted—the tensions and contradictions that define the personal and the global—is the theme at FORMAT International Photography Festival this year.
• A unanimous federal appeals court ruled that pictures generated solely by machines do not qualify for copyright protection.
• The ninth edition of the PhotoVogue Festival revolves around “The Tree of Life: A Love Letter to Nature” this year.

Save the date for the launch celebration for the Exposed DC Collection at the DC Public Library on Saturday, May 24! More details to follow, and you can find out more in the press release issued last fall.

• View the 60 finalists from the 22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest and vote on your favorite in the Reader’s Choice competition. You might spot an Exposed alum as you go through.
• Visit Multiple Exposures Gallery to see THE SILENT NARRATOR, a solo exhibition of photographic work by Irina Dakhnovskaia-Lawton.
• Recipients of the 2025 ZEKE Awards were announced along with honorable mentions.
• Join Nikon Ambassador, Kristi Odom, and Maryland PPA for an in-person event celebrating wildlife, art, and our planet’s biodiversity on April 26, as part of the MDPPA Annual Convention. Early bird pricing ends April 1 for all convention programs.
• Register for online portfolio reviews with Social Documentary Network on April 5 from 8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET, $55/review with a max of 12.
• The Sony World Photography Awards revealed the 10 category winners for its 2025 competition.

• Join Farrell Parker of Artist Tax Prep today at 11:00 a.m. for an informative presentation exploring some of the forms and factors that individual artists may consider when filing their taxes.
• StreetMeetDC celebrates 10 years at their meet tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. on U Street.
• Boom Supersonic and NASA released a photo that captures a U.S. civilian jet breaking the sound barrier in a test flight over the Mojave Desert.
• For a chance to be featured on Instagram by the DC Street Photography Collective, tag new posts only with #dc_spc_0325 in March. New hashtags are used each month, and photos can be taken anywhere.
• The winners of the second annual Nature Photography Contest have been announced, and they feature images of a polar bear among vibrant fireweed blooms and a penguin behind the camera.
• Common Ground, Common Future: Reimagining the Heart of the District is on view at Dupont Underground through April 13.
• Nick Brandt’s latest series marks the fourth chapter in an ongoing series called “The Day May Break,” which has taken him around the world in search of visual stories illuminating the effects of the climate crisis.

• Visit Uncanny, a new exhibition featuring more than 60 works by nearly 30 artists, from renowned figures of modern art history, opening today at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
• The Nature inFocus Photography competition celebrates photographers who capture powerful moments in natural history and highlight critical conservation issues.
• PortraitMeetDC is hosting an editing session on Discord on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
• The exhibition “Common Ground, Common Future: Reimagining the Heart of the District” opens at Dupont Underground with a reception from 6:00-9:00 tonight.
• A professional photographer in Loudoun County, Virginia, is offering free headshots to laid off federal workers to help them find new jobs.
• Join Leica Store DC for the opening reception of Manfred Baumann’s “Reflections of Life” exhibit on Thursday, March 6, at 6:00 p.m., free.
• The DC Bird Alliance is hosting a wildlife photography workshop for DCPS high school students, April 14-17.
• AP photographer captures a surreal scene of a bagpiper emerging from green smoke during military exercises.