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Friday Links: September 13, 2024

September 13, 2024 By Matthew Holubecki

The James Webb Space Telescope detected what looks like a giant question mark in space.
The Washington Post’s director of photography spent the summer capturing moments of love and connection in the D.C. region.
Head to Gallery B tonight from 6-8 p.m. for the opening reception for The Trawick Prize exhibit featuring eight finalists, including Best in Show winner Pedro Ledesma III.
Reuben Radding and Chuck Patch will be presenting talks at The Art of Street event on September 21 at Lost Origins Gallery.
Submit to Dodge Chrome’s Capture the Summer photo contest by September 30; enter up to three images per category.
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s retrospective proves why the Japanese photographer is known as the “master of time.”
Combining aerial timelapse and tilt-shift, Joerg Daiber of Spoonfilm illuminates the stunning Bavarian Alps throughout all four seasons.

September 6, 2024 By Matthew Holubecki

DC photographer Nancy Libson will be having a launch for her recently released book at Beyond Art at 5110 MacArthur Blvd NW on Thursday, September 12 from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
J.Crew is bringing back its print catalog and leaning into the nostalgia with Demi Moore on the cover and all shots taken on film.
The Washington Post has a roundup of the best photography exhibitions opening this fall in D.C., Richmond, and New York.
Join Laura Hatcher on Sunday in her photography studio and learn what gear is best for creating your own studio and how to set up various types of lighting equipment to create portraits, $185.
The 13th annual WPOW Seminar + Portfolio Review will be held on Saturday, September 28, at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University.
Don’t forget: Lost Origins Gallery is partnering with the Fredericksburg and DC Street Photography Collectives to hold a street photography shoot-off on September 21.
Justin Jefferson and Anthony Edwards are paying homage to Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett in a recreation of their iconic photo from 2000.

August 30, 2024 By Matthew Holubecki

Fine art photographer and Exposed alum Van Pulley’s exhibit OFF BROADWAY: GRIT AND GRANDEUR is on view at Multiple Exposures Gallery through October 6.
Save the date: Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions is sponsoring a live event at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, located on the Manassas campus of George Mason University, in early November. The event will feature speakers, hands-on workshops, a juried photo exhibit and vendor booths.
The exhibition RUSH BAKER IV: Landscapes, opens on September 14 from 4-7 p.m. Baker’s abstractions interleave the visual ephemera of Civil War-era photography, maps, and print media with layers of pigment, resin, and plaster in a collision of translucent and solid materials.
There are a few tickets left for the PortraitMeetDC & Union 206 meet, with eight models participating and three studios to use. A free one year membership to Union 206 will also be given away. Reserve your spot for the September 14 event, $10-20.
Nine photographers are being honored in Canadian Geographic magazine’s Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition for 2024.
Reminder: the deadline to notify Multiple Exposures Gallery of intention to apply for gallery membership is coming up on September 8.
In “COURTSIDE: 40 Years of NBA Photography,” Nathaniel S. Butler reflects on some of his most memorable NBA photos.

August 23, 2024 By Matthew Holubecki

Black Women Photographers is giving away a Nikon Z F body through an Instagram contest; enter by August 31.
Explore a selection of shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024, the world’s biggest space photography competition.
Save the date for the opening of Exposed alum Prescott Moore Lassman’s solo show of photographs from his Subterranean series at the Politics and Prose Coffeehouse, September 7 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Join StreetMeetDC at L’enfant Plaza tomorrow at 5 p.m. as they lean into the brutalist architecture for the day’s theme.
Social Documentary Network has online classes starting up in fall: Photographers’ Tool Kit with Amber Bracken starting on October 3, $625 for eight sessions and Photographs, Politics, and Perception with Michelle Bogre starting on October 30, $400 for six sessions.
PortraitMeetDC is pairing up with Union 206 for a studio-styled shoot, with eight models participating and three studios to use. A free one year membership to Union 206 will also be up for grabs. Reserve your spot for the September 14 event, $10-20.
Tennis champion, entrepreneur, and arts advocate Venus Williams hosts a new podcast series that uncovers relationships between photography and the environment.

August 16, 2024 By Matthew Holubecki

Join Touchstone Gallery tomorrow from 3:00-7:00 p.m. for its 48th anniversary celebration. Tickets are $195 and include admission for two and the selection of one 12″ x 12″ original piece of art, created by one of the gallery’s 48 member artists.
PortraitMeetDC will be at Maryland Avenue Linear Park Sunday for a summer picnic themed meet from 4:00-7:00 p.m. with DJ Fern.
The northern lights reached as far south as Texas, Mississippi and Arizona during Perseid meteor shower.
Register to view the Nepal-US Historic Photo Exhibition today from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Join APA | DC for a casual gathering at The National Portrait Gallery Kogod Courtyard tomorrow from noon to 2:00 p.m., free and open to the public.
AP photographers pick their favorite photos from the Paris Olympics.
Google’s new Pixel line has a lot of compelling new features, including numerous hardware and software improvements for mobile photographers.
In a tribute to ever-changing rural America, Brendon Burton collects a decade of photographs in his book, Epitaph.
Join Capital Photography Center for a Natural Light Portraiture class with instructor Geoff Livingston and model Holly Ahrens in Georgetown tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., $139.