• The next three Wednesdays, Photoworks is offering an online lecture series on hidden photography gems of Washington, D.C., $39 per session or $97 for the full series.
• Geoff Livingston chats with local rock photographer Rachel Lange and bassist Brett Pocorobba about rock and rap’s most iconic photos on episode 2.7 of the Show Me Podcast.
• Dysturb, a collective that presents contemporary global issues in innovative ways, is using photography to encourage people to follow stay-at-home orders and practice social distancing.  
• Mous Lamrabat combines symbols from his Moroccan heritage and Muslim faith with Western brands and pop culture as he explores existing and creating between many cultures.
• Join journalist and author Vikki Tobak today at noon as she presents “CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” with Focus on the Story. She will be joined by photographers Brian “B+” Cross, Delphine Fawundu, Pedro Vasquez aka AIMOS, and Kirth Bobb.
• Christopher Malcom, a commercial advertising photographer, shares his thoughts on photography in the time of apocalypse, the rise of influencers, and how things have changed and will continue to do so.
• Head to The Guardian site to enjoy a selection of winning images from the Pink Lady food photographer of the year awards as well as the winning images from the German Society for Nature Photography’s competition.

We had a great time at our first virtual roundtable for photographers last week; thanks so much to those of you who joined us! We look forward to the day we can have a good old-fashioned happy hour once again, but in the meantime, we’d love to have more virtual roundtables with you all. If you’d like to join us for our next session on Thursday, April 30 at 6 p.m., you can register here. 

• Looking for something different to watch these days? Barbara Ayotte rounded up some documentaries about how photographers fared during difficult times that are worth a watch.
• If you’re missing live sports, you can experience five decades worth through a camera lens.
• Each week in April, Australian Photography is sharing tips and ideas for photographers during isolation.
• As part of the #StayHomeWithLeica program, Leica Stores are hosting Instagram Live sessions on Saturdays with featured photographers presenting tips and techniques and doing Q&As. Scroll down the page for the schedule; the D.C. one starts at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
• Photoworks will be hosting an online exhibition on how spaces have defined genders and genders have defined spaces. Up to 5 images can be submitted, and the entry fee is $25. The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 10 at 11:59 p.m.
• If you find yourself looking through old photos you took on your phones, CNET has some recommendations on apps you can use (iPhone and Android) to make those images look even better.
• The New Big 5 project is an international initiative that aims to do away with the old big five of wildlife, which was based on the toughest animals to shoot and kill, and create a new selection based on photography instead of hunting.

• Join Focus on the Story online tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. as they talk to photojournalists covering the pandemic with Xyza Cruz Bacani in the Philippines, Gabriele Galimberti in Italy, and David Dee Delgado and Jeenah Moon in New York City. The session is free, and you can register here.
• The Historical Society of Washington D.C. launched a new initiative, In Real Time, that invites you to reflect on this present moment of pandemic and disruption with the future in mind. You can share your personal experience in surveys and by sharing your photography.
• The 10 category winners of the Sony World Photography Awards have been announced and will now compete for the $5,000 overall prize.
• Olympus and Leica are now offering free online photography courses and sessions.
• The Professional Photographers of Canada released a statement asking that people stop doing “porch portrait” sessions, noting that it is not essential and there are variables outside of photographers’ control.
• Photojournalists and freelance photographers share how the pandemic has changed the work they are doing, from cancelled gigs to documenting those fighting the disease on the frontlines and incorporating a daily disinfecting routine.
• Sigma launched a #SigmaShotatHome photo/video contest that will be hosted online and run through June 26. A panel of Sigma professionals will select weekly winners, monthly winners from the weekly winners, and an overall contest grand prize winner.
• Some photographers are offering free high school senior sessions and “Portrait for Heroes” sessions that can be gifted to essential workers to show appreciation for the work they are doing.

As we navigate through these challenging times, we’d like to continue to provide resources and information that could be of use to photographers during the coronavirus pandemic. We will do our best to keep this page updated as things shift and change. If you’d like to suggest additions to the page, please let us know. We would also like to provide an opportunity to gather virtually while we wait for the day that we can get together in person at a happy hour once again…

• Join us for a virtual photographer roundtable on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Attendees are invited to share an image and talk a bit about how they made it and/or the story behind it. Please register in advance here and check your email for a confirmation with info about how to provide the photo you’ll be sharing.
• Photographer Tim Dunk is using FaceTime to keep taking portraits while in self-isolation, working with subjects to create good light within their homes and embracing the lower quality of the photos.
• Getty Images and Climate Visuals awarded $20,000 to photojournalists as part of a broader effort to advance the visual narratives of the global climate crisis.
• Photoworks is hosting a lecture series on April 15 and April 22 on “Key Moments of Photography in Modernity” on Zoom, $35 per session.
• Critical Exposure launched their “Happiness is…” digital photo series this week on Twitter and Instagram where youth photographers share what makes for happiness. You can support them by donating to Critical Exposure here.
• Istanbul University digitized the Yıldız Photography Collection of Sultan Abdülhamid Han, the largest visual collection of the 19th century preserved in the Rare Books Library, for the use of researchers.
• A tech entrepreneur provides some tips on how to reduce anxiety by finding motivation in photography.

• During the coronavirus pandemic and shelter-in-place order, Chronicle photographer Jessica Christian took photos of Bay Area residents in their homes to bring humanity to this crisis and capture a community united in its isolation.
• The DC Small Business Recovery Microgrants Program will offer grants to small, local businesses, independent contractors, self-employed individuals, and nonprofits to meet their short-term financial needs.
• DCist shared snapshots of D.C. life as coronavirus grinds the city to a halt.
• Newsha Tavakolian shares how she—and all of Iran—had to take a hard pause lately.
• Cara Soulia and her friend Kristen Collins launched The Front Steps Project, taking pictures of families in Massachusetts from a distance.
• Sharon Pulwer documented her surreal flight home to see her family in Tel Aviv last week.
• Focus on the Story announced earlier this week that the in-person Visual Storytelling Summit is cancelled and the month-long festival is being moved online. Starting April 1, they will be hosting weekly online discussions, starting with finding your creativity during this time of isolation and social distancing. 
• Kenny Rogers not only told stories through song, he also used photography, releasing several books and receiving an honorary degree from the Professional Photographers of America.
• Ten photography project ideas you can do at home.