In case you missed it, Exposed DC will be forgoing our usual annual photography contest to focus our efforts on preparing our collection of 18+ years of photographs for its new home in The People’s Archive at the DC Public Library. We’ll miss the annual contest and exhibition this year, but we are incredibly grateful and excited about kicking off the collection with everyone in Spring 2025.

• Delve deeper into the work of Gordon Parks with film viewings at the National Gallery of Art this weekend.
• Join HEMPHILL tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. during the group exhibition, TWO X, for a panel discussion with artists Wayson R. Jones, Mark Kelner & Lisa Scheer. Space is limited, email to RSVP.
• WPOW is currently seeking a volunteer to fill the two-year position of president beginning in January. The deadline to submit your interest is December 15.
• Finalists for the Women Street Photographers exhibitions during two photo festivals in Brazil include Exposed alum and board member Kim Keller.
• Applications are open for the third Annual FotoFilmic Mentoring Program with a January 15 scholarship/early bird registration deadline.
• Winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were announced with a red squirrel stuck in a tree taking home the top prize.

Are you wondering about this year’s Exposed DC photography contest? In light of the exciting news that the DC Public Library is acquiring the Exposed DC Photography Collection, we wanted to let you know that this year we’ll be focusing our efforts on preparing the collection in lieu of the 2025 Exposed DC Photography Contest and Exhibition.

With over 600 photos by nearly 400 photographers documenting life and culture in Washington, D.C. over the past 18 years, we’ve got a lot of work to do! Part of that work is planning an exciting launch event open to all for Spring 2025.

If you’re one of those 400 photographers, please go ahead and get your photos uploaded and licenses signed as soon as possible so we can get everything to its new home in the People’s Archives at the DC Public Library, preserving it for future generations. (And if you are a former winner and haven’t heard from us, drop us a line ASAP so we can include you!)

Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for your support!

• Associated Press photographers across the world captured 2024’s vast catalogue of events, from breaking news to intimate moments.
• Join WPOW for their annual holiday party at Shaws Tavern on December 11 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. There will be drink tickets for the first 75 guests and a fundraiser with prizes like a Nikon Z f camera.
• Join Critical Exposure for a special holiday portrait event tomorrow, suggested donation of $50-100.
• StreetMeetDC is closing out 2024 with a meet tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. in Columbia Heights.
• A pop-up gallery next to the Capital One Arena shows more than 150 of Harry Benson’s photos, from the Beatles with Muhammad Ali to U.S. presidents.
• Social Documentary Network is hosting a discussion on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. with Sheila Pree Bright and Andrea Bruce about the U.S. election and what it means for the future of documentary practice in the country.

We’ll be taking next week off for the holiday so we’ll wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving now! We are so grateful to you all for being a part of this amazing, supportive, talented community. See you in December.

• Head to Multiple Exposures Gallery through January 5 to view CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES, a fine art photography exhibition featuring 12 local artists and juried by Exposed DC’s Executive Director, Noe Todorovich.
• Join HEMPHILL tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for a book event & signing with artist, Julie Wolfe, celebrating her newest publication in collaboration with Pan & The Dream, The Beholder.
• National Geographic gets the annual photo roundups kicked off with favorite images from around the world in 2024.
• Head to Studio Gallery for the closing reception of “Something Old, Something New,” tomorrow from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
• More than 1,700 photos were entered into the Dog Photography Awards from over 60 countries with prizes awarded across five categories.
• Reserve your spot for Critical Exposure’s special holiday portrait event where their young photographers will capture your seasonal memories, December 7 from 1:00-5:00 p.m, $50-100.

• Head to Leica Store DC on Thursday, November 21 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for the opening reception of Cheriss May’s Soul Reflection exhibit.
• The 2024 WPOW Annual Photography Exhibition will open on Sunday from 2:30 to 3:45 at the Lost Origins Outside Gallery with a reception afterward at Lost Origins Gallery.
• Social Documentary Network (SDN) will be awarding two 2025 ZEKE Awards with a $2,500 honoraria each. The deadline for submissions is January 15; entry fees are $25 to $30.
• Umbrella Art Fair 2024 will feature works by over 100 artists from the DMV and beyond, today through Sunday at Dock 5 @ Union Market.
• Rick Giammaria is celebrating 35 years of service at Pepco; over 50 of his photographs will be on display at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery through the end of 2024.
• A 12-year-old DSLR and kit lens were used to capture wind turbines under a moody sky in the photo that won the $200,000 HIPA Sustainability photo award.
• Cássio Vasconcellos’ ongoing series, Collectives, condenses details of urban infrastructure like highways and parking lots into sprawling, all-over compositions.

• Nikon’s annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can’t usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope.
• Join PortraitMeetDC tomorrow for a “Donation Drive” meet at the Goodwill Store in Dale City from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
• Nature’s Best Photography Awards announced the winners of its 2024 competition. A mother Bengal tiger teaching its son how to fight took home the top prize.
• A legendary Finnish skater and a more recent convert to surfing and surf photography, Arto Saari exhibits a keen eye with powerful surf photography.
• Photographers for the Washington Post captured scenes from Election Day all over the country.
• NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently made its 66th flyby of the gas giant, Jupiter, returning many spectacular raw images to Earth.
• Register to join APA|DC on Tuesday, November 19th at noon on Zoom for 30 Minutes with photographer, producer, and director Caroline Gutman.