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In Frame: July 6, 2016

July 6, 2016 By Caroline Space

I’m trying to find the words to describe how much I enjoy this image by Bill Coyle. The foggy, quiet backdrop of the Basque country with grazing sheep is very different than the energetic chaos of the Folklife Festival on the National Mall. The moment of the girl eating her ice cream while the boy waits impatiently provides a hint of what is behind the artificial severity of the printed picture.

Friday Links: July 2, 2015 (Special Thursday Edition)

July 2, 2015 By Heather Goss

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.)

Friday Links on Wednesday: November 26, 2014

November 26, 2014 By James Calder

The Three Bears' house by Tim Brown — The Three Bears’ house by Tim Brown

It’s that time of year again when we give thanks for intriguing photography-related links on Wednesday instead of Friday. It’s also nearly the time of year to get excited about the next annual Exposed DC Contest! Join us on Wednesday December 3 for our contest launch happy hour at Bluejacket. Also don’t forget to stop by the extended run of our Instant DC Fall Review at Bloombars through December 14. Meanwhile, we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The FAA is reported to be planning new commercial drone rules that will require a conventional pilot’s license.
Robert Sturman believes in the universality of yoga and has traveled the world photographing yogis across physical and cultural divides.
“Batman and Robin posing defiantly in Elizabethan-style uniforms, a forlorn Hulk looking introspective in Tudor-esque short baggy trousers…” French photographer Sacha Goldberger re-imagines superheroes as Renaissance figures.
Lewis Baltz, a significant figure in the New Topographics landscape photography movement, died aged 69.
Photographer Ernie Button got interested in the “art” at the bottom of his whiskey glass.
NASA released a spectacular new “realistic color” image of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
You know we love tigers, but these black-and-white studio portraits of goats and sheep are something to behold.
Photographer Susan Copich realized she was “missing from every family photo,” so she decided to fix the problem.
Gray Malin makes images of items you would normally associate with summer. Only he shoots them in the Arctic landscape.
Taylor Swift crashed a young fan’s photo shoot while jogging in a Nashville area park.
Forget Caller ID – tiger stripe ID is a lifesaver in one corner of India.

Friday Links: November 7, 2014

November 7, 2014 By James Calder

This Sunday from 2-4 p.m., join us at the opening reception for the extended run of our InstantDC Fall Review show! The new venue for these beautiful photographs is BloomBars in Columbia Heights. Keep your eyes peeled for exciting news in the coming days about a new series of Exposed-sponsored photography classes with Knowledge Commons DC! While you’re salivating, here are this week’s links:

FotoWeekDC kicks off tonight. Wondering what to pick from the overwhelming array of events and shows? Check our handy-dandy guide for recommendations.
Alejandro Almaraz composites images of world leaders to examine how different nations view power.
Bryan Adams’ heart-stopping images of wounded British soldiers.
WIRED interviews Tatiana Gulenkina, one of our InstantDC Fall Review show selections.
In case you needed a new idea for your nightmares: images of inside out teddy bears.
Intimate images from the Golden Age of Silicon Valley from this book by photographer Doug Menuez.
“I like the negotiation of street photography, which depends on quickly reading people, on trying to understand their house, their ark, their things, with only the slightest of visual clues.”
Avid underworld explorer and photographer Brendan Marris has compiled iconic shots of the vast cave systems in the U.K.
From outrageous uniforms to shoulder calluses: photographs of life in a marching band by Walter Pickering.
A mesmerizing time lapse video of Paris by Yann Muncy.
Shorpy has a cool photo from a Congressional baseball game from 1918.
Carli Davidson, the photographer who made the dog photo book Shake, has a new book out called Shake Puppies. Cue the squee!
A satellite photograph of New Zealand shows an almost perfectly circular park.
A new portfolio site was launched in the U.K. to help photographers protect their copyright.
An awesome AP photo of 2,000 sheep being led through the streets of Madrid.
Point Defiance zoo in Tacoma, Washington has new photos of its rare Sumatran tiger cub triplets. Their three-week-old ears will slay you.