Women Photojournalists of Washington Archives

Friday Links: January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015 By Meaghan Gay

We announced the winners of our 9th annual Exposed DC photo contest this week.
Photographer Zhang Xiao explored 9,000 miles of China’s coastline and the photos are fantastic.
Did you know that the work of Robert Frank lives right in our backyard? “The Robert Frank Collection at the National Gallery of Art is the largest repository of materials related to renowned photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank“
The FAA will permit drones for journalism, starting with CNN.
The Library of Congress is celebrating the 7th birthday of their Flickr Commons account with a virtual game that let’s you explore it.
“In deeply conservative Kabul, dozens of Afghans flock to the Oqab Paintball Club each week to to take their mind off decades of war.” Photos by Omar Sobhani.
Photographer Danielle Guenther creates scenes depicting the beautiful chaos of parenting.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington will be holding the Fourth Annual Photo Seminar and Portfolio Review On Valentine’s Day. Tickets are available now.
An Autochrome exhibit at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa shows the early years of color photography.
The movie Finding Vivian Maier was nominated for an Oscar in best documentary feature.
After a lifetime of taking photos while dodging bullets, James Natchwey is going to receive the lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Magazine Editors.
Dan Bannino has made amazing photos of shelter dogs dressed as writers. The writers span hundreds of years of history, but Bannino sadly only managed to find two women writers to emulate.
Local photographer Keith Lane recently had his book Canals added to the bookstore at the International Center for Photography.
The New York Times is trying to learn the history behind this Gordon Parks photograph of the Jim Crow South.
The ultra-orthadox Israeli newspaper Hamevaser took out Angela Merkel and Anne Hidalgo from a photo of the march in Paris last week. “Binyamin Lipkin, editor of Hamevaser, said the newspaper is a family publication that must be suitable for all audiences, including young children.” Phew, we can imagine how the sight of the type of human that gave birth to you would be traumatizing for a child.
“Karen Mullarkey is one of the most influential and respected picture editors of all time.” This two part interview is from last year, but well worth the read.
AFP photographer Asif Hassan was shot and injured covering an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest in Pakistan.
For all of the film lovers out there, Barbara Flueckiger, professor at the Institute of Cinema Studies, University of Zurich has put together a Timeline of Historical Film Colors.
Andrea Bruce has a wonderful series in the New York Times called Revealing a Slowly Changing Cuba.
And finally, two filmmakers captured high speed footage of a Siberian tiger being released to the wild.

Friday Links: January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015 By Meaghan Gay

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Local photographer and curator Cynthia Connolly’s series Letters on Top of Buildings has been acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum. A print of one of these images will be part of the WPA Art Auction and Gala at one of the last exhibits at Artisphere, opening January 29.
Photographer Andrea Lee caught this epic battle between a seal and an octopus off Huntington Beach, California. There is no good outcome to this battle.
Washington City Paper announced the winners of their second annual photography contest.
The Leica Store DC will be hosting a book signing with Barbara Klemm before her gallery opening at the Goethe-Institut on January 14.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington are hosting their first of three business of photography events on Monday January 12. Photographer and author John Harrington will discuss pricing, contracts and negotiations.
Photographer Camilo Vergara shows how a street in Harlem has changed over 37 years.
The long beloved Atlantic In Focus blog has changed to The Atlantic Photo. The expanded photo section will allow for larger photos, shorter posts with one or two photos, and will continue to cover larger photo stories.
PDN has a great roundup of all the camera gear news and roll-outs happening at the Consumer Electronics Show. There are plenty of drones, cameras, and gadgets to interest everyone.
The so called “Ansel Adams Act” has been introduced in Congress and has the huge goal of restoring the rights of photographers on public lands. We have our fingers crossed for a good outcome.
ASMPDC will be hosting an 8×10 next week on Tuesday January 13. Eight local photographers will spend ten minutes each discussing their work.
The annual National Western Stock Show hit the streets of Denver this week, and The Denver Post has some great photos. We wish there were more cattle traffic slowdowns in D.C. At least it would be more interesting than a Metro meltdown.
Stanley Greene created moving images of the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan.
The London Zoo took stock of their animals at the turn of the new year, and the Post has some epic tiger shots in their animal gallery.

Friday Links: October 24, 2014

October 24, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

You have one more week to see our Exposed DC / InstantDC Fall Review at the Washington School of photography, closing October 31. There are tons of photography-related events going on this weekend, so head to our calendar to find them all. Got an event to add? Let us know. Sign up for our newsletter to keep apprised of upcoming Exposed events (psst: save the date for our next happy hour on Wednesday, November 5, and keep your eyes out for some big fall events we’re working on).

Local photographer Joshua Cogan’s work with D.C. boxer Dusty Hernandez-Harrison is highlighted in the Washingtonian this week.
You can now follow the Women Photojournalists of Washington on Instagram.
Speaking of the WPOW, one of their members and National Geographic photo editor Mallory Benedict was featured on Career Contessa this week.
“How does one give dignity to the image of a woman who has died and is lying on the ground, unattended, uncovered and alone as people walk by or gaze from a distance? But I believe that the world must see the horrible and dehumanizing effects of Ebola. The story must be told; so one moves around with tender care, gingerly, without extreme intrusion.” Story and photos from Washington Post photographer Michel du Cille.
The Washington School of Photography has office space available for photographers.
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco opened a show this week featuring the work of Arnold Newman. “The show is the first major exhibition since Newman’s death, and features well-known portraits, as well as early street photography, architectural and still life works.”
Washington birth photographer Emily Goodstein shares what it takes to be part of one of the most intimate moments possible.
Famed Swiss photographer and member of Magnum Photos, René Burri passed away this week at the age of 81. The post on the Magnum Blog contains links to his images.
Images from the winners of the 2014 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, include overall winner Michael Nichols.
And finally, another amazing tiger photo from Steve Winter.

Friday Links

June 6, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and the Atlantic has many amazing then and now photos from that day and current times.
“Whether or not your compositions are compelling depends not on some magic recipe, but rather on a thorough understanding of lens choice, point of view, elements of design, and final arrangement, or composition.” Great post by Brian F. Peterson on the Capital Photography Center blog on perspective.
Our friends at the Leica Store DC are hosting a street photography workshop this weekend.
Photos of abandoned buildings and some creepy dude in an owl costume. Really.
Photographer Jacob Riis captured many of the people living in the slums of New York City during the Gilded Age.
PDN reviewed the new Nikon D4S.
If you haven’t seen it yet, this weekend is your last chance to see the Gary Winogrand exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington are launching a new website next week, and are hosting a party to celebrate on June 10.
Instagram is rolling out new photo editing tools. Could this be the end of terrible filters? Please?
And finally, online dating profile pics with tigers are all the rage and an excellent way to automatically know who you should never, ever go on a date with.

Friday Links

January 24, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

This week we have photos from STRATA, two photo editing controversies, a very angry speed skater, and tips for making your facebook photos better.

The retouched Vogue images of Lena Dunham sparked controversy after Jezebel posted the unedited images.
Photographer Ami Vitale has a list of funding sources for photographers on her website.
Local photographer Timothy Hyde was interviewed by the City Paper this week.
Tempers flared at the European speed skating trials, resulting in an image that captures the joy of winning and the agony of defeat.
The scene surrounding this award winning image of a dead teenager in Haiti tells a much different story than the photo itself.
The Women Photojournalists of Washington are hosting their Third Annual Seminar and Portfolio Review on February 9.
The Center for Photography at Woodstock has a call for submissions.
Want to hear an International Center for Photography lecture, but can’t make it to New York? No problem, their lectures are available online.
The D.C. based STRATA Collective shared images from the MLK Peace Walk.
The identity of a young girl in an iconic photo by Lewis Hine was identified, more than 100 years later.
Photographer John Schneider shared the story of what happened when an actor stopped acting, and shared rare emotion.
Prince of Petworth shared the history of the Pension Building, home of the National Building Museum. The post has some fascinating historic photos of the D.C. landmark.
The Associated Press cut ties with photographer Narciso Contreras after he altered an image from the conflict in Syria.
Photoshelter has editing types to make your Facebook photos look better.
And finally, bad news for tigers this week. There is a deadly virus spreading among India’s already threatened tiger population.