by Bruce Schaefer (who is away – special guest columnist subbing)
Following are a number of photography-related exhibits and events occurring now, or soon, in the extended Washington D.C. area. These include gallery and museum exhibits, college exhibits, special events, and sometimes exhibits or events to photograph yourself. Also look at the previous months’ Exhibits & Events columns for ongoing exhibits that aren’t repeated here.
- Exhibits & Events – October 2019 (one ongoing)
- Exhibits & Events – September 2019 (several ongoing)
Following these are a number of online photography award winners for armchair adventures.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM – WOMEN: A CENTURY OF CHANGE
nationalgeographic.org/events/exhibition/women-exhibition/
A powerful new exhibition and book from National Geographic showcases iconic women around the world. WOMEN: A CENTURY OF CHANGE illuminates, celebrates and reflects on where the world’s women have been, where they are now and where they are going.
The exhibition’s stunning photographs, drawn from National Geographic’s unparalleled image collection, span nine decades and feature a myriad of countries. Each image creates a portrait of some aspect of women’s existence and shows exhibition visitors how the depiction of women has evolved since National Geographic’s founding in 1888.
Featuring additional behind-the-scenes stories from famed female National Geographic photographers, including Lynsey Addario, Jodi Cobb and Ami Vitale, about some of their most arresting images of women, this provocative exhibition examines women’s lifestyles across world cultures, from historic images to the haunting green-eyed “Afghan girl.”
- October 22, 2019 – Spring 2020
- Price: $15
- Discounts: Seniors/Students: $12
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY – TWO PORTRAIT EXHIBITIONS
Admission: Free
The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today – through Aug. 30, 2020
The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today features work by nearly 50 finalists of the Portrait Gallery’s latest Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Every three years, artists living and working in the U.S. are invited by the museum to submit one of their recent portraits to a panel of experts. The winning artworks reflect the compelling and diverse approaches contemporary artists are using to tell the American story through portraiture. The Outwin 2019 presents work in a variety of media by artists from 14 states across the U.S., Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits – through May 31, 2020
In mid-nineteenth-century America, the growing presence of women in public life coincided with the rise of portrait photography. This exhibition of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes from the 1840s and 1850s features portraits of early feminist icons, women’s rights advocates Margaret Fuller and Lucy Stone, abolitionist Lucretia Mott and best-selling author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
WASHINGTON POST
Here is a link to the online Washington Post’s lists of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia photography-related exhibits and museums. I have found that the various photography-related exhibits appear in different parts of the online paper, making a simple search or link unreliable. You can search within
Photography section: Photography
Going Out Guide: Going Out Guide
Art Section: Art
ONLINE PHOTO SITES:
Following are some websites that offer terrific images for the armchair adventurer.
HERE ARE 14 OF THE WEEK’S BEST PHOTOS – FROM THE WASHINGTON POST
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY – 2019 Photo Contest Winners
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/photo-contest/2019-winners/
Awe-inspiring photos of nature selected from 120,000 entries from 150 countries.
THE AGORA AWARDS 2019
The top 50 images selected from hundreds of thousands of submissions from around the world. Winner of the World’s Greatest Photo of the Year gets $25,000.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2019
WOMEN IN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/women-in-wildlife-photography.html
NAT GEO PHOTO ARK GALLERIES
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photo-ark/pictures/
2018 MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
https://mobilephotoawards.com/8th-annual-mpa-grand-prize/
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS – GALLERY
https://fineartphotoawards.com/winners-gallery/fapa-2018-2019/professional/abstract
Professional and amateur winners in 20 categories
