by Bruce Schaefer
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: ideas and inspirations for when we finally get out of jail. The 2020 Comedy Wildlife Awards, below, are hilarious.
2020 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards
In its 12th year, the world’s most spectacular astronomy photography contest continues to deliver stunning images. This selection of winning shots from the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year span everything from a gorgeously impressionistic shot of colorful stratospheric clouds, to a surreal snap of a laser homing in on a distant globular cluster.
2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/
From a rude turtle to a photobombing giraffe, singing squirrel and a smiling fish which wouldn’t look out of place in an animated kids’ movie – these are world’s most adorable animals captured making some very funny poses.
National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2020
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography-competition-2020
From an energetic Pacific island celebration to a colorful apartment block in Tokyo, the winners of this year’s National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition celebrate the best photographic talent in the United Kingdom.
“The energy captured here is electric, and the details – from the faraway rock towers to the tensed, raised limbs and ceremonial accessories of the performers – show masterful composition and technical ability,” the judges write in a statement. “The sense of place is powerfully conveyed.”
“The depth of this image is terrific: you can keep looking into it and finding new levels,” note the judges. “I want to be there, experiencing that view, and that’s what landscape photography is all about.”
Minimalist Photography Awards 2020, Winners’ Gallery
Minimalist Photography Awards is powered by black & white Minimalism magazine, which aims to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers around the world and introduce them to the professional photography industry.
To see all the winners, click here.
This image is from a recent series called Exit Vision. It is a photo-collage, constructed from elements pulled from multiple locations. Shot on medium format film in Miami. For the Exit Vision series, I would look for ready-made vignettes of color and form in the built world around me, and then try and repurpose or reinvent them. By embracing the process of photo-assemblage or collage, these photographs become creations as much as they are observations.
Intl Garden Photographer of the Year competition
https://igpoty.com/winners-galleries/macro-art-14-web-gallery/#section2
2019/2020 International Garden Photographer of the Year [IGPOTY] Macro competition. The mind-bending winners of the 2020 Macro Art Photo Awards offer a surreal assortment of images. From a close-up of tree bark made to resemble landscape drone photography, to some glimpses of mischievous tree frogs, this macro photography contest is an annual highlight for fans of tiny things made large.
25 Stunning Photos of U.S. National Parks
2020 Urban Photo Awards
https://newatlas.com/photography/finalists-2020-urban-photo-awards-dotart-gallery/#gallery:18
The general theme of this novel photography competition is Urban Life, and entries are spread across four main categories: Streets, People, Spaces and Creative. Not limited to a traditional definition of “urban” spaces, this photo contest spans everything from odd, isolated human structures in nature to everyday people going about their lives.
2020 iPhone Photography Awards
In its 13th year the iPhone Photography Awards continues to show how rapidly smartphone cameras are evolving. The spectacular assortment of winners not only features incredible images from the newest iPhone but shows even those with older models can still take award-winning photographs.
To go to the site, click here.
