Exhibits & Events – September 2019

by Bruce Schaefer

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.

Following these are a number of online photography award winners for armchair adventures.

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC

‘My Iran: Six Women Photographers’– Aug. 10 – Feb. 9, 2020
See life through the camera lens of six different Iranian woman photographers in this highly anticipated Sackler Gallery exhibition. Each artist captures distinct moments to examine and study, from protests in 1970s Tehran and post-revolutionary life to family photo albums and life abroad for displaced persons.
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Free Admission

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington DC

‘Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt‘ – through Jan 12, 2020 An exhibition of over 50 photographs by Eisenstaedt, who photographed Marjorie Merriweather Post in an 18-page spread for the Nov. 5, 1965 issue of Life magazine. This special exhibition will explore the relationship between Post and Eisenstaedt that evolved over the course of the sessions, the illuminating photos of Post, and the broader body of Eisenstaedt’s work documenting life in in the mid-twentieth century.

10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Suggested donation: $18 
Seniors (65 and older): $15 
College students: $10 
Children (6-18): $5 
Adults and seniors receive $3 off the suggested donation for weekday visits and $1 off for weekend visits when you make your reservations online.

Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD

‘Time and Place,’ – through March 1, 2020. An exhibition of photographic works by artists Antonio McAfee and Jay Gould that examine labor and class issues.

10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Free Admission


The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street NW, Washington, DC

‘The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement’ – Through Sept. 22
Based on the exhibition The Restless Earth, which was shown at the Triennale in Milan in 2017, this exhibition at The Phillips Collection presents historical and contemporary pieces by approximately 100 global artists whose work poses urgent questions about the global refugee crisis. Through videos, paintings, images and installations, visitors will encounter migration and refugee experiences from throughout history and all over the world.

Tuesday–Saturday | 10 am‒5 pm ; Sunday | Noon-6:30 pm

ADULTS$12
STUDENTS$10
VISITORS 62 AND OVER$10

National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC

‘My Computing Devices’ – Opens Aug. 28
The National Museum of American History tells the story of how computing devices have become central to American life and asks visitors to ponder their own relationship with these devices. Mechanical and electronic objects will be displayed, from inventions that had little use to toys (both educational and recreational) to scientific tools. There will also be a selfie station where visitors can capture their own computing experience.
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |  Free admission

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.

Nat Geo annual photo contest:

Browse our editors’ favorite submissions to the photo contest.

Travel Photographer of the Year 2018

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/contests/photographer-of-the-year-2018/gallery/winners-all/1/

Bridge to Heaven
The Highly Tolerant Society

018 Mobile Photography Awards

The Mobile Photography Awards were founded in 2011 to recognize and celebrate the talent and imagery of the mobile photo & art communities. Alongside our annual competition (October-December), we produce themed exhibits with international open calls throughout the year.

Sony World Photography Awards

It’s been a record-breaking year for the Sony World Photography Awards, with 326,000 submissions from photographers in 195 countries. While the 2019 Photographer of the Year won’t be announced until mid-April, the World Photography Organization has released its shortlist for the Open and Youth competitions.

“A Red River of Faith” by Lifeng Chen, China, Shortlist, Open, Culture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards. “Thousands of women Buddhists line up the hillside to go to the mountains to practice the dharma, which is called Da Yuan Sheng Hui, in Sichuan, China.”
“Hubris Part I” by Katarzyna Young, South Africa, Shortlist, Open, Architecture (Open competition), 2019 Sony World Photography Awards. “The new US embassy in London known as the New London Embassy, was designed by Kieran Timberlake and built in Nine Elms beside the River Thames. Essentially, it is a glass cube enveloped in shimmering sails of plastic. The ‘transparent crystalline cube’ is intended to symbolize ‘transparency, openness, and equality’, according to the architects. The unusual form of the building’s facade is designed to minimize solar glare while still allowing natural light into the office spaces. The reflective facade shifts in color according to the weather and the position of the sun.