Photo by Chris Anthony. Photographed in Venice Beach, California, Anthony’s “Venice” series is inspired by global warming, rising sea levels and the idea of a sinking civilization. The Corey Helford Gallery is showing Anthony’s work at an exhibition space at 6086 Comey Avenue, Los Angeles, from March 28 until April 18, 2009. The opening reception is March 28 from 7 to 10 p.m.

By Justin Keoninh, a student at Portfolio Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Keoninh is one of the winners of the PDNedu Student Photo Contest 2009. View the winners gallery.

Photo by Martin Hunter from a project on the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Taken in 2008 on the river Clyde at Dalmarnock, a notoriously run-down part of the city.

We confess: Even when we’re knee-deep in producing a professional photo magazine, we’re easily distracted by pictures of cute animals. Here at PDN we’re conducting our second annual Faces contest, seeking today’s best portrait photographs. Below is a sneak peek at some early entries in the Animal Portraits category. These are not the winners of the Faces Contest. These are a few early favorites based on popular votes on the People’s Choice page. There’s still more great work being entered in Animal Portraits and the three other categories: Celebrity/Editorial Portraits (studio), Environmental Portraiture and Self-Portraits. The contest remains open for entries until April 7, 2009. Select winners will be exhibited at the PDN PhotoPlus International Expo from October 23 to 25, 2009 in New York City, and a winner’s gallery will appear in the December issue of PDN. To see more People’s Choice entries, or to enter the contest yourself, visit the PDN Faces portrait photo contest.

Photo by Camille Cier.

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Photo by Trevor Traynor. From the mini series “Juneau/2008.”