The New York Times Friday May 13, 2022
There is an identifiable thread connecting the work of Cindy Sherman, “the artist who (dis)appears, disguised in character, in her own photographs,” and Cate Blanchett, the Oscar-winning Australian actress, notes The New York Times. Their paths crossed at New York City’s Hauser & Wirth gallery, where a collection of Sherman’s early work recently opened. There they two women quickly forged a connection and had a chat. The Times says it was “less a conversation than a cosmic matchup.” Read the full Story >>
The Washington Post Friday May 13, 2022
Photographers Rania Matar, Rosem Morton and September Bottoms are the recipients of the third annual Leica Women Foto Project Awards, produced with the aim of expanding diverse representation in photography. Each recipient will receive $10,000, a Leica SL2-S camera and lens, and an exhibition at Fotografiska in New York. In addition, three mentorships were granted for a professional development program run in partnership with the VII Agency, notes The Washington Post, which has a portfolio. Read the full Story >>
The Washington Post Friday May 13, 2022
Retired Associated Press photographer Nick Ut met Wednesday with Pope Francis and presented him with a copy of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a young Vietnamese girl running naked down the road after a napalm attack. Ut and Kim Phuc Phan Thi, whose terror he captured on June 8, 1972 during the Vietnam War, greeted Francis at the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Ut and Kim Phuc were in Italy to open an exhibit of his photographs in Milan ahead of the anniversary of his “Napalm Girl” photograph. Such images have had a potent effect on Francis, notes The Washington Post. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday May 13, 2022
This week, Instagram announced a plan to introduce in-app NFTs and shared what that will look like. The new feature would let users connect digital wallets to their Instagram accounts and share
verified NFTs. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted that there will be no fees associated with posting or sharing a digital collectible on Instagram. At launch, the supported blockchains for showcasing
NFTs on … Read the full Story >>
