The National News Friday July 15, 2022
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture has launched the Kingdom Photography Award, an annual competition that aims to “inspire local and international photographers to discover and capture the varied and unique landscapes" of the country. The inaugural competition will feature two components, with a prize pool of Saudi riyal 400,000 ($106,564). The first one, the Professional Grant, is open to established photographers around the world, who can submit their work under three categories: Underwater photography, Coastal photography and Urban environment. Read the full Story >>
HYPERALLERGIC Friday July 15, 2022
A photojournalism exhibition at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design celebrates visions of Black masculinity through the lens of 14 Black male artists, notes Hyperallergic. The exhibition, “Framing Fatherhood,” is an extension of an ongoing media project by George Washington University’s media professor Imani Cheers that explores the representation and reality of Black men as children, adults, friends, partners, and parents. As an artist and academic, Cheers notes, her goal was “to crowdsource and curate” positive, layered images of Black men.” Read the full Story >>
DP Review Friday July 15, 2022
In March, Nikon announced prices increases across much of the world, due to "sever disruption in global supply chains." The price increase went into effect on April 1 and affected most of the major markets, sparing only the United States. That, however, will no longer be the case, notes DP Review. The price increases are minor and nearly exclusively affect only Z-mount lenses, adds PetaPixel, noting that Nikon isn’t alone in raising prices of its lenses. Last September, Canon quietly raised the price of several of its products. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday July 15, 2022
The governor of Arizona has signed a measure into law that makes it illegal for people to record videos within eight feet of police activity, limiting efforts to increase transparency around law
enforcement operations. The law, signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, goes into effect in September. As we noted this week, photography and media groups have opposed the legislation, saying it violates the free … Read the full Story >>
