THE VERGE Wednesday January 24, 2024
For the first time, Apple has beat out Samsung to ship the most smartphones in a year, notes The Verge. The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker's preliminary data found that Apple shipped 234.6 million units in 2023, which is equal to 20.1 percent of the market share, adds Engadget. “Apple’s ongoing success and resilience is in large part due to the increasing trend of premium devices, which now represent over 20% of the market, fueled by aggressive trade-in offers and interest-free financing plans,” notes the IDC.
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ASTi Wednesday January 24, 2024
British fashion photographer Rankin has partnered with Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTi) on a new campaign to spotlight the devastating effects acid attacks, creating a Look Book – an essential fashion industry guide to latest styles and fabrics – featuring acid attack survivor Patricia Lefranc as his model. “When ASTi explained to me the issue of acid misuse within supply chains, I knew I had to take action,” says the photographer, who, notes the BBC, looks to work with charities to keep himself “grounded.” See also: L’Oeil de la Photographie.
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Syracuse University Wednesday January 24, 2024
You can apply now for the newest round of Alexia Grants, which support visual storytellers working on projects that shed light on significant issues around the world. Over the past three decades, more than $1.7 million in grants has gone to 170 student and professional photographers through the program’s annual competitions. The Alexia grant program began as the Alexia Foundation, formed in 1991 to honor Newhouse School of Public Communications photography student Alexia Tsairis, who was killed in the bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988. Deadline for submission: Feb. 15.
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David Schonauer Wednesday January 24, 2024
The American Photography 40 competition is now accepting entries. And to celebrate the contest's 40th anniversary, editor Mark Heflin is looking back at a AP book covers from across the decades. We
recently featured the first collection of covers--from AP 1 in 1985 (photo by William Wegman) to AP 10 in 1994 (photo by Raymond Meeks). Today we've got another decade's worth of cover … Read the full Story >>
