PetaPixel Monday February 17, 2025
So far 2025 has proved to be the year of camera comebacks, with point-and-shoot compacts flying off shelves faster than stores can restock them. But, notes PetaPixel, there could be another resurgence set to occur: camcorders. While camcorders don’t get the same press coverage as mirrorless cameras, new models are still being released: Panasonic has just released four new models, topping out with the flagship AG-CX20, while Canon also offers several camcorder options. Today’s models offer more of what “run and gun” filmmakers want, adds PP.
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Vogue Monday February 17, 2025
The PhotoVogue Festival, which bills itself as “the first conscious fashion photography festival that focuses on the common ground between ethics and aesthetics,” returns for its ninth edition from March 6 to 9 at BASE Milano, Italy. This year’s festival will examine and celebrate the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and ecosystems. The event includes exhibitions, panels, presentations, and digital showcases, each of which aims to offer a platform “for dialog and reflection,” note the organizers.
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Associated Press Monday February 17, 2025
The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press photographer and reporter from boarding Air Force One on Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, citing the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico. AP was also blocked from covering events at the White House because the news service hasn’t changed its stylebook entry for the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, per the Trump administration’s edict, notes AP. The White House Correspondents Association said the action against the AP “is a textbook violation" of the First Amendment, adds CNN. The National Press Photographers Association has also condemned the AP ban.
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David Schonauer Monday February 17, 2025
The life and work of photographer Peter Hujar continue to be the subjects of growing interest 17 years after his death: The new film "Peter Hujar's Day," a biopic starring actor Ben Whishaw as the
late photographer, is getting rave reviews. (The film, notes Variety, is based on a transcript of Hujar's description of what he did in one day.) Meanwhile, the exhibition "Performance … Read the full Story >>
