Kehrer Verlag Thursday April 3, 2025
For almost six decades, notes Eye of Photography, Stephen Shames has documented the world as an award-winning photojournalist, uncovering “the raw emotions and deeper truths behind both global, political issues and private, personal ones,” from his chronicling of the Black Panther movement to his exposure of child poverty. The new book Stephen Shames: A Lifetime in Photography(Kehrer Verlag) presents a comprehensive collection, featuring iconic images as well as many previously unpublished photographs.
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SkyPixel Thursday April 3, 2025
SkyPixel, the world’s largest aerial photography and video community, has announced the high-flying winners of its 2025 photo contest, co-sponsored by drone maker DJI. The 2025 Annual Best Photo Prize goes to photographer Gangerqia for his image “Mysterious Realm,” which shows a red-crowned crane against a landscape of snow. The top video prize goes to Bashir Abu Shakra for “The War - My Transformation Journey,” which was filmed over the course of five years across eight countries, including China, Venezuela, Italy.
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Barron’s Thursday April 3, 2025
Yasin Akgul, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested last week after covering the huge protests rocking his native Turkey, said after his release that the profession is under threat in the country. Akgul, 35, who spent four days in custody, condemned a push "to make it impossible" to bring images of the protests to the world, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces growing unrest over the March 19 arrest of his main rival, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Despite Akgul's release, the charges against him remain, notes Barron’s.
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David Schonauer Thursday April 3, 2025
Nick Argyros has a weakness for outdated, forlorn darkroom equipment that languished for decades in attics or basements, and he feels an almost moral obligation to rescue old photography gear from the
landfill. In his quest to acquire one example of every type of photographic camera ever manufactured and an image created by each device, Argyros has turned the Photography Center of the Capital … Read the full Story >>
