RAINFAN & RAILROAD MAGAZINE Monday May 19, 2025
J. Parker Lamb, long considered “one of the deans of post-World War II railroad photography,” died at his home in Austin, Texas, on May 9, reports Railman & Railroad Magazine. He was 91. Born in Boligee, Alabama, in 1933, Lamb moved with his family to Meridian, Mississippi, in 1938, and there, as a young boy, he found his passion for railroading. In 1991, he received the Fred A. and Jane R. Stindt Photography Award from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, which noted that “while other well-known photographers provided most of the imagery of the passing of steam, it was Parker who provided the best contextual images of the conquering diesels.”
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People Monday May 19, 2025
Music photographer Denis O'Regan claims that Kensington Palace held back his picture of Princess Diana with David Bowie taken after a 1987 London concert because she went to the show with James Hewitt, with whom she was having an affair. The photographer made the revelation in a conversation with The Telegraph about his new book David Bowie by Denis O'Regan, which will be published in the US in August. The Telegraph also published the photo of Diana, notes People magazine. See also: Vanity Fair.
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Getty Images Monday May 19, 2025
Getty Images and the National Disability Leadership Alliance have announced the recipients of their latest $20,000 creative grant aimed at advancing authentic representation of the disability community in professional settings. First place goes to photographer and disability advocate Elizabeth Rajchart for her project “Scene Change: Disability in Media,” which will focus on fashion, performance, and leadership, “challenging narrow tropes and emphasizing creativity, autonomy, and innovation."
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World Press Photo Monday May 19, 2025
The World Press Photo organization has suspended the attribution of authorship for the famous “Napalm Girl” photo from the Vietnam War after a new documentary challenged 50 years of accepted journalism history, notes The Guardian. “We conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution,” noted WPP, explaining why it would no longer credit the image to Associated Press photographer Nick Ut. AP has conductedits own investigations and concluded there was “no definitive evidence to warrant stripping Ut’s photo credit.”
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