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David Schonauer Wednesday July 16, 2025
When journalist and photographer Sheila Turner Seed died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 42 in 1978, her husband, photographer Brian Seed, was left to raise their 18-month-old daughter Rachel
Elizabeth Seed alone. Rachel says she had only "a very basic idea" of her mother. Then, in her late 20s, Rachel, who'd taken up photography herself, discovered some 300,000 photographs, hundreds of … Read the full Story >>
Cine D Tuesday July 15, 2025
“When iPadOS 26 arrives later this year, it will transform the iPad into a much more powerful device for professionals, whether they’re photographers or videographers,” notes PetaPixel. The new version will enable background rendering for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve. The new background tasks framework “means that once Final Cut Pro and probably also DaVinci Resolve are updated later in 2025, renders, exports and uploads will be able to finish while you dive into Notes, Mail or Safari,” notes Cine D.
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Le Monde Tuesday July 15, 2025
As Israel and Iran traded missile attacks in June, authorities in Tehran cut access to the global internet. Only Iranians with VPNs could, with difficulty, contact their loved ones. In this context, notes Le Monde, the work of Iranian photographer Forough Alaei, 36, stands out as unique. Alaei documented her family's flight from the Iranian capital to the shores of the Caspian Sea, offering what the newspaper calls “an intimate and unvarnished portrait, depicting scenes of family life during a pivotal moment in her country's history.”
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Variety Tuesday July 15, 2025
Gregory Crewdson has been celebrated for his cinematic deconstructions of American life. However, notes Variety, the legendary photographer rarely turns his camera on Hollywood. That changed after he got an invitation from filmmaker Ari Aster and production company A24 to compose a custom image from the set of Eddington, a “darkly comedic” look at a sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) navigating small town politics during the height of covid that premieres this month. It was an offer Crewdson couldn’t refuse.
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