PetaPixel Wednesday October 22, 2025
WPPI, the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference, has announced Annie Leibovitz as the 2026 keynote presenter at its show that takes place in Las Vegas from March 1 through March 5, 2026. The move is aimed at creating excitement about the event, declares PetaPixel: WPPI was once regarded as one of the top two most influential in-person events for photographers in the United States, along with Photo Plus in New York City. Both were hit hard by the covid pandemic. Photo Plus collapsed as did Create NYC, which was the organizers’ attempt to revive it, but WPPI has carried on.
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HYPERALLERGIC Wednesday October 22, 2025
In celebration of the centennial of artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), the Museum of the City of New York is presenting “Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World,” an exhibition exploring Rauschenberg’s innovative integration of photography and found objects into his art, reflecting his deep engagement with “the real world” and his complex relationship with New York City. The show is organized into three sections — “Early Photographs,” “In + Out City Limits,” and “Photography in Painting,” notes Hyperallergic.
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Digital Camera World Wednesday October 22, 2025
“Ideal for wedding photographers and videographers, as well as creative filmmakers or documentarians looking for non-intrusive lens options for nature or run-and-gun settings,” the new Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art Lens is starting to turn some heads, notes NoFilmSchool, citing one reviewer who called it “the most insane lens” that they’ve ever tested. Digital Camera Review says the lens is “the new king of the hill” for bokeh fans. "It's literally so good that it's a reason to invest in the L or the E mount, compared to the Nikon and Canon mounts,” notes photographer and YouTuber Tony Northrup. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Wednesday October 22, 2025
The Cold War was coming to an end, but the internet had yet to fully arrive. No wonder Gen Z is fascinated by the 1990s, a decade they have heard about that now can seem like a lost civilization from
a much simpler era. "It was a time when we could clone a sheep in a laboratory but still relied on the Yellow Pages … Read the full Story >>
