Mashable Wednesday December 31, 2025
Photographers know better than most that tech comes and goes in our fickle, fast-paced world. As the year comes to a close, Mashable looks back at major products and services that didn’t survive 2025. Some lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space—for instance, Skype, which lived an increasingly irrelevant existence as other video calling apps like Zoom appeared. Others, like Meta’s fact-checking program, were done in by changing politics. Still others, like Humane AI, were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops. Read the full Story >>
Glasstire Wednesday December 31, 2025
The largely unknown photography archive known as The Texas African American Photography Archive (TAAPA) in Dallas includes more than 60,000 photographic prints — dating from approximately the 1850s to the 1990s — and over 20 recorded oral histories of previously uncelebrated Black photographers from across Texas, notes Glasstire. An exhibition featuring photographs from TAAPA, “Black Photojournalism,” is on view at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh through January 19, 2026. Another is on view at the Center for Photography at Woodstock in upstate New York through January 11, 2026. Read the full Story >>
Business Insider Wednesday December 31, 2025
Shootify, a U.S.-based product photography studio, has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind service that combines traditional product photography with artificial intelligence. This offering provides e-commerce brands with ultra-realistic product images, videos, and 3D visuals, all from one comprehensive studio, notes Business Insider. The result is a one-stop solution where online sellers can get every type of visual content they need to showcase their products, from high-quality photos and videos to AI-enhanced lifestyle scenes and 3D renderings. Read the full Story >>
Smithsonian Wednesday December 31, 2025
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the winners and finalists of its 2025 Teem Portrait Competition, a triennial event open to students between the ages of 13 and 17 who reside in the United States and its territories. Ten finalists were selected from the 13 to 15 age group and nine finalists were selected from the 16 to 17 age group. Matilda Myers of Maryland is the top prize winner from the 13–15 age group, and Kate Stermer of California is the top winner from the 16–17 age group. Read the full Story >>
