This summer we spotlighted two documentaries about mothers, motherhood and photography. In July we previewed photographer Rachel Seed's film "A Photographic Memory," in which she pieced together the life of a mother and photographer she never knew. Sheila Turner Seed died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 42 in 1978, leaving her husband, photographer Brian Seed, to raise 18-month-old Rachel. It was … Read the full Story >>
Along with your next Starbucks latte you can get a retro-styled compact camera with dual sensors and trendy filters for the equivalent of $30, but, notes Amateur Photography, you’ll have to go to China to get one. The Starbucks Retro Digital Camera was recently released in China for the start of the 2025 holiday season, costing only 198 yuan – about $28. It features a leather finish and comes in burgundy gold or green silver. A lot of big Japanese camera makers, with their boring black boxes, could take some styling cues from Starbucks, adds AP. Read the full Story >>
Seven years ago, notes Audubon, anesthesiologist and budding photographer Carole Turek embarked on a seemingly impossible quest to photograph every hummingbird species in the world—all 366 of them. Now 75 years old and entering retirement, Turek has just 90 species left on her list. And what began as a personal obsession has garnered the attention and praise of researchers, conservationists, and legions of fans through her popular YouTube channel and website, Hummingbird Spot. Read the full Story >>
The photography market is a small sector of the overall art market, but it’s always interesting to note broad trends in sales. Art News reports that the two biggest auction houses recently released their 2025 numbers, showing a 17 percent sales jump at Sotheby’s and a nearly 7 percent rise at Christie’s. Now, a year-end report from art market research and analysis company ArtTactic shows that the auction market rebounded to $4.55 billion, up some 11.1 percent from 2024. Read the full Story >>
