Reuters Friday December 26, 2025
Adobe has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit over allegations that its artificial intelligence tools were trained on writers' copyrighted material, notes Reuters. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Elizabeth Lyon, an author from Oregon, claims that Adobe used pirated versions of numerous books — including her own — to train the company’s SlimLM program, adds TechCrunch. Adobe describes SlimLM as a small language model series that can be “optimized for document assistance tasks on mobile devices.” Read the full Story >>
AnOther Friday December 26, 2025
Davide Sorrenti is widely credited with reshaping what fashion imagery could look like in the 90s, exposing the industry to a darker, more intimate sensibility and an amplified relationship with mortality, notes AnOther. Sorrenti, who died in 1997 at age 20, also left behind journals that speak uniquely to how he saw and engaged with the world. “He was a juvenile delinquent angel,” says his mother, the photographer Francesca Sorrenti. Now the journals are being released, starting with Davide Sorrenti Journals: Volume 01 1994-1995. Read the full Story >>
HASSELBLAD Friday December 26, 2025
“Since 2001, the Hasselblad Masters competition has been a global stage for the world's most creative photographers,” notes the camera company, which is now inviting photographers around the world to enter the 2026 iteration of the competition. “We are looking for great images and unique vision, and would like to see submissions from any camera. Digital or film, any brand, any frame size. All are welcome,” notes Hasselblad. Winners receive cash prizes and Hasselblad camera kits. Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday December 26, 2025
This year came with a number of controversies in the photography world, as well as artistic triumphs and losses. Among the later was the death at age 81 of Sebastiao Salgado, widely regarded as one of
the world's greatest documentary photographers. "Through the lens of his camera, Sebastiao tirelessly fought for a more just, humane and ecological world," his family said in a statement … Read the full Story >>
