The Guardian Tuesday December 23, 2025
A group of rare galaxy frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) are missing from an Indian rainforest and presumed dead after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos, notes The Guardian. Rajkumar K P, a Zoological Society of London fellow, found seven members of the species in India’s Western Ghats rainforest in 2020. He could not visit them during the Covid pandemic, but when he went back later, he found the frogs had disappeared, according to a report from the ZSL. He then discovered that nature photographers had been turning over logs in their search for the endangered species. Read the full Story >>
artnet Tuesday December 23, 2025
“As a glut of images parades through our lives, photographers re-educate us on how to see,” notes Artnet, which looks back at nine photography moments that defined the art world in 2025. Among them: The blockbuster Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition at Paris’s Centre Pompidou before the museum closed for a five-year renovation. Meanwhile, adds Artnet, photographer Tyler Mitchell “was everywhere.” In 2025 he published Wish That Was Real, a new Aperture monograph, and had his debut exhibition at Gagosian New York. Read the full Story >>
cpw Tuesday December 23, 2025
The CPW—formerly known as the Center for Photography at Woodstock—has served as both incubator and mirror for photography in New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond, and now, notes Chronogram, the institution is formalizing that role with the launch of the Upstate Photography Biennial. The event, slated to open May 30 and run through September 6, 2026, will survey contemporary photographic practice across upstate New York, featuring up to 30 artists working in formats that range from straight photography to documentary, experimental work, installation, and video. There’s an open call for artists. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday December 23, 2025
McDonald's is up to its neck in Christmas spirit. Early in December the restaurant chain introduced The Grinch Meal in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, with the Grinch himself taking over
McDonald's social channels and a billboard in Times Square, New York City. But another stab at holiday-time merry-making didn't go so well: The company has removed an AI-generated ad in the
Netherlands after … Read the full Story >>
