The Canadian Press Friday January 30, 2026
Canadian photographer Amber Bracken and the news organization that sent her to cover an anti-pipeline protest in British Columbia are suing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for wrongful arrest in a case that, notes The Canadian Press, may have implications for media across the country. They say the police wrongly labeled Bracken as an “occupier” rather than recognizing her as a clearly identified journalist who was sent to document the protest by news outlet The Narwhal — a distinction that media advocates say is central to press rights across Canada, adds PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
artnet Friday January 30, 2026
The only surviving photographs of 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace have been snapped up by the National Portrait Gallery in London after going up for auction at Bonhams. The group of three daguerreotypes was offered at the auction house in last June, with an estimate of $107,395 to $161,090. The lot was subsequently withdrawn before the museum acquired it via private treaty sale, notes Artnet. Lovelace, the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron, is regarded as the world's first computer programmer. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Friday January 30, 2026
There another camera choice for those who want to look at the world in black and white: Ricoh has released a monochrome version of its GR IV enthusiast compact camera, notes DP Review. The GR IV Monochrome features a 28mm equivalent f/2.8 lens and the same 26MP BSI CMOS sensor as the color version, but this one shoots black-and-white only. You get all the usual benefits and costs of a mono-only sensor: a higher base ISO (because less light is being lost to a color filter array) and much sharper detail, as there's no demosaicing taking place. Read the full Story >>
British Journal of Photography Friday January 30, 2026
The 100 winners of Portrait of Britain Vol. 8 — a British Journal of Photography award first launched in 2016 — are now on view across the country via JCDecaux UK’s nationwide network of digital advertising screens. This year’s collection “is a reminder that the most compelling stories of Britain do not emerge from geography or ideology but from the extraordinary variety of people who inhabit it. These portraits include veterans, scientists, fishmongers, ballerinas, and farmers,” notes the BJP. Read the full Story >>
