The New York Times Thursday January 22, 2026
“In Syria, the destruction from 13 years of war has become part of the landscape. There is barely a town or city undamaged, or a community untouched, in the sprawling country of 23 million.” So notes The New York Times, which features a report on the country as it moves into an uncertain future after the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, with text from reporters Carlotta Gall and Saad Alnassife and visuals from photographer Nicole Tung. Over 3 million Syrians have returned since al-Assad fled. Many are living in the ruins, notes The Times. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Thursday January 22, 2026
A California federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of Pinterest in a proposed class action brought by a photographer who accused the company of unlawfully displaying copyrighted photographs in promotional emails and notifications. The lawsuit was brought by Maureen Harrington on behalf of the estate of professional photographer Blaine Harrington III, notes PetaPixel. The court rejected the plaintiffs argument, finding the social media platform is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) safe harbor provision. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday January 22, 2026
AI slop was all over social media in 2025, and, noted Creative Bloq recently, Meta's head of Instagram Adam Mosseri has finally recognized something that was already pretty apparent: Authenticity is
going to be an issue in 2026. In an end-of-year post at Instagram and Threads, Mosseri took issue with the term "AI slop," saying there is "a lot of amazing AI content,"-though, noted … Read the full Story >>
L'Oeil de la Photographie Wednesday January 21, 2026
Jean-Jaques Naudet, the founder and publisher of L’Oeil de la Photographie and a longtime presence in the world of international photography as the editor of France’s Photo magazine and later as a US-based correspondent for Paris Match and editor at large for American Photo magazine, died on Jan. 18 of a heart attack, notes Blind magazine. He was 81. “Jean-Jacques loved Photography; even more, he loved photographers. For him the work was inseparable from the personality of the one behind the camera,” notes L’Oeil de la Photographie. Read the full Story >>
