THE ART NEWSPAPER Monday March 23, 2026
The UK’s Kent County Council is facing criticism for selling off a chunk of its art collection, including a cache of 33 prints by Tony Ray-Jones, a key figure in postwar British photography, many depicting public festivities and local traditions across the county. The council, led by the UK’s right-wing populist Reform Party, said the sale was needed because of financial pressures and a lack of proper storage space, notes The Art Newspaper. “They [the council] don’t know what they have,” says John Brazier, head of arts and museums at Kent Council from 1990 to 2005, who acquired the Tony Ray-Jones photographs. Read the full Story >>
It’s Nice That Monday March 23, 2026
Fashion stylist Virginie Bennarroch and photographer Lola Raban celebrate some of the editorial world’s unsung heroes in their new book Assistants, notes It’s Nice That. The project started out after Bennarroch became fascinated with an assistant’s styling kit. “It was so visually striking: necklaces of pins, clips, all these functional objects that felt incredibly aesthetic,” she says. She then pitched the idea for an editorial shoot and found a willing partner in Raban. The result was an illuminating portrait series. Read the full Story >>
CBS News Monday March 23, 2026
Last year PPD spotlighted a haunting documentary project from CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp that documented the bedrooms of children who had been killed in school shootings. A film about the project by director Joshua Seftel, All the Empty Rooms, won this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. Hartman and Seftel appeared on CBS Mornings to talk about what winning the award meant to the families of the victims, and having Gloria Cazares, the mother of a 9-year-old girl killed in Uvalde, Texas, deliver the acceptance speech. Read the full Story >>
Digital Camera World Monday March 23, 2026
Kodak has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, revealing solid revenue growth alongside a year-end net loss driven largely by one-off financial impacts. The iconic imaging company posted consolidated revenues of $290 million in the fourth quarter, up from $266 million during the same period in 2024, marking a 9 percent increase and signaling continued momentum in several of its key business divisions, notes Digital Camera World. The uptrend resulted from strong performances by the company’s film and print divisions. Read the full Story >>
