Associated Press Thursday April 30, 2026
Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, died on April 23. He was 86, notes the AP. In June 1966, Thornell, then 26, was assigned to cover a civil rights march led by Meredith, who had already made history by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Meredith was walking on U.S. Highway 51 near Hernando, Mississippi, when Thornell and another photographer—then sitting in a car parked nearby — heard the sound of the first shotgun blast. Read the full Story >>
Field Mag Thursday April 30, 2026
Brussels-based photographer Catherine Lemblé "reimagines the Arctic, and in particular the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, through the lives of the women who inhabit it,” notes The Eriskay Connection, publisher of Lemblé’s book Only Barely Still – On Women and Wilderness. “Most narratives are written by men and focus on conquering nature, while women rarely appear as central figures,” the photographer tells Field Mag. “I began questioning how both women and wilderness are framed,” she adds. Read the full Story >>
Front Office Sports Thursday April 30, 2026
Skier Mikaela Shiffrin. Basketball player Caitlin Clark. Gymnasts Suni Lee and Simone Biles. NFL cornerback Mike Sainristil. All these athletes have recently been seen on sidelines or courtsides with pro cameras in hand. What's leading the athlete-turned-sports-photographer trend? “These athletes aren’t necessarily looking to become credentialed pro sports photographers the way some of their contemporaries, including Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, and Marshawn Lynch, have done since their retirement,” notes Front Office Sports. But they do appreciate the attention that’s rolling in while fans can’t get enough of athlete content. Read the full Story >>
National Gallery of Art Thursday April 30, 2026
The US National Gallery of Art has received a gift of 1,261 photographs by Mitch Epstein, from the artist and his wife Susan Bell. Representing the full scope of Epstein’s five-decade career, the acquisition, notes the NG, establishes the National Gallery as the most significant institutional repository for his work and strengthens its holdings in contemporary American photography. In his work, Epstein, one of the most important living American photographers, examines American communities and the issues that affect them, adds the NGA. Read the full Story >>
