Al Jazeera Tuesday April 28, 2026
Acclaimed Magnum photographer Raghu Rai, widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of independent India, died on April 26, reports Al Jazeera. He was 83. A construction engineer by training, Rai was born in a village in what is now Pakistan’s Punjab province before the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent. He went on to become an iconic photographer documenting the complex social and political life of India, with his work ranging from historic turning points to intimate portraits. Rai “showed India to itself,” notes the BBC. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Tuesday April 28, 2026
While many manufacturers cheer the camera market’s rebound after a few quiet years. Sigma’s CEO, Kazuto Yamaki holds a cautious view, notes DP Review, which interviewed Yamaki at this year's CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan. “I'm a little bit concerned about the market situation or economic situation in general in 2026, mainly due to some instability in politics," he said. He also sees “some lack of innovation” by manufacturers. ”To be honest, I feel that the market is slowing down,” he adds. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Tuesday April 28, 2026
“Over the past 13 years, I’ve been drawn to places where history is unfolding. I especially wanted to photograph what happens when states and citizens come into conflict,” writes photographer Matthew Connors at The New York Times. Originally, he notes, he thought of his pictures as belonging to separate projects defined by their geography — Ukraine, Hong Kong, United States, and elswehre. Then he began to see them as a record of life “in a global era increasingly shaped by confrontations with authoritarian power.” Read the full Story >>
DAZED Tuesday April 28, 2026
Throughout history, photography “has always existed on the fringes, hovering between document and art; truth and fiction. Now, with the dawn of new technologies and an overload of images, photography faces a new edge – of uncertainty, but also discovery.” So notes the KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival, underway in Kyoto, Japan, through May 17. Dazed goes inside this year’s edition of the event, which features work from Daido Moriyama, Linder Sterling, Anton Corbijn, Thandiwe Muriu, and others. Read the full Story >>
