ARTnews Thursday April 23, 2026
The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson has acquired the archives of nine photographers: Laura Aguilar, Jack Dykinga, Jody Forster, Frank Gohlke, Mark Klett, Nathan Lyons, Stephen Marc, Patrick Nagatani, and Susan Wood. The collections, notes Art News, include photo prints but also other materials, and they join archives in the CCP’s holdings associated with such prominent artists as Ansel Adams, Robert Heinecken, David Hume Kennerly, and Lola Álvarez Bravo. Read the full Story >>
Press Gazette Thursday April 23, 2026
The Wall Street Journal has revamped its video strategy around the central aim of making “video journalism that’s worth paying for,” notes Press Gazette. The strategy has six pillars: original/investigative journalism, breaking news, topical explainers and analysis of the news, strategic live video around a major news event, habit-building franchises, and IP-based scripted and unscripted projects via WSJ Studios. The WSJ hired Maral Usefi, former vice president of news and editorial operations at Vice Media, as head of video in September. Since then the video team has grown by a third to 65 people. Read the full Story >>
Y.M. Cinema Magazine Thursday April 23, 2026
GoPro has unveiled the MISSION 1 series of action cameras, positioning the lineup as a concept that combines rugged, compact form factors with imaging capabilities typically associated with professional systems. The cameras are built around a 50MP 1-inch sensor and a new GP3 processor, enabling 8K video capture, Open Gate recording, 14 stops of dynamic range, and advanced image processing, notes Y.M. Cinema Magazine. The new Mission 1 Pro shoots up to 8Kp60 video and 50 megapixel photos. Coming this year is the Mission 1 ILS, which replaces the fixed lens with a Micro Four Thirds mount, notes PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday April 23, 2026
Forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, operators of the Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant began running a safety test that turned into disaster -- one that would cause the death of
untold thousands, drive and change the course of world history. In 1993, photographer Gerd Ludwig began photographing the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone for a National Geographic magazine story. He … Read the full Story >>
