THE SCOTSMAN Friday May 22, 2026
With approximately 1.6 million photographs in a wide variety of formats – including negatives on glass and film, lantern slides, prints, postcards, transparencies and born-digital images – the University of St. Andrews is thought to be the oldest photography-collecting institution in the world. notes The Scotsman. Now the university’s photo collection—begun in the 1830s with the invention of paper-printed photography—has been formally recognized as one of "national significance" by Museums and Galleries Scotland. Read the full Story >>
Front Office Sports Friday May 22, 2026
The NFL’s annual schedule release has become a marquee event for team creatives, with many schedule-reveal videos being planned months in advance. And while teams like the Chargers, Jets, and Raiders have racked up millions of views for their elaborate schedule releases, the Arizona Cardinals, notes Front Office Sports, are being criticized for seemingly using AI in their own video. The team’s three-minute schedule-release video consists of a virtual call with NFL mascots, being addressed by a “Director of Mascot Matchups.” Read the full Story >>
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Friday May 22, 2026
Meet the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship recipients, including several awarded for photography. Among them, notes The University of Alabama, is Allison Grant, an associate professor of art who will use her fellowship to support her project “Holding Together,” a photography series featuring people holding botanicals historically tied to reproductive care. The project was built collaboratively with people advocating for expanded access to reproductive healthcare in the Deep South. Read the full Story >>
artsy Friday May 22, 2026
On June 4, the National Portrait Gallery in London will unveil a landmark exhibition of portraits chronicling the life and work of Marilyn Monroe in celebration of her 100th birthday. The show, notes Artsy, will bring together works by artists including Andy Warhol, Pauline Boty, and Marlene Dumas, as well as portraits from more than twenty titans of 20th-century photography such as Cecil Beaton, Richard Avedon, Sam Shaw and Eve Arnold. The exhibition, “Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait,” will run through September 6. Read the full Story >>
