World Food Photography Awards Friday June 12, 2026
This year's World Photography Awards drew nearly 9,000 entries from more than 50 countries. The winners have now been announced, with the top spot going to British photographer Jo Kearney for a photo of a solitary woman eating in the canteen of the Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium in the mountains of Tajikistan. The image, notes the BBC, serves as a reminder that food photography can be as much about evoking memory and place as it is about whetting appetite. Read the full Story >>
DP Review Friday June 12, 2026
Lux Camera, the company behind the Halide camera app for iPhones, has announced Halide Mark III, the third generation of the popular app. The new version includes several upgrades and new features outlined by 9 to 5 Mac. including, notes DP Review, the ability to process Raw files from several popular camera brands.The company also teamed up with a Hollywood colorist to build a custom photo processing pipeline designed around the specific dynamic range and color gamut of the iPhone camera. The result is a new set of Halide Looks. Read the full Story >>
Associated Press Friday June 12, 2026
A new exhibition at La Galerie Rouge in Paris pairs the work of Sheila Metzner with those of Lillian Bassman — two photographers working decades apart whose painterly images, notes AnOther, were shaped as much in the darkroom as behind the camera. The exhibition, “C’est Chic,” runs through September 19. “I learned how to print from reading books by photographers who described the chemicals they used. I would go into the darkroom and mix chemicals and make prints at night,” Metzner says in an interview. Read the full Story >>
Mashable Friday June 12, 2026
Meta's AI support chatbot can be tricked into providing unauthorized users with login access to any Instagram account, notes Mashable. Hackers say they weaponized an exploit that tricked Meta's AI support chatbot into simply handing over account access. Recently, a number of highly followed Instagram accounts were hacked. The Obama White House Instagram account, with 2.4 million followers, was compromised and posted a caption that stated: "The White House is under Shiites' control.” Read the full Story >>
