People were on the movie this week: The Museum of Modern Art announced that Makeda Best has been appointed its new chief curator for photography, filling a position that had been vacant since the departure of Clement Cheroux in 2022. Best arrives from the Oakland Museum of California, where she has served as a deputy director of curatorial affairs since 2023, She is the … Read the full Story >>
Established in 1985, the Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Awards celebrate excellence in photography and bold publishing. The longlist for this year's edition of the competition was announced in May, with the selected titles shown at this year's Photo London event. "This year's longlist digs deep beyond the glossy perfection and saccharine content exploring themes of memory, sexuality, race, protest and identity. Photographers and artists have … Read the full Story >>
Icelandair, Iceland’s national carrier, made news earlier this year by announcing that it was looking for the world’s worst photographer for a new ad campaign. The clever concept was that Iceland is so beautiful that even a terrible photographer could make stunning pictures there. Icelandair says it received 127,642 applications from 178 countries, and now the winner of the dubious title has been revealed: Blanche Mortemard, from Paris, France. “During the interview process, Blanche demonstrated an unbelievable ability to take poor photos,” notes Breaking Travel News. Read the full Story >>
On the morning of June 6, 1944, Chief Photographers Mate Robert F. Sargent emerged from his below-deck bunk and, camera in hand, walked onto the timber planking of the Attack Transport USS Samuel Chase just off the coast of Normandy, France. Among a mix of soldiers, Coast Guardsmen, sailors, and war correspondents, including LIFE magazine photographer Robert Capa, Sargent went about his assigned duty – documenting the D-Day invasions. That was not all he did in the war, notes the US Coast Guard. Read the full Story >>
