SURFER Tuesday June 2, 2026
The inaugural World Surf League Championship Tour event in New Zealand, held at Manu Bay in Raglan, went off with some drama: Legendary surf photographer Ed Sloane was in the water capturing images for the event, as he’s done for decades, when he was attacked by a mystery creature. Initially, nobody knew what the perpetrator was; the event was called off temporarily in case the “wildlife injury” came from a shark. Now, it’s thought the attacker was a rather feisty fur seal. The whole thing was captured in a “harrowing” video, notes Surfer magazine. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday June 2, 2026
Two photographers are facing off in a copyright-infringement lawsuit involving clever images of fruit, leaving courts to peel back the layers of truth. Fine-art photographer Christopher Boffoli, whose
"Big Appetites" series features tiny, lifelike figurines staged on actual food, has sued photographer Laurie McCormick for selling two photographs on Amazon that allegedly copied from his own, one
depicting nine miniature bicyclists riding down the … Read the full Story >>
TechCrunch Monday June 1, 2026
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong, notes TechCrunch. Taking the number one spot at the box office this weekend was Backrooms,” a feature film expansion of Kane Parsons’ series of YouTube videos featuring eerie found footage of a mysterious office space that defies physics. The movie made $38 million on Friday, and was expected to bring in a total of $80 million to $90 million over the weekend alone. Coming in at number two was Obsession, a horror movie directed by Curry Barker, who first made his name on YouTube. Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Monday June 1, 2026
Born in Belgium in 1941, Harry Gruyaert was one of the first European photographers to take advantage of color, following in the footsteps of US pioneers including William Eggleston and Stephen Shore. A member of Magnum, he is known for his images of India, Morocco and Egypt, but for more than 50 years, Gruyaert has wandered New York City’s streets, notes The Guardian, which features a portfolio of his NYC images collected in the new book Harry Gruyaert: Homeland (Thames & Hudson). Read the full Story >>
