engadget Thursday July 2, 2026
Getty Images has moved to terminate a $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock due to restrictions imposed by UK regulators, notes Engadget. While the US Justice Department okayed the merger earlier this year, the UK's Competitions and Markets Authority announced in May that it wouldn't approve the merger unless Shutterstock sold its global editorial business, including its celebrity and news photo agencies. Getty’s board decided unanimously to "not proceed with the process to sell Shutterstock's editorial business." Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday July 2, 2026
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and in the ensuing eight years some 230,000 Americans served in the Continental Army during the war for
independence. At that time, photography had not been invented, but in 1864, Nelson and Roswell Moore, two brothers living in Connecticut, decided to track down and photograph the alleged last living
soldiers … Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Wednesday July 1, 2026
John Claridge grew up in London’s East End and went on to become a successful advertising photographer, shooting campaigns for Rolls-Royce, Porsche, Jack Daniels, Sony and Wrangler. But, notes The Guardian, he is best known for his warm, intimate portrayal of his own London neighborhood, shot in black and white throughout the 60s and 70s, and gathered in the 2016 monograph East End. Claridge died on May 24 at age 81. See also: The United Nations of Photography. Read the full Story >>
BBC Wednesday July 1, 2026
“There is no reference for you to know your location in this three-dimensional space. If you're not aware of your depth, you could start sinking down deeper and deeper." So says the blackwater diver and photographer Jialing Cai, describing what it’s like to explore the depths of the open ocean at night. In 2023, Cai, from Chongqing, China, was named Oceanographic magazine's Ocean Photographer of the Year for her image of a paper nautilus, a rarely-encountered octopus. She’s encountered many other creatures as well, notes the BBC. Read the full Story >>
