DIYPhotography Friday September 18, 2026
If you had photographed NGC 7331 a few weeks ago, you would have captured a familiar deep-sky scene, with the galaxy‘s bright core sitting among a field of stars. But if you photograph it now, you will see something new: A supernova has appeared close to the galaxy’s center. Discovered on Sept. 1 by the ATLAS survey, the object, called SN 2026aaiv, is brightening, and it is now within reach of amateur astrophotographers, notes DIY Photography, which has advice on how to photograph it. Read the full Story >>
HYPERALLERGIC Friday September 18, 2026
René Balcer is a street photographer, a documentary photographer, and a landscape photographer. But his achievements also include working as a producer and writer for the NBC crime series Law & Order, notes Hyperallergic. After studying poetry and photography at Concordia University in Montreal and taking a seminar taught by the French New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, Balcer worked as a cameraman, war reporter, editor, scriptwriter, documentary filmmaker, and film critic. But photography has remained a constant. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday September 18, 2026
Adobe’s board of directors recently selected Anil Chakravarthy to be the company’s next president and CEO. Adobe then followed up by posting record revenue of $6.76 billion in FY2026 Q3, up 13% year over year. Outgoing CEO Anil Narayen said AI is a driving force behind the record revenue. Despite that, notes PetaPixel, Adobe’ did not see a boost its stock price: So far this year, Adobe’s stock price is down more than 25%, or over $84 per share. One analyst noted that that serious questions remain about Adobe’s competitive position in the AI age. Read the full Story >>
Ocean Photographer of the Year Friday September 18, 2026
French photographer Julien Anton has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition for his portrait of an adult male seahorse having a seemingly touching moment with two newly born juveniles. “We spent countless hours searching in difficult conditions, with no guarantee of finding a single seahorse. That is what made the moment so extraordinary— when the juveniles turned back towards the adult, it felt like something far beyond what I had dared to hope for,” says Anton, who made the image in French Polynesia. Read the full Story >>
