The New York Times Thursday September 17, 2026
Last year Sara Moonves, the editor who managed to rescue W magazine from extinction by recruiting a group of investors, got a text message from Sofia Coppola. The film director wondered whether Moonves would consider “doing a teen W.” Moonves, who grew up in Los Angeles reading Tiger Beat, Sassy and Teen Vogue, saw an opening, even though the once-flourishing landscape of tween magazines has grown barren. notes The New York Times. The result is a print magazine, W Youth, hitting newsstands this month. Read the full Story >>
Abbey Road Music Photography Awards Thursday September 17, 2026
Abbey Road Studios has today announced the finalists for the fifth edition of its Music Photography Awards. Over 24,500 images were submitted from across 42 different countries for this year’s awards. The competition is made up of seven categories: Portrait, Festivals, Emerging Photographer of the Year, Behind The Scenes, Underground Scenes, Live Music, and Music Moment of the Year. Fnalists for the Portrait award include Daniel Rojas (The OGM - Ho99o9); Frances Carter (Billie Marten); and Jamie-Lee Culver (Aynjel). Read the full Story >>
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Thursday September 17, 2026
It’s time to get your application for the 2026 W. Eugene Smith Grant ready: The deadline is Oct. 12. This year, the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund will award $30,000 to the recipient of the grant, and $10,000 each to two finalists whose work reflects W. Eugene Smith’s legacy of humanistic photography. There are also the W. Eugene Smith Student Grant ($5,000 each to two students) and the Howard Chapnick Grant ($7,500 awarded to a program, not an individual, that significantly advances documentary photography through education. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Thursday September 17, 2026
Legal actions can sometime have unexpected results: Vital Law recently reported that a professional photographer who sued Getty Images for illegally licensing his photographs lost his case after the
court found that he had already transferred his copyright over the work to his former employer--Agence France-Presse. The unnamed photographer had claimed Getty had continued to offer his photos for
licensing after he notified them … Read the full Story >>
