Fstoppers Monday September 14, 2026
OM Digital Solutions has announced the OM SYSTEM PEN, a new Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens camera built around a 20.4-megapixel Live MOS sensor, TruePic IX processor, 5-axis in-body image stabilization, and a compact rangefinder-style body. It is the first PEN-series camera released under the OM System brand, as well as the first model in the series to combine an electronic viewfinder with a dustproof and IPX1-rated splashproof design, notes Fstoppers. The PEN series has a long, rich legacy dating back nearly 70 years, adds PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday September 14, 2026
The Denver Art Museum has announced the inaugural James Balog Earth Vision Awards (JBEVA), a new biennial photography award supporting artists from around the world whose work explores environmental
change and humanity's relationship with the natural world. Endowed by renowned environmental photographer James Balog and a circle of dedicated donors, the awards includes a $40,000 First Prize and a
$25,000 Finalist Prize, with selected … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Friday September 11, 2026
The “really bad photographer’ who scored $50,000 and a 10-day trip to Iceland thanks to her terrible photos has revealed the images she took during her visit to the country, notes PetaPixel. Blanche Mortemard of France beat 127,624 other self-confessed bad photographers to win the prize, initiated by Icelandair as a promotion, with her blurry photos of the Statue of Liberty and wonky photos of Norway. While in Iceland she took over 5,484 photographs — 61 of them with an accidental finger in the frame. Read the full Story >>
Deadline Friday September 11, 2026
Director Alina Marazzi’s film The Girl With the Leica, which recently debuted st the Venice Film Festival, poses questions about war reporting—in particular, notes Deadline, the fine line between bravery and ego in the process of bringing back dispatches from the front line. Based on the book La ragazza con la Leica by Helena Janeczek, the film is a “jazzed-up” biopic of the photographer Gerda Taro, who died while covering the Spanish Civil at the age of 26. Read the full Story >>
