DP Review Friday September 4, 2026
Apple has updated its popular desktop computers, the Mac Mini and the more powerful Mac Studio. Alongside the new models come new chips: Apple is introducing an “Ultra” model into its M5 chip lineup, as well as its next generation, the M6. Both models feature Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, a first for Mac, and feature Thunderbolt 5 connectivity across the board with up to 120GB/s bandwidth per port, notes PetaPixel, But, adds DP Review, the upgrades don’t come cheap, due to the impacts of AI on RAM and storage pricing. Read the full Story >>
Le Monde Friday September 4, 2026
Photographer Elise Blanchard discovered Afghanistan as a student, while working with Afghan refugees, and went on to spend seven years in Afghanistan, from 2018 to 2025. But, notes Le Monde, she did not come out unscathed from her latest assignment there: In the spring of 2026, Blanchard began photographing Afghan families forced to sell their young daughters into marriage. The work, she says, “destroyed me.” Her series is being unveiled at this year’s Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France. Read the full Story >>
Projections Friday September 4, 2026
As we noted in August, many of the photographers, editors and visual journalists who documented 9/11 are coming together in a special Projections event to reflect on the images that became part of the world’s collective memory. Among those who will be presenting photographs and talking about their experiences: Stan Honda, Eric Draper, Mayanne Golon, Tom Franklin, David Handschuh, Mario Tama, Ron Haviv, Eugene Richards, and David Hume Kennerly. Where: Via Zoom. When: Sept. 6-11, 7:00 ET. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday September 4, 2026
The 38th edition of the Visa pour l'image photojournalism festival in Perppignan, France, got underway this week in a state of shocked sadness: The event's longtime director, Jean Francois Leroy,
died of cancer on Aug. 31, at age 69. Over the years, noted the French newspaper Le Monde, Leroy transformed his festival into a popular success (with more than 220,000 visitors annually), and made … Read the full Story >>
