Bird Photographer of the Year Tuesday September 29, 2026
British underwater photographer and writer Henley Spears is the overall winner of the 2026 Bird Photographer Of the Year contest for his image “Sunbelt Rocket,” a shot of a northern gannet piercing down through the water in Scotland. His photo is aptly titled: Spears notes that when northern gannets are in “hunting mode,” their body shape shifts into a "pointed torpedo, diving into the water at speeds of up to 86kph.” This year, more than 24,000 images were entered into what is the world’s largest bird photography competition. Read the full Story >>
United Nations of Photography Tuesday September 29, 2026
Instagram has been showing photography since 2010, and in the 16 years since it has morphed into something different from what it was. It is no longer a free gallery for photographers writes Grant Scott, founder of the United Nations of Photography, but rather a market place for product and promotor of the “impossible lifestyle.” But, he writes, it can still be useful for photographers with a clear goal—for instance, as a portfolio page for showing work to decision-makers. Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Tuesday September 29, 2026
“It’s built almost like a novel,” Taryn Simon says of her project “Father Country I Do Love You,” the first monographic exhibition by a photography-based artist placed in the iconic spiral rotunda of New York City’s Guggenheim Museum (through March 14, 2027). The work is based on Simon’s extended correspondence with a retired federal agent. “She follows the ripples of this middleman figure, identifying witnesses – tangential or immediate, innocent or otherwise – to acts of espionage, conspiracy and violence,” notes The Guardian. Read the full Story >>
ars technica Tuesday September 29, 2026
Meta has seen its stock price surge recently thanks to its new agentic AI app Muse hitting the top of Apple’s App Store charts. Muse is an autonomous AI assistant that can perform tasks like booking flights, sending emails, and surfing the open web. There’s also an AI image generator of the same name that provoked controversy when it was first released, notes PetaPixel. Meanwhile, Ars Technica reports that a zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in Muse AI that could put access to your entire Mac computer in the wrong hands. Read the full Story >>
