Weekly Round Up of the Week of the May 25

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


How Raghu Rai Captured an India in Transition


The photographer, who died last month, at the age of eighty-three, spent his life chronicling the highs and lows of the country’s post-colonial evolution.

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Authorities in New York return more than 650 looted antiquities, valued at nearly $14m, to India


The objects were recovered through investigations into trafficking networks, including those linked to convicted smuggler Subhash Kapoor and trafficker Nancy Wiener.

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Generation Z: Antoine d’Agata in Georgia and the U.S.


For the second edition of Magnum Chronicles, the cooperative’s photographers are working with youth around the world to paint a global portrait of Generation Z.

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Karla Knight’s Cosmic Conspiracies


The artist’s game-like paintings and tapestries suggest an overactive imagination fueled by generations of crackpot supernatural lore.

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Gabrielle Goliath Sounds a Call to Action in Venice


With “Elegy,” the South African artist proposes that grief is a necessary tool for building solidarity.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the May 18

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


Sex, Clubs, Dissent: This photo book presents a history of queer nightlife.


As they speak to author Amelia Abraham about her new book, which celebrates queer nightlife from the 1960s to the present day, as a site of resistance and self-expression.

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Finnish museum creates a new and radical support model for artists


A Finnish museum is launching an ambitious new model of artist support that goes far beyond the standard exhibition schedule to encompass financial, practical and institutional backing.

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The Joy of Discovery at 1-54 Art Fair


Though smaller than previous editions, the contemporary African art fair draws our attention to works that are tactile, surprising, and alive with material expression.

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21st Century Street Photography: 250 New Examples


Street photography connects us with humanity in all its forms, and in turn, allows us to be and feel more human in our day to day lives—here are many, many inspiring examples from cultures around the world. Enjoy!

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Best Rising Photographers of May 2026


Explore this curated selection of 10 emerging photographers who are redefining visual storytelling in May 2026. Sourced from across the globe, this month’s spotlight celebrates bold new voices in contemporary photography—each bringing a distinct perspective on culture, identity, and the human experience.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the May 11

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


The Grandmothers Who Become Mothers Again


In “Mawmaw,” the photographer Anthony Wilson pays tribute to West Virginia women who, after one tragedy or another, care for their children’s children.

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Dozens of Venice Biennale Artists Withdraw From Awards En Masse


Almost half of the artists in the international exhibition, plus 16 national pavilions, signed onto a statement of withdrawal in solidarity with the jury’s resignation.

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The Future of Cuba


Moises Saman documents Cuba’s worsening humanitarian crisis since the Trump administration’s energy embargo in January 2026

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Art shows to leave the house for in May 2026


Dreamy New York scenes, an ode to the friends and lovers of Peter Hujar, a glimpse of Cindy Sherman and much more...

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The most loved photo stories of April 2026


This month, your favourite photo stories take you behind the locked doors of Tokyo’s love hotels, to the hardcore rave parties in Barcelona, the sun-kissed, glittering beaches of the Mediterranean and beyond...

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the May 4

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


An Art Fair for the “Global Majority” Debuts in Brooklyn


Conductor Art Fair at Powerhouse Arts seeks to represent the underrepresented, with some notable overlap with next week’s Venice Biennale.

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Paul McCarthy: ‘The world is now an extreme absurdity. The work is a reaction to that’


The veteran provocateur talks about his return to the enduring motif of Santa Claus, and his ongoing collaboration with the German actress Lilith Stangenberg, as an exhibition of his taboo-busting work opens in Paris.

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The Nature of Hope: A Photo Project Supporting Roots & Shoots and Vital Impacts


A global photographic project developed through Vital Impacts, the non-profit Vitale founded. At a time when climate anxiety dominates headlines, this initiative offers something rare and necessary: a perspective grounded not in despair, but in hope, legacy, and the enduring resilience of the natural world.

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Pittsburgh’s burgeoning gallery community readies for its moment in art world spotlight


As the latest Carnegie International arrives, Pittsburgh’s long-running and newer commercial art spaces make the case for a more supportive, sustainable and slower-paced scene

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15 Art Shows to See in NYC This May


Lynette Yiadom-Boakye captures quietude, Seydou Keïta documents a revolution, Renée Green compiles an autoethnography, and much more.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the April 27

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


Image of Family Torn by ICE Wins World Press Photo of the Year


I hope it stirs people out of any sense of complacency,” said photojournalist Carol Guzy.

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The Photography Show fair’s 45th edition explores medium’s full history from its origins to AI


Aipad’s annual fair brings nearly 80 exhibitors to the Park Avenue Armory, seeking to be both an approachable entry point for new collectors and a place of discovery for connoisseurs

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Towering homage to Bamiyan Buddhas rises over Manhattan’s High Line


For the fifth High Line Plinth commission, the Vietnamese American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen has created a 27ft-tall version of the 6th-century Buddhas that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

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The Witching Hour


In a series of cinematic images made with her aging father and young son, Anastasia Sierra creates a space for the conflicting emotions and different phases of motherhood.

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All About Photo Awards 2026: Winners Selected by Steve McCurry


As they unveil the winners of the 2026 All About Photo Awards – The Mind’s Eye, He find himself reflecting not only on the extraordinary images selected this year, but also on the remarkable collective effort behind them.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the April 20

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


Dismantling Orbán’s 16-Year Grip on Hungary’s Art World


As a Hungarian curator living in the United States, she cannot help but see her country as both a cautionary tale and a source of hope for artistic freedom.

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Tania El Khoury’s Soothing “Revenge Art.”


The Lebanese artist and Bard College professor spoke with Hyperallergic about her recent projects and precarious life under bombardment in Beirut.

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Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography


The Phoenix Art Museum opens Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography on July 29, 2026.
Organized with the Center for Creative Photography, it features nearly 100 works exploring perception and time.

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Grassroots advice and community at Offspring Photo Meet


Set up by industry insiders, Offspring Photo Meet is a world-class portfolio review – and a way to enrich the photo-community.

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Pyramiden by Damien Aubin


In the high Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where human presence feels provisional and time itself seems suspended, Pyramiden emerges as a rare and contemplative photographic work.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the April 13

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


World Press Photo Reveals 2026 Contest Winners


The World Press Photo organization has announced the winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, continuing its long-standing mission to showcase the most impactful photojournalism and documentary photography from around the world

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Artists respond to the continuing toll of colonialism in the Americas


A landmark show at Wrightwood 659 features works by more than 35 contemporary Latin American artists.

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Ideas of social justice at this year’s Kyotographie International Photography Festival


Established in a picture-perfect historical city, Kyotographie photofestival pushes the boundaries on what can be shown, and for its 14th edition, spotlights work made in South Africa.

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Stories Behind Revolutions


The BBC podcast The Rest is History turned to the Magnum archive to explore the stories behind revolutions around the world, captured by Magnum photographers.

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Remembering Agosto Machado, Keeper of Queer Histories


The late performer and archivist spent decades as the quiet holder of our secrets, always behind the scenes, always a connector.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 6

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


How Robert Rauschenberg Made the Real Realer


The artist bent the medium of photography to suit his creations.

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Patterns: Art of the Natural World


Photographer Jon McCormack's meditation on the geometric patterns that define our planet's most breathtaking landscapes and ecosystems.

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Monumental 37ft-long Indian scroll goes on public view for the first time at Yale Center for British Art


After two years of conservation, the 19th-century Lucknow scroll is on show in New Haven, Connecticut.

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A Kind of Paradise is overwriting hierarchical colonial visuals


The new exhibition at Zurich’s Museum Rietberg highlights artists working with historic images.

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10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This April


As spring arrives with shifting moods, Upstate New York’s vibrant exhibitions mirror the season’s energy through diverse and dynamic art. From abstraction to sculpture and cultural traditions, April’s shows invite you to embrace creativity and renewal.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 30

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


How to Survive AI


The documentaries “Ghost in the Machine” and “The AI Doc” both end in calls to action, but arrive there in different ways.

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Meet the keepers of Black photography’s archives


In Accra, artists, archivists, collectors, and scholars gathered for an inaugural symposium that asked how to preserve Black photographic history and what care truly looks like.

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Torbjørn Rødland Touches the Romantic and the Profane


In a new exhibit, the Norwegian photographer finds divergent ways to break through and touch an audience numbed by visual glut.

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The Powerful Winning Images of AAP Magazine 55 Women


With its 55th edition, AAP Magazine celebrates the strength, resilience, and creative power of women through the work of 25 selected photographers.

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Sicily Photo Masterclass brings community and creativity to a once-shattered region


Hosted by Mimi Mollica in the scenic Belíce Valley, a group of photographers gathers each year to celebrate life and make work inspired by a landscape decimated by a devastating earthquake half a century ago.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 23

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


China’s Shifting Relationship to the Countryside


Catherine Hyland’s images show what happened after the giant migration to the cities.

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Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?


As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever.

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Time for a rethink: women artists were never meant to merely be canon fodder


Exhibitions pairing Munch with Paula Modersohn-Becker and Maria Lassnig provide opportunities to subvert the established order.

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Gullah artist Sam Doyle’s narrative portraits shine at Outsider Art Fair in New York


His works, painted on found wood and discarded tin, illuminate culture on the remote Saint Helena Island.

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Mothering beyond performativity at Mucem Marseille


Bonnes Mères blends film, photo, painting and sculpture to offer an honest and generous look at motherhood.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 16

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


What a Movie Set Looks Like When No One’s Performing


Atsushi Nishijima, known as Jima, has photographed some of the biggest films of the last decade, capturing actors and crew members in between takes, sometimes at sensitive, stressful moments.

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Women Shaping Photography Today — 19 Artists to Discover


To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting a selection of women who inspire us through their photography and artistic vision.

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A Visual Journey Through 150 Years of the Legal Aid Society


A new display at the NY Historical traces the impact of the largest legal organization for low-income individuals in the United States.

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AIPAD’s The Photography Show returns with a new emphasis on Latin America


The Photography Show will once again bring together exhibitors from around the world at the Park Avenue Armory, offering historically significant and formally innovative work while continuing the fair’s longstanding commitment to deepening the collective understanding of photography’s history and spotlighting some of the most dynamic examples of contemporary experimentation.

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South African photographer Zanele Muholi: ‘My mother worked for a white family. I remember the pools I wasn’t allowed to swim in.’


The artist has spent three decades changing the face of African art, and has just won the prestigious Hasselblad award. But they say the win isn’t about them – it’s for under-represented people still living with the echoes of Apartheid.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 9

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


How Women Photographers Access Worlds Hidden From Men


National Geographic asked photographers to reflect on how gender influences their work.

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 Why This Photographer Loves Capturing Women at Their Fiercest


“Just look at me for a moment like you don’t like me.” It’s an unusual approach, but after more than a decade of photographing women, it’s one Suzanne Phoenix finds works well.

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28 Women Photographers Celebrate Women’s Day


In honor of International Women’s Day, we invited our talented photographers to showcase their images capturing the essence of womanhood and the spirit of IWD. Here are their remarkable submissions!

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Women Behind the Lens


International Women’s Day is a moment to celebrate the visionaries who shape how we see the world. This year, spotlighting female creators – Sony Artisans and Alpha Collective members – whose images, films, and ideas ignite action and open doors.

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Women Artists Take Centre Stage at Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026


“In Interludes and Transitions” explores global movement—not only migration but also the flow of ideas, stories, languages, and traditions. The event features more than 65 artists from over 35 countries.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the March 2

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


The Jazz Pictures the FBI Silenced


Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world.

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David Driskell’s Gifts to Black Art


The artist and scholar spent decades championing Black artists through collecting, creating, and providing financial support through the Driskell Prize.

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A Tour Through Central Park’s Cruising Grounds


Arthur Tress’s new book, “The Ramble, NYC 1969,” provides a view into a world otherwise all but invisible to passersby.

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Power and fragility in the Leipzig Photobook Festival


A boutique event in an arty, post-industrial city, the Leipzig Photobook Festival takes a punky approach to publishing.

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“Dislocated Presences” Rethinks Street Photography


Training his camera on in-between moments and gestures, David Masoko’s tender take on street photography explores the tensions between visibility and privacy in an image-saturated world.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 23

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color


The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.

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The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway


An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway is a groundbreaking photographic and historical project by Charleston-based photographer Virginia McGee Richards. These waterways, built through immense labour and environmental transformation, later became covert routes to freedom.

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A Global Portrait of Generation Z


This year’s edition of Magnum Chronicles, an independent publication of collective storytelling, sees Magnum photographers working around the world to make a lasting portrait of the rising generation.

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10 Art Shows to See in DC This Spring


Nick Cave links landscapes and race, Mary Cassatt in Paris, Joan Danzinger’s sculpted universe, America through the eyes of its artists, and more.

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The First Exhibition in Italy to Focus on the HIV-AIDS Crisis


VIVONO brings together a range of artists to examine the campaigns and communities of an overlooked era, from the 80s and 90s.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 16

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


All About Love From a Black Medieval Angel


A rare manuscript illustration casts Blackness not as a mirror of sin, but the ground from which love itself might take shape.

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Defying Trump’s Orders, NYC Re-Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall


Activists and officials returned the rainbow flag to Christopher Park after it was removed at the federal administration’s directive.

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‘He is a hero to me’: artist speaks out after Ukrainian athlete barred from Winter Olympics for commemorative helmet


Iryna Prots, who created the imagery on Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet—which honours Ukraine’s war dead—says she feels the decision to disqualify him violates the Olympic spirit.

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Photo Vogue Festival: Women by Women


The PhotoVogue Festival, the first conscious fashion photography festival to bridge ethics and aesthetics, returns to Milan for its tenth anniversary in 2026.

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In Florida Boys, Josh Aronson finds magic in the encounter between young men and nature


Travelling in Florida with his sitters, the photographer builds Arcadian portraits that recast masculinity as fluid, gentle, and communal.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 9

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


Seydou Keïta Captured a Nation on the Cusp of Independence


At the Brooklyn Museum, the Malian photographer’s elaborately patterned studio portraits picture a society in flux.

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A Minneapolis Winter Like No Other


A new series of photographs documents residents’ evolving resistance to the surge of ICE agents in their city.

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The Unruly Politics of Glitter


In the visual arts, glitter has been used to make the presence of such marginalized identities impossible to overlook.

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Unmapping the image: Elsa Leydier distorts photography’s authority


The French-born artist unmakes images, intervening in their materiality to expose racist, sexist, and capitalist tropes and challenge dominant Western aesthetics – all while questioning her own gaze.

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International Photography Contest Celebrating Women’s Strength and Beauty


Since the earliest days of photography, women have played a vital role in shaping visual culture—not only as subjects, but as authors of powerful narratives that define eras, challenge norms, and expand artistic boundaries.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 2

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


Beyond the Silence: Fight and Adaption


Beyond the Silence is a collaborative photography project by Magnum Photos and Odesa Photo Days Festival that brings together international photographers to explore themes of occupation, censorship, colonialism, and resistance. Initiated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it uses visual storytelling to highlight shared global struggles and human responses to crisis.

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Textile Alchemy: Nicolás Garrido and letting materials speak


Through light leaks, natural dyes and ancestral Andean knowledge, the artist’s Alquimia Textil becomes a meditation on chance, craft and the quiet resistance embedded in traditional textile practices.

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Ania Moussawel Wins Oscar Cintas Photography Fellowship


Last week, Cuban-Lebanese American artist and educator Ania Moussawel was awarded the highly prestigious Photography Fellowship from the Oscar Cintas Foundation. Her work centers on memory, family, ritual, and personal histories, captured through intimate photographic and video narratives.

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UNESCO and Onewater Announce Winners of the Global Walk of Water Photography Contest


UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme and Onewater have announced the winners of the Global Walk of Water Photography Contest, showcasing powerful visual stories about water, identity, and human connection from photographers in 114 countries.

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What happens to the art market when humanity stops mattering?


The article argues that if wealth and power become the dominant drivers of society, the traditional cultural value of art risks being sidelined in favor of commodified “proven brands,” reducing art to a luxury asset rather than a meaningful expression of humanity.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the January 26

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


Photos of Minneapolis Protests As City Erupts in Anger Over Killing By Federal Agent


Minutes after federal agents killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, the second fatal shooting by immigration authorities in the city in as many weeks, dozens of protesters arrived at the scene.

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Best Modern Photographers of January 2026


Each month, All About Photo curates a selection of modern photographers whose work stands out for its vision, creativity, and storytelling. Below are our featured photographers for January 2026.

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Singapore Art Week puts women artists from the region to the fore


A new book and a major exhibition are highlighting contemporary female artists from Singapore, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries.

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The Gordon Parks Foundation Celebrates 20 Years


The Gordon Parks Foundation marks its 20th anniversary with a yearlong program of exhibitions, publications, fellowships, and events celebrating how Parks’ legacy continues to shape contemporary art. Founded in 2006, the Foundation supports artists across disciplines, reflecting Parks’ belief in art as a force for social change.

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William Eggleston’s Lonely South


In his show “The Last Dyes,” the photographer presents a world that feels fictional but fact-based.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the January 19

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries


An Indigenous Community’s Spiritual Haunting


In “Jaidë,” or “House of Spirits,” the Colombian photographer Santiago Mesa documents a remote people facing a rash of youth suicides.

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John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life


He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community.

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Brooklyn Academy of Music Celebrates MLK Day Through Art, Film, and Music


BAM's Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a free event series that remembers the momentous civil rights leader and recognizes the contributions of historic and contemporary Black figures.

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 Hand-Printed Photography as Inheritance: Jurga Ramonaite on Arctic Landscapes and Memory-Keeping


In Beneath the Surface Skin, chemigrams made with Arctic seawater and glacial portraits become letters across loss.

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The Portrait of Britain


With Portrait of Britain Vol. 8, photography moves beyond galleries into everyday public spaces across the UK, from high streets to bus shelters. Featuring 100 winning portraits, it presents a complex, intimate, and deeply human portrait of the nation today.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the January 12

The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries.


Artists React to the ICE Shooting of Renee Nicole Good


Online and on the streets, protesters are expressing their rage and grief through art.

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Lagos is a Vortex of energy.


In a recent book, “Èkó,” the photographer Ollie Babajide Tikare captures the messiness and hope of the Nigerian city.

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Taboos and the trans community are at the heart of Ditte Haarløv Johnsen’s photographic diary from Mozambique


Published by Disko Bay, the 25-year-long project sits at the intersection of resolution and conclusion with striking honesty.

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Art News pick of the shows to see in the world's great art cities in 2026


The exhibitions to visit in London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, and Madrid.

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Storm over closure of South Africa’s much-loved Irma Stern Museum


The closure last year of the Cape Town museum has “left people angry and deeply suspicious.”

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