Round Up of the Week of the June 2

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

An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn

Nestled between brownstones near Prospect Park, the Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world’s largest selection of materials by and for anyone who identifies with the word.

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8 Art Books to Read This Pride Month

Dig into new and upcoming tomes on the long lineage of LGBTQ+ art, from Beauford Delaney’s bond with James Baldwin to iconic lesbian photographer JEB and Alice Austen.

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Sebastião Salgado’s View of Humanity

The photojournalist documented some of the greatest human horrors of the past century, but he said, “I never, I never, photograph the misery”

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How American Photography Came Into Its Own

“The New Art” at the Met traces photography’s early evolution, highlighting how 19th-century pioneers transformed it into a creative and popular art form.

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Elizar Veerman: Challenging Stereotypes and Uniting Diasporas Through a Post-Colonial Lens

The Dutch-born Moluccan artist is interested in how class, rather than race, creates solidarity among immigrant communities through tender images of young men in Europe.

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Round Up of the Week of the May 19

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

The Everyday Dramas of Manhattan Rush Hour

In 1998, Matthew Salacuse took hundreds of pictures of New York commuters. Then he forgot about them for more than twenty years.

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“Queer Identity and African Roots”: Growing pains and joys with Ron Timehin

The photographer reflects on his journey from street musician to photographer, the emotional power of fog, and his latest project The Black Rainbow.

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Tasweer Photo Festival turns migration into aesthetic reality.

Tasweer Photo Festival spotlights West Asian and North African photographers, celebrating local stories beyond Western narratives, which depicts identity as a fluid process.

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Celebrating the messy richness of London life

London Lives gathers work by 30 artists to laud and emulate one of the most multicultural cities on earth, at the Photo London fair. Curator Francis Hodgson explains more.

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The winners of All About Photo Awards 2025

The All About Photo Awards 2025 has unveiled its 50 winning images, showcasing exceptional creativity and vision. In its 10th year, the contest received thousands of entries from over 40 countries, reaffirming its global reach and inclusivity.

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Round Up of the Week of the May 12

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

Anticipatory Obedience: The Precarious State of Trans Photography in the U.S.

Trans people have historically been on the margins – threatened by healthcare policies and ostracised by social norms. The arts have been a place to find communal solace, a space to express concerns safely whilst finding joy.

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A Bronze Tribute to Motherhood Rises in Prospect Park

The new sculpture by artist Molly Gochman channels abstraction to honor and memorialize caregivers of all forms.

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Reframing power and rethinking insurrection with Thaddé Comar

One degree removed from the media, the French-Swiss photographer is making work questioning the power of images

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TEFAF New York Is a Cabinet of Curiosities

From lesser-known Meret Oppenheim works to Anna Weyant’s jewel-box paintings, this over-the-top New York fair is rich with gems waiting to be discovered.

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A Late Feminist Sculptor Who Plumbed the History of Human Migration

Mary Ann Unger’s massive biomorphic artworks, now on view in New York City, are shockingly prescient and powerful now more than ever.

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Round Up of the Week of the May 5

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

A Thousand Small Stories Eileen Perrier’s humanist vision

“There’s always been this pull back to family,” Eileen Perrier says. “To people I know, or people who remind me of people I know.” Sitting with Perrier, it feels like each portrait begins and ends with the intimacy of kinship, tradition, and quiet sartorial rituals.

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“It Matters” by Jan Janssen

It Matters’ or ‘Pieces of Europe’ is a photography project begun in 2016, exploring universal human experiences love, play, growth, loss, and connection shared across people and places.

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“A Breathtaking” by Julien Chatelin's

A Breathtaking holds a peculiar power in its incompleteness—evoking both awe at the sublime and a sudden gasp at life’s fragility. The unfinished phrase becomes a lens into emotional terrain, suspending us between beauty and uncertainty.

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Chris Hunt’s Testament to community, migration and memory

The photographer tells BJP about Beeton Grove, a tender photobook documenting the rhythms of a neighbourhood, published by Bluecoat Press.

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LACMA Acquires Overlooked Old Female Master Self-Portrait

Virginia Vezzi's "Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria" is one of the 112 pieces acquired during the museum's annual Collectors Committee Weekend.

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Round Up of the Week of the April 28

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

Best Photos Celebrating Women – AAP Magazine 46 Winners

The 46th edition of AAP Magazine celebrates women who shape the photographic landscape as both subjects and visionaries, featuring artists of all genders united by a shared commitment to portraying womanhood in all its forms.

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Artists Push Back Against Unethical AI

In late 2022, artists discovered their work had been used without consent to train AI image generators, sparking a swift activist response. Within weeks, artists began organizing and questioning how to stop generative AI, and lawsuits soon followed.

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For Bertien van Manen, Photography Was All About the Heart

In her unvarnished portraits of strangers and family, the late photographer extolled the beauty and mysteries of everyday life.

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The Magic of Ballet Captured by a Master’s Camera

Alexey Brodovitch, the transformative art director of Harper’s Bazaar, made one book, “Ballet,” a photographic landmark that has been reprinted for its 80th anniversary.

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Clara Peeters’s Still Lifes Are Even Better Than the Real Thing

In her paintings, the 17th-century Dutch painter captured a pure, crystalline moment of time with unnerving verisimilitude.

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Round Up to the Week of the April 22

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

2025 World Press Photo of the Year revealed

World Press Photo today announces the Photo of the Year and two finalists of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.

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The week around the world in 20 pictures

The week around the world in 20 pictures. A visual journey through the past seven days, captured by the world’s leading photojournalists.

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Your Low-Stress Guide to Spring Art Fairs and Events in NYC

A quick and easy lowdown on what to expect at the more than a dozen fairs opening soon, plus programs and other happenings coinciding with the frenzy.

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How Photography Influenced Duro Olowu’s Life in Fashion

From album covers to Yves Saint Laurent, the London-based designer’s curiosity is limitless—and his deep knowledge of photography has informed his way of seeing the world.

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Pictures from Where the Senses Encounter the World

Cig Harvey’s “Emerald Drifters” is a rallying cry to exist in our bodies.

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Round Up to the Week of April 14

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

I Still Speak Southern In My Head by Nancy Richards Farese

I Still Speak Southern In My Head, Nancy Richards Farese creates collages that incorporate threads, beads, buttons and cloth with family archive images and recent photographs to create a complex visual memoir in which Farese reexamines her childhood growing up in the South in the 60s.

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Best Rising Photographers of April 2025

Ten up-and-coming photographers are capturing attention this April 2025 with their distinct voices and striking visuals. Selected from across the globe, these artists are redefining the photography scene with fresh perspectives and fearless creativity.

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Identity: What, or who, constitutes an Eastern European?

Welcome to European Kinship: Eastern European Perspective, a special editorial project marking an exhibition of the same name at the Capa Center.

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Still Life Painting That Is Anything But Still

Judith Linhares’s works comprise just a few elements, yet they are bodied forth in endless permutations that convey both whimsy and menace.

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Life Underground by Pilar Vergara

The subway is more than a way to get around—it’s a reflection of the city’s soul. Through their photography, the artist captures this hidden realm—dark, mysterious, and sometimes tinged with humor. A glimpse into the life that moves beneath the surface.

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The Miraculous Fate of a Photographer of Miracles

Kate Friend set out to make a series about the places where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared. Her pilgrimage took a curious turn.

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Round Up of the Week of April 7

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

A new home for photography in Vienna

Sometimes you see a picture which is famous and iconic, and it’s not a good picture, and so there is always the question, ‘Why did it become so iconic?’

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An Ingénue’s Intimate Snapshots of the New Hollywood

Candy Clark’s Polaroid close-ups of familiar faces—Steven Spielberg, Carrie Fisher, Jeff Bridges—evoke a looser, more freewheeling time in show business.

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A grand celebration of Gabriel Moses’ repertoire

180 Studios hosts Selah, the largest exhibition of the inimitable photographer and filmmaker to date

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2025 World Press Photo Contest Winners

World Press Photo today announces the winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.

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A rich, joyful, and diverse celebration of British working-class life in a London exhibition

Held at Two Temple, Place, explores working-class life through 150+ artworks by 60 artists all the more compelling—especially on learning that the Temple Place mansion owes its Neo-Gothic décor to a group of largely unacknowledged working-class artist-artisans.

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Round Up of the Week of March 31

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

Celebrating Women Photographers in 2025

In honor of Women’s History month, here is a series shining a light on the fearless women behind the lens; the artists who push boundaries, redefine perspectives and inspire future generations of creatives.

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30 Under 30 Women Photographers / 2025

Founded in 2010, this annual selection has helped emerging, mid-career, as well as some accomplished women photographers to gain further exposure and participate in the collective among peers.

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Portraits of women who 'shine a light': from an 'analog' astronaut to a watermelon farmer

A 19-year-old mechanic in Nigeria who maintains the water supply, a ground-breaking jazz guitarist from Sudan, deep-sea diving women in their 60s from South Korea. The goal each year is to "shine a light on the issue of gender equality.

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Women photographers redefine visual storytelling at CPP

The click of a camera shutter captures more than just an image — it freezes a moment, tells a story and preserves a perspective. In the world of visual storytelling, women photographers are making their mark, one frame at a time.

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Alpha Female Awards: Spotlighting women in photography

This International Women’s Month, the talent and vision of women in photography are being celebrated. Through their unique perspectives, they capture stories that inspire the world. The winner and shortlist of the Alpha Female Award are also being honored, recognizing their outstanding contributions to the field.

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Round Up of the Week of March 24

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

20 Women in Analog Photography You Need to Know in 2025!

In the Western history of art, women were usually relegated to the role of muse, girlfriend, or wife, or the "odd one" whose work needed to be examined due to the "weirdness" of the woman's work. Women and enlightened men understand this is problematic.

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A Chat with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice

Winning awards is a powerful way for photographers to quickly gain recognition for their work. The discovery of Deanne Fitzmaurice came through research on Pulitzer Prize winners, highlighting how this prestigious honor transformed and accelerated her career.

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War Paint – Women at War review – female conflict artists get their moment in the spotlight

From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to war.

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Alec Soth: Advice for Young Artists

Alec Soth is a public figure, at least in our corner of the art world, and a beloved one. His photographs, photobooks, and writing have been a great influence on photography over the last few decades. Many of us are referencing his work in our pictures whether we are aware of it or not.

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‘We’ve reached a boiling point’: How do we create a better art world?

From elitist galleries to Big Tech’s attention economy, the outlook is bleak for artists and art fans alike – Dazed speaks to Mat Dryhurst, Yancey Strickler, and more to imagine some hopeful alternatives.

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Round Up of the Week of March 17

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

Best Rising Photographers of March 2025

10 emerging photographers who are making a significant impact in the photography world this March 2025.

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Exploring the Photography Market with Artsy: An Interview with Casey Lesser

Artsy’s Chief Curator, Casey Lesser, explores photography’s insights into the current photography market, emerging trends, and how digital tools are shaping the way collectors engage with the medium.

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Playtime in Poland, where photography is enjoying its rebirth

Repressed under communism, Polish photography burst into new life after 1989 and is now creatively evolving again, says Karolina Ziębińska-Lewandowska, director of the Museum of Warsaw.

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Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History

Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.

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Nick Cave’s Eternal Garden

In his new work, the artist emerges from his aesthetic camouflage into a more complicated space of visibility that probes relationships of power and image.

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Round Up of the Week of March 10

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

The Case for Returning U.S. Public Lands to Indigenous People

A former wilderness ranger believes the U.S. should return public lands to Native Americans to prevent corporate privatization, protect natural resources, and preserve public access for future generations.

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Gift to New York

The Gates” was an artwork within an artwork, inscribing the populist impulse of Central Park into 7,500+ neon orange armatures with billowing fabric.

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Flo Fox, 79, Dies; Street Photographer Overcame Blindness and Paralysis

She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the “ironic reality” of New York City on film.

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Chinoiserie Through a Feminist Lens

Met Museum curator Iris Moon dismantles misconceptions of vanity and frivolity within the porcelain craft in the upcoming exhibition Monstrous Beauty.

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Unveiling the Hidden Wildlife of Congo: Will Burrard-Lucas’s Camera Trap Project

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has unveiled the results of his year-long camera trap project deep in the Congo rainforest, revealing some of the region’s most elusive species in breathtaking detail.

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Round Up of the week of March 3

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

Alex Strada’s “Mutual Aide Mobiles” for the unhoused

The show argues that caring for unhoused and dispossessed people is not a task to be sloughed off to the “city,” but rather a responsibility each of us shoulders.

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A Collective Portrait of Black Los Angeles, Told Through Artist Ben Caldwell

This exhibition about the multihyphenate filmmaker is as much about the place he chose to call home and all the people who pepper it with color.

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Introducing the 2024 Female in Focus award winners

Margarita Galandina and Alice Poyzer are the series winners of BJP’s 2024 Female in Focus x Nikon; and this year, BJP is introducing a People’s Choice category for one outstanding image in the award.

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Savino Carbone challenges photojournalistic tradition in Iraq

The Italian photographer spent years in Iraq focusing on its Shia communities and complicating the idea of ‘social Islam’

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Automatic Art – Alan Adler’s life in photobooths

Running 16 photobooths for more than 50 years, Alan Adler created an archive of self-portraits that test the boundaries of identity and creativity.

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Round Up of the Week of Feb 24

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

Stephen Shames: A Lifetime in Photography

For almost six decades, Stephen Shames has documented the world as an award-winning photojournalist.

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Fashioning Wonder: A Cabinet of Curiosities

Discover the artistry and intrigue of fashion’s past and present in this immersive exhibition at The Museum at FIT.

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LA Artists Reclaim the Spotlight at Two Alternative Fairs

Among an array of work by local artists at Post-Fair and the Other Art Fair, the only white cubes to be found were floating in craft cocktails.

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Why was the National Gallery shy of sharing its ‘Wilton Diptych’ report?

The museum’s dendrochronological research had confirmed scholarly consensus on dating one of the UK’s great masterpieces to the later 1390s

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Shooting in Ukraine, Aria Shahrokhshahi insists he is not a war photographer

The Iranian-British artist spends time volunteering for NGOs as well as creating material for his Sketchbook series.

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Best Rising Photographers of February 2025

We’re excited to highlight 10 rising photographers making their mark in the photography world this month.

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Round Up of the Week of Feb 17

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

A Mother and Daughter’s Joint Becoming

Magdalena Wywrot’s moody series “Pestka” captures eleven years in the life that she made with her only child, Barbara.

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Jet Swan describes her uncanny portraiture as “body work”

Slowly but surely becoming a star, the photographer took an unusual route into photography and maintains an idiosyncratic approach to commissions.

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Prettiness Is Political for Marie Laurencin

“Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses?” Marie Laurencin once told a Time magazine reporter.

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Finding a Home Among the Punks

In the early 1980s, Gail Butensky, then an undergraduate at Northwestern University, in Chicago, started taking photographs of punk bands for the Daily Northwestern.

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Writing in The Sand by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Writing in the Sand (Published by Dewi Lewis) is a vibrant and deeply human exploration of life along the beaches of North East England.

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Round Up of the Week of Feb 12

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

He wanted to have a wing of the Tate named after him: remembering the groundbreaking art of Donald Rodney

For many reasons, 1981 stands as a landmark year in Black British history. That January, the New Cross Fire claimed the lives of 13 young Black people.

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16 Black Artists to Know

Looking to deepen your knowledge of Black artists? Explore the connections between eight pairs of artists in this collection. Some share a similar approach to artmaking, others a specific subject.

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2025 Black Heritage Month Exhibition: Retrospective of Leroy Hamilton’s Work

“The Story of Us” displays Black Angelenos in several dimensions of their lives—at home with family, in the conference room, on the court, in government halls of power, on the main stage, in the streets, and in places of worship.

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Decoding America’s History Through the Stills of Black Life

The camera gave them incredible freedom. It gave them the ability to parade through the world and look at people and things very, very closely.

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Rare Early Photographs of African American Life

These pictures tell stories of their creators and subjects, revealing a fuller picture of the American experience.

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An Exhibition Fit for Black History Month

On the eve of Black History Month, Pratt Manhattan Gallery debuted “Black Dress II: Homage,” a ten-year anniversary and expansion of the original exhibition, “Black Dress.”

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A Tour of Black Artists at the National Gallery

See works by two of the earliest professional African American artists. And discover art of the Chicago Black Renaissance and Harlem Renaissance.

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History Colorado Showcases Black History, John Fielder’s Photography & February Events

In recognition of Black History Month, History Colorado is highlighting the ongoing contributions of Colorado’s Black communities through events as well as ongoing projects in February and beyond.

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Round Up of the Week of Feb 3

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

Illustrating the details of nature with Domenico Matera

The photographer discusses his deep connection with horses, the universal truths they embody, and how they inspire his sensorial photography.

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Judith Bernstein Warns Us: Never Again!

That Bernstein’s political art is still so relevant is chilling, but like the first time around, it remains a source of comfort that we have her to lead us through.

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Restored mural by Philip Guston, Reuben Kadish and Jules Langsner unveiled in Mexico

The work at the Museo Regional Michoacano Dr Nicolás León Calderón was obscured behind a false wall for decades.

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Magnum Chronicles: The Power of Collective Storytelling

Ahead of the inauguration on January 20, Magnum publishes a group Distro around the theme of the United States, inspired by its long history of collective storytelling.

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The Lasting Legacy of a Classic, Magic Prime Lens

The Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 R lens, introduced in 2012, has established itself as a classic in the realm of photography. Despite the advent of newer lenses with advanced features, this lens continues to captivate with its unique character, exceptional image quality, and timeless design.

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US copyright report finally provides clarity on AI art

AI art has exploded in the last few years, invading social media feeds and even auction houses. But AI image generators emerged so fast that there are lots of unanswered questions.

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Round Up of the Week of Jan 31

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

Portrait as performance: Daniel Mebarek’s lens on Indigenous identity and Andean culture

Setting up a mobile studio in a Bolivian market, the photographer offered locals free portraits – Sergio Valenzuela-Escobedo speaks with him about collaboration, performance and the societal role of the itinerant photographer.

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10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This February

The celebratory and regenerative bells of Davina Semo and Ashwini Bhat, Kota Ezawa’s Alcatraz-inspired “video mural,” and more.

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‘His paintings are magical’: Barry Humphries’s art to feature alongside Dame Edna memorabilia at Christie’s auction:

The fine art fanciers who will be attending the posthumous auction of the entertainer’s collection, in hopes of a distinguished watercolour or rare manuscript, will come face to bespectacled face with his most outrageous creation, Dame Edna.

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Best Modern Photographers of January 2025

All About Photo Announces the Award-Winning Images from 'Travels'

Round Up of the Week of Jan 13

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

‘Stuck on an Island,’ Some Residents Insist on Staying in the Fire Zone

In fire-scarred Altadena, dozens of people are still living in their homes and surviving without electricity or clean tap water.

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Elizabeth Catlett bust of Martin Luther King Jr goes on view for first time in 40 years

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired the work, which is being exhibited at the de Young Museum ahead of Martin Luther King Jr Day.

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Donald Trump inauguration 2025 live: Trump to be sworn in as US president

Donald Trump has been sworn in for a second term as president of the United States at noon local time (17:00 GMT) in Washington, DC.

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12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town’

When residents first saw flames on a hillside in Eaton Canyon, the fire itself was not that large. But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the canyon.

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in pictures

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement.

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Round Up of the Week of Jan 20

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

The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea

Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid- century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.

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What to See in San Francisco Art Week

The celebratory and regenerative bells of Davina Semo and Ashwini Bhat, Kota Ezawa’s Alcatraz-inspired “video mural,” and more.

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: the artist’s life in Davos

For 20 years, the troubled Expressionist found refuge, respite and inspiration in the Alpine town.

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A Heartfelt Journey with Oma Hedwig by Callie Eh

This ongoing project began in 2017 and documents the daily life of my grandmother-in-law, Oma Hedwig, and her journey through the aging process to the present at age 94.

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Frida Kahlo’s Elegy to Heartache

Despite the fact that most of humanity has shared the devastating emotional turmoil of a breakup, the topic is strangely elusive in the history of art.

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