Weekly Round Up of the Week of the August 24

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


Melissa Auf der Maur’s Chronicle of Nineties Rock


The photographer, who played bass for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, captured a moment in which one generation’s subculture became the next generation’s mainstream.

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More than 100 works from Canada’s federal collection of Indigenous art are ‘unaccounted for’


The Indigenous Art Centre has been unable to locate 111 works from its collection of more than 5,000 pieces by First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists.

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These SCAD students prove the next gen of art is thriving in the South


From fashion to painting to world-building photography, here are three recent graduates from the Savannah College of Art and Design to have on your radar.

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Best Rising Photographers of August 2026


The August 2026 Rising Stars showcase standout images from emerging photographers worldwide, spanning landscapes, portraits, documentary, and street photography.

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NYC Arts Nonprofits Benefit from Mamdani’s $8.4 Million in Grants


From the Red Hook Art Project in Brooklyn to a citywide initiative from Fourth Arts Block, arts organizations and small businesses will receive support from Mamdani’s latest investment.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the August 17

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


The Lonely Men at the End of the World


In Patagonia, los puesteros look after other people’s livestock for not very much money, and sometimes go months without seeing anyone else.

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Marching West: The Los Angeles Civil Rights Movement in Photographs


Marching West brings together 100 photographs, including previously unpublished images, alongside texts by Karin L. Stanford and Mark Speltz. The photographs stand as powerful evidence, testimony, and memory of Los Angeles’s Civil Rights Movement.

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The duo behind Outer Space Press dabbling in the dark arts


Working as Outer Space Press and using found photographs, Magdalena Wysocka and Claudio Pogo create subversive books such as evocative vampire story And Then There Was the Night.

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Macadam Awards 2026 Winners: Echoes of the Street


The 3rd Macadam Awards, themed “Echoes of the Street,” celebrates 23 unique takes on fleeting moments in street photography. Featuring photographers from around the world, the winning images reveal the beauty and diversity found in everyday life.

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Shirley Tse and Dana Berman Duff’s Breathing Moons


The artist duo — who go by “Relational” — explore the unseen forces that bind us to the universe.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the August 10

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


Dark Tales: British Documentary Photography and the Gothic


Dark Tales explores 80 years of British documentary photography through the lens of the Gothic, from post-war Britain to the present.

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LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2026: Winners Announced


The LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2026 celebrate 41 photographers from 23 countries, capturing fleeting moments, unexpected encounters, and everyday street life.

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Portrait of a City at Dulwich Picture Gallery


A new show at Dulwich Picture Gallery shows a constellation of visions of the US, drawn from the photographic greats

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The Lost Pearls of New York City


Governors Island’s new art installation The Oyster by Mohawk artist Alan Michelson brings the island’s Indigenous history to the forefront. Inspired by the Lenape middens that once dotted the harbour, the shell-filled sculpture explores Indigenous stewardship, cultural memory and the environmental significance of oysters.

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An indigenous photographic history of America – in pictures


Spanning generations and multiple Indigenous societies and nations, In Light and Shadow traces the visual importance of Indigenous photographers.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the August 3

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


Betye Saar, assemblage artist who reframed racist and sexist imagery, has Passed, aged 99


The legendary Los Angeles artist reframed charged images and objects, embraced printmaking and developed elaborate, transporting installations.

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New Irish Works returns for its fifth edition


The triennial project by PhotoIreland returns to highlight contemporary photographic practices across Ireland.

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Alex Yudzon’s "5 Garfield Avenue" Turns Suburban America into a Horror Story


Created during a brief relocation from the New York City, displacement and domestic unease haunt the photographs in Alex Yudzon’s monochrome portrait of a house in rural Connecticut.

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The Surreal, Sublime Worlds of Szilveszter Makó


Belief is hard to capture. It’s interior, personal. It’s a challenge to translate the ineffable into words or photos — but the Hungarian photographer does it anyway.

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The Flawless Surface of Yves Saint Laurent


A new exhibition at the International Center of Photography presents the designer precisely as he wanted to be seen.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the July 27

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


The White House Press Corps in the Second Trump Era


Kent Nishimura’s photographs capture the backstage labor that allows the show to go on.

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AAP Magazine 58 B&W: Stunning Winning Images Revealed


AAP Magazine #58 showcases 25 outstanding black-and-white photographers from 12 countries, celebrating the timeless power of monochrome. Their winning images highlight emotion, storytelling, and the beauty of light and shadow.

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Beauty, Diversity and Fragility: the Mangrove Photography Awards


From mangrove forests on the coast of Indonesia to the shores of Florida, networks of these trees sustain life all around the globe.

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A photographer walks the roof of the world


A photographer journeys through Afghanistan's remote Wakhan Corridor, capturing its breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and resilient mountain communities. The story explores a land where ancient traditions, history, and natural beauty converge.

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The Global Guide to Photobook Fairs: 70+ Events Around the World


From major international festivals to independent publishing gatherings, discover more than 70 photobook fairs connecting photographers, publishers, collectors and book lovers worldwide.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the July 20

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


Best Rising Photographers of July 2026


This month's Rising Photographers showcase highlights exceptional emerging talent from around the world, featuring striking landscapes, portraits, and documentary work. The curated collection celebrates the creativity and diverse perspectives of the next generation of photographers.

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Ibraaz shines a light on the Global Majority community


Discover how Ibraaz is using art to amplify Global Majority voices through powerful stories of memory, identity, and resilience. A compelling look at one of London's most thought-provoking cultural spaces.

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Dignity and Identity: Waste Pickers of Phnom Penh by Steff Gruber


Photographer Steff Gruber documents the lives of Cambodia's landfill waste pickers, revealing stories of resilience, dignity, and survival beyond the harsh realities of daily life. His powerful images shine a light on a community often overlooked.

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US Congress Introduces Bill to Protect Public Art


The Preserve Act specifically sites Washington, DC’s Cohen Building—the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”

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'The Climate Clock is Ticking': New Art Trail in Finland Shines a Light on Rapid Arctic Warming


Artists including Rana Begum, SUPERFLEX and Ranti Bam have produced works for the initiative, which is part of the Oulu 2026 European Capital of Culture programme

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the July 13

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


How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.


The company’s new A.I. image generator has a surprising twist: It allows people to use images from public Instagram accounts.

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Photography, Still Restless: Les Rencontres d’Arles Festival 2026 Preview


This sprawling, thought-provoking photo festival interrogates the boundary-breaking power of the image as the medium approaches its 200th birthday.

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At the world’s largest photography festival in Arles, anxieties about truth ring loud


Images that make you look twice — from doctored historical portraits to Swiss UFOs — are highlights of an event where artists of African heritage shine

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Top 10 Inspiring Photo Series


The publication selected 10 inspiring photo series from around the world to celebrate its Travel Award, which is open for entries until the end of August. The curated projects showcase the creativity of contemporary photographers and the storytelling power of the photographic medium.

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Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures?


After The Met returned a Roman bust connected to Phoenix Ancient Art, the question of what will happen to other works sold by the gallery to dozens of US institutions remains open.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the July 6

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


Hasselblad Masters 2026 Photography Competition Announces Its Winners


The Hasselblad Masters 2026 winners have been announced, with seven photographers earning the prestigious title for their exceptional artistry, technical excellence, and innovative vision.

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National Gallery in London adds to its collection of women artists with Angelica Kauffman donation


A painting by the 18th-century artist was given to the museum by Dallas-based collectors Richard and Luba Barrett, alongside two other works

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The Most Loved Photo Stories of June 2026


This month, your favourite photo stories explore the ‘crazy’ streets of New York at night, the spiritual ceremonies of Mexico City, the world of Mumbai’s beauty influencers, and much more...

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United States of America: 250 Years


To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we spotlight a selection of projects by Magnum photographers over the past 20 years, exploring America today

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Potent Art Lets ‘We, the People’ Reflect on America’s Past and Present


The New York Public Library has filled its top floor with a bold account of contemporary artists coming to terms with the state of our nation.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the June 29

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


Youth in revolt: Powerful portraits of London's 2026 anti-war protest


23 years after documenting the record-breaking protest against the Iraq war, photographer Gareth McConnell captures the faces of dissent fighting back against the US-Israeli assault on Iran

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Sasha Kurmaz’s Red Horse Wins the 2026 Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award


Red Horse by Ukrainian artist Sasha Kurmaz is a thought-provoking, diaristic journey into war and its representation

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5 Photographs That Shine in National Geographic’s New Museum


Visual storytelling is at the core of the National Geographic Museum of Exploration, which opens on Friday in downtown Washington, D.C.

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Every Dog Has Its Artist


A compassionate new book explores how canine companions across Western art history break down the emotional boundaries between species.

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Best Rising Photographers of June 2026


This June 2026 edition presents a curated selection of emerging and established photographers whose original and compelling work highlights the diversity of contemporary photography.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the June 22

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


Generation Z: Salih Basheer and Sudan


For the second edition of Magnum Chronicles, the cooperative’s photographers work collaboratively with young people around the world to paint a global portrait of Generation Z

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Camille Vivier’s fierce, fantastical photographs of the female form


As a major retrospective of her work opens in Paris, the French image-maker talks horror films, voodoo candles, and her first female fantasy

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The Inner Worlds of Black Quilters


She is often reminded of the warmth of a quilt at her great-grandmother’s house, the weight of wool and polyester patchwork that dared you to try to break free.

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A Photographer’s View From a Magical Basketball Ride in New York


While fans watched their team, José A. Alvarado Jr. watched the crowd.

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Biennale de la Photographie de Mulhouse 2026 travels through landscape and mental geographies


Themed Sédimentation(s), the seventh edition of the biennial festival in Mulhouse takes a layered approach to images and the land in exhibitions throughout the French city.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the June 15

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


Painter David Hockney, Who Made the Everyday Otherworldly, Passed at 88


His work over a prolific six decades ranged from psychologically precise portraits to luminous depictions of California pool sides.

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The Long Road to Margaret Thatcher’s Britain


In Paul Graham’s book “A1: The Great North Road,” life along a major British thoroughfare reveals fissures in the nation’s identity.

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Performing Photography


The new issue of BJP features a portrait of Harriet Logan and Tristan Lund, made by Jillian Edelstein in a public photo shoot arranged by Dr David Moore at the University of Westminster. Here Moore explains how this event came about – and why he wanted to do it

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7 Art Books You Should Read This Pride Month


This month, delve into new books that highlight queer and trans artists — past and present — who have always shaped the realms of visual art and culture.

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This Magazine Celebrates the Best of Diasporic Culture


As they speak to Dalia Al-Dujaili, the founder of Road to Nowhere, about the fourth volume of the magazine and why supporting migrant artists is more important than ever

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the May 8

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


Body as Resistance


The role of women’s bodies and the colonial history of photography inform the photographer's debut.

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The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing


An exhibition at The Getty gave artists the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in their own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well. 

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Photo Basel 2026 Celebrates the Expanding Language of Photography


Photo Basel 2026 returns as Switzerland’s premier photography art fair, reaffirming its position as the country’s first and only international fair dedicated exclusively to photographic art.

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Polycentric histories of photography at Museum Rietberg


The Museum Rietberg’s first curator of photography and head of the photo archive, Nanina Guyer, is helping the institution rethink its approach to images from the colonial era and beyond.

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Reflecting New York - A Brilliant Twist on Street Photography


Using a hand-held mirror and his very sharp eyes, photographer Stefan Falke allows us to see street scenes from New York we’ve never seen before.

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Weekly Round Up of the Week of the June 1

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


The Expansive Joy of Mao Ishikawa


The photographer doesn’t sentimentalize her subjects; she pays attention to them.

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Nancy Sheung, Whose Camera Captured Women on Their Own Terms


In 1960s Hong Kong, she used photography to portray women as bold, self-possessed and unconstrained by traditional expectations.

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Photographs that Document the Journey to Womanhood


The beloved photographer’s recent exhibition in Claire de Rouen brought together tender pictures of girlhood and womanhood from her vast archive.

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The Waves Came in Like Horses


Through layered composites of landscapes, negatives, and organic forms, Stephanie O’Connor creates chimeric images that blur boundaries between self and other — capturing the uncanny sensations of pregnancy, where cellular exchange creates lasting biological connections.

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Artist-brothers’ Kennedy Center project aims to unite the US in divisive times


National Scrollathon, an exhibition by Steven and William Ladd, represents 10,000 Americans of “every age, background, political affiliation, orientation, race”

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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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