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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