photojournalism
News agencies issue ‘kill’ notice on Princess Kate photo due to photoshopping
Mar 11, 2024
Alex Baker
Major news and photo agencies have issed a ‘kill’ notice on the recent photo of the Princess of Wales and her children. The palace officially…
Sebastião Salgado awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Photography
Nov 14, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado is one of the most accomplished and celebrated photographers working today. The World Photography Organisation awarded him the Outstanding Contribution to…
Celebrated French photojournalist Marie-Laure de Decker dies aged 75
Jul 17, 2023
Alex Baker
Renowned French artist Marie-Laure de Decker, who transitioned from modelling to becoming a highly respected war photographer, sadly passed away at 75, according to a…
War and peace – World Press Photo 2023 global winners announced
Apr 20, 2023
Alex Baker
A devastating image of an injured pregnant woman being carried to safety after a bomb hit the maternity hospital in Ukraine is named World Press…
“We should show realities of school shootings,” says ‘Napalm Girl’ 50 years after iconic image was taken
Jun 9, 2022
Alex Baker
Only flashes of memory remain of that fateful day. Kim Phuc Phan Thi, aged just nine years old, was outside playing with her siblings and…
NBC Today show accused of airbrushing photo of trans gender swimmer
Mar 22, 2022
Alex Baker
NBC’s Today show has attracted controversy after allegedly airbrushing an image of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas after she finished first in an event. The University…
5 women photographers who made an impact that you might not have heard of
Mar 8, 2022
Alex Baker
Ever since Anna Atkins‘ first experiments in botanical cyanotypes in the late 1700s, women have been involved in photography. It’s easy to name several influential…
Photojournalist under fire for staging a photo of a child burning a mask
Feb 3, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A Getty contributing independent photojournalist Maranie R. Staab recently covered an anti-mask protest in Portland, Oregon. She was captured in a video photographing a child…
Photojournalist speaks out over controversial images of US border patrol cruelty
Sep 28, 2021
Alex Baker
If a single photograph speaks a thousand words, what happens when those words get twisted and misrepresent the image? The photographer who captured the shocking…
World Press Photo contest reveals the stunning 2021 winners
Apr 16, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After giving us a little teaser with its 2021 nominees, the World Press Photo Contest has now announced this year’s winners. The best of the best…