Award-winning photographer Lynsey Addario is the subject of a new National Geographic documentary, Love+War, scheduled to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) early next month. [Read More]
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Leica has revealed the shortlist for its prestigious 2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), the competition's 45th edition, and there is over $81,000 worth of cash and prizes up for grabs. [Read More]
A Palestinian photojournalist whose work is at the heart of an upcoming Cannes documentary has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. [Read More]
Syrian sports photographer Ibrahim Ajaj, who had worked for the SANA state news agency under ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has been assassinated. [Read More]
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The Associated Press' photography staff won the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography, while Reuters' photo staff took the prize for Breaking News Photography. [Read More]
Israel intelligence officials are reportedly using cameras with facial recognition technology to surveil Palestinians and identify suspected militants. However, while the technology was initially used to search for kidnapped Israelis in Gaza, it is reportedly now being used, to mixed results, to flag members of Hamas. [Read More]
The longest-running photojournalism competition, Pictures of the Year, recently announced the winners of its 81st contest. While most have been celebrated, the top prize in the "Team Picture Story of the Year" category has been highly controversial, kick-starting a powerful, emotional debate about the nature of photojournalism itself. [Read More]