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These "raw and honest" images bring modern Britain to the world – now honored with major photography award

May 15, 2026
“Their experimental approach expands what photography is and how we experience it,” says Anne-Marie Beckmann, director of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, about the work of artist Rene Matić. Now Matić – based in London, England – has been announced as the winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026 for the exhibition As Opposed To The Truth (which the…
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Rare signed photos of former US Presidents fetch a pretty penny at auction

May 14, 2026
A trove of historic photographs depicting former US Presidents went to auction over the weekend, selling for staggering sums. What made the images so valuable wasn’t just their famous subjects, but the fact that each photo had been personally signed by its subject. The auction, held at Swann Galleries in New York on May 07, featured a “remarkable” collection of 126 original photographs…
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Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's Distraction Removal tools at a glance

May 12, 2026
Lightroom Classic’s Distraction Removal panel can easily get overlooked. But rather than spend time manually cloning out dust spots or unwanted passers-by with the cloning and healing tools or AI Remove tool, take a look at the Distraction Removal panel first. It uses AI to automate tasks you might previously have done manually – so no more brushing, no more object selection, just one-click…
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This photographer took the iconic Oppenheimer portrait using his exclusive Manhattan Project access

May 11, 2026
Some photographers snap picturesque landscapes or evocative portraits; others capture some of the most defining moments in human history. James Edward “Ed” Westcott (1922-2019) was one of the latter. As one of only three official government photographers assigned to the top-secret Manhattan Project, Westcott photographed not only the development of the atomic bomb – the weapon that would…
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