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As wildlife safaris crack down on smartphones, why shouldn’t “proper” cameras be banned too?

There have been headlines recently about a ruling by the Indian Supreme Court banning camera phones in core tourism zones of the country’s tiger reserves. According to The Times Of India, the ruling was passed late last year and deemed the devices – and the behavior they elicit from users – too dangerous for tourists and wildlife. Among the main concerns of the Indian authorities and safari…
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One of the world's most private photographers is finally showing his work

Steven Meisel is, without question, one of the most influential fashion photographers walking this Earth today. He once shot 28 Vogue covers in a single year. He discovered Stella Tennant. He shaped the visual language of Italian Vogue for decades. And yet, the American almost never exhibits, never posts on social media, rarely gives interviews and has published very little. He is, paradoxically…
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These "raw and honest" images bring modern Britain to the world – now honored with major photography award

“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

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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