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A Portrait of Harlem, Eggleston’s B&W work, and four other photo exhibits worth seeing right now

A photojournalist was caught on camera staging a shot, and the backlash was swift

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, portrait legend Mark Seliger, and 8 other Instagram accounts to follow

The Associated Press is turning photojournalism into NFTs

The world’s oldest photo exhibition unveils the winners of its 163rd open call

Cindy Sherman’s self-portraits and 5 other photo exhibits worth seeing right now

Introducing ‘PopFollows:’ Our favorite Instagram accounts to follow right now

How to disable your Instagram profile from being embedded on a website

The photographer behind Pulp Fiction’s iconic poster lost his rights to the photo

New Twitter policy says don’t share photos/videos without a subject’s permission

This charity print sale is your chance to own a photo by Jane Goodall

A viral photo of Kim Kardashian with a golden coffin helped solve an antiquities mystery

6 photography exhibitions worth viewing right now (Nov & Dec 2021)

The best hidden Instagram tricks

MIT Algorithm Predicts What Makes Photos Popular On the Web

On the Wall: May & June 2014

World’s Largest Photograph Goes On Display At National Air and Space Museum

How The Vatican Plans To Digitize Its Library

VSCO Cam Gets New Essence / Archetype Filter Collection

Flickr Redesigns Mobile App, Adds Video Capture, Editing

A Suicide Girl’s Smart, Charitable Response to Richard Prince’s #Art

MoMA Acquires Full Set of August Sander’s Influential Photos ‘People of the 20th Century’

AP Photographer Killed in Afghanistan

Flickr Responds To Complaints About Offensive Auto-Tags

What Do You Think of the Most Recent Flickr Photo Page Redesign?

Chili’s Spends $750,000 Annually to Make Their Burger Buns Look Better in Instagram Photos

Photographer Calls Out Taylor Swift Over Unfair Image-Licensing Policy

The 10 Best New Photography Exhibits of Summer 2015

Facebook Doesn’t Own Your Photos No Matter What That Viral E-Mail Says

The New Paranormal Activity Movie Revolves Around a “Spirit Photography” Camera

Instagram Gets New, Better Editing Tools With Version 6.0

Zoe Leonard’s Epic “Analogue” Exhibit Changes The Way We See Consumer Culture

Facebook’s DeepFace Facial Matching System Is Almost Perfect

Inside The Whitney’s Inaugural Show, ‘America Is Hard To See’

Facebook Eases Policy Banning Breastfeeding Photos

Magnum Photos Celebrates 67 Years with Flash Instagram Sale

Instagram Increases the Resolution of its Photos to 1080 x 1080 Pixels

Guest Instagram Photographer: James Law

Photography Fragmented at PhotoEspaña 2014

Nomadique’s Pop-Up Exhibit Wants To Reinvent the Gallery Experience

Instagram Adds Two New Photo Filters, Promises More Frequent Updates

You’ll Never Believe This Listicle of 12 Clickbait Buzzwords Photo Bloggers Need to Stop Using

BTS at Sports Illustrated’s Zero Gravity Swimsuit Shoot with Kate Upton

On the Wall: Mother Reload

The Hidden De Facto Photo Gallery Scene of Las Vegas

Instagram Updates Community Guidelines for Nudity

Instagram Takeover: Karolis Janulis’ Drones-Eye-View

Flickr Pro Accounts are Back Bringing No Ads, Better Analytics, And Adobe Discounts

American Photo is on Instagram

Spring Cleaning: A Photo Show in a Lower East Side Laundromat

500px Moves Into Photo Licensing with 500px Prime

Facebook Profiles Humans of New York to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

LACMA and Getty Museum Team Up for Two-Venue Robert Mapplethorpe Retrospective

AP Photographer Sues George Zimmerman Over Painting of Photo

Hungarian Singer Satires Digital Photo Manipulation In New Music Video

AP Cuts Ties With Pulitzer Winner Over Image Edits

The Case For Never Banning Photography

On the Wall: The Lost Photos of Marilyn Monroe

The 10 Best New Photography Exhibits of Spring 2015

Flickr Unveils New In-House Photo Licensing Program

Instagram No Longer Requires Square Photos, Allows Portrait and Landscape Orientation

Instagram Takeover: Nick Oza Looks Back on Hurricane Katrina’s Destruction
