U. S. -trained Afghans photographed the Soviet invasion in the 1980s. These rare color photos bring the U. S. S. R. ’s “hidden war” to light. A fighter watches a Soviet bombardment hammer an Afghan valley.
A bloody communist coup in Afghanistan in 1978 was followed a year later by a full-scale invasion by the U. S. S. R. A militant in training scrabbles […]. petapixel.com
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]
Cheap kamikaze FPV drones, the kind more typically used by photography and racing enthusiasts, are now one of Ukraine's most valued weapons against the Russian invasion. [Read More]
Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on.
Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on.