After World Press Photo announced its finalists this year, Iranian photographer Solmaz Daryani came forward and accused German photographer Maximilian Mann of plagiarizing photos from her personal project for his environmental photos of Lake Urmia in Iran.
Now Mann’s collective is firing back, accusing Daryani of fabricating the controversy with previously unpublished photos. Back in […]. petapixel.com
A judge in Ohio has decided that the two teenagers charged with killing 44-year-old photographer Victoria Schafer in Hocking Hills State Park two months ago will be tried as adults. If convicted, they could face life in prison. petapixel.com »
2019-11-05 23:37
Celebrity photographer Marcus Hyde—whose CV includes clients such as Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Ariana Grande—is being accused of bribing a model to send him nude photos, a claim that inspired other models to share more serious accusations of sexual harassment and even assault. petapixel.com »
2019-07-23 18:40
When a girl hired photographer Carlynne Welch to shoot her in a forest, the artist didn't imagine the images would produce such an uproar on the internet. "I'd love to hear how this isn't cultural appropriation," one commenter said. boredpanda.com »
2018-04-25 13:02
Another notable photographer is being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. This time it’s photographer Thomas Roma, and his accusers are former students at Columbia University, where he served as a professor and the director of the photography program. petapixel.com »
2018-01-04 23:39
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) is officially oppsing the inclusion of Russian photographer, Mary Gelman, called "Maria" in some publications, as part of the jury for the World Press Photo 2024 competition. [Read More]
This past weekend, photojournalist Barbara Haddock Taylor captured an extraordinary image of a flaming church steeple in Baltimore crashing to the ground. We caught up with Taylor to find out more about how she captured such an arresting moment in time.
The prestigious World Press Photo competition has been plagued by several controversies in recent years, and it looks like this year’s contest is no different. A nominated photographer is being accused of plagiarism by an Iranian photographer who believes her personal project was “hijacked.
Late Winter brings about a new crop of contest winners and nary a season goes by without a whiff of controversy in some form or fashion. Yesterday World Press Photo announced its 2020 Photo Contest and Digital Storytelling Contest nominees.
It’s Martin Kaninsky from the All About Street Photography YouTube channel, and today I would like to talk about a series of photographs that placed 3rd for Long-Term Projects, Stories in the 2019 World Press Photo competition.
It’s Martin from the All About Street Photography YouTube channel, and today I would like to talk about a very special photo that ended up winning the 1st prize in the Sports, Singles category of the 2019 World Press Photo contest.