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Pioneering Japanese Female Photojournalist Dies at 107

August 25, 2022

Japan’s first female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto died at the age of 107. The Japan Professional Photographers Society confirmed Sasamoto’s death on Tuesday to CNN, saying that Sasamoto passed away on … Read more

Iconic Winston Churchill Portrait Stolen from Canadian Hotel, Replaced with Fake

August 24, 2022

A famous photograph of Winston Churchill has gone missing from a hotel in Ottawa and replaced with a fake. A staff member of the Château Laurier, near Parliament Hill, discovered … Read more

French Scientist Admits ‘Space Telescope Image’ was Actually a Slice of Spanish Sausage

August 19, 2022August 6, 2022

A French scientist on Wednesday apologized for tweeting a photo of spicy Spanish sausage and captioning it to be an image of a distant star taken from NASA’s most powerful … Read more

India Blocks Pulitzer-Winning Kashmiri Photojournalist from Flying to France

August 19, 2022July 4, 2022

Indian authorities have blocked Pulitzer prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo from traveling to France on July 2. Immigration officials stopped Mattoo, who works as a photojournalist for international wire … Read more

French Fashion Photographer Patrick Demarchelier Dies at 78

August 19, 2022April 1, 2022

Patrick Demarchelier, the fashion photographer who worked with high-profile figures including Princess Diana, Beyonce, and Jennifer Lopez, has died at the age of 78 on Thursday. Demarchelier also worked on … Read more

Myanmar Photographer Wins Bayeux War Reporting Prize

August 19, 2022October 12, 2021

An unnamed photographer from Myanmar has won the Bayeux War Reporting Prize. Bayeux War Reporting Prize chairman and Franco-Iranian correspondent Manoocher Deghati said that the decision was unanimous among the … Read more

Global Camera Shortages Expected Due to AKM Factory Fire

August 19, 2022December 8, 2020

Many camera manufacturers are at risk of halting their production in the coming months due to a massive October fire that broke out at an Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) Semiconductor audio chip factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

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