Photography

April 21, 2026

Cyanotypes of Folded Paper Tessellations Unveil Crystal Patterns With Sunlight

Working with alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype and platinum-palladium, artist Fritz Horstman captures the geometry of folded forms and renders them as compelling two-dimensional images that suggest depth and volume. Horstman’s current exhibition, Folded Worlds, transforms simple sheets of paper into intricate, illusionistic compositions. The show brings together his Folded Cyanotypes—including his largest works to date—alongside a new series of Folded Palladiums.

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April 16, 2026

Surreal Photos Distort Everyday Life Into Bizarre Scenes of Absurdity

Photographer Brooke DiDonato constructs a controlled visual universe that unsettles the logic of everyday life. Her upcoming monograph, titled Take a Picture, It Will Last Longer, gathers over a decade of photographs, each one carefully engineered to disrupt spatial, bodily, and psychological coherence. DiDonato builds her work from the familiar. Suburban interiors and quiet streets form the foundation of her images. She draws directly from her upbringing, where routine and conformity shaped daily life.

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April 10, 2026

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest Present an Urgent Visual Record of Global Upheaval

Photojournalists bear an outstanding, if not essential, duty: to document the world with clarity, accuracy, and, perhaps above all else, humanity. That ethos sits at the heart of World Press Photo’s annual competition, which provides an urgent visual record of life across almost every continent through photojournalism. Now, the nonprofit organization has officially announced the winners of its 2026 World Press Photo Contest, meticulously selected from more than 57,000 images submitted across 141 countries.

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