Photos In Five // Newsletter 039

The Roundup

• US Open photographer who upset Daniil Medvedev speaks out for first time

• Retro cameras are making a comeback. Bad photography is trending right alongside them

• This affordable print sale supports the future of working-class photography

• ‘There’s something very interesting about boring’: Martin Parr on his life in pictures

• A straight face, with a wink – the subtle humor of deadpan photography

• Google Pixel 10 Pro XL’s Exclusive AI 100x Zoom Revolutionizes Photography

• VSCO Launches Workspace, a Customizable CRM for Photographers

Book/Zine Releases:

• La Bamba: A Visual History by Merrick Morton

• Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

• Someday All the Adults Will Die! The Birth of Texas Punk by Pat Blashill

• Way Down South: Antarctica South Georgia South Shetland & Falkland Islands by Richard I’anson

• Art Deco Los Angeles by Robert Landau and (Essay) Alan Hess

• My Education by Bruce Weber

Noteworthy Events:

• Ragusa Foto Festival 2025 - 08.28 thru 09.28 (Italy)

• Cameras and Cookout - 09.06 (Oakland, CA)

• Jeff Wall: Time Stands Still. Photographs, 1980–2023 - Now thru 09.01 (Portugal)

• LanghePhotoFestival 2025 - Now thru 09.02 (Italy)

• Fade to West (Paul Jasmin and Todd Weaver) - Now thru 09.06 (Los Angeles, CA)

• Fujikina Festival - 09.18 thru 09.21 and 09.25 thru 09.28 (London)

• 100-year anniversary of the Leica I / Joel Meyerowitz – The Pleasure of Seeing - Now thru 09.21 (Germany)

• Six Stations and a Golden Tooth by Lucija Rosc at PhMuseum Lab - Now thru 09.25 (Italy)

• Queer Lens: A History of Photography - Now thru 09.28 (Los Angeles, CA)

• Panjereh by Sheida Soleimani at ICP - Now thru 09.28 (New York, NY)

• Rearview Mirror: Liverpool–London–Paris photographs by Paul McCartney - Now thru 10.04 (London)

• Les Rencontres d'Arles 2025 - Now thru 10.05 (France)

• PhEST 2025 - Now thru 11.16 (Italy)

• Shifting Visions: Photographs from the Collection of Ken and Jacki Widder - Now thru 01.25 (San Diego, CA)

• Face Value - Celebrity Press Photography - Now thru 06.21.26 - (New York, NY)

Take My Money:

• Sigma Sports 200mm F2 DG OS lens

• Ricoh GR IV Camera

• Godox iT30Pro C N S F O iFlash Camera Flash

• IBFilm – I’m Back Film

• Mission Workshop Axis Waist Pack/Sling

Video Inspiration:

• The Greatest Photographer You've NEVER Heard Of

• This will make any photo better, instantly.

• Approach Over Equipment — Walkie Talkie with Stefano Mirabella in Rome

• Affordable XPAN with the Pentax 6x7

• What If You Only Photographed at Blue Hour?

• Small Improvements with Big Impacts to my Life