Photos In Five // Newsletter 048

The Roundup

• Photographing the hidden world of slime mould

• Simone Biles Takes On NFL Photographer Gig for 49ers Game

• 9 Photography Moments That Defined the Art World in 2025

• Catherine Leroy: A Combat Photographer’s Journey

• Photographer reflects on capturing Zohran Mamdani's improbable rise to prominence

• In Memoriam: the brilliant photographers we sadly lost in 2025

• Controversial new AI image editor has artists deserting X (again)

• Xiaomi Unveils Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Announces Upgraded Global Imaging Strategic Cooperation with Leica

Book/Zine Releases:

• What if Jeff were a Butterfly? by Jeff Mermelstein

• Static Motion by Carl Ander

• Les Espagnols by Luis Baylón

• Ukitu by Maider López

• Bump Books - Maria Spyropoulou - Apeiron

• Aperture No. 261 - Winter 2025

• Un regard vagabond by Denise Bellon

Noteworthy Events:

• Lower East Side Yearbook: A Living Archive by Destiny Mata - Now thru 01.04 (NY, NY)

• Focus Festival 2026 - 01.06 thru 01.11 (Uruguay)

• “Eternal Elegance” The Timeless Photography of Gian Paolo Barbieri - Now thru 01.15.26 (Italy)

• Chobi Mela XI - 01.16 thru 01.31 (Bangladesh)

• Viewfinders by Matteo Girola at Studiofaganel - Now thru 01.16 (Italy)

• Lines of Belonging at MOMA - Now thru 01.17.26 - (NY, NY)

• Photo Brussels 2026 - 01.22 thru 02.22 (Belgium)

• Yoshitomo Nara - All Within the Detour - Now thru 01.25 (Taiwan)

• Shifting Visions: Photographs from the Collection of Ken and Jacki Widder - Now thru 01.25.26 (SD, CA)

• Bay Area Then - Now thru 01.25.26 (SF, CA)

• Global Warning by Martin Parr - 01.30 thru 05.24 (France)

• David LaChapelle Vanishing Acts - Now thru 02.01.26 (FL)

• GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between - Now thru 02.01 (Antwerp)

• Time Travelers Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection - Now thru 02.02.26 - (NY, NY)

• Nan Golden This Will Not End Well Exhibition - Now thru 02.15.26 (Italy)

• Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules - Now thru 04.19 (SF, CA)

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

Take My Money:

• 7artisans MF 6mm f/2.0 APS-C Lens

• Cinestillfilm Jobo Duo Film Processing Kit

• Red Dot Repair Emergency Pinhole Patch kit

• Film Pin Society

• Small Rig Long-Range Wireless Repeate for DSLR/Action Cameras in Wildlife Shooting

Video Inspiration:

• Sequencing in Photography

• An Aperture Dilemma…

• Perfect Imperfection.

• Ricoh GR IV - 5000 Shots later...

• How To Master Abstract Photography