For professional reasons—and for many others—I tend to download and archive magazines devoted to specialized subjects. Among them, a very considerable number are dedicated to photography. The regular ones—that is, those almost always available—number around thirty-five. I suspect that most of them are sponsored by major manufacturers of professional and semi-professional cameras.

It is 18 degrees in Cincinnati right now—remarkably close to the record high for a December 26: 20 degrees Celsius, registered in 2016. No snow. It would be tempting to invoke climate change if I were looking for a quarrel, but I’ve just come off several days of snow. I lack serious arguments to do so. Snow is beautiful, as are snow-covered landscapes—especially when the sun is out and the air stands still.

Sargon of Akkad’s grandson was born hunchbacked. His grandfather had raised the first known empire, anchored in the lands of ancient Mesopotamia. He was fond of the boy, and let him do whatever he pleased. When he strode peacock-proud through the palace corridors, the servants—because of his short stature—bowed as he passed.

Trying to find something even mildly interesting on the platforms for a quiet December night, I stop at what appears to be the latest cinematic version of the mythical Superman. I read that it was written and directed by James Gunn and released last July, just this past summer. I also note that it has enjoyed a favorable reception from both critics and audiences.

Three and a half years after her death, Paula Rego’s work continues to unfold an uneasy power, resistant to domestication. A recent exhibition at Cristea Roberts Gallery in London brings together a group of prints produced between 2005 and 2007, during the final phase of the artist’s career. Far from any pacifying reading, these works confirm that time does not soften the strangeness of her universe; on the contrary, it sharpens it, making it harder to evade.

Margate is a coastal town in southeastern England. Located in the county of Kent, on the shores of the North Sea, it forms part of the Thanet district and lies approximately 120 kilometres east of London.
Directly facing the sea stands Turner Contemporary, a contemporary art centre designed by David Chipperfield Architects and inaugurated in 2011...

An energetic, tall man with a spirited, deep, gravelly voice arrived at Yovani Bauta’s two-story Ironsides Miami studio in 2010. It was there that Yovani allowed me to use a small space to create my paintings. That intrepid man was Sergio Garcia.
Judging from their greeting, these two Cuban contemporary artists had been friends for quite some time...

Australian photographers Peter Eastway and David Evans, founders of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year award, have launched the inaugural edition of the Aerial Photographer of the Year. This international competition is devoted exclusively to images captured from the air—using drones, airplanes, helicopters, or hot air balloons—and seeks to encompass the widest possible range of aerial photographic practices...

Over the past two weeks, I have seen this photograph reproduced again and again across an overwhelming number of news outlets. I cannot say it impresses me from a technical standpoint—far from it. And yet it unsettles me in a way very little manages to these days. It is likely to be chosen among the year’s most striking images. Even if it isn’t, it already belongs to my private selection.