photographers
A U.S. soccer journalist died after collapsing during a World Cup match, and days later a second journalist has lost his life while covering the global event. The Doha-based Gulf Times reports Khalid al-Misslam, a photojournalist for local sports outlet Al Kass TV, passed away on Saturday. “Al-Misslam, a Qatari, died suddenly while covering the FIFA World Cup […]
Steve Lacy had to deal with some disrespectful concertgoers at his Give You the World Tour. Performing in New Orleans on Monday night, the “Bad Habit” artist was hit with an object. Video shows Lacy then asking a fan in the front row to hand him a disposable camera—likely what he was struck with—and proceeded to smash it. […]
Martha Cooper goes back in time with Spray Nation, a newly released photography book that celebrates the rise of NYC street art. The book arrives nearly 40 years after Cooper released her first publication, 1984’s Subway Art, with Henry Chalfant. Since then, the American photojournalist established herself as an unlikely graffiti icon, having captured some of the […]
Not long after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, a reaction shot of Nicole Kidman started making the rounds alongside the claim that it showed the Being the Ricardo actress’ initial response to the still-dominating-headlines incident. Posited far and wide was that the above image (and others) captured Kidman expressing some form […]
Photographer Mike Mora has died from stage 4 stomach cancer. Kelis’ husband was 37 years old. A rep verified Mora’s death, telling Entertainment Tonight, “Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away. We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family’s privacy as of right now. Thank you.” Mora revealed in September 2021 that he […]
Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to blast a photographer for filing a lawsuit against Nas after the Queens native posted a picture of him and 2Pac together. “How’s a mothafucka suing Nas for a picture that he in?” Snoop said, adding that photographers have “lost y’all mothafuckin’ rabid ass mind.” Snoop also questioned current copyright […]
New Hampshire police say that they have an active arrest warrant out for Marilyn Manson. That state’s Gilford PD says Manson is wanted on two counts of Class A misdemeanor simple assault. TMZ says it’s because of an incident that went down at a concert on August 18, 2019. A clip from that show (above) sees Manson hocking […]
Jay-Z has unveiled the first ad campaign for his cannabis line Monogram—just in time for 4/20. Shot by famed creative Hype Williams, the campaign is a play on the iconic work of Slim Aarons, the late mid-century photographer who is best known for capturing the leisure lifestyles of the upper crust. The photos were shot at the legendary Frank Sinatra House […]
Following the conclusion of Sunday’s Atlantic 10 Championship, a student videographer for the victorious team (St. Bonaventure) was put in a chokehold by a security guard manning the court. The peculiar incident was captured by a student photographer, Griffin Quinn, from the school in which the contest was being held, the University of Dayton. It was then […]
The Wu-Tang Clan is gearing up to release, what they call, “the rarest book in hip-hop history.” Titled Wu-Tang Clan: Legacy, the massive photography book consists of more than 300 pages of unreleased photos that highlight the rap group’s decades-long history. The curated images were shot by revered photographers including Danny Hastings, PROTIM PHOTO, Kyle Christie, Andy Cantillon, […]
