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wunc.org > 2026-07-18 > the-2000s-called-they-want-their-digital-camera-back

The 2000s called. They want their digital camera back

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (326+ words) What the company didn't see coming was the demand from adults. "All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a lot of Gen Z, millennial demographic started buying them," says Camp Snap President Trevor George. "We realized very quickly that, OK,…...

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wunc.org > 2026-04-23 > world-press-photo-announces-photo-of-the-year-2026

World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (224+ words) Can you tell us a little more about how you captured this moment? What led you to start documenting this? I had covered the Republican National Convention the year before. And there was one moment where the crowd pulled out…...

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wunc.org > arts-culture > 2026-02-02 > ackland-art-museum-bamberger-boys-will-be-men

New Ackland exhibit investigates manhood through the lens of local high schoolers

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (534+ words) "It was about our identity and where we would go in the future, our work, identity, our careers, the imagination of the kinds of men we wanted to be," he said. In 2022, the Ackland commissioned Bamberger to return to the…...

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wunc.org > 2026-01-28 > how-bystander-videos-of-law-enforcement-have-shaped-public-understanding

How bystander videos of law enforcement have shaped public understanding

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (888+ words) Millions of people have seen videos on social media, from multiple angles, of the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti. On Saturday, federal immigration agents shot and killed Pretti in Minneapolis. Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played…...

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wunc.org > 2025-12-02 > photojournalist-lynsey-addario-on-balancing-work-and-family-when-work-is-a-war-zone

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on balancing work and family — when work is a war zone

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (360+ words) "We're in an era where journalists are routinely targeted and routinely killed," she says. "Journalism is equated with death now, in a way that it wasn't when I first started out." The new Disney+ documentary Love+War chronicles Addario's efforts…...

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wunc.org > 2025-10-25 > drone-photo-winners-will-amaze-your-eyeballs-from-a-high-up-horseman-to-a-holy-river

Drone photo winners will amaze your eyeballs: From a high-up horseman to a holy river

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (276+ words) "Silence fills the air and the whole region feels timeless and untouched," he says. But the result can be spectacular, she says. "From the air, this composition reveals a delicate balance between chaos and order," says Arnau. "The vessels line…...

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wunc.org > 2025-10-23 > a-frog-a-lobster-and-koala-walked-into-a-no-kings-protest

A frog, a lobster and koala walked into a No King's protest

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (205+ words) Following Portland's example, demonstrators at No Kings protests around the U.S. donned inflatable costumes to counter the Republican narrative that the events are hate-filled and un-American. A frog, a lobster and koala walked into a No King's protest Following Portland's example,…...

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wunc.org > 2025-08-31 > dont-let-a-selfie-be-the-end-of-you

Don't let a selfie be the end of you

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (705+ words) In 2017, we explored the rise of the "kill-fie" — a portmanteau coined for selfies that put people at risk of severe injury and death — and efforts to quash the trend. Our story reported that one country was a hotbed of risky…...

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wunc.org > 2025-07-30 > celebrate-world-photography-day-by-showing-npr-the-coolest-shot-youve-ever-captured

Celebrate World Photography Day by showing NPR the coolest shot you've ever captured

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (80+ words) World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This year, NPR wants to hear the story behind your favorite picture you've taken. Please submit responses by Aug. 6. See some of your responses — and get the…...