World Press Photo names 2014 Joop Swart Masterclass participants
12 photographers will take part in the 21st World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
Leica celebrates 100 years by announcing new T camera system
Introducing the Leica T, a compact system camera 'handcrafted' from a solid lump of aluminium, complete with new lenses and wifi
Iranian photography on show in London
An exhibition of contemporary photography from Iran is on display at London's Somerset House
Philipp Ebeling’s Land Without Past
Photographer Philipp Ebeling publishes new photo book
Kidnapped journalists back in France as free men
Three hundred days of captivity came to an end today when Edouard Elias, Didier François, Nicolas Hénin and Pierre Torrès, four French journalists who were kidnapped in Syria, landed in Paris as free men
Feminist Actionism – Friedl Kubelka and Valie Export
Friedl Kubelka and Valie Export, the aggressively sexualised avant-garde photographers from 1970s Vienna, on their new display at the Richard Saltoun Gallery in central London.
Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award launched
The International Women’s Media Foundation has launched the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award in memory of the Associated Press photographer who was murdered in Afghanistan less than two weeks ago
Portraits without faces at Camilla Grimaldi
Italian photographer Martina Bacigalupo shows found photographs at London's Camilla Grimaldi gallery
Anastasia Taylor-Lind’s Maidan: Portraits from the Black Square
Maidan: Portraits from the Black Square by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a new book of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Kiev, Ukraine during the recent unrest
Photojournalist Kerim Okten killed in lightning accident
EPA photographer Kerim Okten, who chaired the sports jury at this year's World Press Photo, died in a motorbike accident in Turkey
Advertorial: Syngenta Photography Award
The second Syngenta Photography Award is now open for entries and explores the theme of scarcity and waste. In a world of limited resources, these have become fundamental social, political and economic issues of our times.
Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize calls for entries
The prestigious Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor documentary prize is now open for entries, with $10,000 awarded to documentary photographers and writers who have already started their projects
Adobe releases Lightroom for iPad, restricted to Creative Cloud users
Photographers will have to spend a minimum of £8 per month as part of Adobe's Creative Cloud Photoshop service to gain access to its long-awaited Lightroom for iPad companion app
Ian Parry Scholarship 2014 opens for entries
The Ian Parry Scholarship, a competition for photographers under the age of 24 or attending a full-time photographic course, is now calling for entries for its 2014 edition
Labyrinth Photographic exhibition open
An exhibition at Labyrinth Photographic celebrates analogue photography by contemporary practitioners
Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed [update]
Veteran Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed when an Afghan policeman opened fire on her vehicle earlier today
W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography calls for entries
Documentary photographers and photojournalists are invited to submit entries for a chance to win the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography, worth $30,000
Reuters maintains dogged silence on allegations of ‘staged images’
After allegations surfaced that some of Reuters' freelance photographers have fabricated photographs of the Syrian conflict, the news wire organisation remains tight-lipped, refusing to answer any questions
Alexia Foundation launches 2014 Women’s Initiative Grant
Photojournalists have until 30 June to enter this year's Alexia Foundation Women's Initiative Grant, worth $25,000
Getty Images calls for entries to its Grants scheme offering $130,000 worth of awards
Getty Images is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its grants programme by offering $130,000 to editorial and portrait photographers