In the podcast links for this belated February podgram, we have just links, but some great articles including Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation, Was it real, or AI? the tidal wave of AI photo slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war and Brad Rimmer photographs the faded glory of Western Australia’s wheatbelt halls... plus a few more links as a bonus.

Podcast Links

‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/04/camera-weapon-gordon-parks-shots-segregation-martin-luther-king

A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/17/atrocity-ai-slop-verify-facts-iran-minab-graves

Brad Rimmer photographs the faded glory of Western Australia’s wheatbelt halls

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2026/mar/09/brad-rimmer-photography-australia-wheatbelt

Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures? – podcast

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/mar/09/who-really-took-one-of-historys-most-famous-pictures-vietnam-war-podcast

BONUSHorizons and highways: Franco Fontana’s stunning photographic experiments

Furious row erupts over Madrid site of one of Robert Capa’s most important pictures

In the podcast,.. A small change of format for the pod, a Martin Parr exhibition starts on 6th February at the Photographer's Gallery in London and in the links we have some photography theory with John Berger, the winners of the World Sport photography awards and fantastic images by photographer Ed Kashi.

Podcast Links

Martin Parr exhibition - A Fair Day: Photographs from the West of Ireland

https://website-tpgallery.artlogic.net/exhibitions/59-martin-parr-a-fair-day/overview/‘A front row seat to witness history’: Ed Kashi’s astonishing global images

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/06/ed-kashi-astonishing-global-images-in-pictures

World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealedhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/jan/17/world-sports-photography-awards-2026-winners-revealed-in-pictures

Tearing down our icons | Thoughts of a Bohemian blog

https://blog.melchersystem.com/tearing-down-our-icons/

Ways of Seeing TV series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZCWewreKo&list=PL3WD7al24ZH6Z9ekfpE3q4n5TURYvYz3Thttps://www.ways-of-seeing.com/

Just a few thoughts about the recent death of the highly influential, and controversial to some, photographer Martin Parr.

Martin Parr, 1952 – 2025

https://www.1854.photography/2025/12/martin-parr-passing/

British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5m0mnvnvmo

The 1980s seaside snaps that sparked a controversy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdx7r4w02o