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

In the podcast.... Some changes to the website store after a few months of database issues, some memories of The Two Towns project ten years after and discussing the upcoming book, and in the links there are two great articles from the Magnum website celebrating the life and photography of Chris Steele-Perkins who died in September of this year.

Podcast Links

Remembering Chris Steele-Perkins (1947–2025)

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/remembering-chris-steele-perkins-1947-2025/

A Tribute to Chris

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/a-tribute-to-chris/

So the scotland trip hits a snag... a dose of covid, flu or cold spoils the second week. The first week did have a trip to Culloden Moor Battlefield, though, and the slightly strange photo interactions by visitors.

In the podcast, the recently released photo zine 'Southerly Point' gets its own page on the website plus some hints for a photo book project in 2026.

In the links, there is excellent Vietnam war photography from the legendary Catherine Leroy, newspaper picture editors’ picks for Visa pour l’Image, northern lights over Scotland and a great collection of photography from Australia and New Zealand.Links mentioned in the Podcast

The Southerly Point photo zine website page

https://www.richardflintphoto.com/photobooks/photobook-southerly-point-the-mull-of-galloway/

One-way ticket to Vietnam: Catherine Leroy’s fearless war photography

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/aug/23/one-way-ticket-to-vietnam-catherine-leroys-fearless-war-photography-in-pictures

A deeper story: photography from Australia and New Zealandhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/sep/02/a-deeper-story-photography-from-australia-and-new-zealand-in-pictures

Newspaper picture editors’ picks for Visa pour l’Image https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/sep/08/newspaper-picture-editors-picks-visa-pour-limage-in-pictures

In Pictures: The Northern Lights over Scotland

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxwll89e79o

In the podcast: Southerly Point, a 44 page photozine featuring 40 images(photographer Richard Flint) of the Mull of Galloway is now available via Blurb. The new website store is opened and in the links we have Chris Killip's excellent website and the painting like photography by Joann Randles.

Podcast Links

Photographer showcases her work at French Celtic Festivalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p6qp1e4go

Chris Killip's excellent website

https://www.chriskillip.com/

Southerly Point photo zine on Blurb

https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/12497265-southerly-point-the-mull-of-galloway

New fine art print web store

https://www.richardflintphoto.com/shop/

BONUS LINKS

The Cloudflare blog posts

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In the podcast: Links to the photography of two great documentary photographers who died recently - Sebastião Salgado and Nick Hedges.

Also the webstore is due for changes, website speed woes solved and the text is complete for the Southerly Point Photozine.

Podcast Links
Sebastião Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/brazil-sebastiao-salgado-death

‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2024/feb/08/i-photographed-the-world-the-art-of-sebastiao-salgado-in-pictures

Amazon in pictures: Sebastião Salgado's last frontier

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-57162597

Sebastião Salgado Gallery at ICP

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado

Nick Hedges Website

http://www.nickhedgesphotography.co.uk/

Nick Hedges obituary

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/20/nick-hedges-obituary