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Young photography whiz’s art worries church (Houston Chronicle)
The elders at Ecclesia Church were expecting something tame from Jackson Potts II for their annual Stations of the Cross art display. Instead, the 10-year-old produced a photo of his kid brother being beaten by a police officer.

Fashion photography with Kevin Ames and Raymund Isaac (Manila Bulletin)
A feature of PhotoWorld Asia photography convention recently organized by the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation was fashion photography. The initial activity actually was conducted the whole day at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City by famous American photographer Kevin Ames two days earlier.

Annual Maple Grove Days Art Fair now seeking artists (Osseo-Maple Grove Press)
Come and enjoy the Maple Grove Days Art Fair, July 17 and 18, on Main Street in downtown Maple Grove and meet the artists. The Maple Grove Days Art Fair will be a juried show presenting a variety of mediums: paintings, jewelry, ceramics, woodwork, sculptures, and photography.

Caldwellâs outdoor art returns May 15 (The Progress)
CALDWELL – The Caldwell Merchants Association is bringing back “Art on the Avenue,” an Outdoor Art Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, on the sidewalks of Bloomfield Avenue in downtown Caldwell, rain or shine.

Wilton student takes art award (Wilton Bulletin)
St. Luke’s art department recently announced three students have been recognized in the Scholastic Art Awards — including one Wiltonian. Senior Cole Bishop of Wilton has won a Gold Key for his photography portfolio of long-exposure motion images, including the one pictured at left.

Footballer makes photography debut (PrintWeek)
Digital print company McKenzie Clark is sponsoring former Liverpool player Craig Johnston's photography exhibition at the Retail VM & Display Show in London.

Tobago's a dive (Chicago Sun-Times)
The Caribbean island of Tobago is taking the party below sea level with its first dive festival, June 11-18. Event highlights include underwater photography seminars, dive equipment demos and an aquatic art workshop for kids — plus the chance to see more than 400 species of marine life and the world's largest known brain coral; tobagounderwatercarnival.com. ...

Art historian Anna Fárová dies at 81 (Radio Prague)
The acclaimed Czech champion of photography Anna Fárová died in Prague at the age of 81 over the weekend. Ms Fárová catalogued and exhibited the works of some great Czech photographers, including Josef Sudek and František Drtikol. Despite persecution by the communist authorities Anna Fárová also launched the first ever line of books on photography in Europe.