I Photograph to Remember by Mexican photojournalist Pedro Meyer is a moving journey documenting his parents' younger days up till the time of their death (via The Daily Report).

A visual catalogue of the objects (exceeding 170,000 pieces) allegedly stolen during the Iraq Museum looting, although there is not yet any detailed information on which exact objects have gone, which have been damaged, and which have been saved (via dangerousmeta!).

First Photographs: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Birth of Photography is currently being exhibited at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. Until 15 June.

Photo essay on the evolution of Japanese women's fashion in Face to Face: Shiseido and the Manufacture of Beauty 1900-2000, previously exhibited at the Grey Art Gallery (via MeFi).

Three interesting modern/contemporary art and visual culture blogs, with a fantastic collection of links to artists, art events, exhibitions, articles and online discoveries: thingsmagazine.net: new writing about objects, artnotes by Ariana French, and Modern Art Notes, Tyler Green's modern and contemporary art 'fanzine' (via Gabrielle De Montmollin).

Mental Photography is Johanna Thompson's sumptuous, beautifully presented photography portfolio. Select from a range of bold colours in the left menu to view each colour-themed series.

Delve is an online magazine created to explore visual culture through experimentation in design, photography, illustration, and other related visual arts. High Tension, a photo essay by Kevin Cooley, captures empty landscapes spanned by power lines (via thingsmagazine.net).