Posts by Author: Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Groundbreaking AI “reads your mind”: Turns thoughts into images with 75% accuracy
In a groundbreaking study, researchers in Japan have reconstructed images from human brain activity using artificial intelligence. While this isn’t the first study of this kind, it is the first that managed to reconstruct images without the subject looking at them. In other words – only their thought was enough, and AI achieved an astonishing accuracy of over 75%!
Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2023 winners capture auroras in unlikely places
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published the winners of the contest every aurora enthusiast loves: The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year. Like every year, this gorgeous gallery has been published in December because it coincides with the Northern Lights season. There isn’t only “one aurora to rule them all,” but the contest recognizes 25 images as the winners, and we bring you a selection I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
‘Tis the season: This gingerbread instant camera actually takes photos
Canada-based photographer and film photography enthusiast Dmitri Tcherbadji made something silly and brilliant this holiday season. It’s an instant camera made of gingerbread, and it even has a lens made of sugar. What’s truly brilliant is that it actually works and shoots Fujifilm Instax Square instant film.
Timelapse: A year of pinecone turning into a tree in under two minutes
In this timelapse from Boxlapse, you’ll see a mesmerizing process of a pinecone turning into a tiny pine tree. And if you, like me, collected pinecones as a kid, I’m sure you’ll love it even more.
Filmic’s parent company lays off entire Filmic staff
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based creative app studio, has laid off all the staff of Filmic. The company acquired Filmic in July 2023, with layoffs announced in September 2023. Judging from the employee’s statuses on X and LinkedIn, they’ve all been abandoning the company over the past couple of weeks.
This is the environmental impact of creating AI images
With artificial intelligence, generating images and text has become common and accessible to everyone. However, recent studies reveal that this seemingly harmless activity comes at…
Cosmin Garlesteanu captures humor and humanity on the streets of Bucharest
With each day filled with information and social media content, not many things can catch my eye and make me stop scrolling. However, street photos…
Modern-day Snow White wins International Wedding Photographer of the Year
International Wedding Photographer of the Year (IWPOTY) has announced its 2023 winners. The overall winning image shows a bride as a curious bird landed on her head in the middle of reading vows. It simply radiates joy, and if it doesn’t make you smile today… Well, then, you’re a real Mr. Grumpy Pants.
Stability AI’s new AI generator creates images faster than you imagine them
On Tuesday, Stability AI introduced a new AI image-synthesis model, Stable Diffusion XL Turbo. The bombastic name reveals its main advantage: it generates images at an unprecedented speed. It produces images in a single step, compared to the 20-50 steps its predecessor required. In other words, it can generate images as fast as you can type… maybe even faster.
Sony World Photography Awards under fire for age limitations in Student contest
Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) is undoubtedly one of the world’s most prestigious photography contests. However, it recently got under scrutiny for age limitations regarding its “Student” category. Even though you can be a student at any age, the contest only recognizes those up to 30 years of age, which recently stirred up the community. As a mature student myself, in this article, I’d like to offer my own view on the matter.






































