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Portrait competition allows fully AI-generated images
Feb 5, 2024
Alex Baker
The prestigious Brisbane Portrait Prize will be allowing wholly AI-generated images to be entered into the competition this year. The organisers defend the decision by…
Fujifilm pulls v1.30 firmware update for XF16-55mm f/2.8 lens
Feb 2, 2024
John Aldred
A little over a week ago, Fujifilm announced a new firmware update for the Fujifilm XF16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR lens (buy here). The firmware…
Price reductions coming to Canon EOS R3 and EOS R5
Feb 2, 2024
John Aldred
This is something you don’t see every day. Canon is apparently set to reduce the prices of the Canon EOS R3 (buy here) and Canon…
Kat von D after Miles Davis trial: “I’m still traumatized”
Feb 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D has been under the spotlight lately over the infamous “Miles Davis case” that started in 2021. She recently won…
Would you wear this suit designed especially for photographers?
Feb 2, 2024
Alex Baker
Have you ever opened your closet on a gig day and thought to yourself, “Gosh, I really wish someone would design an outfit that I…
Fire in the sky: Snap recalling all its Pixy drones over being a fire hazard
Feb 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Breaking news for anyone who owns a Snap Pixy drone: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a total recall of all Pixy…
It’s official: Google Bard now generates AI images, and they’re great!
Feb 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
After the initial reports, now it’s official: Google Bard can generate AI images! The feature has already become available to users globally, so I just…
Brian Griffin, photographer of rockstars, workers, and fever dreams, dies at 75
Feb 1, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Brian Griffin was a veteran photographer with a really interesting career, not to mention his work. And that’s if we put it lightly. With a…
Canon closes 2023 selling $5.8 billion worth of camera gear
Feb 1, 2024
John Aldred
Canon has released its annual report for 2023, showing some very promising sales figures. While we’ll never get back to pre-smartphone days, Canon showed ¥861.6…
The AstrHori 18mm f/8 2x periscope probe macro APS-C lens is 38 cm long
Feb 1, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Any fan of macro photography knows about AstrHori’s probe lenses. AstrHori is not the first company to create a probe lens; that would be Laowa…