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Singaporean tourist dies after falling from cliff edge while taking photos
Jan 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A Singaporean tourist, Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar (39), tragically died after falling off a cliff while taking a photo with her husband. The tragedy occurred at Minnewaska State Park near Rochester, New York, on December 22, 2023.
Florida woman sues Reese’s for misleading candy photos
Jan 2, 2024
Alex Baker
A woman from Tampa, Florida, is suing confectionary giant Reese’s for $5 million for misleading images on their wrappers. The woman filed a federal lawsuit…
What did AI mean for photographers in 2023?
Dec 29, 2023
Alex Baker
Artificial Intelligence took the reigns in 2023 with a new development every other day (or so it seemed). How is it possible that ChatGPT and…
New Hampshire photographer sues church over unauthorized image use
Dec 29, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
New Hampshire photographer Erin Paul Donovan is suing Wightman United Methodist Church in Prosperity, South Carolina, for using his copyrighted photograph without permission. Donovan alleges the church used the image, depicting New Hampshire’s White Mountains, as a thumbnail for a sermon video on its website in June 2021.
Irish bar’s $900 ad shot on a phone goes viral with real holiday message
Dec 26, 2023
Alex Baker
Maybe I’ve been chopping too many onions, or maybe I’ve just watched this ultra-low-budget advertisement for a Northern Irish bar that went viral over the…
Polaroid Duochrome Black & Yellow is the first limited-edition film in 8×10 format
Dec 26, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Polaroid has just released a limited-edition Black & Yellow Duochrome film, available in both 8×10 and 600 formats. You may wonder what’s so special about it. Well, other than it looks fantastic, the 8×10 Duochrome Yellow marks Polaroid’s grand debut of a limited-edition film in this larger format.
Facial recognition can tell the real Santa from photos
Dec 26, 2023
Alex Baker
For a couple of years now, my son has asked if the various Santas that work in shopping malls in the month before Christmas are…
Midjourney V6 is out; it’s the most powerful AI image generator so far
Dec 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There’s been a buzz in the community that Midjourney was about to release V6. And as of last night, it’s out! Midjourney has opened the alpha-version for community testing over the winter break, starting from yesterday. And judging from the results so far, it’s the most powerful AI image generator to date.
Breathtaking aerial images win Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023
Dec 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The International Landscape Photographer of the Year has announced its winners for 2023. The first place was awarded to Tony Hewitt from Australia, and his…
Panasonic to merge its Professional and Consumer Imaging and Video divisions
Dec 21, 2023
John Aldred
Panasonic has announced they will merge the company’s professional and consumer imaging and video divisions. The company cites the crossover of technology between consumer and…