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The World Press Photo Contest has revised its entry guidelines to clarify what makes a real photograph. Photojournalists complained just days after the contest announced that AI-generated images could be submitted to the Open Format competition category.
Photographers argued that allowing AI images in a contest focused on documenting real-world events contradicted their core principles.
Stability.AI have released the first version of their new generative video software, imaginatively called Stability Video Diffusion. The new program will let you create a video from one still image.
At the moment, it’s only available as a research preview. However, that is likely to change in the near future. There are two image-to-video models capable of generating 14 and 25 frames at different frame rates between 3 and 30 frames per second.
The time for Australian dolphins to enjoy a tasty meal of crab legs may be coming to an end. The intelligent creatures have been foiling local fishermen for a while, stealing the bait straight out of the nets before any fish are caught.
Up until now, the dolphin’s sneaky tactics have remained a mystery. Researchers and fishermen teamed up and used underwater cameras to film the dolphin’s unusual behaviour.
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Church surveillance cameras in the Netherlands revealed some unusual bat mating behaviour. According to scientists, it is the first documented evidence of mammals mating without penetration.
The black and white video footage captured the serotine bats in a frenzied display. They were entwined and upside down against a metal grill. The video footage was sent to researchers, who then found further evidence to support the theory.
Data breaches and similar violations have sent social media giants to court several times so far. But how much did they actually have to pay for their actions? Cybersecurity firm Surfshark recently analyzed it, and the results are staggering. According to the study, since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was established in 2018, half of the top 10 social media platforms have incurred fines totaling €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) for GDPR violations. What’s more, one-third of these fines were linked to children’s data!
This weekend, there was a solar eruption so powerful that it warped the Sun’s own magnetic field. ESA captured the event, also known as coronal mass ejection (CME), using its Solar Ultraviolet Imager. In the video, you can see the massive explosion as it occurred.
Here’s some good news for film photographers. After a massive price increase earlier this year, some 35mm films are back at their original prices. At least for a while. So, use this opportunity to stock up on Fujifilm and Kodak fioms.
Trail cams capture many weird and wonderful things. This time, a trail camera in Arizona photographed what appeared to be a unicorn.
The footage was captured in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Park officials posted the unusual images to Facebook, saying, “The full moon brings out the park’s unicorns.”
Black Friday is back with us once again – and the ensuing Cyber Monday. As always, there are plenty of great deals to be had for photographers and filmmakers who want to save some money. Or to perhaps find the perfect holiday gift for the camera geek in our lives!
As usual, we’ve been hunting around the web to find some of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for 2023. Be sure to bookmark and keep checking back, as we’ll be updating this as new deals pop up!
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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