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    Spying Photographer Beats Privacy Claims Thanks to a 113-Year-Old Law
    Apr 10, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Many of you may remember Arne Svenson, the New York artist who photographed his neighbors in their homes using a telephoto lens and used them…

    Sony Gave An Octopus At A New Zealand Aquarium A Camera; Trains It To Photograph Tourists
    Apr 10, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    Octopuses are pretty wondrous animals with all those legs and insanely astute critical thinking skills. It’s actually not surprising at all an animal trainer working…

    Indiana Amends Law Allowing Photographers to Refuse Same-Sex Clients After Being Blasted By the White House
    Apr 3, 2015 Liron Samuels

    The state of Indiana recently approved a law allowing businesses to decline same-sex clients. Bill supporters promoted it stating that “Christian bakers, florists and photographers…

    Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill Threatening to Criminalize Photographers Worldwide
    Mar 31, 2015 Liron Samuels

      We recently reported Senate Bill 79 which intended to protect people from unauthorized commercial use without the person’s written consent, but in reality threatened…

    Thailand Declares War on Underboob Selfies; Could Lead To Five Years in Jail
    Mar 30, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Thailand’s military government recently warned local women to refrain from posting selfies revealing the lower half of their breasts. Underboob selfies have apparently become a…

    Heidi Levine is the Inaugural Winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
    Mar 25, 2015 Liron Samuels

    The award, given by the International Women’s Media Foundation, was created in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed while covering…

    Paul C. Buff, the Man Behind White Lightning, AlienBees and Einstein Flashes, Dies at Age 78.
    Mar 24, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Buff, through a company carrying his name, has been creating studio flashes since 1981 when he introduced the game-changing White Lightning flash. In 2001, realizing…

    ESA Captures Total Solar Eclipse from Space
    Mar 20, 2015 Liron Samuels

    The total solar eclipse I’ve been telling you about (here and here) ended just minutes ago. For those who were unable to see it due…

    FBI Terrorism Trial Reveals Rare Photos of Osama Bin Laden’s Afghan Hideout
    Mar 19, 2015 Liron Samuels

    The photos were released by the U.S. Department of Justice to be used as evidence in the terrorism conspiracy trial against bin Laden’s lieutenant Khald…

    Nike Files to Dismiss Air Jordan Logo Copyright Lawsuit
    Mar 19, 2015 Liron Samuels

    A lawsuit filed against Nike back in January claimed the Jumpman logo was infringing on the copyright of one of Jacobus Rentmeester’s images of MJ….