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Russian app lets you shoot photos of strangers and identify them online
May 20, 2016
John Aldred
As if the facial recognition news coming out of Russia wasn’t creepy enough already, it’s now available in App form to users of popular Russian…
Founder of Luminous-Landscape, Michael Reichmann, dies aged 71
May 20, 2016
John Aldred
It is a sad day for the photography community as we report that Michael Reichmann, the founder of Luminous-Landscape, has died aged 71 after a long…
French Photojournalist faces criminal charges over image of Paris attack victim
May 19, 2016
John Aldred
Photojournalist Maya Vidon-White is facing criminal charges over her photo of a man who was killed during the November terror attacks in Paris after the man’s…
Google’s new Gigapixel Art Camera plans to catalogue the art world in ultra high resolution
May 19, 2016
John Aldred
Google, the company that wants to catalogue and index the entire planet has expanded its view into the world of fine art paintings from the lights…
Iranian models fled the country after posting “indecent selfies”; other arrested
May 18, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Spider II is not a reboot of a superhero movie, it is a name given by the Iranian government to an operation targeting models who…
We gave 44 Photoshop artists the same set of crazy files, here is what they came up with
May 18, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Compositing is not easy, and having solid restraints make is even harder. A week ago we gave you a huge files package and asked to…
Taiwan model drowns during underwater photoshoot
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
Popular Taiwanese model, Olivia Ku, has drowned during an underwater photo shoot near Hengchun Township in Taiwan’s Pingtung County. Local authorities told Taipei Times that further investigation…
YouTube for iOS goes cardboard finally adding full support for both 360 degree and 3D Video
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Today, as is the case most days, I check out my phone to see that I have an app update. Given the number of iOS…
Photo capturing the Sun, ISS and Mercury in a single frame
May 16, 2016
Udi Tirosh
No, this is not a TIE fighter gong over the sun, it is the International Space Station. And while getting a shot of the ISS…
80% of consumers think their photography is “Excellent” and pet photography is more popular than selfies
May 12, 2016
John Aldred
It turns out that May is National Photography Month and to celebrate, Canon USA have revealed a few current consumer trends in the world of photography….