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The Smithsonian buys the earliest known photo of U.S. First Lady for over $450,000
Jul 10, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery has made a significant acquisition: the earliest known photograph of a U.S. First Lady. The recently rediscovered Daguerreotype features…
This is the painter every photographer should know
May 14, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
As photographers, we often find inspiration in different works of art: painting, sculpture, movies, and even music and dance, to name just a few. Still,…
Getty Museum opens up nearly 88,000 art images for free use
Mar 8, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The J. Paul Getty Museum has expanded its free digital archive, including nearly 88,000 new photos and images of artworks. In other words, you can…
Google uses generative AI to turn your selfies into iconic works of art
Jan 30, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Remember Art Selfie, the fun and sometimes hilarious Google Arts & Culture feature that lets you find your doppelgangers across art history? Google now brings…
Ever saw a camera sliced like an onion? The work of Fabian Oefner
Jan 28, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd
Sliced, deconstructed, or split apart. You can call it many things, but your eyes don’t deceive you either way. It’s not a Lego Nikon F3…
The slow death of creativity in modern photography
Dec 1, 2023
Jake Hicks
Is photography all the same today? What makes one image different from one another when not only technology allows us to rely on features that…
Why and how to use photography to document your personal life
Oct 4, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’re a professional photographer, maybe you don’t feel like bringing your camera into your personal life all that much. Or you’re experiencing a creative…
New ‘fluorescent’ camera will help restore old masters’ paintings
Jun 26, 2023
Alex Baker
Scientists have developed a camera that will help restorers accurately repair old paintings and masterpieces. The camera will allow experts to tell the difference between…
The V and A museum is opening a huge new photography centre this month
May 5, 2023
Alex Baker
The esteemed Victoria and Albert Museum in London is opening a brand new centre later this month. It’s dedicated entirely to photography and the enormous…
Photographer builds 11-foot electronic waste skull to show Bitcoin’s impact on climate change
Mar 23, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photographer and activist Benjamin (Ben) Von Wong is well known for his work that raises awareness of various environmental and sociological issues. In his latest…