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Panasonic GH6 release imminent? Panasonic’s running a competition to give one away

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Well, this is odd. Panasonic has decided to run a competition to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a competition which has the Panasonic GH6 as its main prize. Yes, that’s right, a camera that’s not even been announced yet. The winner will receive the GH6 (after it’s release) along with the recently announced Panasonic 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH and Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7 ASPH lenses.

Panasonic posted the competition to the Lumix Instagram account and entries are being accepted between August 2nd and September 30th, 2021. The winner announced on October 27th, 2021. Does this mean that the Panasonic GH6 will officially be announced on October 27th, too?

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How easy it really is to fall into the “perfect life” trap on Instagram

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Instagram isn’t real life. I’ve been repeating this in my articles, to my friends, and myself pretty often. And yet, I recently realized that I’ve also fallen into this “perfect life” trap. I noticed that I’d shared some photos that look far from how I felt at the moment. And it got me thinking – how easy it is to become a part of the problem?

In this article, I want to address two sides of the same coin. One is about posting stuff that makes you appear happier and more fulfilled than you really are. And the other is feeling envious of people who seem to have their sh*t together…  At least on Instagram. But more importantly, I also want to share how you can overcome both and stop taking Instagram too seriously.

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Kylie Jenner under fire for promoting her cosmetics line while “wearing” an Instagram filter

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Kylie Jenner and her makeup collection have got under fire a few times so far. The young “media personality” announced her latest collection yesterday, and yeah – she got slammed again. This time, it was because she was promoting a makeup line with a heavy Instagram filter on her face.

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Instagram accounts of under 16s will now be made private by default

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Instagram has announced some changes in the app with the aim of protecting teens. From now on, users under 16 (or 18 in some countries) will have their accounts set to private by default. Messaging between kids and adults will be limited as well, and so will the ads teens can see on the platform.

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Instagram’s new sensitivity filter might be censoring your work

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Last week, Instagram introduced the new “Sensitive content control” feature within the app. It lets users choose how much sensitive content they want to see – all, some, or almost none of it. This means that some people you may want to reach will not be able to discover your work in Explore, and some creators have already complained about it.

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Instagram now translates your Stories into more than 90 languages

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Instagram Stories are a great way to be on your audience’s radar and to communicate with your followers. From now on, you’ll be able to reach much more of them even if you don’t share a common language. Instagram has enabled automatic translation in Stories, and it’s already available for all users worldwide.

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Instagram now lets you control how much sensitive content you’ll see in Explore

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If you ever visit the Explore feed on Instagram, you probably run into more or less stuff that you absolutely hate. Well, Instagram now lets you control it – at least up to a point. The app now has Sensitive Content Control, a brand new feature that lets you choose how much sensitive content you will see in your Explore if any.

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Kodak’s Instagram post infuriates people of China, the company deletes it and apologizes

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An Instagram post from Kodak recently infuriated Chinese people. In fact, it caused so much backlash that Kodak deleted the post and issued a public apology. The company shared a photo by French documentary photographer Patrick Wack, showing the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. They linked the photographer’s account which mentions the mass detentions of the Uyghur people in the area, which caused a fierce backlash.

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Falling for this scam will cost you $14 but there is a deeper lesson

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We’ve all seen or been involved in different kinds of scams. Reddit user snarko7 draws our attention to a collaboration offer targeted at photographers that may be one of them. Although it will cost you only $14 if you fall for it, there’s a lesson behind it. It will help you if anything similar happens to you, with more money involved.

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