Town & Country Friday April 8, 2022
An image of Queen Elizabeth being escorted to her seat in Westminster Abbey by disgraced Prince Andrew ahead of the memorial service for her late husband Prince Philip has been seen around the world. (The queen’s decision to be accompanied by Andrew has sparked much debate, as well.) But, notes Town & Country, the image might never have been made if not for the quick-thinking and persistence of news photographer Richard Pohle, who was initially told that he could not photograph the Queen until she was seated. Read the full Story >>
THE VERGE Friday April 8, 2022
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will “require the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts” if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, notes The Verge. The company also said it would “drastically” reduce the chances of people seeing posts from Russian government accounts. Twitter says this decision is meant to ensure its platform isn’t used to spread content that violates the Geneva Conventions, one of which requires prisoners of war be protected from “acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.” Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday April 8, 2022
She witnessed history. Her boss, President Donald Trump, saw potential profits. As Trump's tenure in office was coming to an end, Shealah Craighead, chief White House photographer, told presidential
aides that she was planning to publish a book collecting some of her most memorable images, as many other White House photographers had done before. First, she was told Trump wanted a cut of her … Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Thursday April 7, 2022
Starting in April, the northern hemisphere will be treated to an alignment of up to five planets and the moon, all visible together. Planetary alignments, especially at this scale, aren’t common and could prove to be an excellent photo opportunity, notes PetaPixel. Mars, Saturn, and Venus will cluster together starting at the end of March. At this point, the trio of planets will be very close together and will be visible with the naked eye as well as through telescopes, binoculars, and cameras. Read the full Story >>
