The Washington Post Wednesday August 17, 2022
The January 2021 issue of Architectural Digest featured images of an opulent $42 million San Francisco residence owned by a billionaire’s daughter and her husband, but now attention has turned to what the photos did not reveal: One image showed a central courtyard with several empty pedestals, though in fact the pedestals weren’t actually empty. The photo had been altered, notes The Washington Post. Another version shows looted ancient Khmer sculptures resting on the same pedestals. Read the full Story >>
Reuters Wednesday August 17, 2022
The saga over photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright battle with the Andy Warhol Foundation over the late artist’s use of her photograph of Prince continues: Reuters reports that the U.S. government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that Goldsmith can pursue a copyright lawsuit over Warhol's paintings of the music star. Warhol, who died in 1987, did not make fair use of Goldsmith's photograph under copyright law, according to the brief filed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Solicitor General and the U.S. Copyright Office. Read the full Story >>
Omar Gonzalez Photography Wednesday August 17, 2022
How do you shoot an epic waterfall photo? “Typical slow shutter speed shot—there’s nothing wrong with that, if you know that everyone else has done it,” notes YouTuber Omar Gonzalez in a new tutorial in which he offers tips on how to make waterfall photos even more epic. Take care with composition, and lens choice. Read the full Story >>
Newark Museum of Art Wednesday August 17, 2022
There’s still time to see the exhibition “Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection” at the Newark Museum of Art through Aug. 21. Among the photographers whose work is featured in the exhibition: Life magazine’s Gion Mili, who documented jam sessions he hosted in his New York studio in the 1940s, and jazz bassist Milt Hinton, who captured intimate portraits of his mentors, colleagues and friends, that include jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald. See also: Hyperallergic. Read the full Story >>
