photofocus Tuesday September 20, 2022
There’s a great deal of interest—and concern—over AI-generated art right now. (People are lining up to use text-to-image platform DALL-E, for instance, but worried when AI-generated images win art contests.) Supplying a little bit of context (and quite a few tips) at Photofocus, artist Jemma Pollari says there is “something deliciously uncanny-valley about the images” about the AI-generated she’s created. But AI, she declares, won’t replace anyone’s camera. Read the full Story >>
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Tuesday September 20, 2022
We know that dogs and cats can feel happy, stressed, grumpy, or scared—and dogs can even “catch” their owners’ emotions. But what about rats that show empathy or monkeys with a strong sense of self? For its Oct. issue, National Geographic recruited several talented photographers to capture animal minds across the globe. Two of the photographers, Jasper Doest and Paolo Verzone, talked with Nat Geo about how they went about their assignment. “We’re not that different,” Doest says of animals and humans. Read the full Story >>
CBC Tuesday September 20, 2022
Members of the Jewish community in Ottawa say the city’s National Holocaust Monument should not be used as a backdrop for photos and videos, notes PetaPixel. “[N]umerous people have flocked to the site to use it as a backdrop for photos and videos that have nothing to do with honoring victims and survivors. Several people have tagged themselves on Instagram, posing at the monument,” notes the CBC. Local clothing company V Kentay recently faced criticism both on and offline for post a video shot at the memorial, which was inaugurated in 2017.
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year Tuesday September 20, 2022
Comet Leonard passed our way late last year, and it won’t be coming back. But while it was visible, Austrian photographer Gerald Rhemann captured the heavenly show in an astonishing image that has now been named the top winner of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Rhemann photographed gas spewing off the tail of the comet on Christmas Day, 2021. (Comet Leonard broke into pieces early this year after rounding the sun, notes Space com.) The contest drew 3,000 entries from 67 countries.
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