PPD has been covering the biggest thing in art this year--imagery created using artificial intelligence. As we've noted previously, some photography platforms have banned AI art, in a battle of humans vs. machines. But interest in the new technology is also growing. On Tuesday we looked at a dozen AI image generators that have been booming in popularity. And yesterday we noted that New … Read the full Story >>
Dave Caulkin, a retired Associated Press photographer who covered everything from the conflict in Northern Ireland to the Rolling Stones and Britain’s royal family during a career that spanned four decades, has died, reports AP. He was 77. Caulkin, who was based in London, perhaps is best remembered for his photograph of ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean winning the 1984 Olympic gold medal. “That photo is the story of the games,” says Dusan Vranic, the AP’s Middle East photo chief. Read the full Story >>
Vietnamese artist Chiron Duong translates the dynamism of the Ao Dai Vietnamese traditional costume into “an ethereal photo series of female figures,” declares Designboom. In his series “Portraits of Ao Dai,” the artist reveals unfolding stories of personal memories connected to the Ao Dai tradition, fusing historical and modern values, adds the website, His interest in the Ao Dai goes beyond the cliché of the periods in which women were subordinate in society but still wanted to be noticed. Read the full Story >>
Earlier this year, the U.S. Copyright Office denied a request for an AI-generated artwork to be registered (see PetaPixel). Now, reports Gizmodo, New York-based artist and former programmer Kris Kashtanova claims to have received the first known U.S. copyright registration for artworks created by an AI-image generator. The registration, effective September 15, applies to a comic book called "Zarya of the Dawn." Kashtanova created the artwork using Midjourney, a commercial image synthesis service, notes Ars Technica. Read the full Story >>
