BBC Tuesday May 9, 2023
CJ Ware, 30, had three heart attacks as a teenager and requires a wheelchair much of the time. He is autistic and deaf and took up photography 13 years ago. "I feel I hide behind my camera — it's like a comfort blanket,” he told the BBC recently, after having received a Licentiate qualification from the Royal Photographic Society. To achieve a Licentiate, a photographer must submit 10 photos that reflect their ability, using a variety of techniques. "I like to do weird imagery. I spot things that people often overlook,” Ware says.
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Mylio Tuesday May 9, 2023
Mylio Photos is about to be reborn as a free app with some options that will have a price attached, notes Fstoppers. Mylio first appeared in 2014 as a photo organization and editing tool; last May, Mylio rebranded to Mylio Photos for its app providing the ability to connect the photo libraries of multiple devices together privately and securely without the use of the cloud or even an internet connection, adds PetaPixel. The app was previously available for $10 per month, but that is changing as the company shifts to a free-to-use model with a premium $99-a-year tier.
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The Pulitzer Prizes Tuesday May 9, 2023
The photography staff of Associated Press has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for what judges call its “unique and urgent images from the first weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the devastation of Mariupol after other news organizations left.” Photojournalist Christina House of the Los Angeles Times was named the winner of the Pulitzer for Feature Photography for her “intimate look” at the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living in a tent on the streets of Hollywood.
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The New York Times Tuesday May 9, 2023
Twitter has faced mounting criticism after graphic images began circulating on Twitter showing bloody victims of a mass shooting at a mall in Texas last weekend, reports The New York Times. The shooting left at least nine people, including the gunman, dead. “This family does not deserve to see the dead relatives spread across Twitter for everybody to see,” said Pat Holloway, who, notes The Times, has seen her share of destruction during a 30-year career as a photojournalist, including the 1993 standoff in Waco, Texas, and the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City.
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