Digital Camera World Thursday June 22, 2023
Japanese photographer Kenichi Ohno has caused some confusion with his image of an egret wallowing in shallow water. It’s a real, actual photo—no Photoshopping or AI was used in its creation, notes Digital Camera World. But its composition has left viewers scratching their heads—the photo went viral as an unintended optical illusion involving a color split down the middle. Ohno originally entered the image in the Nature in Japan photo contest, where it received an honorable mention.
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AnOther Thursday June 22, 2023
The title of photographer Kyle Weeks’s project “Good News” harkens back to his childhood in Namibia, when he would watch his father react to a “constant stream of negative stories” in the news. The new work is the culmination of the six years that Weeks spent photographing in Ghana, beginning in 2016. “The vibrancy of his images – especially the resplendent and effusive portraits of Ghana’s youth – impart a sense of timelessness while gesturing towards the future, one that is hopeful and expansive,” nots AnOther.
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MARKETING BREW Thursday June 22, 2023
Digital Content Next, a publishers’ trade association that includes The New York Times, The Washington Post, Disney, and NBCUniversal, is reminding members that AI tools built on their archives could break copyright laws. Guidelines from the group notes that “use of copyrighted works in AI systems are subject to analysis under copyright and fair use law.” While the ad industry goes gaga for generative AI, many publishers have raised red flags about the impact these tools could have on the media ecosystem, notes Marketing Brew.
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BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition Thursday June 22, 2023
The winners of the 2023 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition have been announced. The Grand Prize goes to photographer Corey Arnold for his photo of an American black bear who is making an appearance on the back porch of a retired couple living on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina. The photo comes from Arnold’s “Cities Gone Wild” series, which focuses on wildlife inhabiting urban areas. This is the ninth annual BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, notes The Atlantic.
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