International Photography Awards Thursday June 8, 2023
“Photography is a language that speaks directly from the soul of the photographer to the heart of the viewer, and the powerful, beautiful, creative, and poignant images that were submitted to IPA this year – over 14,000 of them from 120 countries – show us how truly universal this language is.” So notes International Photography Awards founder Hossein Farmani in announcing the winners of this year’s contest. The Editorial Press Photographer of theYear goes to Juan Carlos of Brazil for coverage of the fall of Kabul in 2021.
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PetaPixel Thursday June 8, 2023
Alongside a move to Apple silicon and a big performance bump, Apple’s new Mac Pro has also undergone a dramatic price reduction—at least, notes PetaPixel, when comparing the top-end configurations. The newly announced Mac Pro with M2 Ultra with 24-core CPU, 60-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine starts at $6,999, which is $1,000 more than the Intel-powered 2019 Mac Pro’s base price. But while the new Mac Pro may start at a higher price, its configuration options are relatively cheap compared to what Apple asked of customers with the 2019 Mac Pro’s highly-varied upgrade options, declares PP. The Vergeagrees.
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Wonderful Machine Thursday June 8, 2023
Outdoor/adventure photographer and permanent nomad Aaron Ingrao lives full-time on the road in a van with his girlfriend and two dogs, seeking the best mountain bike trails around the country and able
to support his clients' needs at a moment's notice, just about anywhere. In the late autumn of 2022, he'd set his "Travel Plans" for Denver, which is where the NFL found him. … Read the full Story >>
Mashable Wednesday June 7, 2023
With AI taking over the role of idea generators, the creative process is evolving rapidly, notes MAshable: That’s because, for all their weaknesses, when it comes to the tasks associated with the sometimes brutal work of idea-generation, AI applications have already saved creators from the headache-inducing glare of the dreaded blank page. Generative AI — a type of artificial intelligence that produces content, like ChatGPT and Midjourney — has the potential to revolutionize the creator economy and its two million full-time creators and 46 million amateurs, notes the site.
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