The New York Times Friday July 21, 2023
Paper Magazine made its debut in June 1984 and with its mix of bubbly enthusiasm and Gen-X skepticism went on to become the scrappy kid sibling to the Village Voice and Interview magazine, notes The New York Times, which looks back at the history of the publication. “There was downtown and there was uptown. One never went uptown — maybe to the Met. And Paper was the first to kind of start mixing that up,” notes photographer Todd Eberle. Now Paper has a new owner and an uncertain future, adds The Times.
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ARTnews Friday July 21, 2023
“Since July 3, the scorching streets of Arles, in the south of France, have been teeming with pedestrians eager to discover the 54th edition of Les Rencontres d’Arles, the go-to photography festival in France, if not all of Europe.” So notes Art News, which spotlights top exhibitions from this year’s festival. “Gregory Crewdson’s latest black-and-white series or a 450-image tribute to Diane Arbus might be a great place to start, but Les Rencontres is not solely about featuring giants of photography,” adds AN.
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PetaPixel Friday July 21, 2023
Shutterstock launched its Contributor Fund to give back to photographers and artists whose work has been used to train generative AI tools — including the AI image generator the company is currently promoting. But how much does it pay? A recent analysis from stock photographer Robert Kneschke reveals that Shutterstock may have paid out $4.24 million in May, reports PetaPixel. A survey found that the average revenue from the fund was $0.0078 per image, and the median was $0.0069 per image. Read the full Story >>
The Atlantic Friday July 21, 2023
This summer’s intense heatwaves are bringing wildfires to areas including the countryside near Athen’s, Greece, notes The Atlantic’s In Focus blog, which has a portfolio from news service photographers. Among them: Valerie Gache (AFP / Getty); Spyros Bakalis (AFP / Getty); Giorgos Moutafis (Reuters); and Stelios Misinas (Reuters). Thousands of people have been forced to flee settlements and seaside resorts as fire crews fight multiple blazes roaring across dry hillsides, adds The Atlantic.
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