PetaPixel Tuesday September 5, 2023
The International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards, hosted by Unleashed Pet Photography Education, has attracted criticism because of its rules that allow judges to enter and win prizes. PetaPixel received an email from a reader that described concerning aspects of the contest rules stipulating that judges were not only eligible to enter but also could win prizes and the “International Pet Photographer of the Year” title. The competition is set to reveal its winners in Sept.
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David Schonauer Tuesday September 5, 2023
Daido Moriyama is widely considered to be Japan's most influential photographer. Since his arrival in Tokyo in 1961, he has stood at the epicenter of an arts scene that upended the status quo and has
continuously evolved through reinvention. Now nearly 85, he is everywhere again. An exhibition in France this summer revisited his legendary 1970s Tokyo studio, and a a major exhibition at … Read the full Story >>
Fstoppers Friday September 1, 2023
AI is changing every industry, including, of course, photography. And while you may have some existential fears about what services like Midjourney portend for art, there is an upside, notes Robert K Baggs at Fstoppers: Photographers have an edge when it comes to image-generating AI. Most people do not use text-to-image AI particularly well, “just typing basic prompts and hoping to get lucky,” notes Baggs. “You can improve this with various parameters, but where photographers and videographers have the advantage is using our expertise in the prompt.”
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AnOther Friday September 1, 2023
“The beach is the place where all of the self-consciousness of everyday life is let go. There is a physical display without inhibition and an intimacy that people would not allow in any other public place. Whether it’s Rio, Jamaica, Chicago, Los Angeles or New York City, public beaches are remarkably democratic.” So notes photographer Charles Traub. AnOther calls his new book Remembrances of Summers’ Past (Interlocutor Press), “a glorious celebration of the freedom that can only be found while frolicking half-naked along the water’s edge.”
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