The New York Times Wednesday October 25, 2023
In the 20th century, Americans saw war through the eyes of professional photojournalists and camera operators, but today, writes New York Times critic-at-large Jason Farago,” it is those doing the fighting or those caught up in it who produce its fastest-moving images, as soldiers and civilians alike film conflicts and distribute their acts of witness or advocacy.” Their images don’t just document the story — they shape it, notes The Times. “On our small screens we are now closer to war than ever before. We are farther than ever from making sense of it,” writes Farago.
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HYPERALLERGIC Wednesday October 25, 2023
As we noted recently, pet photography is a growing professional sector. Now a new exhibition at Fotografiska in New York puts pet photography in the context of art. The exhibition, “Best in Show: Pets in Contemporary Photography,” is “a celebration of our unbreakable bond with our domesticated fuzzy, feathery, and scaly friends that perforates humanity’s delineation from the natural world,” notes Hyperallergic. The show features 25 artists, from William Wegman's Weimaraners to Thai photographer Visarute Angkatavanich’s fish photography.
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Deadline Wednesday October 25, 2023
Four U.S. senators have announced a draft bill aimed at protecting actors, singers and others from having their voice and likeness generated by artificial intelligence, notes Deadline. The bipartisan bill, called the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act, or NO FAKES Act, would hold people, companies and platforms liable for producing or hosting such digital replicas. Sponsored by Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), the draft bill comes after recent unauthorized deepfakes of Tom Hanks and Drake made news, notes the LA Times.
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Getty Images Wednesday October 25, 2023
Just in time for Halloween, Getty Images is partnering with engagement platform Candy Digital to introduce its latest collection, “Ghost in the Machine.” The initiative, notes Getty, allows collectors to “purchase historic physical-digital artworks for the first time, explore contemporary photography, and mint a free digital artwork inspired by paranormal activity.” Getty and Candy Digital have partnered on other collections in the past, notes NFT Now. The images showcase the techniques early photographers used to conjure invisible realms, adds Getty.
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