The New York Times Wednesday January 17, 2024
The A.I. industry this year is set to be defined by one main characteristic in the year ahead, notes The New York Times: a remarkably rapid improvement of the technology as advancements build upon one another, enabling A.I. to generate new kinds of media, mimic human reasoning in new ways and seep into the physical world through a new breed of robot. In the coming months, A.I.-powered image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney will instantly deliver videos as well as still images. And they will gradually merge with chatbots like ChatGPT.
Read the full Story >>
Fahey/Klein Gallery Wednesday January 17, 2024
Throughout six decades, the late Douglas Kirkland photographed some of the most legendary personalities in Hollywood, including Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Charlie Chaplin, often revealing the human side behind the celebrity facade. His ability to establish a genuine connection with his subjects defined his portraiture, notes Los Angeles’s Fahey/Klein Gallery, which presents the exhibition “Douglas Kirkland: A Life In Pictures”—a retrospective including images from throughout Kirkland's remarkable career.
Read the full Story >>
CNN Wednesday January 17, 2024
“Since the explosion I feel like a glass of water that overflows constantly,” wrote Lebanese photographer Myriam Boulos on August 20, 2020, after a blast created by the ignition of large amounts of seized ammonium nitrate destroyed a large part of the port of Beirut, leaving more than 200 people dead. In her debut book, What’s Ours, Boulos traces turmoil in Lebanon from 2013 to 2023, as corruption, an economic crisis and conflicts over women’s rights pitched the population against its government, notes CNN.
Read the full Story >>
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT Wednesday January 17, 2024
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers has called on World Press Photo to exclude Russian photographer Maria Gelman from the jury of its 2024 contest, notes The Kyiv Independent. “The UAPP considers the participation of Gelman as irrational, and it could also influence the objectivity of the decision-making process during the evaluation of the works,” the Ukrainian association wrote in its official statement. World Press Photo notes at its website that Gelman was a member of VII Photo Agency who has won several awards, including the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
Read the full Story >>
