THE VERGE Wednesday August 28, 2024
Instagram lets you show off your work, but for many photographers—those looking for feedback and suggestions from other photographers — it may not be enough. The Verge spotlights eight sites that offer amateur and professional photographers a space to showcase their images, solicit comments, have discussions, and possibly even sell some work. Among them: Pixelfed; Flickr; VSCO; DeviantArt; Glass; Vero; and Instagram, because how could it not be on the list?
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Creative Boom Wednesday August 28, 2024
If you enjoyed watching cycling at this summer’s Olympics, you’ll be intrigued by cycling photographer Kristof Ramon’s new book, which, notes Creative Boom, “offers a visceral glimpse into the heart of this punishing sport.” The punishment is hinted at in the book’s title, The Art of Suffering: Capturing the Brutal Beauty of Road Cycling. Ramon (aka Kramon), who began his career as a filmmaker but for the last 14 years has focused exclusively on cycling, has a particular ability to capture both spectacular accidents and “quiet moments of agony,” adds CB.
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VentureBeat Wednesday August 28, 2024
Amid intensifying competition in the AI image generation space, Midjourney has unveiled an updated version of its website with a new editor interface that unifies various existing features such as inpainting (repainting parts of an image with new AI generated visuals using text prompts) and outpaining (stretching the boundaries of the image in different directions and filling the new space with new AI visuals). The new web editor also features a new virtual “brush”-like tool for inpainting, replacing the previous square selector and lasso tools, allowing for more precision, notes VentureBeat.
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Creative Review Wednesday August 28, 2024
The Palm photo prize, a biennial exhibition from London’s Palm Studio that supports and showcases a new wave of image-makers, has announced its 2024 winners, notes Creative Review. Top prize goes to New York-based photographer and filmmaker Lindsay Perryman, whose practice, notes Creative Review, revolves around exploring one’s sense of self through themes such as identity, representation and Africa American queer experiences. The exhibition opens on Sept. 5 at the 10-14 Gallery in London, adds The Guardian.
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