PetaPixel Wednesday October 9, 2024
In 2023, photographer Robert Kneschke discovered what he called “heaps” of his photos in a LAION image repository used by major tech companies to train AI image generators. Kneschke requested his photos be removed from the dataset. but LAION denied holding copies of his photos. The dispute ended up in a German court, which has now ruled against the photographer. The ruling noted that LAION benefited from the exception of copyright infringement under Section 60(d) of Germany copyright law. The case could have wide implications, notes PetaPixel.
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Wonderful Machine Wednesday October 9, 2024
In 2023, Houston-based documentary photographer Mark Felix was selected to participate in the New York Portfolio Review, where he met with New York Times Climate Photo Editor Matt McCann. Heading
into the review, Felix recalled some advice he'd received from a previous editor who'd encouraged him to dream big and pitch the projects he'd most like to work on. So when he met with … Read the full Story >>
Harper's Bazaar Tuesday October 8, 2024
Recovering from her recent battle with cancer, Catherine, Princess of Wales has made headlines after meeting with a teenage photographer at Windsor Castle. A photo of the two embracing and one of Kate, Prince William, the young photographer and her family were shared on the royal couple’s X (formerly Twitter) account, notes Harper’s Bazaar. In January, the teen, named Liz, was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumor, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, and was given between six months and three years to live, notes People. She was invited by William to photograph an investiture ceremony as part of her "photography bucket list.”
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Design Boom Tuesday October 8, 2024
The Brutalist architecture in that emerged in Japan following World War II marked a significant break from Japan’s traditional design principles, blending global Brutalist influences with distinctly Japanese elements that reflect the country’s culture and history. In his new book Brutalist Japan, Okinawa-based photographer Paul Tulett reveals the raw beauty of this architecture, notes Design Boom, adding that his work “highlights the paradoxes within Brutalist architecture: the ruggedness of raw concrete alongside refined design.”
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