Kirsten Bethmann started photographing families in 2005. She was living in the Outer Banks, in North Carolina, and found the era's default aesthetic--"families standing stiffly in sand dunes"--in need of inspiration. In her first year, she had a dozen customers. Twenty years later, her services are in such high demand that some people fly her out of the state, even out of the country, … Read the full Story >>
“Over the years I have seen a decrease for the interest of landscape photography,” notes YouTuber Mads Peter Iversen in a new video. For the video, Iversen looked at Google Trends and the search-related traffic around landscape photography, wildlife photography, and street photography to see what search volume has been over a long period of time, explains Fstoppers. Based on website searches, there does appear to be a slow decline in landscape photography-related searches, notes Iversen. Read the full Story >>
With a background in psychology, Munich, Germany-based artist Elizaveta Porodina uses photography as a medium for exploring the subconscious mind, notes Hyperallergic, and her 2024-25 collaboration with New York City Ballet is an example of her boundary-pushing work: Porodina’s work will be on view at three special New York City Ballet Art Series performances on January 24, 31, and February 8. The evenings will include a ballet performance, viewing of the installation and a post-performance after party. Read the full Story >>
Last in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included in — or excluded from — its AI training data. But seven months later this feature has yet to see the light of day, notes TechCrunch. Called Media Manager, the tool would “identify copyrighted text, images, audio, and video,” OpenAI said at the time, to reflect creators’ preferences “across multiple sources.” It was intended to stave off some of the company’s fiercest critics, and potentially shield OpenAI from IP-related legal challenges. Read the full Story >>
