npr Tuesday July 8, 2025
Early Friday morning, heavy rainfall in central Texas set off flash floods, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in less than an hour and reportedly killing at least 89 people—including many girls at a summer camp, notes The Atlantic, which features news service images of the disaster from photographers Jim Vondruska (Getty); Ronaldo Schemidt (AFP / Getty); and others. NPR features a timelapse video made by Robert Ivey showing the Llano River swelling with floodwater in Llano County as heavy rain hit the state's Hill Country area.
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PetaPixel Tuesday July 8, 2025
Tamron has published a new report saying it has the largest market share of all third-party lens manufacturers. The company says its sales increased 16 percent year-over-year to around 7.5 billion yen ($51.76 million). Tamron’s robust performance comes not only from sales of its own branded lenses but also the lenses it makes for OEM manufacturers, notes PetaPixel. According to the report, Tamron’s total lens sales include approximately 55% of its own and 45% of OEM lenses for other companies.
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W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Tuesday July 8, 2025
The W. Eugene Smith Fund is now accepting applications for its 46th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography. This year a single photographer will be awarded a grant of $30,000 to pursue a documentary project. Two additional $10,000 grants will be awarded as Snith Grant Finalists. The Smith Fund will also provide $67,500 in grants and fellowships and more than $8,000 in entry fee waivers to underrepresented photographers around the world. Applicstions for the Smith Funds 8th annual Student Grant are also being accepted. Deadline: Oct. 7.
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MacRumors Tuesday July 8, 2025
Apple has updated Pixelmator Pro, the drawing and photo-editing app it acquired last year. The new version of Pixelmator Pro incorporates Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Image Playground, notes MacRumors. Pixelmator Pro 3.7’s improvements are mainly focused on integrating existing Apple technology into the app, adds PetaPixel: With the addition of Apple Intelligence to Pixelmator Pro, users can now generate images using Apple’s Image Playground technology or utilize Apple’s Writing Tools to proofread or rewrite any text in existing designs.
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