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Trevin Corsiglia Thursday July 3, 2025
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Walt Whitman collected an "abundance of photographs" of himself. And like many people today who snap and post thousands of selfies, the poet, who lived during the
birth of commercial photography, used portraits to craft a version of the self that wasn't necessarily grounded in reality, notes scholar Trevin Corsiglia. As one expert has noted, no other writer at … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Wednesday July 2, 2025
Senate Republicans squeaked their sweeping tax and health policy bill over the finish line on Tuesday by a narrow margin. But in a 99-1 vote, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to strike an amendment to the Republican economic policy package that would have imposed a decade-long moratorium on attempts to regulate A.I. by the states. The vote “dealt a major blow to the tech industry on the verge of a policy victory,” notes The New York Times. All 50 states have introduced bills in the past year tied to regulating artificial intelligence.
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Wellcome Photography Prize Wednesday July 2, 2025
The Wellcome Photography Prize competition celebrating visual storytelling focused on global health, science, and human experience has announced the 25 finalists in its 2025 competition. This year’s entries were selected from a group of finalists representing 18 countries, with stories ranging from microscopic discoveries to deeply personal portraits, notes Feature Shoot, The finalists receive £1,000 ($1,360), with three category winners receiving £10,000 ($13,600). The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on July 16.,
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Capture Wednesday July 2, 2025
The answer to the above question, declares Capture magazine, is yes. Introduced in May, Veo 3 is “already sending ripples through creative industries,” notes Capture, explaining that Veo 3 is built atop the “vast and endless” content of YouTube videos and long established Google Images, giving it “an unparalleled education in visual language, narrative structure, cinematic styles, human movement, emotion, and environmental aesthetics.” Previously available only through Google Gemin, Veo 3 is now a full part of the image-generation platform Leonardo AI, “so it is more accessible than ever to creators all around the globe,” notes DIY Photography.
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