PetaPixel Tuesday September 9, 2025
How many photographers are men? What are the most common types of professional photography? How old are pro photographers? How many make over $300,000 a year? You can find answers to these questions and more in the new State of the Photo Industry Survey 2024, notes PetaPixel, The report was conducted by Professor Heather Morton, who works in the Photography program at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada, with support from Rob Haggart of PhotoFolio.com and thephotographersunion.com. Get it here.
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SFGate Tuesday September 9, 2025
In the early 1960s, Stanford University launched an effort to shed its reputation as a “rich, sleepy school with rich, sleepy students.” For its promotional materials, the school went to a prominent local artist, Ansel Adams, who at the time was still a for-hire photographer trying to make a living in the Bay Area. His work for Stanford later fell into deep obscurity, becoming all but never-before-seen images by the general public. Now the images have been rediscovered by SF Gate, which notes that they show the master’s diverse skills as a photographer.
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Politico Tuesday September 9, 2025
An activist has started using artificial intelligence to identify Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents beneath their masks — a use of the technology sparking new political concerns over AI-powered surveillance, notes Politico. Dominick Skinner, a Netherlands-based immigration activist, estimates he and a group of volunteers have publicly identified at least 20 ICE officials recorded wearing masks during arrests. He told Politico his experts are “able to reveal a face using AI, if they have 35 percent or more of the face visible.”
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David Schonauer Tuesday September 9, 2025
A number of YouTube users have noticed something strange about their videos: "I was like 'man, my hair looks strange," YouTuber Rick Beato told the BBC recently. "And the closer I looked it almost
seemed like I was wearing makeup." It wasn't just his imagination: The BBC reports that YouTube has secretly used artificial intelligence to tweak people's videos without letting them know or … Read the full Story >>
