There is a starkness in Chris Killip's photographs of the Northeast of England and Ireland between 1975 and 1986. And a kind of visual grace. He famously captured the struggle of life in fishing communities on the North Yorkshire coast and the fury of the 1984 miners' strike, documenting the divisions that defined England in the late 20th century. His images, as editor, curator, … Read the full Story >>
Paul Natonabah, whose photographs documented more than four decades of Navaho history for the Navajo Times, died on Saturday, July 25, reports the newspaper. He was age 83. Natonabah1became one of the publication’s most recognizable staff members through assignments that took him from government hearings and breaking news to basketball gyms, football fields, rodeo arenas and chapter communities. In 1989 he photographed Native American rights activist Russell Means attempting to make a citizen’s arrest of Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Area Director James Stevens. Read the full Story >>
Photographer Lauren Maccabee went out looking for female falconers and found two In Dorset, UK, who, she tells It’s Nice That, are “subverting this traditionally male practice.” Two sisters, Connie and Elsie, had been learning the art of falconry from a very young age, taught by their father, himself an experienced falconer. The three of them work for the welfare of the birds they keep, primarily housing rescues, breeding critically endangered species, and participating in projects to re-release birds into the wild. Read the full Story >>
YouTube further is again trying to crack down on AI slop by clarifying its policies around how content on its platform can be monetized, notes TechCrunch. To discourage creators from using AI and other tools to make low-quality content, YouTube’s policy now explains that there are three types of videos under the broader category of “inauthentic content” that cannot be monetized. The new policies are meant to more specifically spell out when AI’s use in content creation is allowed or is not permitted for videos being monetized through its YouTube Partner Program. Read the full Story >>
