This $800 Real-Life ‘Invisibility Shield’ Makes Multiple People Disappear in Plain Sight

A start-up is selling a real-life "invisibility shield" for $878 that can make multiple people disappear in broad daylight. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-4 13:46

White House: Government Must Ensure AI Doesn’t Affect People’s Rights

Following President Joe Biden's executive order to address artificial intelligence, federal government agencies have until December 1, 2024 to ensure their AI tools "do not endanger the rights and safety of the American people." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-29 20:56

OpenAI Tease More Sora AI Videos That People are Calling ‘Bananas’

OpenAI is continuing to tease its pending AI video generator Sora with yet more text-to-video clips that are capturing people's imagination. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-18 18:24

40% of People Can’t Tell if a Face is AI Generated: Can You?

A study by the University of Waterloo found that 40 percent of people surveyed couldn't distinguish between an AI-generated face and a real face. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-14 14:47

People are Excited for the GlamBOT Camera at The Oscars 2024

The internet is getting excited for the GlamBOT camera at the 96th Academy Awards this weekend -- with the photographer behind the slow-motion videos becoming a star in his own right. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-8 19:43

AI Images of Trump With Black People are Being Circulated by His Supporters

AI-generated images of Donald Trump embracing Black people are being circulated by his supporters online.

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2024-3-4 16:26

People are Returning Apple Vision Pros and Zuckerberg Doesn’t Rate it

The spectacular hype surrounding Apple's Vision Pro mixed-reality headset may have peaked already.

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2024-2-15 14:09

Jamel Shabazz Does Something Most Modern Photographers Don’t

It hit me when being a few feet away from him and hearing his conversations: there will soon be a day that the world loses incredible photographers like Jamel Shabazz. Jamel is part of a breed of photographer that is disappearing -- he's a personable photographer who can speak with people and that puts them before the idea of taking pictures. thephoblographer.com »

2024-2-15 14:00

AiSee is a Discreet Wearable That Tells Blind People What They’re Holding

Developed by researchers at the University of Singapore, AiSee is a discreet wearable that combines a 13-megapixel camera with a bone conductive speaker that is able to identify objects a wearer is holding and is meant to be especially useful for blind grocery shoppers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-9 19:59

All The Wild Things People Are Doing With the Apple Vision Pro Since its Launch

The Apple Vision Pro was released this weekend and it hasn't taken long for people to engage in whacky antics with the mixed-reality headset. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-6 14:45

People Can’t Figure Out How an Influencer Filmed Her Selfie

An influencer filming a selfie in a bathroom mirror has stumped the internet after people couldn't figure out how she was recording the video. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-26 20:42

In One Tiger-Infested Village, AI Trail Cameras are Keeping People Safe

Tiger populations have successfully rebounded across India and Nepal in recent years. Thousands of them now live outside of wildlife preserves, increasingly closer to villages and potentially bringing them into contact with humans. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-9 17:47

Powerful Portraits of People Living in Areas Threatened by Rising Sea Levels

Photographer Nick Brandt is engaged in a series of projects focusing on climate change with his latest installment looking at the rise in sea levels. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-1 20:03

The 25 Shortlisted People’s Choice Photos of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

The Natural History Museum in London has revealed its Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award shortlist, and voting is now open. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-30 18:46

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards Have So Many Good Photos

Not even a month ago, we had the delightful privilege of looking at the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of The Year. Those nineteen pictures, selected among almost fifty thousand entries, are an absolute joy to look at on the screen — I can’t even imagine how much of a pleasure it would be to look at them in print! Luckily, the joy is far from over, and there are further pictures to look at and to vote for. thephoblographer.com »

2023-11-29 03:01

Darren Aronofsky Says it Takes 12 People to Use the 18K Sphere Camera

The music and entertainment arena Sphere opened in September in Las Vegas and the striking venue is the largest spherical building in the world. It features the world's biggest and highest-resolution screens and its content is captured using a state-of-the-art 18K cinema camera. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-21 22:18

Photographer Vanishes on Road Trip to Shoot ‘Forgotten People’ of US

California photographer Chelsea Grimm has vanished while on a cross-country road trip to document "the lost and forgotten people" of the U.S. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-18 16:54

Photographer Shares Brutal Bull Elk Attack, Warns People Not to Get Too Close

A photographer has shared a public service announcement reminding his fellow shooters not to get too close to deer -- especially this time of year. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-4 18:23

People are Watching Pirated Films Like ‘Barbie’ on TikTok

Pirated movies and television shows are reportedly being uploaded straight to TikTok in a sequence of short clips.

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2023-9-21 15:21

Does The World Need Images of Fake A.I. People?

We have all heard the arguments for and against A.I. imagery from the perspective of photographers. By now, most of us realize that these images are not photographs but some sort of graphic design created by artificial intelligence. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-12 21:34

Photographer Captures the Eccentric People of California

A photographer traveled to California to meet some of the weird and wonderful people who call the Golden State home.

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2023-8-25 18:04

Portrait-Friendly Museum in Texas Accused of ‘Ripping People Off’

Seismique is a technology-focused art museum in Houston, Texas and is a trendy spot for local photographers to visit and take pictures, including as the backdrop for portraits. petapixel.com »

2023-6-24 23:43

Fujifilm Instax SQ40 Review: One of the Best

"Hey, do you want a Polaroid?" This short sentence makes several people light up with joy. And though the Fujifilm Instax SQ40 doesn't shoot Polaroid film, the Instax prints it spits out will make people beam all the same. thephoblographer.com »

2023-6-15 05:00

Photographer Won Photo Awards With Other People’s Pictures

A photographer has been awarded multiple prizes in a photo competition for work that was not his own, PetaPixel has exclusively learned. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-15 17:35

Google Photos Can Now ‘Facially’ Recognize People From Behind

Google Photos now has the ability to recognize people even if there is no face visible in the photo.

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2023-6-13 19:10

RIP Photographers? All The Wild Things People Are Doing With Photoshop’s New Generative Fill Tool

Since Adobe Photoshop launched its new artificial intelligence (AI) Generative Fill tool last week, the "photoverse" has been awash with its awesome power. PetaPixel has rounded up some of the most remarkable examples so far. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-1 23:23

Georgia Officials Ask People to Stop Taking Naked Driver’s License Photos

Georgia officials are urging people to stop taking naked selfies for their driver's license and state ID photos.

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2023-5-31 19:27

Pixend Uses Facial Recognition to Send Photos to the Right People Automatically

Pixend is a new startup that claims its facial recognition technology can send photos to the people featured in them automatically, removing the manual step of distributing photos to the right people entirely. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-27 20:53

Heike Odermatt Teaches People to Love Nature Through Photography

PetaPixel saw nature photographer Heike Odermatt's work featured in the "Gallery" section of the most recent issue of Elements Magazine and was instantly struck by Odermatt's featured image of a reflection in a harsh, Arctic landscape. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-10 20:33

Scientists Explain Why People Love to Take Selfies

Scientists have figured out why people like to take selfies -- and it's not necessarily to do with vanity.

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2023-4-29 20:26

Urban Wildlife Photography Teaches People About Their Shy Neighbors

In the latest episodes of Andrew Budziak's "Edge of Frame" series about urban wildlife photography, he continues his trek eastward across Canada, this time making productive stops in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Montreal, Quebec. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-9 23:31

The ‘Gen Z Shake’ is the Telltale Way Young People Film Videos

According to TikTok, there is a telltale sign that reveals the younger age bracket of the person filming a video and it is called the "Gen Z shake." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-24 18:33

People are Paying $17 for Hundreds of AI-Generated Headshots

Social media users have started using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to generate professional headshot photos for their Linkedin profiles. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-23 20:42

Humorous Sketch Imagines if Camera Brands Were People

Every camera brand makes excellent cameras. However, as the popular photography YouTube channel Mango Street shows with its humorous "camera brand support group" video, that doesn't mean photographers can't laugh at themselves and some of the stereotypes surrounding their preferred manufacturer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-17 20:09

Mind-Bending Geometric Art That Forms Photoralistic Portraits of People

An artist spent four years creating geometric art that forms photorealistic portraits when laid on top of each other.

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2023-3-9 18:20

Researchers Use People’s Brain Activity to Generate AI Images

A group of Japanese scientists used people's brain activity to generate images on the artificially intelligent (AI) model Stable Diffusion. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-7 21:37

Moving Photos Capture People’s Final Moments with Their Pets

A photographer has set up a nonprofit which offers free end-of-life photo shoots for pet owners.

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2023-3-4 21:18

Nice job from Sony: Today they announce a special laser retinal projection technology kit so that people with amblyopia can see the HX99 compact camera images

Sony has announced the digital camera “DSC-HX99 RNV kit” that uses laser retinal projection technology that makes it easy for people with low vision (amblyopia) to see images on conventional viewfinders and monitors. sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-2-23 12:34

Tile to Fine Users $1M for Tracking People Without Their Permission

Tile, the maker of Bluetooth tracking devices similar to Apple AirTags, has announced a new Anti-Theft Mode designed to make Tire-enabled devices more difficult to steal and easier to recover in the event of theft. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-17 23:07

Ukraine War Photographer: ‘People Don’t Believe the Pictures are Real’

A Getty Images photographer working in Ukraine says he is "infuriated" when people don't believe his photos are real.

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2023-2-15 19:30

Not Even Qualcomm Thinks People Are Going to Buy Smartphones Right Now

Even Qualcomm, the company that makes the near-ubiquitous Snapdragon brand of smartphone chips, doesn't think many people are going to be buying smartphones -- at least not in the first half of 2023. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-4 19:34

Photographer Gives 3,000 Free Funeral Portraits To Elderly People

A photographer has given free funeral portraits to nearly 3,000 elderly people in China's rural areas.

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2022-12-29 23:15

Santa Paraglides Through the Sky Throwing Cameras at People Below

A flying Santa has been throwing cameras to people from the sky. But instead of using a sleigh, he's paragliding.

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2022-12-23 19:27

Deepfake Faces Could Protect People’s Privacy in Social Media Photos

Social media users could use artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfakes faces to hide their identity in other people's photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-7 21:42

Victorian-Era People Who Never Existed: These Portraits Were AI-Generated

An artist used the latest version of AI image generator Midjourney to create these ultra photorealistic images of people in the 19th century. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-2 21:48

The 25 People’s Choice Finalists of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022

The Natural History Museum has selected the top 25 photos that will be voted on by the public to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2022. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-1 03:00

Real-Life ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Stops AI Cameras From Recognizing People

Scientists have developed a real-life "invisibility cloak" that tricks artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and stops them from recognizing people. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-22 17:26

Photography Tips for Landscapes with People in Them

This is my jam: I love photographing people in nature. Give me a stunning landscape combined with a person enjoying the place and I’m camera happy. That’s why today I’m sharing some photography tips for landscapes with people in them. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-22 19:00

President Biden Uses BeReal to Encourage People to Get Vaccines

President Joe Biden used photo-sharing app, BeReal to encourage people to get their annual vaccines in before flu and covid season. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-27 19:31

An AI Created 100,000 Full-Body Photos of People Who Don’t Exist

Up until now, AI portraits of people who don't exist have just been headshots. But now, a company has created 100,000 fake humans that have bodies too. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-25 20:06