Canadian Authority Demands Fee From Photographers to Shoot on Public Land
A photographer says she will likely boycott a Canadian township after local authorities demanded a $90 fee for photo shoots in public spaces. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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A photographer says she will likely boycott a Canadian township after local authorities demanded a $90 fee for photo shoots in public spaces. [Read More] petapixel.com »
An organization committed to exposing climate failures at large companies has called out Canon again, citing the camera company's lack of public targets concerning the use of renewable energy and emissions reductions. [Read More] petapixel.com »
New York City is taking a strong stance against social media and becomes the first city in the United States to designate it as a "public health hazard" and using imagery that compares it to smoking. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A photographer who was integral to documenting Washington State will have his vast archive preserved and made available to the public thanks to a $25,000 grant. [Read More] petapixel.com »
According to new research, selfie-related deaths constitute a new public health risk -- with the most common deaths coming about from people falling off cliffs and waterfalls while taking a photo. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A Ukrainian government app that lets citizen upload their taxes and renew their passport is also being used to upload videos of Russian troops. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland has become the latest U.S. school district to sue Meta and TikTok for allegedly contributing to the mental health crisis among young people in recent months. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The public school district in Seattle has filed a lawsuit against the companies behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat, accusing them of harming young people’s mental health. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Dries Depoorter has created an artificial intelligence (AI) software that searches public camera feeds against Instagram posts to find the moment that a photo was taken. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The photographer who took the last ever photo of Queen Elizabeth II says she was "frail" but "smiley" during the late monarch's final media engagement. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Former Chief White House photographer Pete Souza says he is being threatened with legal action over the use of his own photo that he took of Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Instagram has announced that starting now and rolling out over the next few weeks, anyone will be able to "remix" any public photos on the app and turn them into Reels. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A mysterious image of a strange unidentified creature taken outside of Amarillo Zoo in Texas has left city officials and internet users baffled. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Karel Chladek captures ethereal nightclub photographs for his project "Public Intimacy," which is a testament to love and desire. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A Congressional panel will be convened next Tuesday to investigate reports of military sightings of UFOs by United States Navy personnel that includes dramatic video footage. petapixel.com »
In April 2021, I wrote an article that tackled the topic of creating photographs of women breastfeeding in public. I asked a simple question: "In the world of street photography ethics, is it okay to photograph a woman breastfeeding?" My conclusion was, although I wouldn't, if it's happening in a public space and the intentions are pure, then it has to be fair game. thephoblographer.com »
Twitter has announced a ban on nearly all pictures and videos containing people who haven't given permission for that media to be posted. The new rule is an extension of the company’s privacy protection policy and is intended to uphold the human rights of its users and was put in place just a day after former CEO, Jack Dorsey, stepped down and announced Parag Agrawal, who joined Twitter in 2011 as an engineer and previously held the title as Chief Technology Officer, as his successor. dpreview.com »
Photographing public festivals is one of my favorite things to do. Whenever I travel, I like to connect with someone local and follow them to their county's traditional celebration. I have had the pleasure of attending well-known public festivals, and the honor of photographing some less know events. thephoblographer.com »
British conceptual artist Gillian Wearing has created a bronze statue honoring the late photographer Diane Arbus. The statue is presented by Public Art Fund and will be in Doris C. Freedman Plaza in Central Park in New York City until August 14, 2022. dpreview.com »
After over half a century as a privately-held business, the Swedish lighting company Profoto went public today, listing its shares on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange. As a public company, Profoto is now required to publicly disclose its financial performance for the first time. petapixel.com »
Bored Panda collected the best of the best ways people stand in public as posted on the People Standing Instagram. And, oh boy, do people have some weird ways to stand. The post This Instagram Page Is Dedicated To Sharing The Ridiculous Ways People Were Caught Standing In Public, And Here Are 42 Of The Best Stances first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Bored Panda collected the best of the best ways people stand in public as posted on the People Standing Instagram. And, oh boy, do people have some weird ways to stand. The post This Instagram Page Is Solely Dedicated To People Standing Weirdly In Public, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Pics first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Twitter has launched a new program called Birdwatch that puts the power to fight misinformation in the hands of the public. The goal is to have crowdsourced fact-checking that can help identify fake or misleading Tweet content, including photos. petapixel.com »
A couple of months ago, we had the contest's overall winners, and now the public is invited to have its say in the Natural History Museum's competition by voting for the winner of the People's Choice Award The post 25 Pics From The 'Wildlife Photographer Of The Year' Contest That The Public Loved Most first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
As more people gain access to the tools to manipulate images – and as those tools become more accessible – a new study says that the public’s trust in the photos they see online has been significantly harmed. petapixel.com »
A couple of months ago, automotive photographer Jack Schroeder and model Britni Sumida filed a lawsuit against car maker Volvo, accusing them of “willful and wanton” copyright infringement. petapixel.com »
Instagram just released a bombshell statement about copyright infringement. In response to recent developments in a lawsuit between a pro photographer and Newsweek, the photo sharing site told Ars Technica that it does NOT grant a sub-license to anyone who uses their “embed” feature to share a public photo. The statement is more important than […] petapixel.com »
An appeals court has ruled that a 40-year-old man who followed women around with a camera to shoot creepy images of them did not commit any crime because the photography was done in public places. The New York Times reports that three women accused 40-year-old David Eric Lambert of following them around large stores (a […] petapixel.com »
Thank you to everyone who read the recent article about my short animations, and to all of the people who reached out to ask me for a tutorial. Since so many people were curious, I decided to put together a tutorial where I take you along for the ride while I create one of the […] petapixel.com »
While stuck inside during lockdown, Hungarian photographer Milan Radisics has embarked on a different kind of photo project. Since he can’t go out and shoot, he’s decided to capture Italy’s deserted cities from afar, using public webcams instead of his own camera, and the PrtScn key instead of a shutter button. He’s calling the project […] petapixel.com »
While stuck inside during lockdown, Hungarian photographer Milan Radisics has embarked on a different kind of photo project. Since he can’t go out and shoot, he’s decided to capture Italy’s deserted cities from afar, using public webcams instead of his own camera, and the PrtScn key instead of a shutter button. He’s calling the project […] petapixel.com »
The Smithsonian just made a public domain contribution that it’s calling “unprecedented in both depth and breadth. ” In one fell swoop, the institution is adding over 2. 8 million images to an online platform called Open Access, where you can browse and download images for free. petapixel.com »
Commercial photography seems so glamorous and it certainly can be. But I’ve found that a few things were really bothering me over the last several years. Don’t get me wrong: I’m always crazy honored when any client anywhere chooses to hire me to photograph something for them. I realize that a client has hundreds if […] petapixel.com »
Adobe accidentally exposed private details of over 7 million Creative Cloud accounts to the public, putting those members at risk of targeted phishing scams. The issue was first reported by Comparitech, which discovered (in partnership with security researcher Bob Diachenko) that the account details were exposed in a database that could be accessed by anyone […] petapixel.com »
A cosplay photo shoot held on the public Seacliff State Beach in Monterey Bay, California prompted a warning from the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office. According to local news station KRON4, the photo shoot involved a very large replica rifle that, based on footage shared by the news agency, didn’t feature any sort of markers to indicate that it was fake. dpreview.com »
'Space to Roam' is a project inspired by Andrew Studer's admiration for the incredibly dynamic and unique landscapes in the American Southwest. His intention with this project was not to necessarily focus on the astronaut, but rather to showcase the otherworldly scenery found in Southwestern America’s public lands in hopes of protecting them. boredpanda.com »
CixxFive Concepts, a digital marketing company based in Dallas, Texas, has filed a class action lawsuit against Getty Images over its alleged licensing of public domain images. The complaint, which was first reported by TechDirt, accuses Getty of violating RICO and the Washington Consumer Protection Act, among 'other claims. dpreview.com »
A view of the 'Saved' post section of the iOS Instagram app, also known as 'Collections. ' Two years ago, Instagram released a feature called Collections that enables users to privately group posts together for organized safekeeping. dpreview.com »
In 2011, Japanese photographer Tomiyasu Hayahisa began pointing his camera at a ping pong table found in a public athletic field in view of his dorm room in Leipzig, Germany. As the seasons passed, Hayahisa ended up capturing a diverse set of photos showing the table being used by all kinds of people for all […] petapixel.com »
We‘re used to the popular opinion that clothes are often designed to make people stand out from the crowd. Not in this case though. English photographer Joseph Ford, who is currently based between London and Paris, collaborated with his knitter friend Nina Dodd and created a project that does the exact opposite – it makes you disappear in your surroundings. boredpanda.com »
Here’s a tip for the digital age: if you’re commissioned with $15,000 to create a public art installation in a large city, don’t steal photos from the Internet and pretend they’re your own. petapixel.com »
Public spaces are hotbeds of ideas and stories for street and documentary photographers because of the myriad of scenes they carry. In a project that is part documentary and part modern fairy tale, Moscow-based Frank Herfort explores the idea of Russia's public spaces as multi-layered locations with narratives that are open to the interpretation. thephoblographer.com »
«Íå îáíàæàòüñÿ ïóáëè÷íî» – Ïî ñîñòîÿíèþ íà 2015 ãîä â ïÿòè øòàòàõ ÑØÀ (Íüþ-Éîðêå, Ìýíå, íà Ãàâàéÿõ, â Îãàéî è Òåõàñå) áûëè ïðèíÿòû çàêîíû, ïðÿìî ðàçðåøàþùèå è æåíùèíàì íàõîäèòüñÿ òîïëåñ â òåõ îáùåñòâåííûõ ìåñòàõ, ãäå ýòî ïî çàêîíó ðàçðåøåíî ìóæ÷èíàì. cameralabs.org »
The Hasselblad Masters Awards 2018 is now open to the public vote until the end of October 2017 on the company's website. This year’s competition was bigger than ever with 11 categories, including the brand new ‘Aerial’ sector that pays tribute to Hasselblad’s history of aerial photography. photographyblog.com »
A Swiss photographer has been stripped of two awards after it was revealed that she had submitted a Thai photographer’s public domain photos as her own to win the contests and earn $3,100. Khaosod English reports that photographer Madeleine Josephine Fierz had won 1st prize in the Moscow International Foto Awards and 2nd prize in […] petapixel.com »
LA instituted a blanket ban on photography in Pershing Square during the Downtown Stage summer concerts, but the NPPA, ACLU, and others say the ban is unconstitutional. Photo: Visitor7 A photography ban that is being 'strictly enforced' in a Los Angeles public park during a series free concerts has been branded ‘unconstitutional’ by city and national media and public liberties groups. dpreview.com »
The city of Los Angeles is banning photography at free concerts in a public park, and photographers aren’t happy about it. Several prominent photographer, journalist, and civil rights organizations have joined forces in writing a letter that protests the policy. petapixel.com »
I created an image set of Vilnius public transport using my drone during evenings and nights. I visited a local public transport park and took a lot of random images. Sometimes I had to be careful and not to get too low because of electric wires (and those are not that easily seen on a controller screen). boredpanda.com »
Today Macphun released a free public beta of Luminar for Windows you can download here. The final version is expected to be released this autumn! Press text: Macphun makes free public beta of Luminar for Windows available for download Macphun debuts its first-ever software for the PC, heralding a new era of cross-platform solutions for […] The post Macphun makes free public beta of Luminar for Windows available for download appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
Following in the footsteps of the US's First, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, judges for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals have unanimously ruled that individuals have a First Amendment right to photograph and video record police officers in public. dpreview.com »