Category: Ethics
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This Technology Makes Cameramen Disappear During Live Sports Games | PetaPixel
This Technology Makes Cameramen Disappear During Live Sports Games You’re trying to watch the game and a photographer keeps getting in the shot. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/07/11/this-technology-makes-cameramen-disappear-during-live-sports-games/ The scientists say that when a camera operator appears on screen, it “detracts from critical game moments” and could lead to “revenue losses for broadcasters because of viewer dissatisfaction.”…
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Photojournalists Sign Open Letter Urging Meta Not to Use Their Photos for AI Training | PetaPixel
Photojournalists Sign Open Letter Urging Meta Not to Use Their Photos for AI Training Read the letter here. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/06/13/photojournalists-sign-open-letter-urging-meta-not-to-use-their-photos-for-ai-training/ The letter was organized by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Daniel Etter and signed by dozens of photographers, journalists, and curators. https://petapixel.com/2024/06/13/photojournalists-sign-open-letter-urging-meta-not-to-use-their-photos-for-ai-training/
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The Rise and Fall of BNN Breaking, an AI-Generated News Outlet – The New York Times
It Looked Like a Reliable News Site. It Was an A.I. Chop Shop. BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was full of error-ridden content. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/technology/bnn-breaking-ai-generated-news.html During the two years that BNN was active, it had the veneer of a legitimate news…
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Pictures of the Year Sparks Controversy, Awards ‘Disgusting’ War Photo Top Prize | PetaPixel
Pictures of the Year Sparks Controversy, Awards ‘Disgusting’ War Photo Top Prize Should gruesome war photos win awards? via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/03/30/pictures-of-the-year-sparks-controversy-awards-disgusting-war-photo-top-prize/ One person who is not bothered by the winning photo is Shani Louk’s father, Nissim. He told Ynet News that it’s good that the image of his deceased daughter won the prize because it…
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The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess | WIRED
The Kate Middleton Photo Controversy Is an Inexplicable Mess Apparent manipulations to an official image of the Princess of Wales led wire services to issue a “kill notification” on the photo. via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/kate-middleton-photo-manipulation-conspiracy-theories/ “At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated this image,” wrote the AP in a so-called kill notification. AFP…
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Episode 35: A. D. Coleman (Historical Photography)
Episode 35: A. D. Coleman (Historical Photography) A. D. Coleman and the Robert Capa D-Day Project exploring the history, legacy and questions about the photographs of Robert Capa at Normandy in 1944. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/02/08/episode-35-a-d-coleman-historical-photography/ Today we chat with A. D. Coleman, photography…
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Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers | PetaPixel
Court Docs Reveal Midjourney Wanted to Copy the Style of These Photographers The lawsuit against Midjourney is not done yet. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2024/01/03/court-docs-reveal-midjourney-wanted-to-copy-the-style-of-these-photographers/ The huge list includes thousands of artists’ names; among them are scores of photographers — both living and dead — whose styles Midjourney apparently wanted to copy so that users of its…
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Was Ray a Laugh? | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Was Ray a Laugh? via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/was-ray-a-laugh/ Even as a camera gives you considerable power — you literally get to shape how other people will be seen, it is very difficult for many photographers to be mindful of it, in particular when being confronted with the power a father figure seems to exert…
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The Value of Trust in Photography – Kaptur
The Value of Trust in Photography – Kaptur How much are we willing to pay to know that the source of our imagery is trustworthy? What is the value of trust in photography? via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/the-value-of-trust-in-photography/ This drives us to the core issue: what is that trust’s value? Does a photograph that contains that certificate…
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The Dead Children We Must See | The New Yorker
The Dead Children We Must See It’s time for Americans to rethink their squeamishness about releasing the photos of the youngest victims of mass violence. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dead-children-we-must-see In a series of three essays published in 1991, the philosopher Jean Baudrillard argued that the Gulf War, which ended up with more than a…
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Adobe Stock Changes Policy on AI Images Depciting Real Events | PetaPixel
Adobe Stock Changes Policy on AI Images Depciting Real Events Adobe says it has listened to concerned community members. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/27/adobe-stock-changes-policy-on-ai-images-depciting-real-events/ The rise of AI imagery is of real concern to public discourse: The actress Rosie O’Donnell shared this AI image from TikTok of a Palestinian mother dragging her children and belongings down a…
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World Press Photo contest reverses decision to allow AI-generated images after backlash | The Straits Times
World Press Photo contest reverses decision to allow AI-generated images after backlash An open letter was signed by over 100 photojournalists and photo editors. Read more at straitstimes.com. via The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/world-press-photo-contest-reverses-decision-to-allow-ai-generated-images-after-backlash The WPP’s Open Format category had allowed submissions of images partially created with a photo-editing tool known as generative fill, which automatically…
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Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests | PetaPixel
Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests Sony prepares its shield against AI-generated fake photos. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/21/sonys-in-camera-authentication-technology-passes-aps-tests/ Sony’s new in-camera solution creates a digital signature at the time of capture, and unlike Leica’s M11-P, Sony’s answer to the “fake news” problem does not require specialized hardware inside its cameras. Existing cameras, like the Sony…
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Harsh Visuals of War Leave Newsrooms Facing Tough Choices – The New York Times
Harsh Visuals of War Leave Newsrooms Facing Tough Choices Digital disinformation and restrictions on photojournalists have complicated decision-making about the visual chronicle of the Israel-Hamas war. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/business/media/israel-hamas-media-photography.html Gruesome photographs of Palestinian children killed in rocket strikes and Israeli infants murdered by terrorists. Digitally doctored images that whip around social media before they can be…
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How The Washington Post decided to show extremely graphic images of mass shootings – Poynter
How The Washington Post decided to show extremely graphic images of mass shootings – Poynter ‘We just felt that there was a lack of understanding of what actually happens in these shootings,’ the Post’s executive editor told Poynter. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/washington-post-terror-on-repeat-mass-shootings-images/ Today, The Washington Post went further than any mainstream news organization has ever gone…
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We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism – Poynter
We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism – Poynter As generative AI tools explode, we desperately need conversations about how it will shape our world via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/were-not-ready-for-a-major-shift-in-visual-journalism/ I have lived through the move from paste-up to digital design, saw print reduced to almost nothing, led a photo team that was forced…
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Genocide: Danish war photographer on the spot over Rwanda coverage – The New Times
Genocide: Danish war photographer on the spot over Rwanda coverage Jan Grarup, a celebrated Danish war photographer has been put on the spot allegedly for ‘magnifying’ his role in a number of events including the 1994 Genocide against the… via The New Times: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/12015/news/rwanda/genocide-danish-war-photographer-on-the-spot-over-rwanda-coverage Politiken, the media outlet he works for released a statement about…
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Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War
Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War Posts pertaining to atrocities have gone viral before fact-checkers could identify them as old footage and even video game clips. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/850059/disinformation-runs-rampant-in-images-related-to-israel-hamas-war/ A barrage of social media disinformation related to the escalating Israel-Palestine war has made it far more difficult to discern the credibility of…
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Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict – bellingcat
Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict – bellingcat Bellingcat presents a guide to separating fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation. via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2023/10/26/separating-fact-from-fiction-on-social-media-in-times-of-conflict/ Here’s how to separate fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation.
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GenAI and the forced evolution of Photography: From Artifice to Authenticity – Kaptur
GenAI and the forced evolution of Photography: From Artifice to Authenticity – Kaptur If GenAI can recreate or even surpass the aesthetic appeal of a captured moment, what then becomes the essence of photography? via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/genai-and-the-forced-evolution-of-photography-from-artifice-to-authenticity/ As the lines between the real and the artificial blur, photography’s role in preserving and portraying reality becomes…