Author: Trent
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Pressing for the release of Austin Tice, a dozen years after he was abducted – Poynter
Pressing for the release of Austin Tice, a dozen years after he was abducted – Poynter Tice, a Marine veteran, was covering the Syrian civil war as a freelance journalist when he disappeared on Aug. 14, 2012. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/austin-tice-journalist-syria-missing-12-years/ Tice, a Marine veteran, was covering the Syrian civil war as a freelance journalist when…
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Photojournalist resists police demands for Rotherham rioter images
Photojournalist resists police demands for Rotherham rioter images Joel Goodman says giving photos to South Yorkshire Police could put him and others in danger. Link: Investigators at South Yorkshire Police (SYP) have said they were considering applying for a court order to force north-west based freelancer Joel Goodman to disclose photos of the disorder in…
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Guardian US and Outrider Foundation announce 2024 inaugural Visual Journalism Fellowship | Guardian US press office | The Guardian
Guardian US and Outrider Foundation announce 2024 inaugural Visual Journalism Fellowship | Guardian US press office | The Guardian: Photojournalist Thalia Juarez selected for one-year fellowship in which she will produce original climate photojournalism
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Artists Score Win Against AI Firms in Training Data Copyright Case | PetaPixel
Artists Score Win Against AI Firms in Training Data Copyright Case | PetaPixel: The makers of Stable Diffusion, Stability AI, are being sued along with Midjourney, Runway, and DeviantArt by 10 artists (including one photographer) for using their work to build AI image products without permission.
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I Hope Adobe Can Overcome Some Photographers’ Vitriol | PetaPixel
I Hope Adobe Can Overcome Some Photographers’ Vitriol | PetaPixel: The response to the podcast was immediate — so fast that it isn’t even possible that a majority of those who left comments and hit the dislike button could have listened to the whole podcast. Simply for setting foot in Adobe’s building, we were called…
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Adobe Answers Your Questions on AI, Controversies, and Photography | PetaPixel
Adobe Answers Your Questions on AI, Controversies, and Photography | PetaPixel: Over the past few weeks, we’ve compiled the questions you want Adobe to answer related to its push into AI, recent controversies, and the state of photography in general. We had a chance to sit down with Maria Yap, Adobe’s Vice President of Digital…
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The Content Tsunami: Navigating the Overload – Kaptur
The Content Tsunami: Navigating the Overload – Kaptur As the content tsunami overwhelms our ability to connect and understand shared experiences, finding solutions to manage and preserve meaningful interactions is crucial. via Kaptur: https://kaptur.co/the-content-tsunami-navigating-the-information-overload/ To manage this overwhelming influx of content, we need innovative strategies, but we must also be mindful of their potential drawbacks:…
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Judge Says Artists Can Sue AI Companies for Using Their Work
Judge Says Artists Can Sue AI Companies for Using Their Work While claims of unjust enrichment and breach of contract were thrown out in the landmark lawsuit, the copyright infringement complaints were deemed plausible. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/943250/judge-says-artists-can-sue-ai-companies-for-using-their-work/ While claims of unjust enrichment and breach of contract were thrown out in the landmark lawsuit, the copyright…
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Photographing the Lives of Black American Cowboys
Photographing the Lives of Black American Cowboys The Long Ride Home brings together selections from Ron Tarver’s 15,000 images chronicling Black cowboy culture across the US. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/941553/ron-tarver-photographing-the-lives-of-black-american-cowboys/ The Long Ride Home brings together selections from Ron Tarver’s 15,000 images chronicling Black cowboy culture across the US. https://hyperallergic.com/941553/ron-tarver-photographing-the-lives-of-black-american-cowboys/
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Olympics 2024 Photos: Frame-By-Frame Moments From the Paris Games – The New York Times
Frame by Frame, Moments From the Summer Games See the Summer Olympics in a series of composite images. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/09/sports/olympics/olympics-paris-photos-frames.html At the Summer Olympics, the critical moments that decide who wins or loses often flash by in the blink of an eye. In the men’s gold-medal table tennis match, above, China’s Fan Zhendong scores on…
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Arrivals and Departures – Video interview with Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol | LensCulture
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/jacob-aue-sobol-arrivals-and-departures Magnum photographer Jacob Aue Sobol made a trek from Moscow to Ulan Bator to Beijing in one month — often making more than 1,000 photographs each day for 28 days straight. He reveals his process in this great 5 minute video interview.
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Photographer Captures Stark Portraits of German Underground Metal Fans | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/10/photographer-captures-stark-portraits-of-german-underground-metal-fans/ A photographer sought to document the people involved with the underground metal music scene in Germany. Over 90 metalheads have had their portrait taken for Peter Seipke’s Faces of a Scene project, all in a gloomy, black-and-white style.
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Photographers on Photographers: Yogan Muller and Ryan McIntosh in conversation with Robert Adams – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Yogan Muller and Ryan McIntosh in conversation with Robert Adams – LENSCRATCH Ryan and I engage in a conversation around our collaborative project, ‘Tracy Hills,‘ an in-depth exploration of nearly three years the eponymous new master-planned community in the Central Valley near San Francisco. With the 50th anniversary of The New West…
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Episode 116: Ken Light (Documentary Photography)
Episode 116: Ken Light (Documentary Photography) Ken Light’s work has appeared in books, magazines, exhibitions, numerous anthologies, exhibition catalogues and a variety of media, digital and motion picture. via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone – A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2024/08/14/episode-116-ken-light-documentary-photography/ Ken Light‘s work has appeared in books, magazines, exhibitions and numerous anthologies,…
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Photographers on Photographers: Sierra R. Aguilar in Conversation with Rob Hann – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Sierra R. Aguilar in Conversation with Rob Hann – LENSCRATCH As an individual who is driven by color, composition, and light, I have always greatly admired the work of New York photographer Rob Hann, and his ability to craft the meticulous tales of the American west. Through his work, stories emerge of…
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Olympics Was a ‘Dream’ Assignment for This Pro Surfing Photographer | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2024/08/09/olympics-was-a-dream-assignment-for-this-pro-surfing-photographer/ “Early on in my career, I was so focused on strictly action photos. As I have matured as a photographer, capturing high-impact action photos in gorgeous light is what I’m interested in now,” Haffey says. “Tackling light has become my obsession, and since every event is different, it’s a quest with no end.”
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I, Tokyo – Photographs by Jacob Aue Sobol | LensCulture
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/jacob-aue-sobol-i-tokyo “As much as possible, I worked from instinct. Taking photos resembles an improvised game. I feel that the more a photo is spontaneous and unplanned, the more it becomes alive, the more it moves from showing to existing.”
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Photographers on Photographers: Paola Chapdelaine in conversation with Debi Cornwall – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Paola Chapdelaine in conversation with Debi Cornwall – LENSCRATCH Debi Cornwall has had a remarkable journey from a twelve-year career as a civil-rights lawyer to an acclaimed visual artist. Her meticulous research and negotiation skills, honed through her legal background, now enrich her visual practice. I had the privilege of being her…
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Photographers on Photographers: Jessica Hays in Conversation with Victoria Sambunaris – LENSCRATCH
Photographers on Photographers: Jessica Hays in Conversation with Victoria Sambunaris – LENSCRATCH I have long admired Victoria Sambunaris’s work, and felt she might be a kindred spirit in her long traverses of the American landscape. Her work tackles the difficult task of explaining the vastness and uniqueness of the American west, in its complicated mix…
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City of Diversity – The Leica camera Blog
City of Diversity Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia and the birthplace of the 20-year-old photographer Edmond Leong. On his regular forays into the city, he explores aspects both cultural and bizarre – and captures them in impressive pictures.