Influencers Drowned ‘After Refusing to Ruin Selfies With Life Jackets’

Two influencers drowned after reportedly refusing to wear life jackets on a boat -- fearing it would ruin their selfies.

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2024-10-30 20:09

Photographer Killed After Backing Up into Airplane Propeller

A photographer has died after she backed up into an airplane propeller while taking pictures.

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2024-10-29 21:00

Missing Photographer Found With Snake Bite After Six Days in Remote Mountains

A photographer, who had been missing for over a week, has been found alive after suffering a snake bite in an Australian national park where she went to document the wild horses living there. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-28 16:48

Chess Grandmaster Arrested for Punching Female Videographer After Defeat

A teenage chess grandmaster was arrested after assaulting a female videographer after losing a game at the U.S. Chess Championship. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-24 18:12

Woman Gets Stuck Upside Down in a Boulder After Taking Photos on Her Phone

An unfortunate woman who dropped her phone while taking photos had to be rescued by emergency services after she got stuck between two boulders while trying to retrieve the device. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 18:25

Internal Documents Shows TikTok Becomes Addictive After 35 Minutes

Internal documents have revealed that TikTok knows its algorithm is harmful to kids and that the average user becomes "addicted" to the app in 35 minutes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 16:08

The Blue Hour: Our favorite photos from the October Editors' Choice photo challenge

Editors' Choice Photo Challenge: The blue hour In our most recent Editors' Choice Photo Challenge, we asked you to show us the 'blue hour', a period shortly before sunrise or after sunset when the sun is below the horizon but still provides enough light to make the sky appear deep blue in photos. dpreview.com »

2024-10-14 16:00

DPReview October photo challenge: Editors' picks

Editors' Choice Photo Challenge: The blue hour In our most recent Editors' Choice Photo Challenge, we asked you to show us the 'blue hour', a period shortly before sunrise or after sunset when the sun is below the horizon but still provides enough light to make the sky appear deep blue in photos. dpreview.com »

2024-10-14 16:00

After Unpopular Price Increase, Canva Walks Back Part of Its Plan

Last month, Canva warned customers that some plans would see a substantial price increase. One, Canva Teams, jumped from $180 per year to $500. Today, Canva rolled back one aspect of its unpopular price hikes as part of what it calls a "Pricing Promise" moving forward. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-12 19:04

Future Shutters N-Photo Magazine After 13 Years Along With Other ‘No Growth Assets’

In another blow to the ever-depleting market, UK-based photography magazine N-Photo has published its final issue after 168 editions. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-4 18:35

Fat Bear Week Postponed After Deadly Fight Captured on Livestream Camera

The annual "Fat Bear Week" was postponed after a bear was killed by another bear on livestream camera as stunned viewers watched online. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-3 16:10

Politician Raises Eyebrows After Borrowing His Friend’s Family for Campaign Photos

A congressional candidate has come under fire for borrowing his friend's wife and kids to pose for campaign photos.

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2024-10-2 20:54

Veteran Cinematographer Can’t Afford $5 McDonald’s Meal After Hollywood Strikes

An established cinematographer says he can barely afford a $5 McDonald's meal and is on the verge of becoming homeless since the Hollywood strikes last year. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-30 14:33

New Beetle Species is Named After Photographer Behind ‘The Photo Ark’

Scientists have named a new beetle species after National Geographic photographer and founder of The Photo Ark Joel Sartore for his contribution to wildlife conservation. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-27 16:31

Mayor is Mocked After Posting AI Images of New City Parks With ‘Mutant Humans’

A mayor in Australia has been tripped up by generative AI after posting concept images of new parks containing humans with floating limbs and twisted bodies. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-24 13:23

Videographer Died After Parachute Failed to Open While Filming Another Skydiver

A videographer died after his parachute failed to open as he was filming another skydiver, an inquest heard.

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2024-9-17 16:43

Shakira Walks Off Stage After She Sees Fan Filming Under Her Dress

Shakira was forced to leave the stage during a performance after she reportedly spotted an audience member trying to film up her skirt. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-16 15:19

Bending Spoons to Fire 75% of WeTransfer’s Staff After July Acquisition

Bending Spoons acquired file-sharing platform WeTransfer in July and has now laid off 75% of WeTransfer's staff.

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2024-9-10 18:31

Major AI Image Dataset is Back Online After Being Pulled Over CSAM

The open-source LAION-5B dataset used to train AI image generators has been re-released after it was pulled last year when child sex abuse material (CSAM) was discovered among the billions of pictures. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-4 18:33

Reuters Camera Operator Seriously Injured After Russian Strike

A Reuters camera operator in Ukraine has been seriously injured after a Russian strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk.

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2024-9-3 13:40

A new wide angle Z lens is coming after the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z

Canon's next Z lens will be the RF 70-200mm f/2. 8L IS USM, and we've provided image evidence of its existence. We expect it to be announced in early Q4 of this year just in time for the EOS R1 release. canonrumors.com »

2024-8-14 18:04

Photographer Pete Souza Deletes X Account After Controversial Trump Post

Photographer Pete Souza, best known for his role as chief official White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, has deleted his X account (formerly Twitter) after making controversial remarks concerning a photo of former President and current Republican nominee, Donald Trump. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-30 00:00

Photographer Reunites With Rare White Loon After Years of Searching

Canadian photographer Chris Whitty captured a rare white loon after spending years searching for it.

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2024-7-4 23:58

Instagram Changes ‘Made with AI’ Label to ‘AI Info’ After Widespread Backlash

After saying it was evaluating adjusting its policy last week, Meta today announced that it is making changes to how it handles what it calls "manipulated media" going forward, adjusting the "Made with AI" label that appears on Instagram to "AI Info" instead. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-2 20:39

Panasonic Apologizes After Finding 77 Products with Stock ‘Sample Photos’

After it was on the receiving end of immense online blowback in response to its use of stock photos as "samples" for its S9 camera, Panasonic launched an internal inquiry to find and remove any other such cases from its Japanese website. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-2 20:04

Meta is ‘Evaluating’ After Backlash Against Instagram’s ‘Made With AI’ Tags

With growing fury against its hamfisted approach to labeling photos as "Made with AI", Meta says it is "evaluating" its approach. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-27 13:54

Beijing Court Fines Face-Swap App for Infringement After Models Sue It

A court in Beijing, China has fined an AI face-swap app for infringement after two models sued the platform over its unauthorized use of their photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-24 16:45

LA Must Pay $300,000 to Photojournalist After Suing Him Over Images of Undercover Officers

The city of Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to a photojournalist after it sued him for publishing hundreds of images of undercover officers that were accidentally given to him by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-19 16:57

The Alice Camera is Finally Shipping After Three Years in Development

Photogram's Alice Camera has been a long time coming. Unveiled in early 2021 as an AI-assisted Micro Four Thirds camera, the camera was supposed to finally release in October 2022. petapixel.com »

2024-6-18 21:52

Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo

A photographer has been disqualified from a picture competition after his real photograph won in the AI image category.

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2024-6-13 20:03

Driver is Jailed After Winking for Selfie Before Killing Motorcyclist

Another selfie has ended in a tragic death but this time it was an innocent bystander rather than the picture-taker with the latter now facing imprisonment. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-11 16:37

Woman is Killed After Getting Too Close to a Train While Taking Selfie

A woman in Mexico has died after being hit by a train that she was trying to position herself next to for a selfie.

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2024-6-8 14:41

Adobe Removes AI Images in the ‘Style of Ansel Adams’ After Complaint

Adobe Stock has removed a collection of AI-generated images in the style of Ansel Adams' landscape photography after the late photographer's estate slammed Adobe for its conduct. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-3 16:45

Model Killed After Her Clothes Got Sucked by Moving Train During Photo Shoot

A model died after her clothes became tangled in a passing high-speed train during a photo shoot near the tracks.

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2024-5-30 14:26

Photographer is Kicked to Death by Moose After Trying to Take Pictures of Offspring

A photographer was attacked and killed by a moose after attempting to take photos of its two newborn calves.

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2024-5-22 15:33

Pictures Banned at Donald Trump’s Trial After Photographer Broke Rule

Photography has been banned inside the courtroom during former President Donald Trump's New York City hush money trial -- after a pool photographer broke a longstanding rule. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-17 15:36

Photographer Given One Year Probation After Wedding No-Show

A photographer in Georgia received a one year probation and a restitution order from a judge after she canceled on a bride just hours before her wedding. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-15 19:51

Videographer Employed by Skydiving Company Dies After Parachute Fails to Open

A videographer, who was employed by a skydiving company, tragically died after his parachute failed to open.

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2024-5-15 18:31

LA Dodgers Star Tyler Glasnow Met Girlfriend After Asking Team Photographer to ‘Zoom in on Her’

Los Angeles Dodgers star Tyler Glasnow reportedly met his girlfriend after he got the team photographer to "zoom in on her" as she sat in the audience. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-13 19:28

Photographer Cries Tears of Joy After Being Reunited With Lost Camera Bag

A photographer was filmed bursting into tears of joy after learning that his lost camera bag, with over $21,850 worth of gear and memory cards full of images, had been found. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-9 15:34

Musician Sparks Debate After Releasing AI-Generated Music Video

A major indie artist has addressed the "intense debate" surrounding his latest music video which was entirely generated by OpenAI's video generator Sora. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-7 17:36

After TikTok Bill Passage, The U.S. Government May Try to Ban DJI Next

Members of the U.S. Government may push forward with a bill that aims to ban DJI's drones and prevent them from operating at all within the country. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-26 19:30

Reminder: After updating, the message “The Wi-Fi/Bluetooth unit has malfunctioned.” appears.

I noticed that a couple of readers missed to notice and read this important note from Sony regarding the A1 2.01 firmware update. So I thought it’s best to highlight it to make sure you don’t waste time looking for a solution: With the latest firmware, the following message will be displayed if a hardware… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-4-27 09:36

Tourist Mauled by Bear After Rolling Down Car Window to Take Selfie With It

A tourist was mauled by a brown bear after lowering her car window to take a selfie with the animal.

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2024-4-24 13:43

The good news after 16-25mm G announcement: 24-70mm f/2.0 and 85mm f/1.4 GMII is coming soon too!

I have been telling you for months about five lenses coming til early summer: 24-50mm f/2. 8 G (Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Fotokoch, WexUK) 16-25mm f/2. 8 G (Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet,FotoKoch,  WexUK) 24-70mm f/2. sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-4-18 15:53

Three Stranded Men Rescued After Navy Plane Photographs ‘HELP’ Sign on Beach

Three sailors -- who spent more than a week stranded on a remote, uninhabited island -- were rescued after a navy plane spotted a giant "HELP" sign made of palm trees on a beach. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-17 15:56

Photographer Dies After Being Swept Into the Sea While Shooting Big Waves

A photographer on the Canary Island of Tenerife has died while taking photos of 16-foot waves crashing against the shore.

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2024-4-12 17:53

Washington’s Lottery Shuts Down AI App After It Generated Topless Photo of User

The State of Washington's Lottery has shut down an AI-powered web app after a 50-year-old woman reported that the site generated a topless photo of her. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-9 17:46

Bride is Furious After Photographer Fakes Shooting Wedding on Film

A photographer has taken to the "AITA" Reddit group to share his amusing story about being pressured into shooting a wedding on film -- which he decided to fake. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-21 15:46

Photo Agencies Compare Royal Family to North Korea After Kate Editing Scandal

The global news director of Agent France-Presse (AFP) has compared Kensington Palace to North Korea, stating it is no longer a "trusted source" of information after the revelations Kate Middleton Photoshopped her own picture. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-15 16:52