Trump Says Kate Middleton Doctoring Her Photo ‘Shouldn’t Be a Big Deal’

Donald Trump has waded into the Kate Middleton photo editing scandal by saying it "shouldn't be a big deal."

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2024-3-20 12:09

Midjourney Bans AI Images of Trump and Biden Ahead of Election

Midjourney CEO David Holz says it's time to put his foot down on AI-generated images of Donald Trump and Joe Biden ahead of the presidential election in November. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-14 14:24

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

Trump Claims Unflattering Image of Him Playing Golf Was AI-Generated

Former president Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to claim that an image of him playing golf while looking overweight was AI-generated. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-21 15:30

Midjourney ‘Close’ to Banning Trump, Biden Images for the Next Year

In the wake of an already contentious election season, Midjourney might ban images of President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-9 20:15

Trump Shares AI Image of Himself Praying With Six Fingers

Bathed in church window light, head bowed while kneeling in the pews; Donald Trump looks to be in deep contemplation. The only problem? He has six fingers on each hand. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-24 15:18

Photographers Slam the Quality of Trump and Co-Defendants’ Mug Shots

After Donald Trump had his momentous mug shot photo taken yesterday, a photographer has criticized the quality of booking photos coming out of Fulton County Jail. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-26 14:55

This is Former President Donald Trump’s Mug Shot

Former President Donald J. Trump has surrendered for processing at Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, and become the first former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-26 03:41

Ron DeSantis Campaign Makes Trump Attack Ad With AI Imagery

A campaign for presidential hopeful Ron DeStantis attacking Republican nominee rival Donald Trump has incorporated imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) showing a fake image of the former president embracing Anthony Fauci. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-6-9 20:35

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Discusses Capturing Iconic Trump Arrest Photo

On April 4, 2023, former President Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court for his arraignment. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Michael Santiago was there waiting and he shares his thoughts on capturing the historic moment. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-7 19:17

Fake Images of Donald Trump Being Arrested Shows the Power of AI

A series of photorealistic AI images that show Donald Trump being arrested has gone viral online and underlines the technology's prowess and dangers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-23 19:19

Some of Trump’s New NFTs Look Like Photoshops of Google Search Results

After hyping a major announcement, Donald Trump revealed his next major project: NFTs. But reverse image searches of some of the "digital trading cards" revealed them to be edits of clothing easily found in Google search, raising copyright questions. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-17 18:46

Photos Allege Trump Tried to Dispose of Documents by Flushing Them

Photographs allegedly taken inside the White House of torn-up handwritten notes that were apparently flushed down a toilet by Donald Trump have emerged. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-9 22:29

‘No Photographs’: Trump’s Order to White House Photographer on Jan 6

Former President Donald Trump allegedly ordered his official White House Photographer not to take any photos during the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-23 19:14

Donald Trump tried to profit off former White House photographer's book, sold his own instead

President Donald Trump talks on the phone aboard Air Force One during a flight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address a joint gathering of House and Senate Republicans, Thursday, January 26, 2017. dpreview.com »

2022-4-3 18:49

Trump Undercut White House Photographer’s Plans to Sell a Photo Book

Former White House chief photographer Shealah Craighead planned to publish a photo book of her images from the Trump presidency, but Donald Trump undercut that plan and sold his own book with her work in it, stealing her thunder. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-3 17:42

Donald Trump is Publishing a Photo Book About His Presidency

Donald J. Trump is publishing a photo book that covers his four years as President of the United States. Titled, “Our Journey Together,” the book will include more than 300 photos along with captions written by Mr. petapixel.com »

2021-11-25 18:16

Someone Is Hilariously Editing Painting In Trump’s Photos (9 Pics)

Peculiarium, Portland's most peculiar art gallery, decided the White House needed to update its art collection. The post Someone Is Hilariously Editing Painting In Trump's Photos (9 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2021-1-18 13:55

Copyright Small Claims Has Arrived: Trump Signs CASE Act Into Law

Heads up, photographers: there has just been a monumental change to the way you can defend your copyrighted photos from infringement. A copyright small claims system has arrived in the United States to help you collect compensation from those who misuse your work. petapixel.com »

2020-12-29 19:01

This is How Photojournalists Got Shots of Trump Golfing

President Trump was golfing on Saturday when most mainstream media outlets called the 2020 presidential election, projecting former Vice President Joe Biden as the winner. A few photojournalists managed to capture photos of Trump by shooting with ultra-telephoto camera lenses from nearly a mile away across the Potomac River. Photojournalist Al Drago shared an interesting […] petapixel.com »

2020-11-13 21:44

Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19?

On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed two handout photos taken by White House photographer Joyce Boghosian. petapixel.com »

2020-10-6 18:21

How the National Media Turned Me Into a Trump Supporter

This is a clickbait headline that is totally “true. ” Quotation marks intentional. I readily admit to being an old white guy, but I do object to becoming a poster boy for the old lonely white guy Trump supporter without friends. petapixel.com »

2020-6-24 22:37

That Viral ‘Trump’s Notes’ Photo Was Shot with a Canon 100-400mm Lens

On Wednesday, President Trump spoke briefly to the media about the ongoing impeachment inquiry hearings on Capitol Hill while leaving the White House for Texas. Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson was in attendance, and he managed to capture a photo of Trump’s notes that instantly went viral around the world. The notes were scribbled in […] petapixel.com »

2019-11-23 20:56

How That Viral ‘Trump’s Notes’ Photo Was Shot

On Wednesday, President Trump spoke briefly to the media about the ongoing impeachment inquiry hearings on Capitol Hill while leaving the White House for Texas. Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson was in attendance, and he managed to capture a photo of Trump’s notes that instantly went viral around the world. The notes were scribbled in […] petapixel.com »

2019-11-24 20:56

Trump Situation Room Photo Criticized for Poor Composition and ‘Posed’ Look

This past weekend, the White House posted a photograph that showed President Trump and several others monitoring the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But while the photo shows a major military win for the US, it has drawn criticism online, with critics claiming that it’s as a poor […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-28 19:53

Trump Announces New Tariffs that May Affect the Price of Cameras and Lenses

President Trump has announced that a fresh wave of tariffs will be imposed on goods imported from China beginning September 1st. The 10% tariff—which is in addition to the 25% tariffs already in effect—may mean increased prices on any cameras, lenses, or other photography gear imported to the United States from China. The news broke […] petapixel.com »

2019-8-2 19:38

Trump lifts ban on US companies that prevented them selling to Huawei

President Trump has said U. S. companies that sell components to Chinese tech firm Huawei will be allowed to continue to do so. In remarks at a press conference during the G20 summit in Japan, Trump said that he had told the Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Huawei would be allowed to buy U. dpreview.com »

2019-7-2 21:24

Trump Had Inauguration Crowd Photos Edited, Report Claims

President Donald Trump personally intervened to have a government photographer edit official photos of his inauguration to make the crowd look bigger. That’s according to a new report published by The Guardian. petapixel.com »

2018-9-8 19:19

Trump Volunteer Blocks Photographer’s Camera, Plan Backfires

A volunteer at a rally for President Donald Trump reached out his arm last night to block a photojournalist’s camera as he tried to photograph a protester. Another photographer caught the move on camera, and today that photo-blocking volunteer has unintentionally become a viral news story. petapixel.com »

2018-9-1 18:42

Media Paid Melania Trump Up to $1M for ‘Positive Stories Only’ Photos

News media indirectly helped First Lady Melania Trump pocket up to $1,000,000 for Trump family photos on Getty Images that were restricted for use in “positive stories only,” a new report has revealed. petapixel.com »

2018-7-6 17:17

Trump at G7: How Photos of the Same Scene Can Tell Different Stories

Perhaps the most viral photo on the Internet over the past few days has been this shot of President Trump and other world leaders at the G7 Summit between the heads of the world’s 7 largest economies. petapixel.com »

2018-6-11 18:19

NY Times Photographer: Trump Gives More Access Than Obama

A New York Times photographer who has vocally protested White House Press Pool blackouts is now saying that photographers get more access to Trump than they did to Obama. Photojournalist Doug Mills made headlines back in November 2017 by Tweeting a black “photo” to protest the lack of access provided to the White House Travel […] petapixel.com »

2018-2-13 00:24

Trump Just Signed Mandatory Drone Registration Back Into Law

Back in May, a US federal court ruled that personal drones don’t need to be registered as part of the FAA’s mandatory drone registration program. That just changed: President Trump just signed a defense policy bill that restores the requirement that all recreational drone owners register their aircraft with the government. TechCrunch reports that Trump […] petapixel.com »

2017-12-14 19:32

Trump’s Official Portrait and the Language of Lighting

Nine months after taking office, the White House has finally released official portraits of both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Last month, the Washington Post did a story highlighting the empty walls of some 9,600 federal buildings, all waiting for for an official portrait of the new POTUS. In the meantime, the […] petapixel.com »

2017-11-3 21:29

Photographer Sues Trump Org for Copyright Infringement

A New Orleans-based photojournalist has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Trump Organization, accusing President Trump’s company of using her photo without permission. The Daily Mail reports that the Trump Organization used a photograph taken by photographer Julie Dermansky on the company’s website and on the @realdonaldtrump Instagram account. The photo, which was taken at a […] petapixel.com »

2017-6-25 19:10

Kathy Griffin Slammed for Photo Shoot Showing Decapitated Donald Trump

Emmy- and Grammy-award winning comedian Kathy Griffin and photographer Tyler Shields are in hot water this week due to a photo shoot showing Griffin holding a bloodied Donald Trump mask that’s made to look like the decapitated head of the president. petapixel.com »

2017-5-31 18:45

The Trump Administration Has Finally Started Using Flickr

It took a lot longer than we expected—in fact, some said it would never happen—but President Trump’s administration has finally given in and started uploading to the official White House Flickr account. petapixel.com »

2017-4-21 17:30

This is First Lady Melania Trump’s Official White House Portrait

Compared to the previous administration, President Donald Trump’s White House has been fairly anti-photography. But today, we get to see another official portrait from the Trump Administration: First Lady Melania Trump’s official White House portrait. petapixel.com »

2017-4-4 21:31

Trump Immigration Ban Causing Issues for World Press Photo and ICP

A controversial executive order signed last week by President Trump is causing problems for multiple photography institutions in the US. World Press Photo has been forced to replace a judge last-minute, and a photographer scheduled to speak at the International Center of Photography has been denied entry into the country. petapixel.com »

2017-1-31 20:59

Fake Photo of Trump’s ‘Photoshopped’ Hand Fools the Internet

After ABC News aired an interview with President Trump this week, controversy erupted after people began accusing the White House of Photoshopping a photo of Trump to make his hand look bigger than it actually is. petapixel.com »

2017-1-29 22:17

Donald Trump Has Announced His Pick for Chief White House Photographer

After taking his time over the decision, President Donald Trump has announced that Shealah Craighead will be appointed Chief White House Photographer, taking the reigns from Pete Souza, who left the office as Trump took over. digitalrev.com »

2017-1-28 03:00

Shealah Craighead is Officially Trump’s Chief White House Photographer

Last week we reported that Shealah Craighead, a former photographer for the Bush administration and Sarah Palin’s vice presidential campaign in 2008, was at the “top of the list” to be President Donald Trump’s chief white house photographer. petapixel.com »

2017-1-28 18:47

Ep. 145: Lessons Learned From the Trump Inaugural Gigapixel Image – and more

Episode 145 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Sony Artisan of Imagery, Jeremy Chan In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in […] petapixel.com »

2017-1-26 13:37

Explore a Zoomable 360° Gigapixel Photo of the Trump Inauguration

Using gigapixel technology, CNN managed to capture an ultra-high res, interactive, 360° photograph of the presidential inauguration on Friday—a great way to explore the crowd in detail and maybe (just maybe) spot yourself in the crowd. petapixel.com »

2017-1-23 23:07

Former Palin Photog ‘Top of the List’ to Be Trump White House Photographer

As Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday and Pete Souza took his last photographs of the Obamas, Souza fans were left to wonder: who will take over? The answer, though not official yet, may be photojournalist Shealah Craighead. According to CNN, Craighead is “at the […] petapixel.com »

2017-1-23 19:28

I Shot the Trump Inauguration Protests and Got More Than I Bargained For

Yesterday, I went out to photograph the protests in Washington, D. C. during Trump’s inauguration. I’m a professional freelance photographer, and I had never really taken a stab at photojournalism before, so this seemed like a good time to try. petapixel.com »

2017-1-22 22:38

This is President Trump’s Official Portrait

Donald Trump officially became the President of the United States yesterday, and his official portrait has been published as well. While there doesn’t seem to be any info released about the photographer behind the shot, the EXIF data in the photo file tells us the camera gear behind the shot. It was captured with an […] petapixel.com »

2017-1-21 21:59

Trump Accidentally Used 2009 Obama Inauguration Photo on @POTUS Twitter

People following the handoff of the coveted @POTUS Twitter account from former President Obama to newly sworn-in President Trump were treated to a bit of a gaff this morning. It seems the Trump administration accidentally used a photo from President Obama’s inauguration in 2009 as Trump’s new Twitter header. The slip-up was immediately noticed and […] petapixel.com »

2017-1-21 23:08

18 Y/O Student Creates Powerful Photo Series Using Trump’s Quotes About Women (NSFW)

Aria Watson, a 18-year-old student from Oregon, never cared about politics, but this year was different. “When Trump beat Clinton, my heart shattered,” - she said. She couldn't remain silent anymore and decided to "help people realize who Donald Trump really is. boredpanda.com »

2016-12-13 20:25

TIME: Trump’s ‘Devil Horns’ in Cover Photo Was ‘Totally Coincidental’

TIME magazine revealed this week that President-elect Donald Trump has been selected as its Person of the Year. After seeing the cover design, people immediately began to point out that the “M” in the TIME logo appears to form horns on Trump’s head. petapixel.com »

2016-12-9 18:42