A surf photographer has raised concerns over the proliferation of drones at popular surfing spots. Ella Boyd tells PetaPixel that drones could use “a little more public etiquette” while recording surfers. “They are pretty loud and obtrusive, especially when they’re hovering a few feet above you as is the case in the water when shooting
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Overall winner and Travel Photographer of the Year 2022 — Najin is one of two northern white rhinos left in the world, she is seen here with her caretaker Zachary Mutai in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya | Matjaz Krivic/www.tpoty.com A photographer who documented the companionship between one of the world’s last two remaining northern white
Motorsport photographer Larry Chen has captured thousands of photos of the late Ken Block, a rally car driver best known for his viral gymkhana videos and founding DC Shoes. Pulling over to the roadside to speak with PetaPixel, Chen says that his job “shouldn’t exist.” “I just travel the world taking pictures of cool cars
In late 2021, ARRI launched legal proceedings to challenge the validity of multiple patents related to lighting effects, claiming that many were erroneously granted for technical solutions that weren’t actually new. It has today withdrawn that complaint with regard to Rotolight. On September 10, 2021, ARRI announced that after it repeatedly observed that patents were,
Scroll down for the interactive images. A promotional campaign has used a photographer’s gigapixel images to hide an X containing a code that could win you a cruise. Celebrity Cruises teamed up with panoramic photographer Will Pearson who runs Eye Revolution to create five enormous pictures that each contain four billion pixels. Each image is
A wedding photographer is being sued by a dad who accuses the shooter of making unreasonable demands just before his daughter’s ceremony. The New Jersey-based father-of-the-bride says he is out of pocket by $76,000 and was forced to find a photographer at the very last minute for his daughter’s lavish wedding. Dr. Amit Patel fired
Disney has partnered with CreativeSoul Photography, a black-owned business, to release a special edition artist series collection of dolls across the African diaspora that are inspired by Disney Princesses. The CreativeSoul Doll Collection — based on the work of CreativeSoul Photography founders Regis and Kahran Bethencourt — reimagines what a classic Disney Princess would look
A company has launched the first artificially intelligent (AI) image generator for food photos. AI food photo generator, called Lunchbox, is aimed at restaurants that need to quickly create images of food for their social media pages, websites, and menus. Lunchbox, which is based on OpenAI’s DALL-E generative AI, hopes to help restaurants avoid situations
[embedded content] Last August, artificial intelligence (AI) company Flawless said that it was able to reduce the number of profanities spoken in a movie using deepfake technology but now has shown what that process looks like and how it can even seamlessly alter spoken language. Flawless is a London-based startup that worked with production company
Two years on from the Jan. 6 riots, an attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, a photojournalist has released his photos from that fateful day. For his new book Insurrection, Nate Gowdy tells PetaPixel that he was mistaken by some members of the mob as their “fellow patriot,” others assaulted him for being
[embedded content] Freelance NFL photographer Janaye Johnson has shared a dizzying video of her perch high in the rafters above the field which gave her an incredible perspective of the in-game action. From hundreds of feet above the field, Johnson — who specifically covers games for the Minnesota Vikings — was able to capture unique
Instagram is poised to remove the shopping tab from Instagram’s navigation pane in a shift back towards content creation. Instagram has updated its Help Center page to reflect the change, which is slated to start rolling out in February. “We are changing Instagram’s navigation to make it easier for people to share and connect with
Multiple Google Pixel 7 owners are taking to social media to report a strange situation: glass on the smartphone’s rear camera array is “spontaneously” shattering despite the phone not being knocked, dropped, or impacted in any way. According to The Verge, the problem appears to be linked, at least in some cases, after exposure to
Nature’s Pitfall | Overall winner, Animals Category Winner | © Samantha Stephens
, cupoty.com A photo of two salamanders being consumed by a carnivorous pitcher plant has won the fourth annual Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition. The competition, which is supported by Affinity Photo, saw more than 9,000 entries from 54 countries this year across
The Library of Congress has gleefully released this “freshly digitized” 1936 photo of a cat dressed as the Valkyrie Brünnhilde from the opera Der Ring des Nibelungen as free to use. The first photo, which the Library of Congress says is beloved for “obvious reasons” is now joined by the above second angle of the
Adobe has added a “Content Analysis” section to its privacy and personal data collection permissions that, unless opted out of, opens photographers’ images to being used to train the company’s artificial intelligence and machine learning models. It is possible that Content Analysis was added to Adobe’s Privacy and Personal Data page as far back as
Nathan Eidse is TSN’s on-ice cameraman in Halifax who normally stays out of the spotlight thanks to his fully white outfit. But despite trying to blend in, Eidse has become a crowd favorite. As reported by The Toronto Star, if Eidse does his job right, he’s not supposed to be noticed. But because he’s so
[embedded content] Paul C. Buff has announced a new 500Ws compact and lightweight battery strobe called the Celestial, which features a bright LED modeling light, a built-in wireless receiver, and support for high-speed sync (HSS) and TTL shooting. Paul C. Buff positions the Celestial as an ideal lighting solution for both outdoor and studio photographers
A drone photographer captured footage of a tiger shark swimming next to a father and his two young children — who had no idea that the dangerous creature was lurking close by. Drone photographer Toby Nicol filmed the moment the tiger shark swam meters away from the unsuspecting family on Mullaloo Beach in Perth, Western
Scientists have recorded penguins examining themselves in a mirror while displaying signs of self-awareness. Researchers from India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences performed mirror tests with a dozen Adélie penguins living in East Antarctica. The mirror test was devised by American psychologist Gordon Gallup Jr to determine whether animals possess the ability of visual self-recognition. The
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