The Daily PetaPixel for 04/21/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Vanguard Vanguard - #WhatsYourStory For over 30 years, Vanguard's drive to disrupt mediocrity and commitment to innovation has allowed us to create the highest-quality camera tripods, bags & more at an affordable price. [Shop Vanguard's Spring Sale]( [Charges Dropped Against Alec {NAME} in Fatal Shooting of Cinematographer]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 20, 2023 05:25 pm All charges have been dropped against actor Alec {NAME} in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set for Rust. [[Read More]( [OWC Thunderbolt Go Dock Review: Yeah, It’s Pretty Great]( By David Schloss on Apr 20, 2023 05:06 pm [OWC Thunderbolt Go]( OWC’s Thunderbolt Go Dock not only solves the problem of ports and connectivity but also provides a go-anywhere solution that creatives can use daily on their desktop or when traveling. [[Read More]( [Rapper Latto Denies Photoshopping Coachella Photo to Make Crowd Bigger]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 20, 2023 04:53 pm Rapper Latto has denied claims that she Photoshopped an image from her Coachella set to make the crowd appear larger -- after it was pointed out that some of her fans seemed to appear multiple times in the photo. [[Read More]( [Photojournalist Sued for Publishing Images of Undercover Officers That LAPD Mistakenly Gave Him]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 20, 2023 04:49 pm [LAPD]( A photojournalist is being sued by the city of Los Angeles for publishing hundreds of images of undercover officers that were accidentally given to him by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). [[Read More]( [Mystery as Enormous Bright Light Dazzles Cameras in Ukraine]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 20, 2023 04:37 pm Multiple cameras picked up a massive flash of light over Ukraine last night with no clear explanation as to what it was. [[Read More]( [2023 State of Photography: Business Isn’t Great and Use of AI is Going Up]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 20, 2023 03:47 pm [State of Photography 2023]( Zenfolio has published its 2023 State of Photography Industry Report that seeks to answer questions about how photographers are doing and how the industry is evolving. [[Read More]( [PhotoWorks 16.0: New Photo Editor to Bite the Big Mac]( By AMS Software on Apr 20, 2023 03:41 pm AMS Software has presented a new version of PhotoWorks – a multi-purpose photo editor. Over the past 15 iterations, this image editing software has been rising in prominence but retained one drawback – Windows exclusivity. Version 16.0 finally breaks that mold and opens up PhotoWorks to the Apple audience. It also introduces new features, which is a good reason to revisit the previous review and witness the progress. [[Read More]( [Tour of Arri’s Headquarters Showcases the Company’s Dedication to Cinema]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 20, 2023 03:12 pm [Potato Jet Arri Factory Tour]( Gene Nagata of Potato Jet, a self-described "professionally unprofessional potato with way too many cameras," traveled to Germany to visit Arri and learn more about the company's extremely professional cameras, lenses, and other cinema gear. [[Read More]( [Dior Accused of Racism by China Over ‘Slanted Eye’ Photo]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 20, 2023 03:06 pm [dior eye]( French fashion house Dior has been urged to apologize to China for using a photo that shows an Asian model pulling up the corner of her eye in an advert. [[Read More]( [Pentagon Releases Incredible New Footage of a UAP]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 20, 2023 02:43 pm [UFO]( The Pentagon has released a newly declassified video that shows an unidentified flying object moving strangely above the Middle East last year. [[Read More]( [The First Look Debate from a Wedding Photographer’s Perspective]( By Brenda Bergreen on Apr 20, 2023 02:05 pm Normally when I write articles about photography, I’m not very polemic -- I try to stay neutral and give advice that photographers can apply to their own personal wedding photography style even if it differs from my own. I care more about giving people solid advice than worrying about clickbait. [[Read More]( [HP’s New Envy Laptop is the First IMAX-Enhanced PC]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 20, 2023 02:03 pm [HP Envy]( HP’s Envy laptop line is getting an overhaul worthy of the big screen, claiming the title of the first IMAX-enhanced PC. [[Read More]( [Imgur is Banning Explicit Content and Wiping Images Not Linked to Users]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 20, 2023 01:08 pm Popular photo and GIF hosting website Imgur has announced that it will change its Terms of Service, to bring it closer to its Community Rules and will ban sexually explicit content and delete anonymously uploaded images. [[Read More]( [Sony Tricked DSLR Makers into Thinking Mirrorless Was Not a Threat]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 20, 2023 01:00 pm [Sony Mirrorless Camera]( A former Sony camera developer says that part of the company's strategy in the early days of mirrorless was to lull brands like Canon and Nikon into a false sense of security that the new technology wouldn't be as good as DSLRs -- until it was too late. [[Read More]( [Meta’s Oversight Board Says Platform Needs to Keep Up Efforts to Remove Misinformation]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 20, 2023 12:24 pm [meta]( Meta’s independent Oversight Board says the company can’t start rolling back its efforts to remove misinformation, especially when it comes to Covid misinformation. [[Read More]( [How Photographs Were Transmitted by Wire in 1937]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 20, 2023 12:05 pm [Wirephoto history video]( An old video published by Charlie Dean Archives on YouTube shows a dramatization of how photographs were captured in the field and transmitted by wire in the 1930s, fueling fast-paced news decades before the internet was even an idea, let alone the global communications network it is today. [[Read More]( [The Fifish V-Evo is the First All-in-One Underwater Drone to Shoot 4K 60FPS]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 20, 2023 11:46 am [Fifish V-Evo]( QYSEA has announced the Fifish V-Evo underwater drone. Claimed to be the first all-in-one system to feature a 4K 60 FPS camera with 360-degree omnidirectional movement, the V-Evo can navigate below the waves for up to four hours. [[Read More]( [The Story Behind the Photo of a ‘Killer Rabbit’ Attacking Jimmy Carter]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 20, 2023 11:32 am [Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit]( Today marks 44 years since the infamous "killer rabbit" incident when a rampaging bunny "attacked" then-president Jimmy Carter -- damaging his reputation. [[Read More]( [Italian Town Fines Tourists $300 for Lingering ‘Too Long’ to Take Selfies]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 20, 2023 11:30 am [selfie ban]( An Italian holiday town has introduced hefty fines for tourists who linger "too long" to take selfies in popular photography spots. [[Read More]( [An AI Image Winning a Major Photo Award Has Opened the World’s Eyes]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 20, 2023 11:02 am [AI feature]( Last week, PetaPixel broke the news about an artist refusing a prize after his AI image won a major photo contest and since then major publications have followed up on the story, creating a firestorm. [[Read More]( EVERY JOURNEY IS WAITING TO BE TOLD Tell your story in stunning clarity and detail with the OM-5 camera from OM SYSTEM, packed with easy-to-use, yet advanced shooting features combined in an astoundingly light, compact design. [Learn More]( Earlier Stories: [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2023 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.