The Daily PetaPixel for 05/09/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Webb Snaps First Photo of Asteroid Belt Outside the Solar System]( By Jeremy Gray on May 08, 2023 09:13 pm [Webb Fomalhaut’s asteroid belt]( The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved another milestone by capturing an image of the first asteroid belt ever seen outside the Solar System. [[Read More]( [Imaging Resource is Now Offline as the Camera Website Shuts its Doors]( By Matt Growcoot on May 08, 2023 04:57 pm [Imaging Resource is offline]( Imaging Resource's website is now offline with the longstanding and respected photo publication suspected to have shut its doors for good. [[Read More]( [Tesla Claim Seven-Year-Old Video of Elon Musk May Be a Deepfake]( By Pesala Bandara on May 08, 2023 04:32 pm [Elon Musk]( Tesla sensationally tried to claim that a seven-year-old video (above) of the company's CEO Elon Musk may be an artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfake in a wrongful death lawsuit. [[Read More]( [Uncertainty Surrounds the Future of Kodak Photo Paper and Chemistry]( By Johnny Martyr on May 08, 2023 04:16 pm Just about every industry has been touched by some form of supply chain issue in the past few years and photography has been no exception. But black and white film photographers might be taking the brunt of them soon. [[Read More]( [These Are the Official Portraits of King Charles III’s Coronation]( By Matt Growcoot on May 08, 2023 04:13 pm [Official coronation photos of King Charles III]( The British royal family has released the official portraits of King Charles III's coronation taken on Saturday by photographer Hugo Burnand who called the job "the biggest commission of my life." [[Read More]( [VSGO’s $120 Air Blower is Powerful, Sleek, and Expensive]( By Jeremy Gray on May 08, 2023 03:30 pm [VSGO electronic air blower]( Photography accessory company VSGO has released an extremely powerful electronic air blower to clean cameras, lenses, and other electronic devices. [[Read More]( [Photographer Puts Super 8 Camera on FPV Drone, Magic Results]( By Michael Zhang on May 08, 2023 02:51 pm Photographer Jason De Freitas has combined his passions for flight and film by mounting a 1960s Super 8 motion picture camera onto a modern first-person view (FPV) drone, and the resulting footage (seen in the 3-minute video above) is magical. [[Read More]( [Google Plans to Make Search More ‘Visual’ With TikTok Videos]( By Pesala Bandara on May 08, 2023 01:15 pm [Google homepage]( Google plans to make its search results more "visual" with short videos and social media posts -- in what is expected to be the biggest overhaul of its search engine yet. [[Read More]( [James Nachtwey on a Photo’s ‘Social Value’ and Forgoing a Family for His Work]( By Matt Growcoot on May 08, 2023 12:51 pm [James Nachtwey on 60 Mins]( Legendary war photographer James Nachtwey has appeared on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper to reflect on his career -- discussing the importance of photography and his own personal sacrifices. [[Read More]( [TikTok Tracked Users Who Watched Gay Content and Put Them on List]( By Pesala Bandara on May 08, 2023 12:41 pm [TikTok logo with the Rainbow flag]( TikTok reportedly tracked users who watched gay content on the platform and put them on a secret list. [[Read More]( [Expert Says AI May Pose More Urgent Threat Than Climate Change]( By Jeremy Gray on May 08, 2023 12:05 pm Artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, 75, recently claimed that AI's threat to the world might be more urgent than climate change. [[Read More]( [‘A Mother’s Desperation’ Captured in Powerful Wildlife Photo]( By Michael Zhang on May 08, 2023 10:49 am A wildlife photographer in Africa captured a photo that powerfully illustrates "a mother's desperation" in protecting her offspring from harm. [[Read More]( [Midjourney’s ‘Insane’ Response to User’s Joke About Access to v6]( By Matt Growcoot on May 08, 2023 10:47 am [Midjourney moderator]( An AI image creator received a "pretty insane" and "extremely disappointing" message from Midjourney in response to a joke he made about having access to v6. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Roger Deakins: Legendary Cinematographer with a Photographer’s Eye]( [How I Made a 3D-Printed Film Movie Camera]( [The Best Photography Print Labs in 2023]( [Can a Photograph Change the World?]( [Interpreting the Language of Photography]( [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](.