The Daily PetaPixel for 06/30/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Picflow BOOST YOUR WORKFLOW WITH PICFLOW Do you regularly send photos to clients? Streamline feedback and approvals with the next-generation gallery platform for modern photographers. [Try for Free]( [Driven by Grief and Loss, a Passionate Photographer Uses His Camera to Heal]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 08:01 pm [Bade Fuwa Interview]( Nigerian photographer Bade Fuwa is a newcomer to the world of photography, having fallen in love with the camera in the last couple of years. However, despite a relatively short time behind the camera, Fuwa's portfolio is emotionally and stylistically mature. [[Read More]( [Sony Adds 4K 120p Recording to Popular ZV-E1 Video Creator Camera]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 05:34 pm [Sony ZV-E1 4K 120p Upgrade]( Sony announced the ZV-E1 camera in late March, delivering an excellent option for video content creators. At launch, the camera delivered full width 4K 60p recording, but Sony has now elevated the ZV-E1 with a free upgrade to record 4K 120p footage. [[Read More]( [Lushfoil is a Landscape Photography Game That Focuses on Realism]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 04:52 pm [Lushfoil Photography Simulation video game]( American video game publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced Lushfoil Photography Sim, a new videogame that will take players around the world to capture beautiful images captured by a realistic, fully-featured in-game camera. [[Read More]( [Meta Explains How AI Determines What You See on Instagram]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 03:38 pm [Meta details its AI]( Meta is letting people peek behind the curtain and learn how the company uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine what people see when using Meta's apps, including Facebook and Instagram. [[Read More]( [Artist Banned by Midjourney Over Fake ‘Photos’ of Cheating Politicians]( By Pesala Bandara on Jun 29, 2023 02:09 pm [AI generated images]( An artist who created AI images of politicians cheating on their spouses did so to warn of the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) -- but he was banned from Midjourney for it. [[Read More]( [Scientists Can Now Reconstruct Rooms from Eye Reflections in Photos]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 01:33 pm [Seeing the World through Your Eyes]( A research team from the University of Maryland has developed an artificial intelligence-powered (AI) method to reconstruct complex scenes and objects in 3D using only the reflections in a person's eye. [[Read More]( [Audubon Photography Awards Creates AI Versions of the Winning Images]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 29, 2023 01:18 pm [Mated Pigeon]( The Audubon Photography Awards has recreated its winning photos with artificial intelligence (AI) to see how the synthetic images match up to the real work of photographers. [[Read More]( [National Geographic Just Laid Off its Last Staff Writers]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Jun 29, 2023 01:10 pm National Geographic, a magazine renowned for its photojournalism and wildlife photography, has laid off the last of its remaining staff writers and a number of other employees, according to multiple departing staff writers. The move signals a possible decline for the publication. [[Read More]( [How to Find Any Photo, Even if Your Portfolio Has Millions of Them]( By Jemma Pollari on Jun 29, 2023 12:53 pm With digital portfolios going back 20 years or more, it can be hard to get into the back catalog and find old treasures, lost memories, and beloved favorites. With Mylio Photos QuickFilters and new SmartTags, it’s much easier to browse — and enjoy! — your entire photo collection. [[Read More]( [Kim Kardashian Brings Lighting Team to DMV For Driver’s License Photo]( By Pesala Bandara on Jun 29, 2023 12:39 pm Kim Kardashian brought her own lighting and glam team for the "most important photo" of her life -- her driver's license photo. [[Read More]( [Moment’s ‘Everything Bags’ Promise to ‘Replace All Your Other Bags’]( By Jeremy Gray on Jun 29, 2023 12:00 pm [Moment Everything Bags]( Moment has launched a series of bags that "carry everything, go anywhere, and come in every size." Aptly named The Everything Bags, Moment believes its new bags will replace all a person's other bags. [[Read More]( [People Pitch In to Help Photographer After $12K Lens Shattered by Baseball]( By Michael Zhang on Jun 29, 2023 10:57 am A sports photographer whose $12,000 camera lens was shattered by a 104 MPH baseball will have his gear restored after an outpouring of support by the public and an act of generosity by Sony. [[Read More]( [Macro Photographer Discovers New Species Called the Singapore Tiger]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 29, 2023 10:47 am [Singapore Tiger]( A macro photographer who was out capturing pictures of isopods with his friends in Singapore stumbled across an entirely new species with the orange and black striped pill bug now aptly named the Singapore Tiger. [[Read More]( [Photographer Sues Agency for Failing to Deliver 100,000 Instagram Followers]( By Matt Growcoot on Jun 29, 2023 09:07 am [Instagram followers and likes]( A photographer who paid $50,000 to an agency that promised to drastically grow her business by among other things, providing 100,000 Instagram followers, has sued after allegedly seeing no uptick in business. [[Read More]( [TikTok Admits to Funding Users’ Lawsuit Against Montana Ban]( By Pesala Bandara on Jun 29, 2023 07:14 am [TikTok]( TikTok has admitted to quietly bankrolling a high-profile lawsuit brought by its users against Montana's state-wide ban on the video-sharing app -- a detail that the company failed to mention previously. 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