The Daily PetaPixel for 08/17/2023

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ViewSonic [Enter Now: ViewSonic’s 4th Annual ColorPro Awards]( ViewSonic's ColorPro Awards are back for 2023! We are inviting both Photographers AND Videographers to show us their creative interpretations of this year's theme: RISE. [Enter Now!]( [Wildlife Researchers Showcase Their Best Trail Cam Carnivore Sightings]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 16, 2023 05:27 pm [Voyageurs Wolf Project]( The Voyageurs Wolf Project is a University of Minnesota research initiative designed to understand more about wolves within northern Minnesota's Greater Voyageurs ecosystem. [[Read More]( [XP-Pen’s Artist Pro 16 Display Tablet Brings Industry First 16K Pen Pressure]( By David Crewe on Aug 16, 2023 04:40 pm [XP-Pen-Announces-The-Artist-Pro-16-Gen-2-Display-Tablet]( XP-Pen has announced the second-generation, $599 Artist Pro 16 display tablet for artists and retouchers. The updated tablet boasts a 2.5K resolution with a stylus that leverages an X3 Pro Smart Chip with a "world-first" 16K pen pressure technology. [[Read More]( [Amazon May Be Storing Camera Film Improperly: Report]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 16, 2023 04:35 pm [Film]( Amazon has been accused of improperly storing its film by Coastal Film Lab, a film developer in Tampa, Florida, as well as through multiple anecdotal complaints in online groups. [[Read More]( [Entries Now Open for ViewSonic’s 4th Annual ColorPro Awards]( By Billy Choi on Aug 16, 2023 03:54 pm ViewSonic has just announced the launch of their 4th annual ColorPro Awards - a global Visual Arts competition aimed at showcasing the world’s finest artistic talents across photography and other rotating categories. Whether you’re an aspiring creative or seasoned professional, the competition is FREE to enter and the prizes are significant. [[Read More]( [Embark on a Cute Cat Photography Adventure on PC in ‘Neko Odyssey’]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 16, 2023 03:35 pm [Neko Odyssey]( An upcoming video game, Neko Odyssey, celebrates one of the internet's favorite past times: taking photos of cats. [[Read More]( [MagMod Brings its Magnetic Modifiers to Large Studio Lights]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 16, 2023 02:55 pm [MagMod XL]( MagMod, makers of a diverse assortment of magnetic light modifiers for speedlights and strobes, has expanded its product range with the MagMod XL series designed for studio lights. [[Read More]( [Intel Cancels Plans to Acquire Sensor and Semiconductor Maker Tower]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 16, 2023 02:04 pm [Intel cancels Tower acquisition]( Intel is walking away from its plans to acquire Tower Semiconductor, a chip and CMOS sensor manufacturer that Panasonic once owned a major stake in. [[Read More]( [Photographer Uses Painting Background to Win International Portrait Photographer of the Year]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 16, 2023 01:32 pm [International Portrait Photographer of the Year]( Australian photographer Forough Yavari has won the International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, earning herself a share of the contest's $10,000 prize pool. [[Read More]( [The Moment T-Series Brings Six New Lenses to iPhone and Android]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 16, 2023 01:03 pm [Moment T series]( Moment has announced six new T-Series mobile lenses as well as a new lens interface and updated accessories to help mobile photographers and filmmakers level-up the quality of their footage. [[Read More]( [SanDisk’s Name is Now Mud]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 16, 2023 12:39 pm [SanDisk]( Due in large part to its abysmal response -- or rather, complete lack thereof -- to widespread reports of the failure of its portable SSD products, the SanDisk brand name is now mud. [[Read More]( [Donald Trump is Expected to Have His Mugshot Taken in Georgia]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 16, 2023 12:31 pm [Donald Trump]( It is expected that former President Donald Trump will have his mugshot taken in Georgia before the end of next week. [[Read More]( [What is One Piece of Gear You’ll Never Get Rid of? | The PetaPixel Podcast]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 16, 2023 11:25 am [Gear you would never get rid of]( Whether it be for sentimental reasons, because it's so practical, or because it has become a valuable collector's item, most photographers have at least one piece of gear they'll never get rid of. [[Read More]( [The Mystery of an Abandoned Cabinet Full of Kodachrome Slides in San Francisco]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 16, 2023 10:56 am [Cabinet full of Kodachrome slides]( A mystery unfolded when a cabinet full of Kodachrome slides was discovered lying on the sidewalk in a San Francisco neighborhood. [[Read More]( [Photographer Condemns Stargazers For Trampling Delicate Land on Mount Rainier]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 16, 2023 09:12 am A photographer has taken to Instagram to condemn stargazers who trampled over delicate grounds on Mount Rainier last Saturday night while watching the Perseids meteor shower. [[Read More]( [New Adobe Express is Available Now and Built for Everyone]( By Jeremy Gray on Aug 16, 2023 08:59 am [Adobe Express now available]( After launching a public beta of an all-new Adobe Express in June, Adobe has now released the superpowered, web-based platform to the general public. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Hot Air Balloon Festival on Ancient Panoramic Camera]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 16, 2023 08:02 am A photographer used a panoramic film camera designed in the 1890s to capture a stunning shot of a hot air balloon festival in the U.K. last weekend. [[Read More]( [You need these Maximalism video effect packs now]( Looking for ways to create more with more? 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