The Daily PetaPixel for 09/29/2023

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[SIGN UP NOW!]( [First Black Hole Ever Photographed is Spinning, Scientists Confirm]( By Jeremy Gray on Sep 28, 2023 05:55 pm [Supermassive black hole M87* is spinning]( Analyzing more than two decades of observational data collected by more than 20 telescopes, an international team of scientists says that the black hole at the center of the nearby M87 galaxy is spinning. [[Read More]( [Food Delivery Robots Are Spying for Police While on the Job: Report]( By Jeremy Gray on Sep 28, 2023 04:55 pm [Food delivery robot]( Customers who order food delivered by robots in Los Angeles may be inadvertently helping police perform surveillance on the city's residents. [[Read More]( [Photographer Wins a Gargantuan $109,000 in 10th Prix Pictet Awards]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 28, 2023 04:14 pm [Gauri Gill winning series]( Photographer Gauri Gill has won the 10th Annual Prix Pictet Photography and Sustainability Award, taking home the massive prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (about $109,219), one of the largest if not the largest sums for a photo award in the world. [[Read More]( [Google’s Pixel is the Only Brand To Ship More Smartphones Last Quarter]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Sep 28, 2023 03:06 pm Only the Google Pixel was able to gain some more popularity when compared to last year, even doubling its market share. It is the only smartphone manufacturer to move in a positive direction. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Flees the Country Leaving Couples in the Lurch]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 28, 2023 02:53 pm [Wedding Photographer]( A wedding photographer from Sydney, Australia has disappeared with his clients' money, despite previously running a seemingly successful photo business. [[Read More]( [Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Review: Big, Heavy, But Versatile]( By David Schloss on Sep 28, 2023 01:57 pm [Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Review: Big, Heavy, But Versatile]( Sigma’s 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens arrived during a flurry of product releases and bitterly cold weather earlier this year. It's been a minute, but I've now had a chance to test it in full. [[Read More]( [Photo Scout App Will Tell You When It’s Just the Right Time for a Photo]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Sep 28, 2023 12:53 pm [A woman takes a photo of the Arc de Triomphe using the Photo Scout app.]( A new app by Cascable aims to remove the furious weather app checking before snapping the perfect shot. Called Photo Scout, it will instead notify users when the conditions are just right. [[Read More]( [Retailer Discovers Box of Unopened 1980s-Era Polaroid SLR 680 Cameras]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 28, 2023 12:46 pm [Box of Polaroid SLR 680 Cameras]( While moving to a new warehouse last month, Mint Camera discovered an unopened, worn box that contained a small number of Polaroid SLR 680 cameras in perfect condition. [[Read More]( [Photographers Left Devastated After Iconic Tree is Cut Down by Vandals]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 28, 2023 12:42 pm [Sycamore Gap]( Photographers have expressed their dismay after an iconic tree that made for fantastic photos was deliberately felled. [[Read More]( [Adobe Photoshop on the Web Launches Packed with AI Tools]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 28, 2023 12:20 pm [Adobe Photoshop for Web]( Adobe Photoshop on the web is live to all and packs many of the desktop application features into a web browser. It also includes some of Adobe's Firefly AI-powered tools including Generative Fill and Generative Expand. [[Read More]( [Photographer Reunited With Painter He Photographed 40 Years Ago in NY]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 28, 2023 11:59 am [Hedy Page painting in New York Ciy, 1980]( When photographer Kent Almquist was in New York City in 1980, he encountered a street artist painting the Plaza Hotel. Intrigued, he snapped a photo of her. [[Read More]( [Some Users are Reporting That the iPhone 15 is Getting Too Hot]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Sep 28, 2023 11:36 am [iPhone 15 Pro Max]( A number of reports of the new iPhone 15 models overheating have emerged according to several publications that are either citing anecdotes online or have conducted independent testing. [[Read More]( [Wedding Photographer Reveals Hack So Bride’s Necklace Stays Put in Photos]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 28, 2023 10:51 am [A wedding photographer has gone viral with her hack for making sure a bride’s necklace stays in place on the big day and does not ruin the photos.]( A wedding photographer has gone viral with her hack for ensuring a bride's necklace stays in place on the big day and does not ruin the photos. [[Read More]( [Tourist Falls 164 Feet Off Cliff While Taking Selfie With Friends]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 28, 2023 10:42 am [A tourist fell 164 feet (50 meters) off a cliff edge while trying to take a selfie.]( A tourist fell 164 feet (50 meters) off a cliff edge while trying to take a selfie this weekend. [[Read More]( [Vogue’s Controversial Exhibtion Will Show AI Images Alongside Real Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 28, 2023 10:36 am [AI image exhibited by Vogue]( The PhotoVogue festival this year will exhibit AI images alongside real photos in a move that has prompted criticism. [[Read More]( [Photographer Who Sued Hilary Duff Over ‘Creep’ Claim Has Died]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 28, 2023 08:57 am [Photographer Darryl Wilkins who sued Hilary Duff for calling him a “creep” for shooting a kid’s football game, has reportedly died.]( The photographer who sued Hilary Duff for calling him a "creep" for shooting a kid's football game has reportedly died. [[Read More]( [The Moody Beauty of Monsoon Season in India’s Remote ‘Abode of the Clouds’]( By Jeremy Gray on Sep 28, 2023 07:41 am [Venki Ramachandran]( Landscape photographer Venkitesh "Venki" Ramachandran has spent the last few years exploring rugged, mountainous regions, primarily around the Himalayas. He was ready for something different. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Ken Griffey Jr. Trades Bat for Camera, Captures Amazing NFL Photos]( [Food or Fraud? Restaurants Are Selling You Lies With a Side of Fries]( [Meta Says Instagram is Set to Receive AI-Based Editing Features ‘Soon’]( [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](.