The Daily PetaPixel for 02/15/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Thin Line Fest [Seeking Submissions for Thin Line Fest and Contest]( Thin Line Fest is accepting entries for their 17th annual photo festival. Winners receive VIP access to private events, free lodging, cash prizes and the chance to have their work on display. Deadline to enter is Feb 20. Student discounts available! [Submit Now]( [People are Returning Apple Vision Pros and Zuckerberg Doesn’t Rate it]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 15, 2024 06:09 am [Apple Vision Pro Zuckerberg Review]( The spectacular hype surrounding Apple's Vision Pro mixed-reality headset may have peaked already. [[Read More]( [Google Partners With the Environmental Defense Fund to Tackle Climate Change]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 05:38 pm [Google and the Environmental Defense Fund tackling methane emissions with satellite]( Google is working alongside the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to better understand methane emissions and potential mitigations. [[Read More]( [Angelbird Discontinues Its 1TB Sony CFe Card 10 Months After Launch]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 14, 2024 05:14 pm [Angelbird CFexpress]( Angelbird has discontinued its massive 1TB capacity CFexpress Type A card. The $500 card was not only cheap, it promised full compatibility with Sony cameras. That might be the source to the "why" it has been taken off store shelves. [[Read More]( [Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio Social Media Law Aimed at Children]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 05:10 pm [Ohio social media law struck down in federal court]( There is a lot of talk these days about social media use and its effects on children. It seems that states are proposing and passing laws restricting social media left and right, with California, Texas, and New York, among others, passing social media-related laws last year. Another state, Ohio, attempted to enact a strict law to keep children off of social media without parental consent, and a United States federal judge struck it down this week. [[Read More]( [Canon Patents a Triple-Layer High-Speed Stacked Image Sensor]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 04:34 pm [Canon three-layer image sensor patent filed in Japan. High-speed stacked image sensor.]( Patents are always a fun way to see what camera companies are up to and theorize about what might be coming next, even if they frequently don't find their way into actual products. A new Canon patent filed in Japan is particularly intriguing, as it outlines a triple-layer high-speed stacked image sensor. [[Read More]( [Polarr Next is a Web-Based, AI-Powered Photo Editor Made for Pros]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 03:46 pm [Polarr Next AI-powered web app for photo editing]( Polarr has launched the Polarr Next Public Beta 1.0. Building on the company's experience with artificial intelligence and photo editing solutions, Polarr Next is "the world's first user-trainable AI photo editor that adapts to user inputs in real-time," promising to "revolutionize" how professional photographers work with large batches of RAW images. [[Read More]( [Samsung S24 Update Improves Zoom, Portrait Mode, and Nightography]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 14, 2024 02:49 pm [Samsung Galaxy S24 series]( Just a couple of weeks after the S24 series of smartphones shipped, Samsung has announced that it will be updating them with what it calls "enhanced options" including the promise of better photography. [[Read More]( [Google Image Search Results are ‘Amplifying Gender Stereotypes’]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 14, 2024 02:11 pm [Gender stereotypes]( A new research study has found that online images diplayed on search engines and social media may be reinforcing gender stereotypes. [[Read More]( [Lexar’s SL600 SSD Promises Speed and Portability for Photographers]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 02:02 pm [Lexar SL600 portable SSD for photographers and content creators]( Lexar's new SL600 portable SSD promises speeds up to 2,000 MB/s and comes in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. [[Read More]( [Diving Into Underwater Wildlife Photography with Kristi Odom]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 01:49 pm [Diving Into Underwater Wildlife Photography with Kristi Odom]( Nikon Ambassador and internationally acclaimed photographer and videographer Kristi Odom joined the PetaPixel Podcast this week to discuss underwater photography. Alongside joining us to talk shop, Odom also separately selected and explained her top three images of 2023, one of which is, perhaps not coincidentally, an underwater photo. [[Read More]( [Here’s a First Look at Annie Leibovitz’s IKEA ‘At Home’ Photo Series]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 14, 2024 01:46 pm [IKEA annie liebovitz]( Last year, IKEA brought on Annie Leibovitz as an "artist in residence" and gave her the task to better visually represent how media presents the reality of life at home. Two photos have been released as a sneak peek, and the full series will be unveiled on February 29 in France. [[Read More]( [Rare 33-Year-Old Blue and Gold Hasselblad Camera Appears for Sale]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 14, 2024 01:02 pm [Hasselblad 503 CX Golden Blue Limited Edition camera, medium-format film camera]( To celebrate its 50th year manufacturing cameras, Hasselblad released a special-edition version of its 503 CX V-System medium-format film camera. The "Golden Blue" camera hit stores in 1991, limited to just 700 units worldwide. Hasselblad fans have the rare opportunity to purchase a used one right now from Park Cameras. [[Read More]( [Amazon Will Pay You $20 to Use Your Prime Unlimited Photo Storage]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 14, 2024 12:50 pm [Prime Photos]( Amazon Prime members might not know that they get unlimited storage for photos through the platform and Amazon really wants to change that. It is desperate enough, in fact, that it will pay members $20 just to use Prime Photos. [[Read More]( [Scientists Attach Cameras to Polar Bears and Discover They’re Starving]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 14, 2024 11:52 am [scientists attach cameras to polar bears starving global warming]( Scientists attached cameras to polar bears and the shocking footage revealed that the animals are starving due to the rapidly shrinking sea ice. [[Read More]( [Stability AI Reveal an Entirely New Image Model Called Stable Cascade]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 14, 2024 11:49 am [Stable Cascade]( Stability AI, the company behind the AI image generator Stable Diffusion, has previewed an entirely new text-to-image model called Stable Cascade. [[Read More]( [Man Who Killed Photographer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 14, 2024 10:38 am [Tyler Gerth]( The man who fatally shot photographer Tyler Gerth during a protest following the death of Breonna Taylor has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. [[Read More]( [Former NYC News Photographer Performs One-Man Show About Traumatic Past Life]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 14, 2024 09:54 am [New York City crime scene]( Being a news photographer can be incredibly stressful: tight deadlines, grisly murder scenes, and grieving families can take its toll. [[Read More]( [‘Hyper-Vigilant’ Photographer is Robbed of $16K Worth of Camera Gear]( By Pesala Bandara on Feb 14, 2024 09:22 am [photographer manny ortiz robbed camera kit]( A "hyper-vigilant" photographer was robbed of $16,000 worth of camera gear right under his nose. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Lomography Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Gets Colorful Facelift]( [Adobe Express Now Includes an AI-Powered TikTok Creative Assistant]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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