The Daily PetaPixel for 03/09/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Lensrentals Acquisition to End the BorrowLenses Brand, Close CA Location]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 08, 2024 05:29 pm [BorrowLenses]( Yesterday, Lensrentals announced that it had acquired "select assets" of BorrowLenses from Shutterfly, including the branding and assets. The company confirmed to PetaPixel today that it doesn't include employees or the physical San Carlos, California location. [[Read More]( [Panasonic Says the G9 II is Physically Large to Balance Better for Wildlife Photography]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 08, 2024 04:24 pm [G9 II]( One of the main advantages of Micro Four Thirds is that the cameras and lenses can be much smaller because the sensor is more compact. It is seen by some as odd, then, that the G9 Mark II is so physically large; or at least as large as Panasonic's full-frame S5II. [[Read More]( [The Shattered Remains of Outdoor Photographer, Imaging Resource Returned to Prior Owner]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 08, 2024 04:21 pm [Outdoor Photographer Magazine]( The Madavor and BeBop saga has seemingly ended, thanks to a new settlement between Madavor's prior owner, Zilpin Group LLC, and the BeBop Channel Corporation. The settlement returns all BeBop-owned properties to Zilpin Group, LLC and cancels outstanding liabilities. [[Read More]( [Midjourney Blocks All Stability AI Employees After Alleged Data Theft Attempt]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 08, 2024 03:39 pm [Midjourney logo and Stability AI logo]( Artificial intelligence companies Stability AI and Midjourney Inc. are fierce competitors in the AI image generation space. The rivalry has allegedly boiled over into the dangerous and felonious realm of corporate espionage. [[Read More]( [DJI Counters Claims That It Is an ‘Unacceptable National Security Risk’]( By Jaron Schneider on Mar 08, 2024 12:58 pm [DJI drone]( Last spring, a group of United States congresspeople introduced the "Countering CCP Drones Act," which argued DJI drones posed "an unacceptable national security risk." This week, DJI published line-by-line counterpoints rejecting that stance. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Portland’s Fentanyl Crisis Amid Oregon’s Radical Drug Policy]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 08, 2024 12:06 pm [Fentanyl crisis in Portland]( When photographer Jordan Gale moved to Portland a few years back, Oregon had just passed Measure 110 -- the first-ever U.S. drug decriminalization law -- and he wanted to explore the topic with his camera. [[Read More]( [Germany vs Google: How Street View Won the Privacy Battle in Europe’s Most Private Country]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 08, 2024 11:58 am [Germany was a longtime holdout with Google Maps Street View]( For residents and tourists alike, Google Maps Street View is an exceptionally useful navigational tool. However, not every country has welcomed Google's iconic Street View cars to their streets. One of these longtime holdouts, Germany, has only recently begun to change its tune after more than a decade of resistance. But why? [[Read More]( [Hasselblad Awards Acclaimed Photographer Ingrid Pollard $200,000]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 08, 2024 11:34 am [Ingrid Pollard is the latest Hasselblad Foundation Award Laureate]( Guyana-born and England-raised photographer Ingrid Pollard is this year's Hasselblad Award Recipient. Pollard, an internationally acclaimed photographer, receives a Hasselblad flagship camera and lenses, a unique gold medal, and SEK 2,000,000 -- over $196,000. [[Read More]( [Leica Women Foto Project Award Winners Celebrate Feminine Strength]( By Jeremy Gray on Mar 08, 2024 09:01 am [Leica Women Foto Project Awards winners 2024 -- fifth annual]( Leica has named the four recipients of its fifth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award, celebrating photographers whose work embodies reclamation, resilience, and rebirth. [[Read More]( [Photographer Gets Way Too Close to Bison in Yellowstone Park]( By Matt Growcoot on Mar 08, 2024 08:45 am A photographer in Yellowstone Park who got nose-to-nose with a bison was reported to park authorities after a video was recorded of his encounter. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Wedding Photographer Faces Backlash for Charging $8.5K for ‘Blurry’ Pictures]( [Just About Every Major Camera Brand is Having a Sale Right Now]( [Getty’s Open Content Program Has 88,000 Images You Can Use for Free]( [Why Leica’s SL3 Doesn’t Support Content Authenticity]( [Lensrentals Acquires BorrowLenses From Shutterfly]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 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](.