Matt Growcoot

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Getty Images 'Spending Millions' Fighting Stability AI in Court Over Copyright

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Getty Images CEO Craig Peters says the company is spending “millions and millions of dollars” in its legal battle with Stability AI. The dispute stems from a 2023 lawsuit Getty filed against Stability AI, the developer of the popular image generation model Stable Diffusion.
'The Stringer' Documentary About 'Napalm Girl' Photo to Play at DC Film Festival

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

The Stringer, a documentary that has sent shockwaves through the world of photojournalism, will play at the DC/DOX Film Festival next month in the nation’s capital. Despite the film sparking controversy by questioning Nick Ut’s longstanding authorship of the Napalm Girl photo taken during the Vietnam War, very few have actually seen the movie, as it has only been previously shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
Photography Magazine Launches in Afghanistan

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A collective of Afghan photographers has launched a new publication titled Bibin Photography Magazine, dedicated to interpreting, analyzing, and promoting contemporary photography. The magazine’s editor-in-chief Mohib Ali tells Hasht-e Subh Daily, an online newspaper, that Afghanistan lacks an “analytical” photography magazine and says that Bibin has been created to plug that gap.
US District Court Rules Photographer Can Refuse to Work Same-Sex Weddings

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a Christian wedding photographer temporarily blocking New York State from enforcing anti-discrimination laws that she argues violate her First Amendment rights. The May 22 ruling by U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci of the Western District of New York prevents state officials from compelling Emilee Carpenter from Elmira to provide photography services for same-sex weddings while her case continues through the legal system.
Photographer Visits 'Severance' Style Underground Bunker Built for Nuclear War

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A photographer visited a Cold War-era underground bunker designed to serve as a nuclear fallout shelter for the Canadian government in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War. The Diefenbunker is located just outside Ottawa, Canada. Built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the four-story underground facility was designed to withstand a near-direct nuclear hit.
Astronauts Build Fake Moon to Practice Moon Photography

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Inside a nondescript building on an industrial site outside of Cologne, Germany, there is a recreation of the Moon’s surface, allowing astronauts to practice, among other things, taking photos on the Moon. The LUNA Analog Facility is a state-of-the-art lunar simulation center developed collaboratively by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Scientists Warns That AI Images May Cause Havoc in Medical Research

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A recent study has raised concerns about the increasing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate convincing fake microscopic images. Histological images, which are microscopic views of tissue samples, pose new challenges for scientific integrity in medical research publishing, according to a report published by Nature. The study tested the ability of 816 German university students to distinguish between real and AI-generated histology images.
Sit Back and Enjoy NASA's Epic Landscape Photo of Mars

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

160 years ago pioneering photographers were among the first to capture the landscapes of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite. One and a half centuries later, a robot on Mars is recording the first-ever views of Martian landscapes that bear a resemblance to those found in the southwestern United States.
Raging Sunspots Captured in Crystal Clear 8K By New Camera System

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

A new high-resolution camera system installed at the long-standing Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) in Tenerife, Spain is delivering some of the most detailed images of the Sun ever captured. Developed by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), the system produces 8K resolution images, providing a significantly improved view of solar activity, including sunspots and magnetic field dynamics.
Unfortunate Redditor Purchases Analog Camera But Doesn’t Know Film Must Be Developed

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Matt Growcoot

Film photography is fraught with pitfalls and most celluloid shooters will have a story or two to tell about a darkroom disaster. As was the case for one rookie photographer who couldn’t understand why his film had come out blank. “Recently purchased Canon AE-1,” the Redditor writes on the Analog Community forum.