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Sometimes, it’s best not to take the photo – as this girl posing at a former Nazi death camp reminds us

By Alan Palazon Published

News What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensive to others – and this girl posing at Auschwitz-Birkenau is a strong reminder that, sometimes, it’s best to put the camera away

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I can’t stop hearing “AI is inevitable” – but Instagram’s rapid removal of a controversial AI tool is proof that human voices still have power

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

AI Score one for the artists: Meta admits this controversial AI tool that stole faces and styles from Instagram “missed the mark”

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Instagram’s controversial AI won’t just copy your face – Meta Muse Image imitates photography styles too

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS The new Meta Muse image generator is already facing a privacy backlash, but artists should know that the wrong privacy settings allow the AI to copy style too

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Photographers use a variety of cameras on a VSCO anti-AI campaign
"The way you see the world can't be generated." Photographers use mix of retro film cameras and modern DSLRs in an anti-AI campaign

By Alan Palazon Published

News The photo sharing and creative editing platform VSCO has launched a new campaign to reaffirm its commitment to photographers and stave the proliferation of AI anxiety

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This optional Instagram “AI creator” label is a step in the right direction – but I think it should be enforced

By Alan Palazon Published

Opinion Instagram is testing the ability for AI content accounts to label themselves as an “AI creator” but I think the platform needs to enforce it

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Two years later, Instagram is finally giving photographers the same protection as videographers with this key change

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

INSTAGRAM Two years after penalizing unoriginal Reels, Instagram is now rolling out similar protections for still photos

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Instagram is testing a new app that feels like the exact opposite of instant film photography

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

INSTAGRAM Instagram Instants is a new app for sharing unedited photos that disappear after 24 hours

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WTF is the YouTube hype button, and why should you care as a content creator?

By Sebastian Oakley Published

Opinion YouTube’s hype button explained: why smart creators can’t ignore it

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That photo of a terrified vole is back – here's what it can teach us about going viral

By Tom May Published

The unexpected second life of Sha Lu's viral vole shot holds lessons for every photographer.

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7th July, 2007: Jamie Lee Curtis photographing the Live Earth concert at Wembley, London. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and his global partners are staging the Live Earth concerts, held on seven continents simultaneously, with some of the biggest names in music playing for 24 hours across the globe to raise awareness of global warming. (Photo by Justin Goff Photos/Getty Images)
Jamie Lee Curtis is claiming she invented Instagram again… I disagree, but she did help pioneer smartphone photography

By Alan Palazon Published

News Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has once again claimed she invented Instagram. What she definitely did created helped pioneer smartphone photography

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