Bruce Gilden Describes the People He Photographs as His ‘Family’

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Amber, Kensington, Philadelphia, USA. 2023 © Bruce Gilden

Bruce Gilden is known for his confrontational street photography, using a close-up flash technique to capture striking portraits of people many would simply walk past. He’s proven to be controversial, but Gilden says he had a deep empathy for his subjects.

Gilden’s latest exhibition, Why These? , held at Fotografiska Berlin, doesn’t just question his own work; it questions the public at large: Why do these images unsettle

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Wildlife Photographer Captures First-Ever Aerial Footage of Humpback Whale Giving Birth

A drone photographer has captured what is believed to be the first-known aerial footage of a humpback whale giving birth in the ocean.

Wildlife photographer Alexander Forrest filmed what is believed to be the first and only humpback whale birth ever recorded by drone off the coast of New South Wales on July 28.

The 20-year-old photographer was standing on a coastal point in northern New South Wales to capture the annual whale migration along a stretch of ocean known as the “humpback highway” when he noticed an


Car Photography Company Sues Midjourney for Allegedly Copying Thousands of Its Photos

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A car photography company has sued AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of copying tens of thousands of its copyrighted vehicle photos without permission.

Automotive photography company EVOX Productions LLC filed the lawsuit against Midjourney on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

EVOX describes itself as the market-leading creator and licensor of high-quality automotive photography. According to the lawsuit, the company has photographed nearly every commercially available car make and model sold in the U.S. since 200


Astronaut Snaps Photo of Super Typhoon on His iPhone

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Astronaut Anil Menon has only been in space for less than one month, but he has already captured a mind-boggling photo showing a super typhoon brooding above the Pacific Ocean.

Menon revealed that he took the photo on his iPhone from inside the International Space Station’s Cupola, a dome-shaped panoramic observatory module featuring six circumferential windows and a central nadir viewing window.

“The Pacific Ocean this morning from the cupola with an iPhone,” Menon posted on Twitter.com (X) on Sunday morning.

Menon

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DuckDuckGo’s Smart Glasses Have No Camera, No AI, and No Electronics

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DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, has entered the smart glasses industry with a pair of sunglasses that are not smart at all.

The DuckDuckGo glasses feature no cameras, no AI technology, and no electronics at all. The perks include infinite charge life, seamless offline mode, and zero notifications guaranteed. Best of all, they cost just $35, a steal compared to Meta’s $299 glasses.

“DuckDuckGo is introducing the world’s most innovative anti-surveillance sunglasses, also


Light Lens Lab Unveils 35mm f/2 Apochromatic, Its First ‘High Performance Series’ Lens

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Light Lens Lab has announced its next lens, the 35mm f/2 “Apochromatic.” It is the company’s first new lens designed as part of its High-Performance Optical Research Project and the first in a series of new High Performance Series lenses.

“The Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 ‘Apochromatic’ marks our first step into apochromatic photography,” Light Lens Lab explains. “It is an independently developed optical design combining advanced chromatic-aberration correction, high-precision optical

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Saramonic’s New K9 XTX Wireless Transmitter Has Huge Range

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Saramonic has announced the K9 XTX, a wireless digital plug-on transmitter for filmmakers.

The K9 XTX is a professional digital UHF plug-on wireless transmitter designed for location sound mixers, live production crews, and filmmakers who need a fast, flexible wireless workflow solution.

The K9 XTX is built around a wideband 550-960 MHz UHF platform and has GPS-based regional frequency coordination, Saramonic explains. The company promises better stability over long-range transmission than a typical 2.

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Leica Sells ‘Twice as Much or Even More’ Q Cameras Than M Rangefinders

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While celebrating the launch of its brand-new Leica SL3-P in Wetzlar, Germany, Leica delivered a series of presentations about its latest SL-Series model and the rest of its lineup, revealing some fascinating information about its cameras. Leica’s best-selling series is not its iconic, beloved M-System rangefinders, but rather its premium compact Q cameras.

“On average, the Q series cameras sell twice as much, or even more, than the entire M system. It is a lot

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Photographer Builds Miniature Wildlife Scenes Using the Objects That Threaten Endangered Animals

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Photographer Benedek Lampert’s new series, The Nature We Replaced , combines the miniature worlds the photographer is known for crafting with powerful environmental storytelling.

As Lampert explains, his previous miniature photography series have focused on bringing realistic worlds to life. This time, though, the emphasis is on meaning rather than recreation.

“Nature, wildlife and environmental storytelling have always been close to me, and I couldn’t think of a more universal issue than the future of the planet we all share,” Lampert explains. “

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AirPods With Cameras Could Be Released This Year

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Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods could be released before the end of 2026, earlier than previously expected.

According to Apple insider Mark Gurman’s most recent Power On newsletter, published in Bloomberg , the new AirPods are already referenced in the iOS 27 code. iOS 27 is expected to launch in September.

According to Gurman, Apple has been working on the camera AirPods, which are codenamed B798, for years. That version is slated for release in 2027