Articles by Matt Growcoot at PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/author/mattgrowcoot/ Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:57:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191656271 Has Kate Middleton Just Ended All Remaining Trust in Photographs? https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/has-kate-middleton-just-ended-all-remaining-trust-in-photographs/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:57:09 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731838

Today my mother-in-law texted me to say, "Can't trust any photo." Why? Kate Middleton.

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Airbnb Hosts Will No Longer Be Allowed to Install Indoor Cameras https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/airbnb-hosts-will-no-longer-be-allowed-to-install-indoor-cameras/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:56:44 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731830 Airbnb sign

Airbnb has said that indoor security cameras will be prohibited from all of its listings around the world.

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Two Photographers Create Magnificent Gigapixel Image of Annular Solar Eclipse https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/two-photographers-create-magnificent-gigapixel-image-of-annular-solar-eclipse/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:43:18 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731796

With less than a month to go before the 2024 total solar eclipse, astrophotographers Andrew McCarthy and Dan Stein have released a gigapixel image of last year's annular solar eclipse.

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Kate Middleton Apologizes After Admitting Editing Photo That Was Pulled by Major News Agencies https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/kate-middleton-photo-pulled-by-major-news-agencies-after-claims-it-is-doctored/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:43:26 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731781 Kate Middleton Photo

The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has apologized after admitting to editing a family portrait that has been pulled by major news agencies.

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Photographer Captures Portland’s Fentanyl Crisis Amid Oregon’s Radical Drug Policy https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/photographer-captures-portlands-fentanyl-crisis-amid-oregons-radical-drug-policy/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:06:23 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731613 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.

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Photographer Gets Way Too Close to Bison in Yellowstone Park https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/photographer-gets-way-too-close-to-bison-in-yellowstone-park/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:45:55 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731555

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.

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Wedding Photographer Faces Backlash for Charging $8.5K for ‘Blurry’ Pictures https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/wedding-photographer-faces-backlash-for-charging-8-5k-for-blurry-pictures/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:11:48 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731548 Katie Tripp Photo

A wedding photographer at the center of a TikTok storm over her prices says she has faced death threats after revealing she charges $8,500 for her pictures which many have dismissed as "blurry".

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I Recreated the Most Iconic Photos of All Time With AI in Just One Day https://petapixel.com/2024/03/07/recreating-iconic-photos-with-ai-image-generators/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:03:43 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731271 Iconic photos recretaed by AI

AI image generators are trained on millions -- even billions -- of photos. It is safe to assume the vast majority of these photos are copyrighted and used without permission.

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Nikon Acquires RED in Massive Shakeup of Cinema Camera Market https://petapixel.com/2024/03/07/nikon-acquires-us-company-red-in-shakeup-of-cinema-camera-market/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:10:13 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731266 Nikon buys Red

In a surprise announcement, Nikon has acquired U.S.-based cinema camera company RED which will become of a subsidiary of the Japanese photography giant.

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Lomography’s Lomomatic 110 Film Camera Slips Right Into Your Pocket https://petapixel.com/2024/03/06/lomographys-lomomatic-110-film-camera-slips-right-into-your-pocket/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:01:52 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731032 Lomomatic 110

Lomography announced a new pocketable analog camera that takes 110 film called the Lomomatic 110.

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Why AI Image Generators Struggle to Get Text Right https://petapixel.com/2024/03/06/why-ai-image-generators-struggle-to-get-text-right/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:48:12 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730679 AI camera store

It's getting harder and harder to distinguish between an AI image and a genuine photo. But there are still giveaways and one of them is that AI image generators struggle to produce coherent text.

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Texas Man Buys Bureau and Discovers World War One Photos Taken in England Hidden Inside https://petapixel.com/2024/03/06/texan-man-buys-bureau-and-discovers-world-war-one-photos-taken-in-england-hidden-inside/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:36:04 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730985 World War One Photos Discovered in Bureau

A man in Austin, Texas bought a bureau only to discover a set of historic World War One photos hidden in it taken 5,000 miles away in the United Kingdom.

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BBC Embraces Content Credentials to Verify Images https://petapixel.com/2024/03/05/bbc-embraces-content-credentials-to-verify-images/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:01:53 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730783 Content Credential on BBC

The BBC has embraced the Content Credentials system and will begin slapping X's Community Notes-style explainers beneath imagery to show their authenticity.

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Photos Reveal How Nashville Skyline Has Exploded in Under a Decade https://petapixel.com/2024/03/05/photos-reveal-how-nashville-skyline-has-exploded-in-under-a-decade/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:32:55 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730574

A photographer went viral after she posted two pictures of the Nashville skyline taken nine years apart -- highlighting Music City's rapid growth.

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Meta’s AI Image Generator Accused of Making ‘Woke’ Pictures Like Google https://petapixel.com/2024/03/04/metas-ai-image-generator-accused-of-making-woke-pictures-like-google/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:56:33 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730525 Meta AI

Meta's AI image generator Imagine has been accused of producing ahistorical pictures in much the same way Google Gemini did a couple of weeks ago.

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AI Images of Trump With Black People are Being Circulated by His Supporters https://petapixel.com/2024/03/04/ai-images-of-trump-with-black-people-are-being-circulated-by-his-supporters/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:26:29 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730496 AI-generated images of Trump with Black people

AI-generated images of Donald Trump embracing Black people are being circulated by his supporters online.

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These Countries Pay the Most for Photography, According to a Study https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/these-countries-pay-the-most-for-photography-according-to-a-study/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:12:00 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730317 Counries of the world

Despite the threat posed by AI and general financial insecurities, the photography and videography markets are doing well, according to a recent report.

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Marques Brownlee Tries Out OpenAI’s Video Generator Sora and Shares His Thoughts https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/marques-brownlee-tries-out-openais-video-generator-sora-and-shares-his-thoughts/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:26:52 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730309

YouTuber Marques Brownlee was given the opportunity to use OpenAI's brand new and as yet unreleased video generator Sora.

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White House Photo Competiton Reveals the Best Political Images of 2024 https://petapixel.com/2024/02/29/white-house-photo-competiton-reveals-the-best-political-images-of-2024/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:01:21 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730017 The White House News Photographers Association

The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) has revealed the winners of its 2024 Eyes of History® photo competition with Doug Mills of The New York Times being named WHNPA 2024 Photographer of the Year

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This Viral Photo Taken in 1989 of a Man Smoking in McDonald’s is Not All it Seems https://petapixel.com/2024/02/29/this-viral-photo-taken-in-1989-of-a-man-smoking-in-mcdonalds-is-not-all-it-seems/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:53:19 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=729981 Man smoking in McDonald's AI-generated

Sitting in a McDonald's restaurant smoking a cigarette while eating a burger, this "peak male specimen" apparently had his picture taken in 1989, according to the caption.

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