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Pete Souza announces new photography book “Obama: An Intimate Portrait”

Dunja Djudjic

Former White House photographer Pete Souza has announced a new book. Titled “Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs,” the book shows around 300 of the photographer’s favorite and most iconic images from the years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Some are the photos we’re familiar with, and some of them have never been […]

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Khloe Kardashian is being sued for posting a photo of herself to Instagram

John Aldred

I don’t normally care what the Kardashians do. This current suit being brought against Khloe Kardashian, however, highlights something rather important. It’s something often misunderstood by clients, celebrities, and the general public alike. Just because you appear in a photograph does not mean that you have the legal right to use it. According to The […]

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Australian hotel offers guests to pose for nude portraits [NSFW]

Dunja Djudjic

The Art Series Hotel Group from Australia offers their visitors quite a unique package. From May 1 to June 15, all the guests will be able to get nude, strike a pose and have a team of artists turn them into a masterpiece. The “No Robe package,” as they call it, allows guests to pose […]

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Urban Outfitters offers a year of full-time internship for photographers, pays $0

Dunja Djudjic

Urban Outfitters offered undergraduate students internships in photographic studio production and styling. The lucky ones will get a full-time position in the London office of the company for a whole year. Sounds too god to be true? It is. The internship is unpaid for the entire time of its lasting. True, it’s not forbidden the […]

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DJI offers $145,000 for finding drone pilots who disrupted flights in China

Dunja Djudjic

Between April 14 and 21, drone pilots were flying near Chengdu Shuangliu Airport in China. Their recklessness caused more than 100 flights to make unscheduled landings or returns, and these changes affected over 10,000 passengers. DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, puts a bounty on the drone pilots. They offer up to 1 million yuan […]

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Japanese company creates world’s first spherical drone display

Dunja Djudjic

Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. has developed a drone that displays spherical images during flight, the first of this kind in the world. In the experimental flight, it displayed spherical images of the Earth or the company’s logo. The drone has a frame with eight LED-embedded supports. They revolve around the frame’s axis […]

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Vivian Maier Estate sues Jeffrey Goldstein for Copyright and Trademark infringement

Dunja Djudjic

A while ago, Vivian Maier Estate entered a complicated legal battle against the owners of the photographer’s work. This time, they are filing a claim against Jeffrey Goldstein, one of the collectors who owns a part of Maier’s collection. The estate is alleging copyright infringement: unauthorized copying, exhibition and print sales of the photographer’s work. […]

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Google’s PhotoScan app now automatically removes glare from old photos

Dunja Djudjic

Printing the photos gains popularity even in the digital age, and it undoubtedly has many advantages. Still, if you want to reverse the process and turn an old print into digital format, Google’s PhotoScan now makes it easier than ever. The app now makes it possible to make the photos glare-free without taking multiple images. […]

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Novoflex release the world’s first “reversible” tripod ball heads

John Aldred

Novoflex have just announced some new ClassicBall ball heads and they look pretty interesting. Why are they interesting to me? Well, they’re reversible. This means that you don’t have to shots that go off-level when you pan. Great for video and landscape shooters. The new ClassicBall comes in three sizes for different load capacities. They have […]

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Rihanna posts photoshopped photos of Queen Elizabeth II, causes backlash from fans

Dunja Djudjic

On April 21, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 91st birthday. Many people found a convenient way to pay a tribute to Her Majesty, but a famous singer Rihanna did something that her fans saw as disrespectful. The singer posted several photos on her Instagram where the head of the Queen of England was photoshopped on […]

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