Johnny Depp Plays Photographer W. Eugene Smith in “Minamata”
Deadline reports that MGM has acquired the rights for the Johnny Depp drama "Minamata" – chronicling W. Eugene Smith's last photo essay on the horrific…
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The Photography Community Joins Forces to Get Out the Vote
An anxiety-ridden nation trepidatiously waits as November 3rd and the 59th presidential election rapidly approaches. And with so many absentee ballots already dropped off in…
How Are Politicians Retouching Their Photos in 2020?
Although photographic technology allows for the literal capture of light (and arguably, reality), humans have ironically been trying to alter their captured appearance almost since…
Warping Reality: Adobe’s Neural Filters are Ripe for Mayhem
Face tuning apps have thrived for years in the mobile phone ecosystem, allowing users to make subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) changes to their…
Podcast: Has Adobe Gone Too Far?
Adobe Photoshop Element's Face Tilt feature allows you to repositions faces in your photos to direct their gaze back towards the camera (or anywhere else…
Did President Trump Stage Photos While Being Treated for COVID-19?
On Saturday, while President Donald Trump was being treated for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the AP distributed two handout photos taken…
Podcast: Emily Ratajkowski Wants to Reclaim Her Image. What Does That Mean for Photographers?
Last week, New York Magazine's The Cut published a lengthy essay written by model Emily Ratajkowski on her experiences working as a model, actor, and…
Podcast: BJP’s The Ones to Watch and SFMOMA Animates the Pioneers of Photography
In this episode of the PhotoShelter podcast Vision Slightly Blurred: The British Journal of Photography recently released their 2020 Ones to Watch list – a…
How the Kids Are Learning Photography on TikTok
TikTok, the video-based social media app, usually conjures visions of teens mimicking the latest dance craze, but it's probably better described as short attention span…