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The Monash Gallery of Art in Melbourne, Australia is rebranding as the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) to solely concentrate on the art form. For more than 30 years, the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA) has collected and exhibited a wide range of visual art that included paintings, sculptures, and photography. However, the museum’s organizers

[embedded content] The first-ever aerial images of the Earth’s two biggest icebergs that broke off from Antarctica’s Ice Shelf have been published. Each could take decades to melt. On March 13, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) published aerial photographs and footage of the two enormous icebergs. Scientists are closely tracking the two icebergs that are

Some Google Pixel 7 owners have been reporting the glass covering the rear cameras has unexpectedly shattered. Disgruntled users have taken to Reddit and Twitter to complain the cover have been breaking, stressing they haven’t had an accident with it. “Not even a month, no drops just regular use. Have a case on the phone.

[embedded content] A pilot risked melting his drone to capture awesome shots of the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland. 17-year-old Svanur Gabriele flew his drone over the lava to capture stunning footage for Airstock after dozens of earthquakes disturbed a number of volcanos. The Icelandic team captured spectacular FPV film over Geldingadalir and the Meradalir

Japan’s Naomi Osaka removes a butterfly from her dress as she plays against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur during their women’s singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 12, 2021 | David Gray Sports photographer David Gray has won the top prize at the World Sports Photography Awards for

Photo-sharing app BeReal has seen a surge in popularity in recent weeks. However, the demand for BeReal has meant that the app frequently crashes at the crucial moment when users try to upload their daily photo — as one woman found out during a Harry Styles concert. Cara McManus posted a viral video on TikTok

A former Facebook employee says he was fired for raising concerns about a new company protocol that allowed staff to access deleted user data and share the information with law enforcement. Former content screener, Brennan Lawson, is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, claiming he was informed about the new protocol during a staff meeting in

It’s called SpinLaunch, and it’s a novel approach to launching small payloads into orbit. The idea of a kinetic launch system translates to spinning a payload in a centrifuge to over 1,000 miles an hour and then releasing it for its journey to the stars. The concept requires no onboard fuel, so there’s no danger

An undersea volcano near the Pacific island nation of Tonga has erupted, sending an explosive shockwave by air and a tsunami by sea ripping across the Pacific Ocean. The eruption was captured in satellite images and is one of the most violent ever seen from space. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic island is located about

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photo Dumps Are Now in Museums – Elle Isaac West, Untitled, from IN LOVE, 2021. © Isaac West A new photo exhibit called INWARD: Reflections

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photos from the Fall of Kabul to The Taliban – BuzzFeed Evacuations Continue in Afghanistan – in Pictures – The Guardian A Photographer in Afghanistan

Levion Software’s free Photo Map app for Android shows photos stored on device or in multiple cloud storage platforms and illustrates them on a world map so users never lose track of where and when their images were taken. As smartphones get better and more powerful features, the ability to sort, geotag, and place images

[embedded content] The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway after the opening ceremonies were held in a largely empty stadium. But the restrictions that have been put in place due to the pandemic didn’t stop the ceremony from presenting a particularly impressive aerial drone display. The impressive drone show took place towards the end of the

In photojournalism, where and how people get their news matters. A quick takeaway of Reuters Digital News Report 2021 shows that the news market is exploding into a multitude of topic-specific verticals and various mediums at the same time. Whereby all news, weather, jobs, and politics were read via a local printed newspaper, each one

[embedded content] AI-editing software autoRetouch has announced the expansion of its services to now include all retail products, not just clothing, and is also now available as a plugin via the Shopify App Store. In late 2020 PetaPixel reported on the software company autoRetouch that made its debut as an AI-powered service that allows e-commerce

[embedded content] Iams has launched a new app called NOSEiD that can scan dog noses and use them as unique identifiers in order to reconnect lost canines with owners. The app can connect dog snoots with an owner’s contact information, similar to how fingerprints can link to specific people. The company launched the app to

Voigtlander has announced the 28mm f/2 Ultron Vintage Line lens for Leica M-mount, combining a classic lens exterior with modern optics. The new lens will be available in three different colors. Cosina, the Japan-based optical equipment manufacturer, has released the three new wide-angle Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount as part of its Vintage Line, as

Disposable cameras are all the rage, and the relatively new Snap It wants to make it easier to always have one on hand by mixing the retro-tech with the very modern subscription service business strategy. Snap It is blending a couple of different strategies that other companies have dabbled in recently. Like with Dispo, the

It is currently against Instagram’s policy — and a violation of COPPA rules — for children under the age of 13 to use Instagram, but Facebook is reportedly in the exploratory phase of making a version of the app just for kids. In a report by Buzzfeed, citing an internal company post it obtained, Facebook

The Mars Perseverance Rover, which already has sent back some incredible images from the Red Planet, is equipped with 23 cameras designed for a host of tasks. Its main camera array is particularly impressive, able to see details as small as a tip of a pencil close by, and the size of an almond from