Young Rohingya photographers dream through snapshots

September 8, 2024 2 tags

Six years ago their lives were turned upside down after a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Now three young refugees are finding a new purpose in life, armed with mobile phones and access to Instagram. Azimul Hasson, Dil Kayas and Omal Khair all have one thing in common; a passion for telling stories. Chosen to document their lives in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, the largest refugee camp in the world, their work now features at the biennial Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar. Their insight into camp life, is as authentic as it comes. Stills capture the heart-breaking difficulties

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Supreme Court Rules That Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer’s Copyright | Smart News

May 27, 2023 2 tags

Pop artist Andy Warhol sits in front of artworks at his studio, the Factory, in New York City in 1983. Brownie Harris / Corbis via Getty Images In the 1980s, Andy Warhol created an illustration of the musician Prince, which drew heavily from an existing image by photographer Lynn Goldsmith. Now, four decades later, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Pop artist infringed on Goldsmith’s copyright. Experts say that the case has complex implications

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How AI is changing the photography game – DiscoverHumboldt.com

April 17, 2023 2 tags

Artificial intelligence is starting to creep into the photography industry with new software emerging that is capable of producing very similar photos to the ones taken by people with a camera, according to a local Estevan photographer. Byron Fichter owns and operates Byron Fichter Photography. The professional picture taker recently started dabbling with the new technology himself. “It’s really simple actually. You just type in exactly what you want for an image,” said Fichter. “And it’s as easy as saying ‘orange kitties,’ black puppies’ or whatever, and with that kind of vaguery it’ll shoot out an image and it does…

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