The Daily PetaPixel for 02/08/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM [The OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II: Revealing Wonder]( The OM-1 Mark II is a statement of blazing fast speeds and unparalleled computational capabilities in a user-friendly design. A true wonder of outdoor photography equipment that will perform wherever you go. [Pre-Order Now]( [We Finally Have an Official List of Verified CFexpress Cards]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 07, 2024 03:02 pm [CFexpress Type A Cards]( The Compact Flash Association (CFA) finally published a list of all certified memory cards that provide a guarantee that they will work with certain functions of all supported cameras, including Sony cameras that require the certification. [[Read More]( [The Enduring Value of B&W Photos in the Age of Digital and Color]( By Trevor Anderson on Feb 07, 2024 03:00 pm The early days of photography were built on monochromatic imagery. Many of the greats who created what we now know as the art of photography worked primarily with black-and-white film. [[Read More]( [EU to Criminalize Non-Consensual Explicit Deepfakes]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Feb 07, 2024 01:11 pm [European Union flags wave outside the government building.]( The European Parliament and European Council reached an agreement Tuesday to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes, an essential legal milestone as artificially generated images flourish. [[Read More]( [Yes, Mr. Samsung Exec, There is Such a Thing as a ‘Real’ Photo]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 07, 2024 12:47 pm [There is such a thing as a real photo]( In a recent interview, a Samsung executive attempted to gaslight us all by saying that no photo is really "real." [[Read More]( [Webb Can See Far Enough to Test Theories of Dark Matter]( By Jeremy Gray on Feb 07, 2024 11:59 am [Webb searching for small, bright, and ancient galaxies that could upend cosmological theory.]( The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) upended beliefs about the fundamental nature of the Universe, delivering evidence that the Universe was not slowing down, as gravity seemingly implied it must be, but expanding. 25 years later, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can help scientists make another breakthrough. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Epic Moment Surfer and Whale Synchronize]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 07, 2024 11:43 am [Surfer and whale]( A photographer captured the epic moment a humpback whale breached behind a surfer as she flew into the air -- with the pair synchronizing perfectly. [[Read More]( [Meta Expands Sextortion Resources for Teens]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Feb 07, 2024 11:20 am [A building in the evening shows the Meta logo]( A week after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled during a Senate hearing on child safety, the company announced new protections for teens navigating sextortion scams. [[Read More]( [Goodbye Ingenuity, Perhaps We’ll Meet Again Someday]( By Jaron Schneider on Feb 07, 2024 10:52 am [Ingenuity]( As seen from the Perseverance Rover as it drives away, NASA's Martian helicopter Ingenuity sits alone amidst windswept sand dunes, its mission complete. [[Read More]( [Rare Set of Type 1 Photographs of Pop Culture Icons to be Sold at Auction]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 07, 2024 10:25 am [Icons]( A cache of Type 1 photographs of pop culture icons are up for auction that includes pictures of Jackie Kennedy, Al Capone, Walt Disney, and many more. [[Read More]( [Photographers Up in Arms After Being Banned From Dance Contest]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 07, 2024 08:52 am Photographers in Minnesota have been left reeling after being banned from dance tournaments. The league has hired its own photographers whose pictures will be available to purchase by the public. [[Read More]( [Photo Competition That Celebrates the Beauty of Buildings Reveals Winners]( By Matt Growcoot on Feb 07, 2024 07:49 am [Architecture photography competition]( The winners of the Chartered Institute of Building's architectural photography competition have been revealed. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Nikon Releases the First Major Firmware Update for the Z8]( [NASA Goes Mirrorless: The Nikon Z9 is on the International Space Station]( [Sleepy Polar Bear Portrait Wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award]( [Meta to Label AI Images on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads]( [GoPro’s New Annual Subscriptions Add Many Perks and Cost up to $100]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2024 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.