Photography

September 27, 2019

AI Creates 100,000 Computer-Generated Faces That Look So Incredibly Real

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to produce images that look completely real but are totally fake. Icons8 is a company who wants to put these types of pictures to use, and so they've created Generated Photos, a resource of 100,000 AI-generated faces that are royalty-free. Although there are some portraits that look glitchy (and therefore fake), there are many more that could rival the real people you see in stock photos.

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September 16, 2019

Photographer Captures Portraits of Strangers He Met on the Streets 25 Years Later

Self-described “documentarist” Daniel Meadows has made countless contributions to contemporary photography. In addition to influencing the creative field, however, his work has also played a pivotal role in a much larger realm: British society as a whole. Daniel Meadows: Now and Then, an eye-opening exhibition at Oxford's Bodleian Libraries, explores how the Gloucestershire-born figure has captured “the extraordinary aspects of ordinary life.” Now and Then gives viewers a comprehensive glimpse into Meadows' practice.

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September 6, 2019

Eye-Opening Photos of Hong Kong’s Packed “Vertical Graveyards” on Hillsides

Based in London and Singapore, Finbarr Fallon is a RIBA-nominated photographer known for his architectural imagery. In his long-term photography project Dead Space, he uses his architectural sensibilities to create evocative imagery. In this set of twelve photographs, shot over the course of five years, Fallon immortalizes Hong Kong's vertical graveyards. With space at a premium in the densely packed city, these cemeteries built into the surrounding mountains loom ominously over Hong Kong.

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September 3, 2019

Interview: Travel Photographer Highlights China’s Traditional Cormorant Fishing

Travel photographer Peter Yan left behind a successful career at Apple to pursue his work as a respected visual storyteller. In a few short years, the Chinese-born Australian photographer has built an impressive following on Instagram, where over 150,000 people follow his inspiring imagery from around the globe. In particular, one image that was taken on a trip to Yangshuo, China has caused the internet to sit up and take notice.

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