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AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage

May 17, 2023November 12, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for its coverage of the war in Ukraineearning recognition for its breaking news photography of the Russian invasion, as well as the prestigious public service award for its starting — and exclusive — dispatches from the ironeged port city of Mariupol.

AP journalists were also finalists in two Pulitzer categoriesfor breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis and for feature photography of the Ukraine war’s impact on older people.

For the public service award, the Pulitzer judges acknowledged AP — which had the

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Pulitzer Prizes: 2023 Winners List

May 8, 2023

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Associated Press

The Pulitzer committee honored the AP for the work of Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnant, citing their “courageous reporting from the besieged city of Mariupol that bore witness to the slaughter of civilians in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

Finalists Austin American-Statesman, in collaboration with the USA Today Network; The Washington Post

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Staff of The Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times won for “revealing a secretly recorded conversation among city officials that included racist comments,” followed by additional coverage exploring racial issues in local politics.

Finalists Staff of The New

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COLUMN: Photography along the Kelowna waterfront

May 4, 2023

By John Enman

This past week I gave a friend a ride to Kelowna. The day was bright and sunny and since I would be waiting around I was happy to have the opportunity to wander around the city waterfront along the marina with my camera. It doesn’t take much to entertain me and a lazy day with my camera is always the best.

I brought my little Fuji XT1 with two lenses; an 18-55mm and a 55-300mm. I am beginning to warm up to that little mirrorless camera. I know it isn’t a match for my big DSLR with

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Ever wanted to listen to a radio drama about photography? Today’s your day!

May 3, 2023

If you’re a lover of audio, and are often found listening to podcasts or the best audiobooks from Amazon, then you might like to hear of a new radio drama called The Art of Seeing.

This unique radio drama series follows an aspiring photographer, MacKenzie (also known as “Mac”), who is working to achieve her dream of becoming a professional photographer.

• the best headphones for video editing are also great for listening to audio!

Follow the entire cast as they each deal with a rollercoaster of career and personal issues, as you explore Mac, and her roommate Kim, who

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Iain & Leah -2022 Wedding

April 11, 2023

Vendors:

Reception: Breton Brewing Co.

Videography: Margaret Jourdan Studios

Entertainment: Jordan Musicyn

Catering: Little Rollin Bistro

Cake: Not Just Cakes

Dress : Needle & Thread

Hair: Lisa Martel

Make-up: Melissa Sifnakis

Iain & Leah had the sweetest little wedding that I would call perfect. I have never seen a couple so in tune with each other, always touching, always looking at one another. Definitely true love.

Leah is from Cape Breton but went to British Columbia for school. That’s where she met Ian and fell in love. He is a brew master and a job happened to open up at

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How this photographer takes incredible optical illusion photos of the moon

April 3, 2023

Wondering how to take impressive optical illusion moon photographs? Well, you could take some tips from Nina Wolfe. This New York photographer specializes in stunning optical illusion photographs that make the Earth’s satellite look bigger than ever.

Wolfe has taken dozens of gorgeous photographs that make the moon look absolutely enormous in juxtaposition with buildings on the skyline in NYC and elsewhere. There are a couple of tricks that can help you get the shot (and having one of the best cameras can also help).

Wolfe’s stunning photographs (opens in new tab) includes shots of a full moon rising behind

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A Photographer Who Found Instagram Fame for His Striking Portraits Has Confessed His Images Were Actually AI-Generated

March 26, 2023

As the followers of Jos Avery’s Instagram account continued to increase so did his guilt.

His @averyseasonart account features mostly black-and-white portraits of sharp facial features and blurred backgrounds. Oftentimes, Avery provided the subject’s name and a cutesy anecdote about their life, such as Lucy, “a strong woman from the Bronx,” or Jared, a Boston photographer,

The problem, one Avery struggled to disclose to his 28,000 followers, was that he was creating the images using Midjourney, an AI image generator. Avery made the images by entering a text prompt into Midjourney and then fine-tuning them using Photoshop.

Avery describes the

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Lexar scoops best memory card review from Photography News

March 24, 2023

Lexar is a trusted name in digital storage and has just announced that they have received the award for the “Best memory card” from Photography news readers for their Lexar® Professional 2000x SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-II Cards GOLD Series.

Once a year, the readers and editors of Photography News vote on their favorite photography tech—everything from cameras to accessories. The Lexar® Professional 2000x SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-II Cards GOLD Series was nominated along with seven other excellent cards and won the best card award.

According to Photography News, “the need for reliable and fast memory cards is greater than ever. That’s just what you

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