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Icons of Photography: Loyola Art Museum Hosts First Show in Four Years Featuring Famed Works From Steve McCurry | Chicago News

“ICONS” features photographs by Steve McCurry. The exhibit is on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art through March 31, 2024.“ICONS” features photographs by Steve McCurry. The exhibit is on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art through March 31, 2024.

A new exhibition focuses on photographs that remind us of the vastness of human culture. It’s a striking blend of art, journalism and storytelling.

More than 80 large-format prints represent the career of Steve McCurry, a photography Hall of Famer and a controversial figure to some.

McCurry’s images are people-driven. His most famous portrait, “Afghan Girl,” was a memorable cover for National Geographic in 1985. Other photos are recognizable from the Magnum photographer’s many books and globe-trotting assignments.

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Leica’s latest camera encrypts verification info into every photo

The compact and discreet nature of Leica M rangefinder cameras once made them a popular choice for photojournalists, long before autofocus became pretty much a prerequisite. But while M cameras these days are more likely to be in the hands of an amateur or enthusiast than a conflict photographer shooting for Reuters or The Associated PressLeica’s new M11-P has a novel approach to verifying the authenticity of photos.

The $9,195 M11-P follows mostly the same playbook as Leica’s prior “P” variant. At its core, it’s mostly the same as the 60-megapixel manual focus M11 rangefinder it’s based on, but

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5 Beverly Hills middle school students expelled following AI-generated nude photo scandal


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In response to a group of Beverly Hills middle school students creating and circulating AI generated nude photos of classmates, the district’s school board voted this week to expel five students involved in the scandal.

At a special Beverly Hills Unified School District board meeting Wednesday night, the expulsion of the five “egregiously involved eighth-grade students” was approved.

School officials say 16 students were victimized by the AI-generated nude photos.

Beverly Vista Middle School staff was first alerted about the photos on Wednesday, Feb. 21. According to the school district, the faces of students were

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