Photograpy

Aberdeen parents in shock after being offered version of class photo excluding disabled children

Parents were left “devastated” after they were offered a version of a primary school class photo with children with “complex needs” removed.

Those removed from the pictures included a nine-year-old girl with cerebral palsy in a wheelchair and a girl with additional support needs (ASN).

One mother whose daughter had been removed from a set of photos said it felt like having her child “erased from history”.

The offer was given by Cornwall-based firm Tempest Photography – which

…
Read More
Photograpy

World Photography Day 2023: World Photography Day: Exploring its history, significance & celebration around the world

In a world where images often speak louder than words, World Photography Day stands as a celebration of the art that freezes moments in time, preserving them for generations to come.

Every year on August 19, photography enthusiasts, professionals, and amateurs alike gather to honor the rich history, profound significance, and evolving techniques of this visual medium.

A Glimpse Into History

The origins of World Photography Day can be traced back to 1839, when the French government announced the invention of the daguerreotype process, a revolutionary photographic method developed by Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.

This announcement marked a

…
Read More
Photograpy

Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI | Photography

Suzi Dougherty was chuffed when a happy snap she took of her son on her iPhone turned out so well.

She was so happy with the sharp, colour-saturated picture of him posing with mannequins at a Gucci exhibition that she had a copy printed off for her mother and entered it in a local photography competition.

Four judges considered the photo – and they loved it.

Then they rejected it. They were suspicious it had been generated by artificial intelligence.

Dougherty jokes that he’s just upset he didn’t win. “I was flattered,” she says, adding that her 18-year-old son, Caspar,

…
Read More