12TH Annual MPA Grand Prize by Glenn Homann
Glenn Homann’s mobile photography is remarkable on so many levels. He takes us with him through a broad sweep of genres with particular mastery of light & shape, character & narrative.
PHOTOS
Sukhumvit Road from BTS Nana Station – Bangkok, Thailand
Nana is one of Bangkok Stytrain most famous station. Nana station is on Sukhumvit Road, the main venue for tourist looking for shopping and nightlife.
Acrobatic Squirrels Captured in a Series of Amazing Photos
Belgian photographer Niki Colemont wanted to show the squirrels’ “extreme flexibility” which makes for fantastic photos. For his nutty photo shoot, he used a Nikon Z9 and a Nikon Z6 II along with a Manfrotto tripod.
Buddha and Little Girl at Shwedagon Pagoda – Yangon, Myanmar
The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa.
Carnival of Venice Riva degli Schiavoni, San Marco – Venice, Italy
The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter.
Morning Coffee at Kim Hotel – Lampang, Thailand
Like some others places in Thailand, the Kim hotel offers free coffee on the morning. I used to bring it to 1st floor to escape the noisy TV.
Venezuelan Government is Using Deepfaked Presenters to Spread Disinformation
El Pais reports that Venezuelan state-owned television station VTV has been using deepfake English-speaking hosts from a fictitious American news agency to share falsely positive news coverage about the country.
Early Morning at Rio Madonna dell’Orto, Cannaregio – Venice, Italy
The Madonna dell’Orto (“Madonna of the Garden”) is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio. Jacobo Robusti (1518 – 1594), known as Tintoretto, one of Venice most famous painter, who lived and worked just a few blocks away on the Fondamenta dei Mori, is buried with his family in the chapel to the right of the high altar.
‘Photoguard’ Stops Your Pictures Being Manipulated by AI
A new program may prevent artificial intelligence (AI) programs from manipulating an individual’s photos and using them to create deepfakes.
National Geographic selects ‘Pictures of the Year’ photo contest winner Published
After several years off, National Geographic magazine has brought back a public photo contest and invited hobbyist photographers to send in their best images of the natural world.