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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 15h

WHY WE LOOK? Because Sony is the first camera company to verify the authenticity of video content recorded with select Sony cameras
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Sony Is the First Camera Company to Verify Authenticity of Video Content

Videos recorded using some Sony professional cameras can now be verified, and more camera support is coming soon.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 15h

WHY WE LOOK? Because computers are getting so much better at learning to “see”
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Computers are getting much better at learning to “see”

The machine-learning programs that underpin image-recognition still have blind spots, but will they for much longer?

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 15h

WHY WE LOOK? Because a photographer whose biology work often brings him in close contact with bats captures incredible portraits of the often-misunderstood creatures.
petapixel.com/2025/10/29/p...

Photographer Captures Stunning Portraits of Misunderstood Bats

Incredible biodiversity.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 1d

WHY WE LOOK? Because doctors are reporting that many people are arriving at the ER or clinic appointments with one special album marked “poop” on their phone
www.huffpost.com/entry/photos...

Doctors Are Getting Bombarded With 'Photo Dumps' Of Patients' Poop Pics — Here's Why

"Is this normal?"

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 1d

WHY WE LOOK? Because Paris Match acknowledged that intrusive paparazzi photos breached the privacy of Prince William and his family during a French Alps vacation, the latest legal victory in the royals’ long-running battle against intrusive photographers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

French Magazine Acknowledges Breaching Prince William and Catherine’s Privacy

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 1d

WHY WE LOOK? Because Bjorn Andresen, the reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,' dies at 70. At 15, he played the muse to an ailing composer in Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” He later said: “When I watch it now, I see how that son of a bitch sexualized me.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/m...

Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 2d

WHY WE LOOK? Because an astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly and spectacularly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star."
www.livescience.com/space/comets...

'Miracle' photo captures Comet Lemmon and meteor seemingly entwined over Earth

An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a "shooting star."

www.livescience.com

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 2d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a Photo of Damson Idris and Several Dark-Skinned Black Models Is So Stunning The Internet Thinks It’s AI
www.theroot.com/a-photo-of-d...

Black Model's Beautiful Viral Photo From Vogue World Has Some Thinking It Has to Be AI

Model Abény Nhial posted a photo from Vogue World 2025 that some think is too beautiful to be true.

www.theroot.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 2d

WHY WE LOOK? Because photos of Kathy Hilton's birthday party - which featured a Labubu vending machine - spark outrage online: 'I'm actually disgusted'
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Photos of Kathy Hilton's birthday party spark outrage online: 'I'm actually disgusted'

"This is all one giant Big Gulp of gluttony."

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 3d

WHY WE LOOK? Because Dorothea Lange's Iconic ‘Migrant Mother’ photograph will be memorialized in San Luis Obispo County next month
www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/a...

Iconic ‘Migrant Mother’ photo to be memorialized in SLO County

Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph, taken during the Great Depression in San Luis Obispo County, will be honored next month.

www.sanluisobispo.com

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 3d

WHY WE LOOK? Because, donning a fake bump, Naima Green blurs fiction and reality in an intimate exploration of motherhood
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/s...

A photographer’s intimate exploration of motherhood blurs fiction and reality | CNN

Naima Green’s exploratory body of work took a few years, a community of parents, and a 20-pound silicone baby bump to make.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 3d

WHY WE LOOK? Because house hunters are noticing that real estate listings increasingly contain AI images and are calling them misleading.
petapixel.com/2025/10/27/r...

Real Estate Agents Are Using AI Images Instead of Actual Photos

And they're really obviously AI.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 4d

WHY WE LOOK? Because the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Eugene, Oregon arguing that officials’ decision to conceal the location of 57 Flock license plate-reading surveillance cameras, whose data ICE agents also access, “erodes public trust.”
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 4d

WHY WE LOOK? Because an influencer's getting roasted online after her modest Brooklyn apartment is featured in Architectural Digest magazine: 'Is this a joke?'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Influencer is roasted online for her apartment featured in magazine

Molly Bluestein, an influencer from Atlanta, was ripped online for her apartment design choices that were featured in Architectural Digest.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 4d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a 19-year-old man died by suicide in Faridabad, India after he was blackmailed with morphed photos and videos of him and his sisters, his family alleged.
indianexpress.com/article/citi...

‘Blackmailed with morphed photos of sisters’, Faridabad man dies by suicide

Police said the youth had consumed a poisonous substance at his home and died on Sunday morning.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 5d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a 'posing expert' teaches people to follow 7 rules in order to look more 'confident and powerful' in every picture
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/p...

I teach people how to pose in photos: Follow 7 rules to look more 'confident and powerful' in every picture

Posing expert Christine Buzan shares seven simple tricks to make you feel more at ease, and project a sense of calm and confidence in any photo you take.

www.cnbc.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 6d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a photo of French police sealing off the Louvre after last week’s jewel heist took on a life of its own, after social media users got interested in the unidentified, well-dressed man caught in the foreground.
www.france24.com/en/france/20...

The Bright Side: Photo of well-dressed mystery man goes viral in wake of Louvre jewel heist

A photo of French police sealing off the Louvre after last weekend’s crown jewel heist has taken on a life of its own, after social media users took interest in an unidentified, well-dressed man caugh...

www.france24.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 6d

WHY WE LOOK? Because Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth: No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts and as artists, they’re still underrated.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How NASA’s Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth

No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.

www.nytimes.com

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 7d

WHY WE LOOK? Because Google Photos will soon let you choose how you want your photos animated
www.androidauthority.com/google-photo...

Google Photos will soon let you choose how you want your photos animated

The Photos to video feature in the Google Photos app is getting a prompt box to give you more control over the result.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 7d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a photo manipulated to show a candidate in a Texas state Senate race wearing an inverted cross — often considered a Satanic symbol — raises concerns over how easily political campaigns can create false images
www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

‘Satanic’ photo manipulation prompts discussion of faked political advertisements in Texas

Texas state Senate District 9 candidate Leigh Wambganss called a manipulated photo depicting her wearing an inverted cross necklace "demonic." A bill that was...

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 7d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found 44% of them would consider using an AI headshot, and this is reportedly playing out in real life as professionals increasingly opt for the controversial images for LinkedIn or a CV.
petapixel.com/2025/10/23/t...

The AI-Generated Headshot Market is Booming

Bad news for photographers.

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Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 8d

WHY WE LOOK? Because of a curious photographic collaboration between the last 15 wartime prisoners and the military at Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

A Curious Collaboration Between Prisoners and the Military at Guantánamo

www.nytimes.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 8d

WHY WE LOOK? In the brief time Andrew Cuoma posted an over-the-top, A.I.-generated video that depicts Zohran Mamdani's supporters as criminals, he escalated his warnings that “mayhem” would follow a Mamdani victory
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...

With Dire Picture of a Mamdani Mayoralty, Cuomo Plays to Voters’ Fears

www.nytimes.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 8d

WHY WE LOOK? Because the Louvre’s Director Says a Key Camera Was Pointing Away From Jewelry Thieves
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...

Louvre’s Director Says Key Camera Was Pointing Away From Jewelry Thieves

www.nytimes.com

Marvin Heiferman @whywelook.bsky.social · 9d

WHY WE LOOK? Because a Boston restaurant's displaying the notorious, local gangster Whitey Bulger’s mug shot and an uproar's ensued
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

A Boston Restaurant Displayed Whitey Bulger’s Mug Shot. An Uproar Ensued.

www.nytimes.com