Engineer Creates AI That Identifies Photos of Unknown Holocaust Victims
An engineer has created software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify anonymous Holocaust victims in World War II photos.
China Fines Sony ¥1M for Announcing a Camera on a Controversial Date
Sony has been fined 1 million yuan by the Chinese government for "damaging the dignity of the Chinese state" for advertising an announcement for a new product last July, on the day historically associated with the start of the Sino-Japanese War.
Sony Apologies for Choosing Japan Invasion Date for Camera Launch
Sony has postponed a camera launch that was originally planned for Wednesday, July 7, after Chinese citizens expressed anger over the date, which is also the 84th anniversary of Japan's invasion of China that sparked the Sino-Japanese War and World War Two in Asia.
Historic Print Collection Including Rare Negative of Hiroshima Bombing is Selling for $2 Million on eBay
There's an unbelievable auction currently live on eBay that might rank as the most expensive item we've ever seen on the site. Uncovered by the folks over at The Phoblographer, the auction is offering hundreds of historic WWII prints, a Kodak Pocket camera, and an extremely rare negative of the Hiroshima bombing, all for the whopping buy-it-now price of $2,000,000.33.
One of the Marines in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Misidentified for Over 70 Years
The Marine Corps has confirmed that one of the six marines in the iconic photograph "Flag Raising on Iwo Jima" has been misidentified for over 70 years. The man who was thought to be Pfc Rene Gagnon was, in fact, Cpl Harold “Pie” Keller.
Rare Color Photos from World War II
Due to costs and scarcity, the vast majority of photos captured during World War II were shot on black-and-white film. Some images were captured in color, however, and those rare shots reveal what scenes from the Second World War looked like to people in them.
Meet The Man Who Photographed the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6th, 1945 Russell Gackenbach captured a historic, horrifying event on his personal camera. From the bowels of an Air Force bomber, he snapped two pictures of the first atomic bombing when a 9,000-pound uranium-235 bomb named 'Little Boy' obliterated the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
The Story Behind Robert Capa’s Pictures of the D-Day Invasion that Almost Never Were
TIME’s Behind the Picture recently dove into the fascinating story behind how some of the most iconic photographs of World War II almost never were. Narrated by John Morris, Editor of LIFE magazine during WWII, Morris tells the story behind the photographs captured by Robert Capa on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion.
Haunting Long-Exposure Photography of WWII-Era Bunkers
To fill the time during slow winter months, photographer Jonathan Andrew decided to follow through on an idea that he had a few years back: he started photographing old WWII bunkers. Based out of Amsterdam, he already had several to work with close-by, but as the project has received more and more media attention, he's taken the time to travel all over Europe, adding more beautiful, haunting bunker images to his portfolio.