A court in Luxembourg has ruled in favor of U.S. photographer Jingna Zhang who accused painter Jeff Dieschburg of making an exact copy of her photograph. The ruling overturns a previous decision in 2022 that favored Dieschburg.
When photographer Kent Almquist was in New York City in 1980, he encountered a street artist painting the Plaza Hotel. Intrigued, he snapped a photo of her.
A court has ruled that an artist accused of copying a photographer's work did not commit plagiarism.
Italian Vogue's first issue of 2020 will feature zero photography in order to "send a message" about sustainability. Instead of photos, the issue is illustrated by artists, avoiding the "travelling, shipping entire wardrobes of clothes or polluting in any way" involved in a typical Vogue photo shoot.
Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk is a Dutch fine art photographer whose portrait photos may make you feel like you're walking through a museum. Her style is inspired by the masterpieces of old master painters.
Sarah Oliphant is a backdrop painter working in New York City whose highly sought after $1,000+ backdrops are used by many of the world's top portrait photographers. Here's a 47-minute interview by portrait photographer Peter Hurley, who sat down with Oliphant at her new studio in Bushwick, NYC to see how she works and to learn about the woman behind the paintings.