A Roundup of Photography April Fools’ Jokes in 2017
It is yet again the day of the year on which you can't trust anything you see online. Here's a roundup of some of the April Fools' Day jokes that have emerged in the world of photography in 2017.
A Roundup of April Fools’ 2015 Jokes in the World of Photography
Ah, April 1st: the dreaded day on which you can't trust anything you see online, lest it be a prank that makes you feel gullible. As has been our tradition in the past few years, we're rounding up all the interesting April Fools' Day pranks from the world of photography so that you can enjoy an overview, all in one place.
A Roundup of April Fools’ 2014 Jokes in the World of Photography
As we've done for the past couple of years, rather than try our hand at comedy and post something tricky on April Fools, we instead round up all the best photography April Fools' jokes we can find and post them all in one place.
Buckle up, enjoy the ride, and try to imagine a world where these ideas were actually real.
April Fools’ 2012 in the Photo World
April Fools' Day 2012 has come and gone. Even though we didn't publish any bogus stories this year, here's a quick roundup of other photo-related sites that did. The screenshot above shows Kodak's homepage yesterday, which advertised a new kitten printing machine. Interestingly enough, there was a serious news ticker just below it that discussed the company's bankruptcy status.
Image Fulgurator Adds Graffiti to Other People’s Photographs
The Image Fulgurator is a brilliant device created -- and patented -- by Berlin-based artist Julius von Bismarck. It's an optically triggered slave flash that fires through the back of a camera, projecting a message or image on the film through the lens -- basically, it's an optically triggered projector. What this allows von Bismarck to do is prank unsuspecting photographers by adding random pictures or words into their photographs whenever they use their camera's flash.
Awesome Photo Prank at the Louvre
Paris Photo is an annual international photography fair held at the Louvre, with attendance in the tens of thousands. At Paris Photo 2009 this year, photography Fabien Breuvart decided to make things a little more interesting.
Enlisting the help of numerous friends, Breuvart dumped trash bags filled with thousands of vintage photographs into a giant heap at the entrance of the fair, offering them to the fair's visitors for free.