Some of our latest articles on visual tech:

• Article 17: Closing the Value gap – Where Are We Now?

  
  

  The European Union’s Copyright Directive, specifically its contentious Article 17, was supposed to revolutionize the relationship between online platforms and rights holders. It was going to close the value gap and make social media platforms finally take down or pay for all the copyrighted content they were up to now,

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• The Shutterstock-Getty Images Merger: A Bold Move in a Shifting Landscape

  
  

  The announcement of the Shutterstock-Getty Images merger landed like a crack of a whip in the stillness of the desert. With the New Year barely underway and much of the world’s attention focused on global politics, the news caught everyone by surprise—though not for long. The stock photo industry has

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• Who Needs a New Video Generation Tool?

  
  

  No, seriously—how many of us have been genuinely frustrated because we couldn’t create videos from our desktop? Let’s be honest: if we take out everyone who makes videos for a living—movie makers, documentarians, trainers, influencers—that doesn’t leave a huge audience. Most people, during the vast majority of their lives, don’t

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• Ethical Issues in AI Graphic Design: Bias, Plagiarism, and Ownership

  
  

    Graphic design is transforming thanks to new innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by providing tools that enhance both creativity and productivity. Yet, as AI becomes a more integral part of the design process, it introduces significant ethical concerns that must be addressed. How Bias Surfaces in AI-Generated Content Trained

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• Adopting AI While Questioning It: The Future of Graphic Design

  
  

  Artificial intelligence is transforming graphic design at an unprecedented pace. Designers are embracing its capabilities, but critical questions remain: Can machines truly enhance creativity without eroding the human touch? As AI reshapes workflows and sparks new possibilities, the balance between technological innovation and the preservation of originality has never been

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• Biases in Photography: What We Capture and What We Share

  
  

  In photography, there are two primary types of biases: the subjects we choose to capture and the images we ultimately decide to share. These two biases, while often intertwined, come from different motivations. The first—the choice of subject—is driven by a sense of ownership, the feeling that this moment, scene,

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• Rethinking Photography in the Age of AI

  
  

  They like the tool, but they don’t like the perceived demonization: After Instagram instituted a label on images to clearly identify those that were AI-generated, many photographers stood up in arms, angry that it also included images retouched using AI. “It is not the same,” they say. “Retouching,” they say,

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• The Content Tsunami: Navigating the Overload

  
  

  In today’s hyper-connected world, we’re facing an unprecedented deluge of digital content. From photos and videos to articles, books, and music, the sheer volume of available material is staggering. But what happens when there’s simply too much content? The Content Explosion: By the Numbers To truly grasp the scale of

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• Anchoring Trust in Visual Content

  
  

  As we progress in our new decade, an invisible crisis is unfolding. In our digital age, where images can be manipulated effortlessly or generated entirely by artificial intelligence, our faith in what we see is crumbling.  Since we rely on our senses to make decisions about the world—particularly our sense

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• The AI Revolution in Digital Asset Management: Promise vs. Reality

  
  

  In recent years, the buzz surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reached a fever pitch in nearly every industry, and Digital Asset Management (DAM) is no exception. Vendors and consultants alike have rushed to position themselves as AI experts, painting a future where intelligent algorithms revolutionize how we organize, search, and

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• Requiem for a friend

  
  

  This industry, the stock and news photo industry, has a unique draw to the most varied, most eclectic individuals than any other. There is no school or degree that one can take to learn how to manage millions of images/videos to rent them to hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. No school or degree that … Read More →

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• Photojournalism favorite sister – Jocelyn Manfredi

  
  

  It’s with words heavy in pain that we write these lines. Jocelyn Manfredi, the unwavering pillar of Sipa Press and photojournalism, has left us. Jocelyn was a multiple exception. A woman in a world full of macho men, she juggled multiple conversations while watching the news, in various languages, still making you feel like you … Read More →

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