WHY WE LOOK? Because Beverly Hills residents are increasingly worried about “palm tree tourists” who stop -- and sometimes lie down in the middle of the street - to take selfies with the city’s palm trees. petapixel.com/2025/09/18/bev…

WHY WE LOOK? Because of The Curious Case of Japan’s First Professional Photographer, Who Literally Buried His Work and Legacy petapixel.com/2025/09/18/the…

WHY WE LOOK? Because the use of Flock Safety cameras in Colorado exemplifies the dark side of government surveillance. coloradonewsline.com/2025/09/18/tur…

WHY WE LOOK? Because a man filed a $1 million lawsuit against Bad Bunny for featuring his home in a short film -- a move that has turned the property into a photo destination for tourists and fans. petapixel.com/2025/09/19/bad…

WHY WE LOOK? Because Meta used back-to-school pictures of short-shirted schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting”. theguardian.com/technology/202…

WHY WE LOOK? Because Samsung confirms it will begin showing you advertisements on your $1,800-plus refrigerator’s screen fortune.com/2025/09/19/sam…

WHY WE LOOK? Because is it crime fighting or mass surveillance? Police across Colorado say they make communities safer, but privacy experts have a different opinion about license plate readers. cbsnews.com/colorado/news/…

WHY WE LOOK? Because rhe day after StopICE.net put up a post on Instagram naming a Border Patrol agent, the Department of Homeland Security sent an administrative subpoena to Meta for info about StopICE.net’s account and others theintercept.com/2025/09/18/dhs…

WHY WE LOOK? Because recently rediscovered photos Ansel Adams made on assignment for Time magazine are reminders of what he had to do to pay the bills before the art sales of his work did sfgate.com/local/article/…

WHY WE LOOK? Because in Maine, three Bangor police officers posed for a photo while in uniform with a City Council candidate well-known for his neo-Nazi rhetoric despite a department policy that requires employees to be politically neutral. bangordailynews.com/2025/09/22/ban…

WHY WE LOOK? Because a  new architectural photography book (with a preface by me) showcases Julius Shulman's extraordinary mid-century color work palmspringslife.com/arts-culture/n…

WHY WE LOOK? Because Allen Ginsberg in the back of hos cab is Ryan Weideman’s best photograph. 'When I stopped to let him out, he was looking down. I didn’t know what he was doing. Turned out he was writing a poem about me. I still have it’ theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

WHY WE LOOK? Because astronomers have captured something extraordinary: the first-ever direct photo of a baby planet growing inside a dusty ring around a young star. scitechdaily.com/astronomers-ca…

WHY WE LOOK? Because as Trump criticizes the Smithsonian, 'citizen historians' come together to document how the museums look today. Their goal is to produce a photographic record of exhibitions before any content changes that might be made to them. npr.org/2025/09/22/nx-…

WHY WE LOOK? Because a bride was furious when 20 teens and their families crashed her wedding venue to take prom photos using some of her carefully planned decorations people.com/bride-furious-…

WHY WE LOOK? Because the White House installed a portrait gallery along the West Wing Colonnade. It's a new "Presidential Walk of Fame" featuring portraits of all presidents in gilded frames, except for Biden, who's represented with a photo of an autopen. abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump…

WHY WE LOOK? Because an​ ancient ​history ​professor ​create​d ​a ​period-​correct AI ​image ​generator​.  petapixel.com/2025/09/24/anc…​ect-ai-image-generator/?utm_source=PetaPixel&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share

WHY WE LOOK? Because as Instagram passes 3 billion monthly users, photographers may mourn Instagram’s move from a photo-first platform to one dominated by Reels videos, but the strategy seems to be working for Meta. petapixel.com/2025/09/24/ins…

WHY WE LOOK? Because Evanston, IL won't wait for Flock Safety to remove the automated license plate readers the company reinstalled without permission. The city's already covered the cameras to block them from potentially logging vehicles that drive by evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/25/cit…

WHY WE LOOK? Because after Mark Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence,’ his smart glasses failed on stage theguardian.com/commentisfree/…