Colorful photography prints highlighting artistic expression and industry trends.

AI Everywhere, But Not All the Time Every October in San Francisco, where robot taxis are busily roaming the streets, something peculiar happens. The photography industry’s old guard—print manufacturers, stock agencies, software makers—sits down with its new blood: the brilliant engineers building AI-powered photo services, mobile apps, editing tools, andContinue Reading

Advanced medical tech room with holographic displays and futuristic equipment.

The year 2024 marks a milestone in digital imagery evolution as groundbreaking technologies redefine visual expression. Generative AI revolutionizes visual content, while Extended Reality (XR) and Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) reshape 3D modeling. These innovations permeate every aspect of our visually-driven society, promising a future where physical and digital realities merge in unprecedented ways.Continue Reading

a user looking at an image with a vision pro

Remember we all thought Microsoft had the second-mover advantage? In the PC era, Microsoft excelled in mimicking the features of innovative companies such as Apple and various others, learned from these innovators’ imperfections, and fed their me-now-too products to their gigantic consumer and corporate user base while keeping their cashContinue Reading

Reflective metallic sculptures with vibrant colors and smooth surfaces.

As the world obsesses with generative AI, new developments in other parts of visual tech are also pushing the boundaries of visual content creation. One such development is Instant NeRF, a breakthrough technology that is transforming the way we understand and interact with 3D scenes. Instant NeRF, or Neural RadianceContinue Reading

AI robot with advanced sensors and sleek design.

Is it me, or do we really see way more imaging visual tech announcements popping up each week that have game-changing potential? In any case, here are 6 visual tech announcements from just the last couple of weeks that each could completely change how we view, capture, or edit visuals.Continue Reading

Binoculars for enhanced visual experience and tech review.

Within its half-open, half-closed status, 2021 will be remembered as a transition year: A melting pot between ending lockdowns, rising vaccines and masks mandates, new variants, ending and restarting restrictions. But if anything, it did nothing to slow down the pace of online innovation—quite the opposite. If visual tech experiencedContinue Reading

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As an exclusive sneak peek preview of the upcoming Visual 1st conference to be held virtually on October 19 – 20, we sat down with one of the many captivating presenters, PicUP.Ai: – A little about you, what is your background?  It was back in 2018, the founder of PicUP.AiContinue Reading

3D , the old fashion way

Shutterstock’s acquisition of 3D marketplace Turbo Squid is significant for a few reasons, some of which might not be obvious. The first and well-understood purchase trigger is that the microstock company is under pressure to expand its offering horizontally. There is a known ceiling to the paid licensed still imagesContinue Reading