At first glance, the Metascapes look like real—albeit epic—landscape photographs. But there’s a twist: this famous NFT collection is a collaboration between the influential photographers Cath Simard, Ryan Newburn, and Iurie Belegurschi—and an Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Here’s how they did it: the three photographers uploaded thousands of pictures onto a Generative Adversarial Network, or… Continue reading The case for creating unconventional work in the NFT space
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Four reasons why NFTs are a great fit for photographers
In April of 2021, the photographer Jesse Frohman auctioned an NFT representing his last formal session with Kurt Cobain before his passing. In August, previously unseen footage from Randall Slavin’s final photoshoot with Chris Cornell was released in the form of NFTs. In January of this year, the Associated Press launched an NFT marketplace for… Continue reading Four reasons why NFTs are a great fit for photographers
Evolving your creative style and brand into the metaverse
Last year, Sotheby’s launched a brand new location with five ground-floor spaces dedicated to the showcasing of digital art. The twist? The gallery wasn’t located in the physical world but in Decentraland, a virtual reality platform. Instead of being greeted by a person, visitors would be welcomed into the gallery by a digital avatar of… Continue reading Evolving your creative style and brand into the metaverse
The 500px guide to understanding NFT and crypto buzzwords
As you might have heard, “NFT” was chosen as Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2021. The abbreviation for “non-fungible token,” a new kind of digital asset, has exploded in popularity, with everyone from blue-chip auction houses to emerging photographers talking about the next frontier for art in the age of the internet. Within… Continue reading The 500px guide to understanding NFT and crypto buzzwords