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An Arizona Hiker Fell 700 Feet to His Death While Trying to Take a Photo
A hiker in Arizona slipped and fell hundreds of feet to his death Monday after trying to take a photo in Lost Dutchman State Park, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Jacobson, 21, was found dead around 700 feet below the Flat Iron Trail, sheriff’s office spokesperson Lauren Reimer told CNN by email. […]
New Hi-Tech Photo Brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up Close
AMSTERDAM—Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on Monday put on its digital portal what it called “the most detailed photograph of any artwork” ready for assessment by scientists and art lovers alike. It […]
Photo From Tornado-Damaged Home Lands Almost 130 Miles Away
When Katie Posten walked outside Saturday morning to her car parked in her driveway, she saw something that looked like a note or receipt stuck to the windshield. She grabbed it and saw it was a black and white photo of a woman in a striped sundress and headscarf holding a little boy in her […]
China Criticizes 100-Year-Old US Slavery Photo
The Chinese regime is trying to deflect accusations of forced labor by bringing up a 19th-century photo showing slavery in the United States. The regime’s foreign ministry then claimed that forced labor is an American issue, not a Chinese one.
Family Says Fraudulent Facebook Ad for Protective Masks Used Stolen Photo
A California family says their identities were stolen and used in a Facebook ad for a company selling a protective mask that claimed to have saved the youngest son in a family of five from COVID-19.
Tank Man: The Photo That Shocked the World
Standing on a hotel balcony on the edge of Tiananmen Square in China, photographer Jeff Widener didn’t realize what he was about to capture would become one of the most iconic images in the world. Almost 30 years on, he recalls how his “Tank Man” photo almost didn’t happen. The photographer, who was shooting for […]
College Student on a Trip to the Ozarks Fell 100 Feet to Her Death While Posing for a Photo
A college student studying environmental science fell about 100 feet to her death while hiking on a class trip to the Ozarks, officials said. Andrea Norton, 20, was among a group of Briar Cliff University students who traveled to Hawksbill Crag in Arkansas’ Ozark National Forest on Sunday morning as part of a class activity, […]
Travel Influencers Defend Instagram Photograph of Woman Dangling From Infinity Pool
A travel influencer couple have been defending themselves over a carefully crafted Instagram photograph showing the woman dangling off the side of an infinity pool. American couple Kelly Castille and Kody Workman typically get a few thousand likes from their 60,000 followers for their slick photographs taken at breathtaking travel locations around the world, and […]
Woman Mistakes Instructions and Sends Photos of Herself to Car Insurance Company
An Arkansas woman had a “blonde moment” when she sent a set of pictures of herself instead of her car to the car insurance agent. Alyssa Stringfellow, a 25-year-old teacher wanted to get her car insured through her grandmother’s car insurance policy, according to the Daily Mail. In a Facebook post, she shared her “blonde” […]
Traveling Instagram Model Ridiculed for ‘Terrible Photoshop Job’
A Swedish Instagram influencer has been caught posting “fake traveling” photos of herself in Paris that appear to have been digitally manipulated in Photoshop. Despite widespread criticism, Johanna Olsson has not taken the photos down and has instead issued a public statement to explain what happened. The London-based woman has more than 510,000 followers on her […]
Photo of President Trump Returning to White House in the Dark Goes Viral
A photo of President Donald Trump returning to the White House in the dark, after one of his many rallies, has gone viral. The picture, showing Trump walking on the grass after getting off his plane following a recent rally, was shared on Twitter by conservative actor James Woods. “This man works for free. He works […]
Photo of Stranded Crew Sleeping on Airport Floor is Staged, Says Airline
Images of exhausted flyers enduring sleep on the cold, hard floor of an airport, stranded by airline failures, aren’t that unusual. Unless it’s the flight crew. At first glance, the image of a Ryanair flight crew at Málaga airport in Spain on Oct. 13 appears to show them crashed out, forced to sleep on the […]
Family’s Hilarious ‘Professional’ Photographs Go Viral
After waiting for eight months for the results of their professional photo shoot, Pam and Dave Zaring weren’t expecting to get the laugh of their lives—but that’s exactly what happened. The couple posted a set of photos on Facebook on Friday that were taken during a professional photo shoot back in May. “I literally have not […]
History Channel claims documentary explains Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
“Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” airs at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, on The History Channel. The two-hour special focuses on the mysterious fate of pioneer female aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, who disappeared on an around-the-world flight in 1937. Earhart and Noonan were on the final leg of a 29,000-mile […]
British police outraged by leaks of bomb investigation information
MANCHESTER, England (AP)—A British official says police in Manchester will stop sharing information about their bombing investigation with the U.S. until they get a guarantee that there will be no more leaks to the news media. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said there is […]