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Kate’s photo should have quelled the rumours. Editing it has been done exactly the opposite


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The image of a smiling Catherine, Princess of Wales, flanked by her three children, should have put a stop to the explosion of speculation over her health and whereabouts. Instead, it triggered a whole new controversy for Britain’s royal family after multiple global news agencies recalled the image from circulation hours later, citing manipulation concerns.

The photograph was released by Kensington Palace early Sunday on the couple’s official social media accounts, to mark Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. As is standard practice for official UK royal photographs, it was also released concurrently to news and photo agencies for distribution.

It showed Kate surrounded by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis relaxed and laughing – perhaps sparked by something from Prince William, who was credited with taking the photo.

On Monday morning, after the storm broke, Kate issued a personal apology, taking responsibility for the confusion she said she had inadvertently caused.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day,” she wrote before ending her post with a

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Remembering The Late Owner Of Samy’s Camera: The Favorite Pit Stop For LA’s Photo Community

In the land of blue-chip galleries and tony art museums, one place in Los Angeles has served the city’s photo and filmmaking community like few others. Be it a high school student who’s taking their first photography class, an amateur dabbling in the craft, or a professional trying to get the perfect image — chances are, many of them have clocked time at Samy’s Camera.

Samy Kamienowicz, the man who founded the retail camera stores and became a fixture for the city’s creative community, has died. The news of his passing was shared via the store’s Instagram account earlier in the week. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

“Samy was more than just a businessman; he was a global photographer’s friend, mentor, and supporter,” the post read.

An early love affair with photography

Kamienowicz founded his namesake camera shop in 1976 in the mid-Wilshire area, but his love for photography started decades before, at a camera shop in Brussels founded by his uncle after

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Kate Middleton says she edited her Mother’s Day photo : NPR

Kate, Princess of Wales, says she edited a photo that seemed to promise to ease concerns about her health — but only raised new questions. She’s seen here greeting the public on Christmas Day, last December.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she edited a photo that seemed to promise to ease concerns about her health — but only raised new questions. She’s seen here greeting the public on Christmas Day, last December.

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The family photo might have helped ease concerns and questions about Kate, the Princess of Wales — but then viewers noted irregularities in the image, and a flurry of new questions emerged. And now the princess has acknowledged that the photo she released on Sunday was manipulated.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” the princess said on social media Monday. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”

Acknowledgment of the doctored photo came after several news agencies retracted the photo. The Associated Press, for example, noted the odd “alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand with the sleeve of her sweater” and

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Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve

BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the US during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years.

Xi described the mutually beneficial economic ties between the world’s two largest economies, despite heavy US tariffs on Chinese imports and Washington’s accusations of undue Communist Party influence, unfair trade barriers and theft of intellectual property.

China’s economy has struggled to recover from severe self-imposed restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic that only lifted at the end of 2022. But Xi said that China was again contributing to world economic growth in the double digits percentage-wise.

“Sino-US relations are one of the most important bilateral relations in the world. “Whether China and the United States cooperate or confront each other has a bearing on the well-being of the two peoples and the future and destiny of mankind,” Xi was quoted as saying by China’s official Xinhua News Agency.

Participants at the meeting included Stephen A. Schwarzman, the billionaire head of investment firm Blackstone.

Trade and tariffs have increasingly drawn attention in the run-up to the

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Why Media Outlets Took Down Princess Kate’s Photo – and Why It Matters

“It appears that the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards,” the AP said in a statement. “The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s (Kate’s daughter) left hand.”

Kate, who hasn’t made a public appearance since Christmas and reportedly stayed two weeks in the hospital in January after a planned abdominal surgery, later apologized for the “confusion” the photo caused.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she said in a social media post.

Aside from fueling more speculation about Kate’s health and whereabouts, this week’s developments have also raised questions about journalistic ethics in this fast-paced, digital age. We caught up with Sweeney, who once worked as a producer for National Geographic, for further insight.

Q. What is the public disservice in a reputable media outlet publishing a doctored photo?

A. It’s a step away from

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