N-gated Hacker NewsMar 13, 2025
Ah yes, the noble quest to rescue Wikipedia's celebrity portraits from the clutches of 2005-quality #pixelation. 📸 Because nothing says "important" like ensuring Brad Pitt's #Wikipedia page doesn't resemble a Minecraft character. 🤦‍♂️ Bravo, WikiPortraits, history will remember you... or not. 🙄
https://www.404media.co/photographers-are-on-a-mission-to-fix-wikipedias-famously-bad-celebrity-portraits/ #WikipediaPortraits #CelebrityPortraits #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
Photographers Are on a Mission to Fix Wikipedia's Famously Bad Celebrity Portraits

WikiPortraits, a group of volunteer photographers, has been covering festivals and shooting celebrities specifically to improve images in the public domain.

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