Jun 12
by WuKong in People 0 comments tags: photography

Serban Mestecaneanu – Interaction of Black and White

This week, PhotoTime is beginning a new series of articles, where we take a look at talented photographers from all across the globe, and speak with them to better understand what inspires them and fuels their art. This week we’re showcasing Serban Mestecaneanu, a talented Romanian photographer with an eye for the passion of daily life and the craftsmanship of fellow artists. Serban’s work can be found on his website, alongside selected prints for sale. PhotoTime: How did your artistic career begin? Is it something you’ve always seen yourself doing? Serban Mestecaneanu: I could say that ...
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May 18
by WuKong in People 0 comments tags: Legendary, Music

The King is Dead – Long Live the King

B.B. King, legendary bluesman and American cultural icon, died on Thursday. He was 89. An artist whose music lifted him from rural poverty in Mississippi to superstardom, he remains one of the most visible icons of the blues, a talent that inspired generation after generation of musicians and performers. To honor the passing of this musical great, let’s look back at some of his most beloved songs, and explore what it is that made them so special. 3 O’Clock in the Morning “When you see me worry, baby- it’s you I hate to lose.” B.B. King’s incredible performance at the Regal in 1965 is consider...
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Mar 26
by WuKong in People 0 comments tags: indie artist, photography

Dance with Nature: Mariko Klug’s Photography

As German and Japanese origin, Mariko Klug grew up in Japan and Brazil but now has settled down in Erding near Munich in South Germany with her husband, son and dog. She first became aware of iPhone photography in 2011 when a friend of hers started posting Hipstamatic photos on Facebook. Shortly afterwards she got her first iPhone 4 and since then iPhone photography is her dearest hobby. The simplicity of iPhone photography attracts her. “I simply take my phone out of the pocket and shoot. No lost opportunities anymore. If necessary, I edit my photos with photo editing apps and there are...
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Mar 24
by WuKong in People 0 comments tags: Meet the scientist, Office story, Startup

Still Far from the Real Solution: An Interview with Computer Vision Scientist Wei Xia

Thanks to a lot of careful design, PhotoTime makes organizing your pictures intuitive and easy. Underneath the hood, however, there’s cutting-edge technology at work, and the advances that make PhotoTime possible are constantly evolving. This week, we wanted to speak to an expert: our own Chief Scientist, Dr. Wei Xia, who gave a talk about large scale visual recognition at GPU Technology Conference last week. What led him to the field of computer vision, and how did that lead him to Orbeus (PhotoTime’s mother company) and this project? And what exactly is in store for this growing techno...
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Feb 20
by Eva in People 0 comments tags: Meet the founders, Office story, Startup

Meet the Founders: the Human Brains behind an Image Recognition System

PhotoTime, recently called the “best application for letting everyday consumers benefit from deep learning techniques”, automatically tags and sorts the photos on your phone, social media, and cloud accounts – so you can search by typing, rather than endless scrolling. It’s the first app of its kind, and we want to introduce you to its founders: Meng Wang and Tianqiang Liu. PhotoTime was born in a dumpster at Boston University, where Tianqiang and Meng were enrolled as PhD students. “When I worked at Google, I observed that most of the uploaded videos and images had no attached metadata to des...
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