• Rapper Kanye West has been cleared of criminal charges after smashing a photographer’s camera and flash, the BBC reports. He did have to attend an anger management course, though.

• PDNPulse continues with its coverage of everything Obama-related with a report of White House photographer Pete Souza work with the Obama daughters. Read it here. PDNPulse also has the first official presidential family portrait here, shot by none other than Annie Liebovitz herself.

• Today, James Estrin of the New York Times showcases the work of Marco Baroncini. The Italian photographer has been portraying Roma people in Rome, which, he says, Italian are ignoring despite the fact they live ‘around the corner, so close to you.’

• Flickr now allows users to label people in their photos. The move mirrors a popular feature available on Facebook, but Flickr says, it has taken it further by allowing people to control who can tag them. More details at CNET here.

• A photographer’s car collided with Brad Pitt’s motorcycle, sending the actor to the ground, reports the Examiner.