Gritty Russian Photographer Dmitry Markov Dies Age 42
Dmitry Markov, a Russian photographer who shot exclusively on smartphones and was known for capturing provincial areas around Moscow, has died at age 42.
Dmitry Markov, a Russian photographer who shot exclusively on smartphones and was known for capturing provincial areas around Moscow, has died at age 42.
The Gulags were a repressive system of forced labor camps in the Soviet Union that cost the lives of millions of people.
The Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers (UAPP) is officially oppsing the inclusion of Russian photographer, Mary Gelman, called "Maria" in some publications, as part of the jury for the World Press Photo 2024 competition.
Russian photographer and filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov has published a new personal project highlighting the beautiful architecture of Moscow's metro stations.
In his book Dacha, published by Fuel this year, photographer Fyodor Savintsev captures the beauty of dachas, country homes in Russian with deep cultural and historic legacies. The idea of the dacha stretches back to before the Russian Revolution, and though many of the structures have been lost to time, some still stand. Savintsev documents remaining dachas with a mission to preserve their future.
An alleged former Russian spy whale -- who first appeared four years ago with a GoPro camera mount and clips bearing the inscription "Equipment of St Petersburg" -- has been spotted again off the coast of Sweden.
The U.S. military has declassified footage showing the moment a Russian fighter jet collides mid-air into one of its drones.
The trailer for the first feature film shot entirely in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been released by Russia.
Pro-Ukrainian pilots flew a drone they bought from a typical consumer store onto a $328 million Russian spy plane that was later destroyed.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, an investigative team geolocated a Russian cruise missile program from a single group photo.
Terrifying footage of Russia's indiscriminate missile campaign in Ukraine has been caught on dashcams across the country. The attacks are revenge for the Kerch Bridge explosion that connects Crimea to Russia.
The latest Time magazine cover, which features embattled basketball player Brittney Griner, has been mocked for being a "high school Photoshop" job.
A drone video published by the Ukrainian army shows what it's like to be torpedoed out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile.
Photographer Dmitry Kokh traveled to Lake Baikal and photographed young, friendly Baikal seals in their natural environment -- under the icy water.
Drones have been heavily used in by the Ukrainian defense forces to push back against the Russian invasion. One pilot explains that they have recently had to change their strategy to prevent Russians from tracking their movements with DJI technology.
DJI says that it will cease sales of its drones to both Russia and Ukraine to prevent them from being used in combat. It is the first Chinese company to point to the ongoing war as a reason to halt sales in Russia.
A video has surfaced online that depicts a Ukraine soldier showing the camera his mobile phone with a bullet lodged into it, which apparently saved his life during the Russia Ukraine conflict.
An American camera company will help the Ukraine Army fight the Russian invasion by sending 360-degree tactical cameras to the frontline.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has released a video in which a Ukrainian soldier disassembles a Russian military surveillance drone. The teardown revealed a remarkably rudimentary design that features a low-end Canon DSLR camera at its core.
Twitter has updated its policies on how it is handling content related to the war in Ukraine. In an update published Tuesday, the company says it will no longer allow government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war (PoWs) in the context of Ukraine.
A new Android spyware has surfaced that disguises itself as a system component and can access a variety of smartphone functions including the microphone and camera to secretly record the user.
MediaMarkt, the largest electronics retailer in Germany, has removed drones made by DJI from its retail locations and its website amid allegations the Chinese company is leaking GPS data to the Russian military. DJI vehemently denies these reports.
In an attempt to raise awareness of the critical conditions in Ukraine's second-largest city, former professional footballer David Beckham handed the control of his Instagram account to a Ukrainian doctor working on the frontline.
It's not a situation many would likely have seen coming, but the White House has briefed a group of 30 TikTok influencers on the United State's approach to Russia's War on Ukraine.
Just a week after Russia announced that it had banned Facebook, Meta's other popular platform Instagram will be blocked in the country on March 14.
Russian prosecutors have reportedly asked a court to ban Meta's Facebook and Instagram and called the two social network platforms "extremist." If approved, it would criminalize the operations of the two companies in Russia.
Following a series of decisions made in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Meta has announced that Instagram will demote posts linking to Russian state media and take steps to protect the identity of those in Ukraine and Russia.
Canon Europe has announced that it has suspended new shipments of products into Russia in response to the country's attack on Ukraine.
Adobe has announced that it will cease all new sales of its products and services in Russia in response to what it describes as unprovoked, violent attacks on Ukraine.
Russian officials have announced that access to Meta-owned platform Facebook has been blocked in the country in response to what it says has been Meta's repeated discriminatory actions against Russian media.
Award-winning American photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been on assignment in Ukraine for the New York Times documenting the war as it unfolds, from the tragic loss of human life and homes to the poignant bravery of Ukrainians.
On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of its neighboring country Ukraine following years of escalating conflict and failed diplomacy since 2014. The world has watched as ordinary Ukrainians have taken up arms to join soldiers in the defense of their nation.
When not covering presidential rallies for international news agencies I also photograph artists, especially ballet. I've been photographing the professional ballet company of Charlotte, North Carolina, for 17 years now.
Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev wrote "No War Please" on a live television camera just moments after he won his match and advanced to the final at the Dubai Championships.
Back in 2015, Norwegian photographer Stig Håvard Dirdal captured a creative Christmas photo that went viral online. He was recently surprised when he came across a poster for a Russian movie that looked a little too familiar.
A Russian photographer has captured a fascinating series of photos showing polar bears that have taken over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on an island between Russia and Alaska.
Filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov has created a short aerial film called "Spirit of Altai," exclusively shot with DJI Air 2S drone that showcases the beautiful landscape of a West Siberian region in Russia.
A Russian actress and director were launched into space this week, headed for the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot scenes for the very first feature film to be made in orbit.
"Landscape photography has actually been maxed out for years." That's what the former equipment manager of our local photo club told me around 1990. He was a lover of the infamous Cokin "tobacco gradient filter."
It seems there's a food photographer out there that deserves a raise. A woman has sued McDonald's after claiming that a cheeseburger ad photo she saw was so tempting that it caused her to break her religious fast during Lent.