Forget Olympus — How Come People Are Still Bothering With Compact Cameras?
The recent announcement from Olympus that it's dropping out of the compact camera market started us thinking: Why is anyone bothering to make those things anymore?
Beautiful Black and White Photos of The Basilica of the Sagrada Família
A couple of weeks ago, we shared some great wide-angle captures by photographer Clement Celma of architect Antoni Gaudi's famous La Sagrada Família. An architectural marvel, the photos showed how the basilica is as stunning inside as it is outside.
Swiss photographer Cyril Bays' photos of La Sagrada give us another straight-up look at the incredible design of the basilica, only Bays' photos make a different point: La Sagrada Família is as beautiful in black and white as it is in color.
GoPro Hero Lost at Sea, Found Two and a Half Months Later by a Spearfisherman
We won't deny it: we love a good lost and found story. When a camera goes drifting out to sea or is lost in an earthquake, only to turn up months or even years later with the photos still intact, we can't help but smile and share the story.
In this case, kitesurfer Jens Knof lost his friend's brand new GoPro Hero in February of 2011. When a spearfisherman found it two and a half months later just hanging out at the bottom of the reef, Knof was both relieved and amazed.
New South Wales Government Criticized for Censoring Photojournalism Exhibition
The Reportage Festival in Sydney, Australia is a well-known Vivid exhibition that displays the powerful work of some of the world's best photojournalists and documentary photographers. But this year, the New South Wales government has gotten involved by telling the curators what they can and cannot display, stirring up many photographers and anti-censorship advocates in the process.
Fox Plunders a Dead Animal Carcass and Runs Off With the Camera Hidden Inside
Animals love cameras. It seems we can infer that much from videos and stories we've shared in the past. From Lions to Bears, it seems that animals are often as interesting in camera gear as they are in a free meal.
Another case in point is the video above. Shot for the Dutch TV series De Nieuwe Wildernis (The New Wilderness), the clip shows a curious fox making off with a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition that was hidden inside a dead animal carcass.
Check Out the 10 Winning Photographs of Our 500px Photo Contest
A week and a half ago, we launched a photo contest with 500px to give away 10 free upgrades to the company's revamped Portfolios feature. The contest has come to an end, and here's a look at the 10 winning photographs.
Undoctored Abstract Aerial Photos of the World’s Largest Beta Carotene Farm
Australian engineer turned photographer Steve Back has been working for several years to put together the completely un-edited images you see here. Although they may seem like abstract art you might find on a museum wall, they're actually aerial photos of Kalbarri, Western Australia's Hutt Lagoon, the world's largest Beta Carotene farm.
The Beauty of Space Photography: Why and How We Photograph the Void
Astrophotography, especially the type taken by $10 billion telescopes floating around in outer space, is both fascinating and beautiful. The photos offer so much, both from an artistic and scientific standpoint. Awe-inspiring glimpses into the great void are now widely available, making these unbelievably distant galaxies seem almost touchable.
In the video above, PBS got together Astrophysicist Dr. Emily Rice, Hubble Image Processor Zolt Levay and Astronomer David W. Hogg to discuss the beauty and importance of space photography -- explaining a little bit of the why and how behind our photographic search of the universe.