Under The Missiles: The Women Racing To Save Ukraine’s Photographic Treasures
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DJI’s Surprising Robot Vacuum Is Built on Drone Technology
DJI has entered yet another new product category by launching Romo, a robot vacuum cleaner. And like DJI's other recent new products, including its first 360° camera, the Osmo 360 action camera, its advanced Power-series battery system, and even its e-bikes, everything always comes back to DJI's most famous product segment: drones.
This Startup Lets You Generate Entire AI Slop Videos
AI slop is a relatively new term that is being used to describe the large volume of low-effort, low-quality content that has proven popular on social media this year.
Woman’s Passport Photo Goes Catastrophically Wrong
A woman's passport photo mishap has gone viral after she appeared "microwaved" in her official document photo.
Meteorite That Crashed Into Georgia Home is Older Than Earth Itself
A meteorite that was captured on video in broad daylight and that punctured a homeowner's roof is thought to be 4.56 billion years old -- older than Earth itself.
xAI’s Grok Now Lets Users Turn Any Image Into a Video
After xAI rolled out the new Grok Imagine AI image and video generator last week, which included a "spicy mode that can do nudity," a fresh update was released this weekend, allowing users to turn any image into a video.
This Documentary Traces the Rise and Deep Fall of the Camera Industry
"Kodak, Olympus, and Fujifilm -- The Rise and Deep Fall of the Camera Industry," examines how three iconic camera brands navigated success and decline, technological shifts, and strategic decisions that ultimately shaped the fate of these once-dominant companies.
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Your First Exciting Steps Into Understanding Metering and Exposure
Photography requires greater technical understanding than any other art form. I’ve been teaching people at all levels of photography for well over a decade. At the start of each workshop, I always begin by explaining metering and basic exposure settings. A major foundation of good photography, these settings are often the least understood, but they are among the easiest things to get right.
This Fun Kodak Instant Camera and Printer Looks Like a Roll of Film
In a blend of nostalgia and practicality, Kodak's film canister-shaped Memo Shot Era MS100 Instant Camera and Photo Printer brings a modern twist to a beloved vintage aesthetic.
Godox’s Tiny iT20/iT22 Flash Costs $45 and Takes Magnetic Filters
Photo equipment and lighting company Godox launched another compact and affordable flash for photographers. The Godox iT20/iT22 camera flash weighs around 50 grams (less than two ounces) and is under $50.
Hubble Captures Sharpest Photo of the Fastest Comet Ever Recorded
Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to capture the sharpest-ever photo of the comet 3I/ATLAS as it flew through the solar system at 130,000 miles per hour (209,000 kilometers per hour).
Meike’s New Full-Frame 24mm f/1.4 Prime Lens Won’t Break the Bank
The Meike Mix 24mm f/1.4 is a fast new autofocus prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The prime lens is available for E, L, and Z-mount and costs under $600.
NASA Curiosity Rover Captures Photos of Coral-Like Rocks on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured photographs of a rock on Mars that closely resembles coral found on Earth.
TTArtisan Debuts $168 AF 40mm f/2 Full-Frame Prime Lens
TTArtisan launched a new addition to its growing collection of lenses: the AF 40mm f/2 for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts.
Gianni Berengo Gardin, ‘Italy’s Cartier-Bresson’, Has Died Age 94
Photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, who documented Italy's post-war society and is revered in the country, has died two months shy of his 95th birthday.
Leica Monopan 50 Review: Is It Just Re-Boxed Adox HR 50?
With the popularity of film photography reaching a fever pitch recently, seeing Leica announce its first-ever black and white 35mm film shouldn't shock you. Leica is even making a film camera brand-new, so it makes a ton of sense. But is Leica Monopan 50 any good and -- more importantly -- is it unique?
First-Ever Footage Shows Seabirds Catching Flying Fish Mid-Air
Scientists attached minuscule cameras to two red-footed boobies, which recorded footage of the seabirds hunting a shoal of flying fish in the Indian Ocean.
Ex-NFL Star Marshawn Lynch Throws Elbow to Protect Camera as NFL Photographer
Retired NFL running back Marshawn Lynch returned to the field last night in Seattle. But this time Lynch was in a very different role.
Photographing in the Woods in Nova Scotia Is Currently Illegal
One of Canada's most beautiful -- and underrated -- landscapes is now heavily restricted to photographers and other nature enthusiasts.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Explains the Feeling of Capturing 40 Years of Iconic Images
Photojournalist David Swanson was shot in the arm while he was embedded with U.S. Marines in Iraq in 2004. Later, he won the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of school violence in Philadelphia.
Controversy and Confusion Swirl Over ‘Staged’ Photos of Starvation in Gaza
The images of starving Palestinians coming out of Gaza carry significant emotional and political power throughout the world. However, recent reports put some of these photos under a microscope and reveal more about how photography can serve as a potent weapon in war.
DaVinci Resolve Is First macOS Video Editor to Fully Support Apple Immersive Video
Blackmagic Design released DaVinci Resolve 20.1, introducing full support for Apple Vision Pro immersive video workflows. With this release, DaVinci Resolve becomes the first professional non-linear editor (NLE) to offer a complete end-to-end solution for creating, editing, and delivering Apple Immersive Video content.
Getting the Most Out of Your GoPro: Here Are a Few Tips and Tricks
Over the past few product generations of the GoPro line, we’ve seen a ton of advancement in the feature set offered by everyone’s favorite action camera. Not only can it go anywhere and do pretty much anything you ask it to, newer models can even record in 10-bit log formats, in resolutions higher than 4K, in an 8:7 aspect ratio for ultimate flexibility in post.
Arri Owners Considering Selling Amid Challenging Cinema Landscape
German cinema company Arri is reportedly weighing its future and contemplating a potential sale.
PSA: You Could Be Visible on Instagram’s New Friend Map Without Realizing It
Instagram’s rollout of its new location-based map feature Friend Map has quickly sparked privacy concerns from users and experts alike as users discover their exact locations are being displayed without their express consent.
Hair-Raising Photos of a BMX Biker Jumping Over a Moving F1 Car
BMX rider Kriss Kyle recently jumped over a moving Formula 1 car in a stunt for Red Bull that was expertly documented by photographer Dan Griffiths and Marcus Cole.
Steve McCurry Abruptly Ends Interview Over Old Photoshop Scandal
Famous photographer Steve McCurry -- who shot Afghan Girl -- got prickly with a reporter this week after he was pressed on his 2016 Photoshop scandal.
Apple Reportedly Ditching Sony for Samsung to Make ‘Innovative’ Triple-Layer iPhone Image Sensors
As part of Apple's $600 billion investment in American manufacturing, Apple will work with smartphone rival Samsung at its Austin, Texas facility to create "innovative new technology for making chips." These new chips are reportedly image sensors, a major move for Apple.
Disney Almost AI-Deepfaked Dwayne Johnson But Thought Better of It
Disney was reportedly planning to deepfake Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for parts of the live-action remake of Moana but ultimately decided against it over fears of reprisal and copyright concerns.
AI is Ruining Nature Photography on Facebook
Nature photographers have raised the alarm that AI slop pages on Facebook are stealing their work, editing their pictures with AI, and then reuploading them without credit while passing them off as real creatures.