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Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River at sunset near Page, Arizona, USA.

Why Do My Photos of Famous Places Look Bad?

As part of its long-running "Notes and queries" segment, The Guardian asked its readers why photographs of beautiful scenery "never do it justice?" The following week, reader responses were published, offering great practical advice for amateur shutterbugs seeking to improve their travel photos.

Concept Brings Weird Analog Quadrascopic Camera into Digital Age

A new camera design takes inspiration from an unusual, short-lived analog camera type in the 1980s to create a thoroughly modern image-making device. The camera concept, which looks remarkably real and was made by industrial designer Olga Orel, delivers a digital re-imagining of vintage quadrascopic cameras.

Two phones are placed against a white background with the Gravity by Vaonis app on display.

The Vaonis Hestia Smartphone Telescope Has a Clever New App

In July, telescope company Vaonis announced Hestia, its first smartphone telescope. Ahead of Hestia's scheduled December delivery date, Vaonis has announced Gravity by Vaonis, a beta app for the telescope.