This 3D-printed Stereoscopic Macro Lens is Weird and Wonderful
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock designed a 3D-printed macro lens that allows photographers to join two cameras and capture stereoscopic 3D photos of super-tiny critters.
Jeremy Gray is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer. Over the last decade, he has written extensively for many of the leading online publications in the photography industry. He has a passion for writing in-depth camera and lens reviews, educational content, and discussing the latest news from the photography world.
Photographer Nicholas Sherlock designed a 3D-printed macro lens that allows photographers to join two cameras and capture stereoscopic 3D photos of super-tiny critters.
After more than a year's wait, the Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/2.5 V lens that was announced alongside the X2D 100C camera is finally available and the first reviews have begun rolling out.
A woman won the grand prize for the first time in the 17-year history of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest contest, the world's largest action sports photo competition. Australian photographer Krystle Wright wowed the more than 50 contest judges with an incredible photo of climber Angela VanWiemeersch scaling a cliff in Long Canyon, Utah.
Thanks to a powerful solar storm, photographers at high latitudes may be treated to fantastic northern lights displays tonight in the United States and Canada.
Canadian film photographer Dmitri Tcherbadji of Analog Cafe has been on a creative kick lately. Alongside his brilliant, operational instant film camera constructed using gingerbread, he has also helped develop a free web game built for analog shooters that tests the player's knowledge of black and white film stocks.
Apple has unveiled the winners of its annual App Store Awards, naming the best apps and games of 2023 for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It named Pixelmator's Photomator for Mac the overall "Mac App of the Year."
Among the most incredible spectacles in deep space are Herbig-Haro (HH) objects: bright patches of the interstellar medium associated with newborn stars, also known as protostars. Webb has imaged HH 797, capturing one of the best images of a Herbig-Haro object.
A new variant of the Leica Watch ZM 1, initially launched in black and silver as the L1 and subsequently renamed and released in a stealthy "Monochrom" edition, has been announced, adding a luxurious gold timepiece to Leica's growing wristwatch portfolio.
Formula One has been the pinnacle of motorsport since its inaugural season in 1950 and has has been at the forefront of imaging technology throughout its history.
Godox's new Lux Cadet Retro Camera Flash embraces old-school style, following up on last year's Lux Junior and Senior on-camera flashes.
The Sony World Photography Awards is arguably the most prestigious and largest photo contest. The 2024 edition is open to entries and some of its rules are under fire.
RigWheels announced the Kraken Camera Mount, a new device designed to rig professional-grade, heavy cameras onto cars.
The Natural History Museum in London has revealed its Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award shortlist, and voting is now open.
Hollyland recently announced the Mars M1 Enhanced, a wireless transceiver monitor with a 5.5-inch touch screen that combines transmitter, receiver, and monitoring functions into one device.
About a week after Stability AI announced Stable Diffusion Video, laying the groundwork for AI text-to-video generators, AI startup Pika Labs has announced that it has raised $55 million to push its competing generative video platform further.
Apple's revolutionary Vision Pro AR/VR headset is slated to arrive early next year for $3,499, and developers have already been working on software for the device.
Insta360 has sent a pair of Instax360 X2 action cameras into outer space, and the cameras are now orbiting Earth, capturing 360-degree views of the planet, stars, and the Milky Way galaxy. The achievement marks the first time a 360-degree action cam has reached space.
A team comprised of Zaira Rangers, a mammologist from the University of Melbourne, and a professor from Solomon Islands National University have taken the only photos ever of the exceptionally rare Vangunu giant rat.
Obsbot, the company behind numerous webcam products, has successfully funded its newest camera, the Tail Air, after raising more than $1 million on Kickstarter.
Late this summer, film photographer Don Goodman-Wilson launched Crown + Flint, a smartphone app designed to be an analog photographers' digital companion. Goodman-Wilson announced the app's first major update, adding numerous requested features.
The 43rd Leitz Photographica Auction occurred over the weekend in Vienna, Austria, and some exceptional cameras and lenses sold for huge sums.
Photographer Larry Fink, best known for his black-and-white photographs documenting American society, passed away at his home in Pennsylvania over the weekend at age 82.
National Geographic's new television series, Incredible Animal Journeys, follows animals across every landscape in the world as they embark on epic migrations.
Disgraced fashion photographer Terry Richardson is back in the news again, and as has been the case for more than a decade, it is not good news for the once-famous, always controversial photographer.
Hong Kong-based inventor Chan Yuk Sum has patented a clever dual aperture mechanism that allows photographers to achieve the beautiful bokeh effects of a circular aperture mechanism and the superior Sunstars of a polygonal opening, all in one lens.
Chinese lens maker Viltrox routinely releases high-quality lenses that far outpace their affordable price tags. For example, per PetaPixel's review by Ryan Mense, the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens has "no business being this cheap." Viltrox has launched a new AF 20mm f/2.8 FE lens for full-frame Sony cameras for just $190 that appears to also be very good.
Photographer Markus Hofstaetter is well known for his excellent analog photography and fun do-it-yourself projects. The Austrian photographer is spoiled with opportunities to get new gear, including at Joe Geier's Mint and Rare Store, which organizes a biannual analog flea market called Wiener Fotoboersë.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 (EPOTY) photo contest winners have been announced, including a pair of grand titles and four additional category winners.
The Sony a9 III is not officially launching until next spring, but that doesn't mean there isn't more exciting information to discuss.
"Krazy" Ken at the YouTube channel Computer Clan has made an excellent, detailed video on the infamous Light L16 camera.
The winners of the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been revealed, celebrating the year's best and most hilarious wildlife shots.
Earlier this year, filmmaker Josh Gladstone showed off an incredible volumetric video rig he built using GoPro action cameras. Since then, he has been refining the hardware and software, delivering an even more impressive light field array and workflow.
The Raspberry Pi has been used for many do-it-yourself photography projects over the years, including the recent Leica MPi camera and Photon light meter. Now, the open-source treatment has arrived for cinema.
The holiday shopping season is in full swing and there are a ton of great deals on cameras, lenses, and the gear photographers need (or merely want).
Sony and the Associated Press (AP) have completed testing of advanced in-camera authenticity technology, promising to stem the tide of fake images and provide photographers and consumers the tools they need to verify photos.
Hirox, a leading provider of 3D digital microscope technology, has painstakingly created the world's largest 3D scan, a super-detailed 108-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer's iconic painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring."
Although sophisticated telescopes like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble, and Spitzer have delivered people a more advanced understanding of the cosmos, the night sky and its infinite reach continue to enchant and amaze people from all walks of life, including artists.
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) has announced the winners of the 2024 edition of its flagship photo contest, the NANPA Showcase. Featuring 24 beautiful winning images across six categories, the 2024 Showcase delivers some of the most spectacular nature photography of the year.
Multimedia artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong is back with another incredible project to confront an environmental disaster. Earlier this year, Von Wong artfully exposed bitcoin's negative impact on climate change, and now the artist is turning his creative energy toward electronic waste.
The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals an incredibly dense region of the center of the Milky Way galaxy in unprecedented detail, showing never-before-seen features of Earth's neighborhood that astronomers still cannot explain.
Nocs Provisions has launched a new, updated smartphone rig that will enable mobile photographers to capture high-quality images on their phones using attached binoculars or monoculars.
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze with its images of deep space. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a pair of new galaxy photos that are a true feast for the eyes.
Accomplished music, fashion, and lifestyle photographer Jason Siegel has released a new collection for his Shoot Portraits Not People (SPNP) project.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E has announced that its CEO, Sam Altman, has been fired.
ACD Systems has released the latest version of its macOS photo editing software, Photo Studio for Mac 10, just a few months after the company launched the latest version of its Windows photo editing app, Photo Studio Ultimate 2024.
The Sony a9 III is still months away from release but has already sent photographers into a frenzy. The positive buzz around the camera is as high as any camera reveal ever, and with good reason. The a9 III's global shutter system is a complete game-changer for a wide range of photographers and videographers and will enable shots that have long been impossible.
Nearly a month ago, smartphone maker OnePlus debuted its first folding smartphone, the OnePlus Open. Beyond being the company's first foray into the foldable space, it is among the best folding phones. It does not compromise at all in terms of specs, performance, and photography features.
NASA's Lucy mission, the first mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, returned photos from its first encounter earlier this month.
Cyme, the company behind the macOS photo cataloging application PeakTo, has announced FindMySnap, a new iOS app that uses image recognition to help smartphone users easily find specific photos.
National Geographic's annual "Pictures of the Year" issue is hot off the presses and features 29 of the most incredible and impactful photos of the more than two million shots made by 165 photographers in the field this year.