The award-winning photographer Souvid Datta found himself in the middle of a controversy this week when his photo of a young sex trafficking victim was used to promote a photo contest. But now a serious new accusation has emerged that threatens Datta's credibility as a photojournalist: one of plagiarism.
Want to see your entire photo editing workflow neatly on a single massive screen? LG has just announced a new display that has all the real estate you may ever need: the 43UD79-B is a 42.5-inch 4K display that can be used as four separate 21.3-inch screens.
The late US Army combat photographer Spc. Hilda Clayton is being hailed as a hero this week after the Army released photos Clayton captured of the blast that killed her in Afghanistan. The photos were published with the approval of both Clayton's family and her Army unit.
Here's an interesting effect you can create entirely in-camera: photograph a backlit keyboard in the dark using a long exposure while moving your camera around.
Brazilian photographer Charles Oliveira recently put the Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens through its paces using his Nikon D600. Announced back in 2015, this is a Chinese lens that offers 85mm f/1.2 at a relatively affordable price of $799.
MIT's 1-trillion-frame-per-second camera is now outdated. Researchers in Sweden have created a new world's fastest camera that shoots a staggering 5 trillion frames per second.
Here's a 4-minute video by the folks over at Macro Room that looks like it was made using computer imagery, but it was actually shot using a tank of water, colored ink, and various objects.
Photographing abandoned spaces has exploded in popularity in recent years. For photographer Karen Jerzyk, however, finding those spaces is only the first step. She transforms each one into what she describes as a "dark fairy tale" scene.
What if Disney's famous princesses lived in our modern day world instead of in theirs? That's what photographer Qingjian Meng explores in his latest photo project, titled "Modern Princess."
Acer has announced a new display geared toward photographer and other creatives. The ProDesigner PE320QK is a 31.5-inch, 4K LED display that helps you see high-resolution photos in detail.
Here's a beautiful use of a camera drone: freelance cameraman Jack Johnston created this video showing landscapes in Japan. As the drone flies over each one, cherry blossoms suddenly fade into view.
Well-known photographer and photo industry figure Sal Cincotta is finding himself at the center of a heated online debate after a number of his photos were selected as winners of the ShutterFest photo conference's Image Competition. Cincotta is the owner of ShutterFest.
Want an unusual digital camera that you can put together yourself? Check out CROZ, a do-it-yourself camera that features a transparent case that allows you to see all the internal components.
Venus Optics has just officially announced its new Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT, a lens that we first got a glimpse at leading up to Photokina 2016. It's the world's widest rectilinear f/2 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Celebrity Khloé Kardashian has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over a photo of herself she posted to Instagram. She's being accused of removing copyright info found on the image and sharing it to her millions of followers without permission.
Here's a pair of shoes you might find interesting if you're a photographer, and particularly a Nikon shooter. The online store Zen Photo is selling "Nikon Patent Sheet Shoes." The design on the sneakers is an illustration from a vintage Nikon camera patent.
Aurora photographers have been buzzing in recent days about a newly spotted phenomenon in the sky. It's a purple ribbon of light that differs in appearance from standard aurora. After being confirmed as a new phenomenon, it was given a new name: "Steve."
Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras, but Swedish photographer, inventor, and camera maker Mats Wernersson recently did something a little more unusual: he made his own 90mm f/2.8 lens from scratch.
Want to see one of the rarest Canon lenses in existence? Check out the Canon 300mm f/1.8. It's an extremely huge and heavy lens, and so few exist that you'll probably never come across one in real life.
When I arrived in Hong Kong in 2009, I was not much of a photographer; my creative impulses were channelled largely toward drawing and graphic design. However, after living in the middle of this city, soaking in its dense web of streets and an atmosphere that is somehow thick with vibrancy, my view of photography started to evolve.
Amazon has announced a new camera. Called the Echo Look, it's a hands-free camera that you can use to shoot self-portraits that are triggered by your voice.
Here's a gorgeous nighttime timelapse shot from a different perspective: this "FlightLapse" was captured from the cockpit of a Swiss airliner during a flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Sao Paulo, Brazil. It shows the world, glowing cities, and other airplanes passing below the Milky Way above.
Due to costs and scarcity, the vast majority of photos captured during World War II were shot on black-and-white film. Some images were captured in color, however, and those rare shots reveal what scenes from the Second World War looked like to people in them.
The Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) ecosystem was born 30 years ago with the introduction of the Canon EOS 650 35mm SLR on March 2nd, 1987. Since then, over 70 EOS cameras have been launched. Here's a 1.5-minute video by Digital Camera Warehouse that shows the evolution of EOS cameras over three decades.
Back in 2014, we shared a clever new photography accessory called the LensFlipper, which is basically back-to-back lens mounts that help you quickly and easily swap between lenses. Now a new startup is going one step further: the upcoming TriLens lets you mount three lenses on a single belt-worn accessory.
This digital contact sheet is what you get when you're doing a high school portrait photography project, but your only friend is a cat.
Sony made quite a splash in the photo industry this week by announcing the new a9, a mirrorless camera that can shoot 24MP full-frame photos at a whopping 20fps. We soon got a look at what 20fps on this camera looks like. If you want to see what 20fps sounds like, check out the video above.
NASA just published this remarkable photo captured by its Cassini spacecraft on April 12th, 2017. Shot from 870 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers) away, it shows Earth as a bright dot framed by Saturn's icy rings.
GoPro today announced a brand new product called the GoPro Fusion. It's a spherical camera that can shoot 360-degree photos and videos... in 5.2K resolution.
Wildlife photography can be tough if your subject insists on making life difficult for you. Here's a video that shows a recent encounter between a wildlife photographer in Belarus and a western capercaillie, the largest member of the grouse family.
Rumors of Canon adding C-Log recording to the 5D Mark IV DSLR have been swirling around over the past month, but now it's official: Canon today announced its official Canon Log feature upgrade for the camera. Unfortunately, it'll cost you some money.
Last month, we reported on how Instagram has apparently been "shadow banning" certain posts, preventing a photographer's content from being discovered by others without the photographer knowing. If you're curious about whether any of your photos have been shadowbanned, there's a new web app that can check for you.
Panasonic today announced the new Lumix DC-ZS70, a "Travel Zoom" compact camera for people on the go.
Nikon Europe released this 3-minute video by SmugMug Films showing a compilation of time-lapse videos of Earth created using still photos shot by Nikon DSLRs onboard the International Space Station.
Over the past several years, the Web has been moving away from having separate website URLs for mobile and desktop versions and toward having a single "responsive" website that changes its look depending on what device you're visiting with. Flickr today announced that its main website has finally caught up to this trend.
Fujifilm has just announced the new Instax Square SQ10, a new hybrid instant camera that brings back the iconic square picture look popularized by Polaroid.
Want to try your hand at solargraphy and months-long exposures of the Sun without having to spend time making your own DIY camera? Solarcan is a new camera being developed just for you.
There was a bizarre story over in Canada recently that ended with a photojournalist watching his stolen Nikon camera equipment getting blown up by a bomb squad.
Project Grand Shadows is a new indie superhero comic that just released its first pages. What sets this series apart from most others is how the visuals are being made: what you see in each panel isn't a drawing -- it's a stylized photograph.
Canon recently announced the EF-M 28mm STM and the EF-S 35mm f/2.8 IS STM, two macro lenses that feature Canon's first built-in LED ring lights on their fronts. Canon says one of the advantages of the lights, which can be independently controlled on the two sides, is an instant improvement to macro wedding ring photos.
On April 10th, 2017, there was a special meeting in the night sky: the Moon was seen close to Jupiter and Jupiter's four largest moons, known as the Galilean moons. Photographer Göran Strand went out and captured the beautiful photo above of the entire group in a single frame.
When camera companies announce new cameras or lenses, the press releases are often filled with generic statements about the wonderful qualities of the product. Now the marketing teams behind those words have a new shortcut: the Random Photo Marketing Generator.
The photo brand COOPH is starting a creative new video series called Visual Q&A. Each video will be an interview with a photographer, but instead of answering the questions with words, the photographers are asked to respond with photos from their archives.
The estate of legendary artist Andy Warhol has filed a lawsuit against New York City photographer Lynn Goldsmith. The reason? Goldsmith believes Warhol violated her copyright by turning one of her portraits of Prince into a painting.
The drone industry is still growing at a extremely fast pace: in 2016, the sales of drones in the United States more than doubled, increasing a whopping 117%.
Here's an ambitious drone project: photographer and filmmaker Will Strathmann visited a farm in Pennsylvania over two years and created this 47-second video that beautifully transitions through seasons.
Light Rumors has published production product images of the upcoming Light L16 camera. The 4 images show what the 52-megapixel, 16-camera camera will look like when it start shipping.
Need something more than a wearable umbrella for your outdoor photography in bad weather? Check out the Photo Pod. It's a tiny personal tent for photographers that's tall enough to stand up in.
Since 2008, the famous scotch whiskey distillery The Macallan has been slowly releasing a limited edition series of whiskies called Masters of Photography. Each of the editions involves a partnership with a famous photographer as a way to feature their work.
Google has released version 2.13 for its Google Photos app for Android, and the latest update brings a helpful new feature for people who shoot a lot of home videos: stabilization that can be applied to any video.