It was so close to the first of April, it sounded like an April’s fool hoax: the gentle freedom-loving all sharing company would be selling to the greedy capitalistic money-making titan. Or, in other words, Getty Images was acquiring Unsplash. The two unlikely partners officially became at the end of April, sending ripples through the stock photography world and beyond.
Zoë Roth was 4 years old back in 2005 when she was captured in front of a burning house in a photo that has since become an Internet meme known as "Disaster Girl." That photo has now sold for a whopping half-million dollars as an NFT.
In 2008 my first wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with breast cancer. We had been married for five months and Jen passed less than four years later at the age of 40.
The Royal Photographic Society has set out on an extensive initiative, titled "Photography for Everyone" with the goal of making the photography industry more inclusive and accessible for all through a number of projects.
Photographer Michael Shainblum is has shared multiple videos and tutorials about landscape photography and in two recent uploads, he juxtaposes what can be done with two different perspectives -- wide-angle versus telephoto -- in a very familiar environment.
In an effort to encourage more people to adopt black, dark-coated animals, photographer Chantal Levesque has been working on a long-term photo project designed to highlight their happiness and push aside stigmas associated with their color and boost adoption rates.
The Photo Is Light World Photography Contest has announced its 2020 winners in six categories and, among them, the "Illuminated Photographer," who received the highest score throughout the competition.
Just outside of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, in my childhood home’s partial basement, there were only two rooms without windows: the darkroom and the crawlspace, which younger me had deemed the “icky space.”
I have an irrational fear of ships based on 90-minute voyages on car ferries across the relative calm of the English Channel and yet I was sitting with my wife, Fre, listening to Tony Spencer trying to convince us that we should join him on “the adventure of a lifetime,” the fulfilment of a dream that Tony had been working on for three years.
The Perlan Museum -- host of a state-of-the-art 8K planetarium and other exhibitions focused on Iceland -- commissioned filmmaker Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, founder of Arctic Images, and drone pilot Arnar Þór Þórsson to fly an 8K-capable 360 camera over the erupting volcano to capture an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 31st year, NASA astronomers aimed the famed observatory at what is called a "celebrity star," or one that is one of the brightest in our galaxy. This one, named AG Carinae, is wavering on the edge of self-destruction.
A U.K.-based photographer has given complete strangers a platform to share their thoughts and emotions regarding the last year with the goal of raising awareness of the pandemic's impact on mental health.
Iams has launched a new app called NOSEiD that can scan dog noses and use them as unique identifiers in order to reconnect lost canines with owners. The app can connect dog snoots with an owner's contact information, similar to how fingerprints can link to specific people.
Sony appears to have underestimated the demand for one of its new products again, as the company has announced a shipping delay out of Japan due to a number of orders that "greatly exceeded" expectations despite initial statements to the contrary.
After shooting cities all around the globe for the past 15 years, I managed to publish seven coffee table books featuring cities like Paris, Venice, Los Angeles, and New York. I learned the hard way when was the best time to shoot and want to save you the time and effort so you can make the best photos of cityscapes possible.
NASA astronaut Michael Collins has passed away at the age of 90. Collins is most well known for a photo he took of the lunar module containing both Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in front of the Earth, which captures all of humanity, alive and dead, in a single photo. That is, other than himself.
If you don’t control the background, you’re not controlling your image. In this video and article, I'll share 7 different ways to control your background and give you better images. These are simple techniques to master to improve your photography.
While recent years have seen mirrorless cameras growing in popularity, DSLR cameras still hold a place in many photographers’ tools of the trade. They still come with several advantages that make them top-notch choices, especially for pro photographers. These include optical viewfinder benefits, better ergonomics, longer-lasting batteries, and wider lens selection.
Photographer Jesse Frohman shot Kurt Cobain's last official photo shoot just months before the Nirvana frontman's death in 1994. Now the entire "The Last Session" photo shoot is going up for sale... as an NFT.
A simple local documentary project can help you return back to enjoying your personal photography, even after a long break.
In this article, I'll share 10 of the most important things that a landscape photographer needs to keep in mind while preparing and while on a shoot. We tend to forget the most common things and end up getting messed up during shoots, so I'll be sharing some pre-shoot tips and some on-location ideas to help you get better with your landscape photos.
The Finnish capital city of Helsinki is the country's central hub of politics, education, finance, and culture. If you'd like a window into the history of the city, check out Helsinkiphotos.fi -- it's an online database of over 65,000 free photos that anyone can view and use.
Do you have someone in your life who happens to love photography? Perhaps you are looking for a way to make them feel extra special after what’s been a tough year for all of us?
Pink Lady® -- an apple brand that hosts the world's leading celebration of the art of food photography and film -- has announced the winners of its Food Photography of the Year 2021 competition.
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 laptops that it says is a "new generation" of mobile computing devices that bring powerful performance mixed with the mobile DNA of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
For most photographers, it’s been an interesting past year and my experience is no exception. My regular work shooting for commercial clients and agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area was upended by the Coronavirus pandemic, and keeping busy has meant constantly shifting gears to keep the calendar full.
Over the last several years, smartphone cameras have started to meet and exceed expectations when it comes to photo quality. For example, it could be argued that the current iPhone camera can capture better photos than the Nikon D100 from just over a decade ago, and is much smaller and easier to use.
A research paper released by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Council on Criminal Justice's Taskforce on Policing shows that body-worn cameras are both "beneficial and cost-effective."
Researchers at Purdue University have unveiled what is being called the whitest paint on record, which can reflect up to 98% of light. The paint uses the same chemical compound found in a type of photo paper that has been used by photographers for over a century.
"Behind Closed Doors" is a new photo project by Finnish light painting artist Janne Parviainen. It imagines what might be going on inside the closed buildings of formerly bustling spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By now, we understand the need to cultivate diversity in conservation photography and filmmaking. Scientific analyses urge diversity across multiple disciplines. Countless articles criticize and dissect the lack of minorities in photography. Conversations like #blacklivesmatter are rising in volume.
You don’t have to be a mobile industry genius to understand which phone Xiaomi is targeting with the Mi 11 Ultra, as it’s right there in the name: Xiaomi’s squarely aiming at the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra with this highly capable camera, the top-spec phone in its Mi 11 device range.
The first iteration of the Internet, the one we are still somewhat experiencing, was built on the fundamental belief that content should be free.
Instagram plans to release new tools that will help influencers profit from the app more than before, including a marketplace to find brand sponsorships.
The original Nikon Z6 and Z7 were personal favorites of mine, but there were a few things "missing" from that mirrorless system that I was hoping would be addressed in the next generation. Thankfully I was not disappointed with the launch of the Z7 II as Nikon pretty much addressed every issue I had with the first generation.
In photography, many aspects can make an image successful, and in my opinion, what defines the bones of a great photo is a good composition. Instead of thinking composition like a series of canonical rules, I much prefer to use principles like connection, tone, colors, shape, relationship, light gestures, and so on.
The M1 Chip successor from Apple, which is currently being called M2, is looking more likely to arrive in MacBook computers by the end of the year. A new report states that the processor has already gone into mass production and could start shipping as early as July.
Since travel has been near non-existent for the last year, many have resorted to living travel experiences virtually. Thanks to this incredible 8K timelapse film from Michael Shainblum, you can visit the stunning island nation of New Zealand from the comfort of home.
ImagenAI has announced its AI-powered photo editing desktop app for Adobe Lightroom workflows that learns your personalized editing style and creates an AI profile that analyzes each image and predicts how you will edit and apply it in a matter of seconds.
EarthCam recently unveiled the GigapixelCam X80, which is a robotic camera that can produce more than 80,000-megapixel panoramas. To prove it, the company used the X80 to make the highest resolution photo of New York ever captured: 120,000-megapixels.
Fake, AI-generated satellite images can pose threat to nations and agencies worldwide, a team of researchers warns. These bogus images could be used to create hoaxes ranging from natural disasters to propping up other fake news, or even be used to mislead international governments into conflicts.
Leica is further diversifying its portfolio or partnerships into a new home theater projector manufactured by JMGO. The two companies originally teamed up in 2020 and the new JMGO O1 Pro is the first fruit of that partnership.
What kind of photos do you get if you shoot with a backdrop made with one of the blackest materials available to the public? Photographer Mathieu Stern recently decided to find out, and he documented his experiment in the 5-minute video above.
The mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which sits between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has been rife with tension and animosity for over three decades.
The conflict was reignited in September and quickly became an outright war, with drone strikes and missile attacks. Thousands died, and more have been displaced. In November, a peace deal was brokered, Azerbaijan declared victory, and captured most of the contested region, forcing Armenians to flee.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create great fashion work that wows everyone? In this guide, I will break down all the steps you need to take in order to produce something that is of high quality. I'm aware of how hard it is to make fashion work, so in this guide, I am talking about the nitty-gritty, from idea to magazine submission.
Canon and Nikon have ruled the DSLR landscape for a couple of decades now, but which one has proven more valuable in the long run? Let’s set the scene and then crunch some numbers.
Sigma has announced the 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for E-Mount and L-Mount. The company says that the original 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM that was announced in 2012 -- the first of all the Art lenses that set the standard for the line -- has been redesigned from the ground up specifically for mirrorless cameras.
Of all the effects that photographers tend to add to their landscape and travel photos, probably the most popular one is called the Orton Effect. When correctly applied, the Orton Effect can add a rich, dreamlike glow to your photos that will enhance them beyond what you can do in editors like Adobe Lightroom.
When Apple announced the AirTags last week along with the new iMac and iPad Pro, photographers immediately thought these might be able to help find stolen equipment. However, what is being called an "anti-stalker" privacy feature made it seem like that might not work. Luckily, Apple's design addresses this.
Google has shared extensive details on its newest HDR+ with Bracketing technology that it has implemented in its Pixel device cameras to achieve better image quality.