NASA’s SDO Captures Dazzling and Powerful Sympathetic Solar Flares
Two powerful solar flares exploded nearly simultaneously on the Sun earlier this week, creating a spectacular and exceptionally rare sight.
People Can’t Figure Out How an Influencer Filmed Her Selfie
An influencer filming a selfie in a bathroom mirror has stumped the internet after people couldn't figure out how she was recording the video.
New California Bill Keeps In-Car Camera Feeds Private
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that is designed to prevent car companies from selling photos or videos captured from inside a vehicle to third parties.
Rare Photographs of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake up for Auction
A rare set of photographs taken in the immediate aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake are set for auction today in California.
Huge Volcano Eruption Caught on Home Security Camera
A home security camera captured the moment a volcano erupted and spewed lava into the night sky - It also caught the huge boom emitted by the mountain on audio.
Moving Photos Capture People’s Final Moments with Their Pets
A photographer has set up a nonprofit which offers free end-of-life photo shoots for pet owners.
Increasing Possibility the USAF Shot Down Hobbyist Weather Balloons
After the media storm that followed the official shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon, the United States Air Force downed three other unidentified objects. There is an increasing possibility they were harmless civilian weather balloons.
Photographers Demand San Francisco Take Action Amid Rising Violence
This past October, photographer Leon Kunstenaar was walking back to his car in downtown San Francisco after photographing a small demonstration. While loading his vehicle, a man appeared, pointed a gun at him, and demanded he hand over all of his equipment.
Want to See Some Bad Street Photos?
Want to see some bad street photographs? I’ll share them and tell you why I think they’re not good. These photographs were all made during a five-day visit to New York City between October 31 and November 4, 2022.
Why Some Celebs License Photos of Themselves and Others Steal Them
When news broke on Monday that Miley Cyrus was facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly posting an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer's permission, it sounded familiar.
Megadap ETZ21 Sony E to Nikon Z Adapter Review: Nearly Seamless
The $250 Megadap ETZ21 Sony E to Nikon Z mount adapter allows Sony lenses to work on Nikon mirrorless cameras with full autofocus, aperture control, and in-body image stabilization in a design that is remarkably thin.
Street Photography: A Complete Guide
Street photography is an age-old photography genre that is both popular and sometimes controversial. However, contrary to the reputation some prominent street photographers give the genre, there is way more to photographing streets than being aggressive and confrontational -- it can also be a relaxing, creative, and freeing experience for both amateurs and experienced shooters alike.
Photographer Offers Couples Helpful Tips to Reduce the Cost of Weddings
Wedding photographer Shayla Herrington has garnered many fans on TikTok who enjoy her money-saving tips aimed at couples who are looking to get married. Having just got married herself, Herrington uses her experience both as a client and a vendor to share what she's learned along the way.
This Talented Artist Custom Makes Incredibly Detailed Wooden Cameras
The Wooden Model Design Shop is a wooden craft company based out of Vietnam that is making some of the most incredibly detailed to-scale wooden models of popular cameras like the Sony Alpha 1, the Hasselblad 500CM, or a RED Komodo 6K.
Epson Found 30 R-D1s Rangefinders in a Warehouse, Offers Them to Fans
Epson released the R-D1s rangefinder in 2006 and sold it for three years before taking it off the market. Recently while organizing a warehouse, the company discovered 30 brand-new ones and rather than throwing them out, wants to offer them to fans.
Great Reads in Photography: September 5, 2021
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!
‘Preventable’ Fire Engulfs Major Brazilian Cinema Film History Archive
A storage facility belonging to the Cinemateca Brasileira has been engulfed by flames and while there were no injuries, the facility is home to priceless archives of 35mm and 16mm film and other museological objects.
The Fjorden Grip Adds Full-Size Camera Functionality to the iPhone
Drawing inspiration from classic rangefinder cameras and DSLRs, the Fjorden camera grip attaches to an iPhone and transforms it into a camera that mimics the feel of a full-size DSLR or mirrorless with more functionality.
This Landscape Art Uses AR Projection to Show Beams of Light
Photographer Reuben Wu has released the final chapter of his groundbreaking Lux Noctis project, which involves lighting large-scale landscapes with drone-mounted lights. Titled "An Electric Storm," the digital artwork has an incredible physical installation that combines a print with AR light projection.
Lessons Learned on Making Something from ‘Nothing’ as a Photographer
One of the most constantly joyful aspects of photography is the ability of the medium to allow the creator to make something from nothing.
This NatGeo Photo Series Cherishes the Colors of Endangered Animals
Smartphone manufacturer Oppo and National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore have partnered to produce a set of photos and videos of various at-risk animals whose unique colors are in danger of disappearing forever.
‘Beautiful’ Female Biker Was Actually 50-Year-Old Dad Using FaceApp
A young female Japanese biker named Soya no Sohi attracted thousands of followers on Twitter over the past year by posting selfies on her travels through northern Japan. It turns out she was actually a 50-year-old dad using FaceApp on his iPhone.
Sigma I-Series Lenses vs Sony G Compact Primes: No Losers Here
After my testing of the new Sony compact primes, I was able to spend some time with the competing set of primes from Sigma that were arguably the reason Sony created its lenses in the first place. Both sets are fun, compact, and extremely portable optics... but which should you buy?
LG Unveils Beautifully Thin, Color-Accurate 4K OLED Monitor
Though LG is responsible for creating most (if not all) of the OLED panels you'll see in TVs and displays on the market, the company had yet to produce its own OLED monitor. Today that changes with the announcement of the LG UltraFine Display OLED Pro.
Understanding Apple ProRAW
My name is Ben Sandofsky, and I'm the co-founder and developer of Lux Optics. We make Halide, the most popular RAW camera for iPhone, so when Apple revealed their new ProRAW image format, we were beyond excited.
This AI Generates Photos Using Only Text Captions as a Guide
Researchers at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) have created a machine learning algorithm that can produce images using only text captions as its guide. The results are somewhat terrifying... but if you can look past the nightmare fuel, this creation represents an important step forward in the study of AI and imaging.
This ‘AI Camera Assistant’ Has Raised Over $3.7 Million on Kickstarter
Arsenal—the "camera assistant" gadget that uses AI to pick your camera settings for you—is back on Kickstarter. After successfully funding and shipping version 1 to over 15,000 backers, creator Ryan Stout is back with Arsenal 2, and he's already raised nearly $4 million!
Excessive Competition Could Sink the Camera Industry, Says Nikkei Report
A new op-ed published by the Deputy Editor of the Nikkei Asian Review in Japan is making waves in the industry today. The article strikes an ominous tone, foreshadowing difficult times ahead for the camera giants and blaming "excessive competition" for their financial woes.
Sony Says a7S III is Coming ‘Later This Summer’ and ‘Everything is New’
DPReview scored the official confirmation that the entire photo industry has been waiting on for years now: the Sony a7S III is indeed coming 'later this summer,' and the company is promising 'supreme' performance from the 'completely redesigned' camera.
The Fuji X100V: Falling In Love All Over Again
Every time Fuji releases a new camera I feel like this is the generation that will let me leave Canon behind. I had the same hopes and eventual disappointments with the XT2 and the XT3. Inevitably, I would realize full frame always beats out crop frame, that high ISOs and battery life can’t be matched, that Fuji was just not good enough to beat my Canons.