Photographer Encounters Enormous, ‘Alien’ Fish in the Deep Ocean
A photographer has shared the story -- and a magnificent photo -- of his encounter with a huge alien-like ocean sunfish.
Enormous $30,000 Photography Grant is Now Accepting Entries
The W. Eugene Smith Fund has announced it is now accepting applications for its 44th annual Grant in Humanistic Photography which carries a top prize of $30,000, one of the most valuable grants for photographers in the world.
Mystery as Enormous Bright Light Dazzles Cameras in Ukraine
Multiple cameras picked up a massive flash of light over Ukraine last night with no clear explanation as to what it was.
Wild Footage of Enormous Powder Cloud Avalanche Engulfing Skiers
A huge powder cloud avalanche was caught on camera engulfing a group of skiers and snowboarders on Mount Timpanogos in Utah.
Enormous Panorama of the Milky Way Reveals Billions of Celestial Objects
A new panoramic image captured by the Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) has revealed a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects, which is arguably the largest such catalog released so far.
Using the Enormous Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 on a Sony Alpha 7 III
How does the legendarily heavy-duty Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG lens translate to use for portraits today? What about when combined with teleconverters on a Sony Alpha 7 Mark III?
NASA’s HiRISE Camera Captures Close-Up of Mars’s Enormous Canyon
Researchers with the University of Arizona have released a new close-up image of Mars's giant canyon that was taken with NASA's HiRISE camera which sits onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. These images were captured in an attempt to ascertain the origins of the canyon.
This Enormous Mosaic of the Moon’s North Pole is the Size of a Football Field at 300dpi!
We're not sure how high-res you usually like your lunar photos, but we're darn near certain NASA has gone leaps and bounds beyond that with their latest mosaic. At 681 gigapixels, this mosaic image of the Lunar north pole is by far the highest-resolution image of this area that has ever been created.
The XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 R LM WR is Fujifilm’s New Kit Lens
As hinted at earlier this year in Tokyo, Fujifilm is moving on from the 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens -- which has achieved legendary status among kit lenses -- in favor of the new, sharper 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 R LM WR. Fujifilm promises the new 16-50mm is better for its high-resolution cameras.
A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes: How Nikon Found Its Way Back to Profit
Although Nikon was founded nearly 107 years ago and has been ubiquitous in the photography space for much of that time, the company is not far removed from financial troubles that threatened to reduce the company to ruin. Through shrewd decisions and great new Nikon Z cameras and lenses, Nikon has safely moved from the brink.
Storm Chaser Captures ‘Most Insane’ Tornado Video
A storm chaser has captured what he calls the "most insane tornado video ever captured in Westmoreland, Kansas."
See Portraits Shot With Leica’s $2 Million 1600mm f/5.6 Lens
Leica is no stranger to expensive cameras and lenses. For example, last October, a Leica 0-series camera from 1923 sold at auction for about $3.7 million. However, not all Leica equipment worth millions is anywhere near that old. Enter the Leica Apo-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 super-telephoto (or super-super-telephoto) prime lens worth $2 million.
What ‘Civil War’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Photojournalism
Civil War eschews the typical trappings of a combat action movie by turning the lens not toward the soldiers but to the photographers capturing them. And while it excels in some aspects of its portrayal, it falters when it comes to the big stuff.
Baby Penguins Jump Off 50-Foot Cliff in First-of-Its-Kind Drone Footage
Drone footage has captured the astonishing moment hundreds of emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica for the first time.
Scientists Photograph 50 Never-Before-Seen Deep Sea Species
These photos show never-before-seen underwater creatures living within the Pacific Ocean deep off Chile's coastline.
Large Format Photos Capture Humanity’s Destruction of Earth
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has spent his career capturing stunning large format photographs that -- despite their beauty -- actually show the damage that's being done to the planet.
Photographer Captures Statue of Liberty Getting Zapped by Lightning
Photographer Dan Martland is well-known for his exquisite photography of New York City but he outdid himself yesterday afternoon during a violent thunderstorm that saw a bolt of lightning strike the Statue of Liberty.
OnePlus’ First AI Tool Aims to Take On Google’s Magic Eraser
Although they held out until now, OnePlus is officially joining the AI revolution. The smartphone company's inaugural AI tool is the AI Eraser, which is a take on Google's Magic Eraser.
OM System 150-600mm f/5-6.3 IS Review: Can’t Argue With a 1200mm Equivalent
An OM System 150-600mm f/5-6.3 has been sitting in the office for months and I haven't touched it since I tested the OM-1 Mark II. Finally, the cold weather had given way and I had no excuse to ignore it anymore. A trip to the Calgary Zoo would let me test out not only the wildlife capabilities of this lens but also the excellent macro versatility that the lens offers.
Beautiful Timelapse Shows the Seasonal Journeys of Arctic Icebergs
Amid the cold waters of Ilulissat, Greenland, massive icebergs break off and float, creating the perfect picture of an arctic wonderland.
The Remarkable Story of Shooting the 2023 Exmouth Eclipse
My Exmouth eclipse expedition could be a case study on the 'sunk cost fallacy' or proof that even blind persistence can pay off. Either way, it is a saga.
What Your Camera Flash Has to Do With an Atomic Bomb
On July 16th, 1945, 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the White Sands Proving Ground was rocked by a massive explosion.
The Winner of This Year’s W. Eugene Smith $30,000 Photography Grant
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced that photographer Irina Werning from Argentina is this year's recipient of its $30,000 grant for Humanistic Photography for her project Las Pelilargas.
Lensrentals Acquires BorrowLenses From Shutterfly
Lensrentals announced that it has acquired BorrowLenses from Shutterfly, further solidifying its position as the top online photo, video, audio, and lighting equipment rental company in the United States.
This ‘Super DVD’ Can Hold 20 Million Photos
Researchers have developed a new method of storing data on an optical disk. It is capable of holding 24 times the data of the most advanced hard disk drives: the equivalent of 20 million digital photos.
You’ve Taken Great Photos? They Must Be AI-Generated!
During Sunday's Super Bowl commercials, a set of incredible photos were seen by some 123 million people. Regardless of where you stand on the Jesus-themed ad, it was a pretty cool moment for photography.
Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR Review: Astonishing Image Quality
Last fall, Fujifilm unveiled its newest medium format camera, the Fujifilm GFX 100 II along with its first tilt-shift lenses and a new fast prime: the Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR.
Photographer Lifts the Lid on That Jesus Super Bowl Ad
The photographer who took the powerful foot-washing images for a Jesus ad that played at Super Bowl LVIII has revealed the huge production value behind the photos and hit back at critics who say the ad was AI-generated.
Photographer Captures Epic Moment Surfer and Whale Synchronize
A photographer captured the epic moment a humpback whale breached behind a surfer as she flew into the air -- with the pair synchronizing perfectly.
German Data Specialists Finds Many Faulty USB Thumb Drives
Dubious storage solutions are not new, with reports of cheap components in hard drives and inaccurate storage capacities on memory cards and thumb drives. Unfortunately, that trend is increasing, according to German data recovery specialists CBL.