The White House Banned Cameras… So CNN Sent a Sketch Artist
After the Trump administration decided to again ban camera from a press conference, CNN decided to get creative: the network decided to send a sketch artist instead.
How to Shoot Futuristic Cityscapes of Dubai
I recently went on a 2-week trip to Dubai, a city with a futuristic appearance that looks like it came straight out of a movie like Blade Runner. If you enjoy shooting cityscapes, Dubai is where your dreams come true.
Mylio: A Compelling New Way to Organize and Access All Your Photos from Anywhere
One of the most interesting products at this year's PhotoPlus wasn't a camera, or a lens, or a quirky accessory hiding in one of the out-of-the-way booths. It was a service called Mylio, and it has somehow managed to get everybody (including us) very excited about, of all things, organizing and accessing your photos.
Reports Claim China Has Blocked Access to Flickr Amidst Pro-Democracy Protests
Recent reports claim that, in an effort to increase censorship, China has blocked Yahoo! photo sharing site Flickr alongside a number of other social media services. According to Greatfire.org, a group dedicated to keeping the Internet open for all, the site has been down since July 1st.
Google Lets Photographer Into Secretive Data Centers, Beautiful Photos Ensue
Look around on the web, and you'll find plenty of photographs of Google's colorful offices in Mountain View (AKA the Googleplex) and around the world. Finding images shot from inside the company's tightly-guarded data centers is much harder, since only a handful of employees are allowed to roam the spaces where the "web lives." However, Google recently invited photographer Connie Zhou inside a number of its high-tech data centers. Gorgeous photographs resulted -- images that show incredible scale, mind-numbing repetition, and quirky colors.
Virtual Photo Walks Make Photography Accessible to People with Disabilities
The last time C. Corey Fisk walked was in 1992. She has multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease that affects the central nervous system and gradually took her ability to walk and leave her bed.
But early February, she went on a photo walk with photographer John Butterill in the woods behind his house in Ontario, Canada -- all from her own home in northern California.
iOS and Android Give Apps Access to Your Photos Without Permission
The private photographs on your phone might not be as private as you think. Earlier this week, the …
More Limits on Photo Access to Oil Spill, Violators Face Fines and Felony Charges
There's an increasingly overwhelming sense of frustration coming from the Gulf region, but this time, it's coming from photographers and journalists. Media access has been tough since the beginning of the oil spill, whether on land, on beaches, or in the air.