Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Were All Down Today
Meta properties, which includes Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, all experienced a widespread outage this morning.
YouTuber Gets Six Months in Jail For Deliberately Crashing His Plane
A YouTuber has been sent to prison for six months after he purposefully crashed his airplane and then hid the wreckage.
YouTuber Faces Jail After Admitting to Crashing His Plane on Purpose
A YouTuber has come clean about crashing his airplane on purpose as he faces jail for obstructing a federal investigation by cleaning up the wreckage himself.
Skier Captures Scary POV Footage as Avalanche Throws Him off Mountain
A skier had a very close call after a small avalanche sent him failing down a mountain leaving him with nasty injuries.
F1 Photographer Who Captured Horrific Crash: ‘The Marshals Saved Me’
Formula One photographer, Michael Potts, captured remarkable images of a huge accident at the recent British Grand Prix, where everyone involved was fortunate to escape uninjured – including Potts himself.
Influencer Intentionally Crashed His Plane on Camera, FAA Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revoked the pilot license of influencer Trevor Jacob after it found that he intentionally crashed his plane for the purpose of making a viral YouTube video.
Google’s Magic Eraser Tool is Broken on Pixel 6 Smartphones
One of the more impressive aspects of the new Google Pixel 6 smartphones is Magic Eraser, which uses artificial intelligence to remove unwanted aspects in a photo. Unfortunately, a new bug causes using it to crash the Photos app.
Woman Stops for Selfie While Standing on Her Sinking Car
After a woman who brazenly drove her car across the top of a frozen river in Canada crashed through the surface, onlookers were confused and shocked to find that she stopped to take a selfie with the sinking car before making it to safety.
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Were Down in Major Outage
It's not just you: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus VR are currently down. The Facebook-owned services all use a shared infrastructure and are unreachable in multiple regions since about 11:41 AM eastern time.
Error Causes Mass of Light Show Drones to Tumble Out of the Sky
Drones have been used as an accompaniment to fireworks or as wholesale replacements for several years and most have started and concluded without issue. But during a show in Shanghai on June 14, something went terribly awry and caused a mass of drones to unexpectedly tumble out of the sky.
Fan Posing for Camera Causes Huge Wreck at Tour de France
The Tour de France was thrown into chaos on Saturday after a careless fan posing for the camera with a cardboard sign caused the entire peloton to crash at the world's most prestigious bicycle race.
What it is Like to Fly a Drone Near a Volcano… And Then Crash It
If you watched the news or were connected to the internet the first week of June, chances are good that you have seen a video of a drone crashing into an erupting volcano. Well, that drone was mine and it got completely disintegrated. In my latest video, I share what it is like to fly a drone around a volcano and what you have to look out for.
Watch in First-Person as a DJI Drone is Swallowed by a Volcano
Photographer and filmmaker Joey Helms ventured to Iceland in order to capture footage of the volcanic eruption there. During a pass over the mouth of the volcano, his DJI FPV was swallowed by lava and lost forever.
Coronavirus: 10 Pieces of Business and Financial Advice for All Photographers
Despite my background as a CPA, auditor, and experience as a business owner, I don’t openly post direct financial advice. However, I feel like this is an appropriate time considering COVID-19 and the massive global impact of this pandemic.
Samsung’s ‘SpaceSelfie’ Satellite Crash Landed in Someone’s Yard
Samsung's 'SpaceSelfie' satellite, which was supposed to stay aloft until October 31st, came crashing to Earth this weekend. The device, which was held aloft at 65,000 feet by a massive high-altitude balloon, had to make a "planned" landing on Saturday, only a day after Samsung announced the launch of the campaign.
Racecar Goes Airborne and Slams Into Photographers’ Box
There was a terrifying crash at the Macau Grand Prix on Sunday. 17-year-old Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch crashed, went airborne, and slammed directly into a photographers' box. And it was all caught on camera.
Photo Shoot Helicopter Crash in NYC’s East River Kills 5
A private helicopter being used for a photography flight crashed into New York City's East River on Sunday, killing the 5 passengers on board who were "tightly harnessed" when the chopper became submerged. The pilot managed to escape.
Drone Causes Aircraft Crash for First Time in the US: Report
After numerous reports of illegally flown drones interfering dangerously with airplanes and even denting a US Army helicopter rotor over the past few years, a drone may have just caused an aircraft crash for the first time the United States.
Skier Slams Into Photographers at Olympics
A champion skier wiped out and slammed into a group of photographers during the women's giant slalom yesterday at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The scary incident was caught by both broadcast cameras and the photographers' own cameras.
Surprise! Holding a Camera to Your Face is Not Good in a Car Crash
Who would've guessed it? Holding a camera up to your face during a car crash can be quite hazardous to your health. New research by the University of Southern California and the International Cinematographer Guild has shed new light on the dangers posed by cameras in "free driving" situations.
This Rally Car Crash Was Captured by a 360-Degree Camera
Daniel M-W of Gloucester, England, was at the Wyedean Rally this past weekend when one of the rally cars crashed right in front of him. His Ricoh Theta V 4K spherical VR camera was recording, so he captured the whole incident as a 360-degree interactive video.
Photographer Barely Avoids Crashing Rally Car
Photographing rally car racing from right next to the track can be extremely hazardous to your health. Here's a 1-minute video that shows how one cameraman narrowly avoided getting squashed recently by a crashing and flipping rally car.
Drone Crashes Right in Front of Cyclist, Causing Nasty Wreck
Many (if not most) drone pilots are safe and responsible flyers, but it only takes a few to ruin it for everyone. Whoever was piloting this drone at a cycling race might be one of those few.
Taking the Last Picture of Something
The recent collapsing of the Azure Window in Malta finally motivated me to take my keyboard and tell you the story behind the picture above.
Pilot Crashes Drone into Seattle Space Needle, May Face Jail and Fine
A drone pilot crashed his camera drone into Seattle's iconic Space Needle on New Years Eve, and they may now be facing charges.
This is Why GoPro Recalled the Karma
GoPro announced a total recall of its new Karma drone yesterday, saying that the drone may lose power mid-flight and fall out of the sky. That's exactly what owner Nicholas Kulick captured a few days ago in the 1-minute video above: his drone lost power and nearly fell on someone's head.
Facebook Auto-Made a Happy Video of Guy’s Car Wreck Photos
Facebook's auto-generated photo slideshows aren't always the best at nailing the mood of photos. Case in point: after Josh Gibson got into a serious freeway car accident, Facebook suggested sharing the above "chipper" video with friends and family.
Race Car Goes Flipping Into Camera Stand in Terrifying Crash
This must be every professional racing photographer's nightmare: you're sitting on a rickety perch, capturing the action, when a crash sends a flipping race car hurtling in your direction, taking out said perch and only narrowly missing you.
Photog Crashes $400,000 Car While Setting Up a Shoot
If you're going to be doing a photo shoot involving a $400,000 sports car, you should probably be extra careful and have an experienced driver handling it. A photographer in the UK just crashed a $400K through a showroom window while trying to set up for a shoot.
Drone Falls Out of the Sky… and Onto a Woman’s Head
A woman at a public event in Beloeil, Quebec, was injured earlier this month when a DJI Phantom 3 camera drone dropped out of the sky and smashed directly into her head. The incident was caught on camera by another drone in the sky and can be seen in the 8 second video above.