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Rangefinder has announced the 2021 finalists of its annual "30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography" awards that celebrate creativity and vision in wedding photography.

Buying a new camera is about to get even harder, as exploding demand in China led by "live commerce" has led to increased supply issues on a system that already cannot meet demand.

As Hollywood made the most out of production companies in central Europe during the pandemic, the industry in the region has now been left with large staff shortages and is struggling to keep up with the demand.

Sony says that the effects of the semiconductor shortage are "more serious than expected," which has forced it to make decisions on what cameras and lenses it can continue to manufacture.

Nikon recently announced that it is collaborating with Nissin and Profoto on speedlights and studio lights. Is this an admission of the not-so-secret reality that lighting products are actually quite cheap?

As a child during the 1980s, I grew up with a weekly diet of Time magazine and the evening news. The famine in Ethiopia during the decade generated an endless stream of news filled with images of Black bodies, so much so that my entire conception of the continent was built off the tragedy of a single nation. To me, Africa was a desert wasteland of starving people – a thought conceived through photos.

Burglars have been targeting film industry businesses in Atlanta in recent days, leading several companies to band together in order to combat the growing problem.

Apple has announced the Self Service Repair program which it says will allow customers who are comfortable with making their own repairs to access Apple genuine parts and tools.

Gannett has announced that it has selected Sony as the exclusive camera provider for its more than 250 national and local media outlets, including USA Today.

Meyer Optik Görlitz has announced that it has opened a new manufacturing facility in Hamburg, Germany. This new lens factory welcomes visitors, will expand to include a showroom, and will be used to produce new lenses for global distribution.

Vitec Imaging Solutions, the company that owns Gitzo, Lowepro, Manfrotto, Joby, Syrp, and many other photographic brands, has announced that it has acquired Savage Universal, a major manufacturer of studio backdrops.

The drone equipment retailer RaceDayQuads (RDQ) is in the midst of a legal battle with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a case that has the potential to shake up the commercial drone operations and manufacturing industry.

Zenfolio has announced that it has acquired Format, one of the leading website-building platforms and marketplace hosts primarily used by professional photographers and artists.

As an independent photographer, landing the "dream" client might seem like an impossible task. However, getting the perfect client may be more achievable than you think, as is avoiding the bad ones.

Just a year after Nikon posted the largest loss in its history, financials are looking strong. Nikon increased its expected revenue for the next quarter and is building a massive new headquarters in Japan, slated to be completed in 2024.

KEH, the camera re-commerce company known as one of the largest online resellers of cameras and photography equipment, has announced it is opening a new brick-and-mortar retail store in the Atlanta area.

Recently, the creators behind Mango Street shared how their stock photos made them $47,000 in one year, but how realistic is this scenario for other photographers to emulate?

The United States Copyright Office is set to make changes to how it handles small claims which, among other adjustments, cap monetary damages and require a fee to have a case heard. The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) argues this hurts photographers.

Solána Imani Rowe, professionally known as SZA, took to Twitter to criticize a photographer who she says released pictures of her without her consent. The photographer fired back, saying he wasn't paid nor reimbursed for the photoshoot expenses.

The International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) has released a new version of its Photo Metadata standard that includes two new properties aimed at making photos more accessible to those with disabilities, such as the blind.

University students in China have sued Apple for not including a charging brick with the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which follows a $2 million fine the company incurred from Brazil over the same issue.

The Royal Photographic Society (RPS), now in its 143rd year, has announced the 2021 recipients of its prestigious accolades, recognizing talents working across both still and moving images.

The Google Doodle for October 25 celebrates the 127th birthday of French author and surrealist photographer Claude Cahun, celebrated for their self-portrait photography that highlighted the fluidity of gender norms and sexuality.

Intel has hopes that it can win back Apple's business after the company has moved on to in-house silicon, and said that the best way to do so was to "simply make better chips" than Apple can.

Apple is reportedly the latest tech giant to join the mass of others affected by the global chip shortage, as customers are left waiting weeks or longer for the latest devices. The escalating problems will no doubt affect holiday season purchases.

In a tragic accident, actor and director Alec Baldwin apparently fatally shot Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography, and injured Joel Souza, the director, after a prop gun misfired blanks while on the set of his latest film.

Paypal has reportedly offered to buy the digital pinboard site Pinterest for $45 billion, which could bring more tie-ins to financial technology and e-commerce.

Fujifilm has announced that it will be discontinuing a few more film products. The latest to be axed are Fujicolor 160NS Professional 120 film and Velvia 50 in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet sizes.

Should photographers sell their unedited RAW files to a client? Is there any benefit in doing so? These questions are discussed in this eight-minute video from David Bergman and Adorama.

Actress Lisa Rinna has found herself in legal trouble after posting paparazzi images of herself on her Instagram account without compensating the photographer. The representing agency has now filed a lawsuit but the star is not willing to pay up.

Fiverr has announced that it has acquired Seattle-based CreativeLive which was one of the first major online learning platforms that exploded in popularity in a few years after its launch in 2010.

A Russian actress and director were launched into space this week, headed for the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot scenes for the very first feature film to be made in orbit.

The age of the camera is slowly coming to an end—especially the bulky DSLR and all its associated declinations.

I began working on a long-term project on child sexual abuse after receiving a three-day assignment from Marie Claire magazine USA to work with the Police Child Protection Unit in South Africa documenting infant rape. This was back in 2001, but I feel the lesson learned is still very relevant today.

As part of its 2021 hardware announcements, Amazon unveiled both a camera drone that flies around your house as well as Astro, a robot that looks cute but is designed to observe and track you around your home, a new report alleges.

World-renowned auction house Christie's has paid tribute to the history of photography, following the first time humanity was able to records events all the way through today's digital landscape and its connection with the blockchain.

The iPhone 13 series phone just barely reached store shelves, but new reports allege that the iPhone 14 coming next year will be a "complete redesign" and that buyers can expect a total "overhaul."

In this one-hour-long documentary from Adorama, Sal D'Alia covers the crypto movement with a series of interviews and information breakdowns to help educate viewers on the growing world of crypto-art.

During today's Microsoft 2021 Surface Event, the company has announced the new Microsoft Surface Pro 8 two-in-one tablet laptop, designed for powerful workflows and is seamlessly paired with the new Surface Slim Pen 2.

Nikon has announced that it'll soon be offering a new virtual photography Nikon School experience called "Live Remote Shooting" that invites photography enthusiasts to learn photography and shoot with Nikon from the comfort of their home.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show that was scheduled to take place in October has been canceled. This follows Sony, Canon, and Panasonic's choice to pull out due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.