It looks like things are getting back on track for GoPro after the company lost over $370 million last year. But its second quarter report shows that GoPro has increased revenue by 34% year-on-year, pulling in $297 million.
When major pricing mistakes are made by online retailers, purchasers usually receive order cancellation notices and apology emails shortly afterward, informing them that the absurdly low price was due to a glitch. But it seems like Amazon is choosing to honor a $500 pricing mistake.
The 94-year-old UK-based lighting brand Bowens surprised the photo world last month when it abruptly closed shop and went into liquidation, citing the rise of cheap Chinese brands and fierce competition. The death of a beloved photo brand is (sadly) not too unusual, but former Bowens employees in both the UK and in China say they're furious about how they've been treated during this process.
A 45% ownership stake of Leica is reportedly up for sale, and one of the companies said to be interested is the legendary German optics company Zeiss.
Five years ago, after seeing losses of $2.9 billion, Sony announced that it would be focusing its efforts on dominating three things: games, mobile, and image sensors. Well, the company just announced record quarterly profits and its ambitious plans for global sensor domination are still alive and well.
Wedding photographer Andrea Polito has been awarded $1.08 million by a jury in her defamation lawsuit against a couple who launched a public campaign against Polito over her $150 album cover charge.
The iPhone camera just received praise from a rather unexpected source. Former Google SVP Vic Gundotra has glowing things to say about his iPhone 7's photo capabilities, claiming that the phone marks "the end of the DSLR era for most people" and that it's years ahead of Android smartphone cameras.
Canon has released its second quarter report, and things are looking better for sales of its mirrorless cameras.
Legendary photo editor John G. Morris died today in Paris. He was 100. Morris was a titan in the world of photojournalism, serving as photo editor for LIFE, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Magnum. Photographers he worked closely with include Robert Capa and W. Eugene Smith.
An iconic photo of Albert Einstein just sold at auction for $125,000. The photo of the famous scientist sticking out his tongue was also signed by Einstein himself.
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has added an anti-harassment standard to its code of ethics, addressing not just photographic practice but the behavior of photographers in dealing with people beyond with the camera.
Leica's latest partnership with Huawei has put Leica camera technology into the Chinese manufacturer's phones. But it seems that isn't enough for Leica, whose Chairman is teasing that an actual Leica phone might be somewhere on the horizon.
Bad news, photographers: your airport experience in the United States is now more tedious if you're planning to carry a camera onto the plane. The TSA just announced that all electronics larger than a cell phone need to be placed into a bin for separate screening.
The world is closing in on lawless drone operation, with Canada now following on from last week's proposals by the UK. Transport Canada has proposed a draft of strict drone regulations -- laws that drone company DJI isn't happy about.
Nikon turned 100 years old today. It's a huge milestone for a company that was born back on July 25th, 1917, as an optics company based in Tokyo, Japan. One century later, the company has become one of the world's dominant and beloved brands in photography.
Microsoft Paint, the first image editing software experienced by countless photographers and PC users around the world, is being laid to rest. Microsoft has announced that it's abandoning the famous program after 32 years.
Controversy-stricken photographer Souvid Datta has raised some photographers' eyebrows again, this time on the European reality TV photo competition Master of Photography. In the final round of the contest, Datta admitted to staging one of the photos when questioned by the judges.
UK drone pilots have enjoyed some of the most relaxed regulations around the popular pastime, but now the government has proposed new regulations that will require all owners of drones over 250 grams (~8.8oz) to register their quadcopters, attend safety courses, and pass a safety test.
In the last couple of weeks, my little brand, 3 Legged Thing, launched a brand new Universal L Bracket, the QR11. For the most part, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
It's now official: Bowens is dead. The well-known 94-year-old lighting equipment brand has officially confirmed that it has discontinued operations, and one of the main factors in its demise was the rise of cheaper gear by Chinese manufacturers.
The US’s national parks offer some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, perfect for the aspiring landscape photographer. The National Park Foundation recently partnered with Airbnb to create a dedicated site for finding accommodation near 10 of America’s parks.
Dear photography workshop and conference organizers, we need to have a chat. There is a lot of nonsense going on in the workshop world, and it needs to stop. Taking someone’s money and promising that you can help their business is no joke, and it needs to be taken seriously!
Bowens, the 94-year-old photography brand best known for its lighting equipment, may soon be shuttered. According to a new report, Bowens has reached the end of its road and has gone into liquidation.
Unfortunate news from the Nikon camp this week: Nikon has issued yet another recall notice for the D750 DSLR, informing owners that the shutter problem first reported in 2014 may still be present in cameras manufactured recently.
Nikon generated great deal of excitement this week when the company's president stated in an interview that Nikon is working on a new mirrorless camera. Now the company has issued another statement confirming that it's building mirrorless gear that will emphasis performance and quality.
Bic Camera, one of Japan's largest camera and electronics retailers, will be accepting bitcoin as a payment option in all of its stores across the country.
If you're a photographer who's frustrated with Lightroom running slowly (even on a powerful computer), you're not alone -- it's a struggle shared by many, many people who use the program. But hope may be on the horizon. Adobe has just taken the rare step of publicly admitting Lightroom's performance issues and says fixing it is the company's top priority.
Recently there has been a spate of very sad, and ultimately defeatist articles decrying the “death of photography.” We have no shortage of examples. Seriously.
Nikon is working on a new mirrorless camera geared toward the smartphone generation yet superior to rival companies' cameras in quality. That's what the company's president appears to have confirmed in a new interview published in Japan.
In late 2015, the FAA began demanding mandatory registration of most drones, including most consumer camera drones that were exploding in popularity. Earlier in 2017, however, a federal court ruled that casual drone owners do not need to register. Now the FAA is offering registration deletions and refunds.
Nokia and Zeiss are teaming up in a new long-term exclusive relationship to bring new imaging standards to Nokia smartphones. The news was announced today by HMD Global, the company now behind Nokia phones.
The cinema camera company RED just made a huge announcement: its first smartphone. The new RED Hydrogen One is an Android OS smartphone that's being referred to as a "holographic media machine" for viewing and capturing "multi-dimensional" imagery.
Up until just recently I always scoffed at selling my work as stock photography. Let's call it youthful arrogance. I always felt my work was worth more and should be used for more important purposes. The problem was I wasn't good at selling my work independently either.
Fujifilm is reportedly working on bringing in-body image stabilization to its X Series cameras, something the company had previously said wouldn't be possible and or/practical with its XF-mount lenses.
Ever since camera drones first became available to the average consumer, authorities across the world have had growing concerns about them. No-fly zones are being widely established, and regulations are becoming stricter to restrict when, where, and how the unmanned aircraft can fly. Now the FAA is looking into developing a system to identify drones from afar.
Since 2003, the popular photo hosting service Photobucket has been letting users upload and host images for free on their servers. They have over 10 billion images stored by 100 million registered users. But now they're going to start charging, and that means billions of images around the Web are now broken.
I think the first time I actually met Richard "Chip" Benson was at Wellesley College in the 80s. It was at an opening reception and Chip and Lee Friedlander were being honored as they had both just received MacArthur grants. I knew the Bensons were from Newport, RI and were friends of my sister and brother-in-law Marc Harrison, an industrial designer and chair of the ID Department at RISD.
If you use Windows 10, you may have noticed that the lock screen features beautiful photos shot around the world. What you may not know, however, is that some photographers reportedly didn't know about their photos being featured there and aren't happy with how much they were paid.
The world's first Hasselblad-branded photography store will be opening in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 30th, 2017. The new retail location is being launched in partnership with Fotografiska.
Brooklyn Beckham, the son of soccer star David Beckham, caused a stir in the photo industry a couple of years ago when he jumped in and shot a campaign for Burberry -- industry veterans reportedly called the hiring "sheer nepotism" and a "devaluation of photography." Now the 18-year-old is set to release his first photo book later this week, and this new endeavor is getting slammed as well.
If you're a fan of using Lexar memory cards in your cameras, there's some sad news for you today: they're being discontinued. Micron, the parent company of Lexar, is announcing that the entire Lexar removable storage retail business is being shuttered.
Back in 2015, we saw the launch of Affinity Photo, a sleek, lightweight, and powerful alternative to Adobe Photoshop for doing professional edits on photos. Originally released for Mac, it launched for Windows at the end of 2016. Now it seems like there's more big news on the horizon: a possible Lightroom competitor.
Facebook is rolling out new tools to its users in India that will protect profile photos and help combat image theft.
In a bid to remain competitive against the likes of Amazon, eBay has announced that it will price match thousands of items. This includes some camera gear, too.
Adobe has received criticism ever since it first announced its Creative Cloud subscription program. But business has been booming since the launch, and that trend doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon. In fact, it's on a clear upwards swing.
To commemorate 100 years since Arsène Gitzhoven founded the French company, Gitzo has launched two limited-edition premium tripods: the 100th Year Anniversary Edition, with 1917 pieces available worldwide, and the extremely exclusive Arsène Gitzhoven Edition, with only 100 pieces available.
If you’ve heard of Bitcoin, then you’re peripherally familiar with blockchain. Blockchain is a distributed database technology that creates a public ledger of every transaction within the system – perfect for cryptocurrencies that lack a central issuing bank.
In April this year, rumors started to appear that the parent company of Pentax, Ricoh, may have to kill off its camera arm. Now it's 2 months later, and Ricoh is reportedly facing its biggest crisis to date.
It’s not exactly a camera that can slip in to a coat pocket, but the RED Weapon 8K can capture both 8K motion footage as well as 36MP still photos. Photographer and director Vincent Laforet believes the camera is a harbinger for the future of photography.
I was curious about how resolution (megapixels), aperture sizes, and sensor sizes have improved on smartphones over time. With the advent of phones with two back cameras with different focal lengths, like the iPhone 7, LG G6 and ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom, I also wanted to look at how the number of camera modules on a device has increased.