My name is Susan Stripling, and I'm a wedding photographer based in New York. This is an open letter about sexism, feminism, the industry that I love so much, and everything in between...
Researchers at Virginia Tech have been studying the injury risks posed by consumer drones by flying them into dummies' faces, and they've now come to a conclusion. The study found that the risk of a catastrophic head injury was less than 5 percent in an impact with a drone weighing 2.6 lbs (such as the popular DJI Phantom).
All signs have been pointing in the direction, but Nikon has just seemingly confirmed in a new interview that its upcoming mirrorless camera will contain a full frame sensor.
Photographer Brendan van Son recorded this 9-minute video in which he shares his frustration with the current landscape of photography in the social media era. Is the influx of new photographers ruining the joy of photography by crowding locations and behaving impolitely towards others?
Yashica may be the latest iconic photography brand to be plotting a big comeback. The Japanese camera brand has been teasing a "coming chapter" through a series of enigmatic teaser videos titled "The Silence of Story." The 1-minute video above is a compilation of three of these teasers.
The new iPhone will shoot 4K at 60 fps and 1080p at 240 fps. But why is it that smartphones seem to be shooting "better" video resolution than most "serious" cameras? In this 8-minute video, Max Yuryev looks into the technical reasons behind this.
Nikon is being criticized this week for its selection of pro photographers promoting the new D850 DSLR in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Take a look at the professional photographers in the lineup, and you'll see 32 men and zero women.
Polaroid is back. Days after teasing a major return to its instant photography roots, Polaroid has just launched Polaroid Originals, a brand new brand dedicated to analog instant photos. Along with the new brand comes a new OneStep 2 camera and the debut of a new film type called i-Type.
DxOMark, the popular benchmarking website for sensors and lenses, has updated the way it will rank and score smartphone cameras. It's introducing bokeh and zoom as categories in its scoring methodology, with added importance on low-light and motion performance as well.
Want to shoot Kodak's extinct Ektachrome film again? You'll be able to very, very soon. Kodak is saying that a limited supply of the resurrected film is coming by the end of the year, and a full relaunch is scheduled for 2018.
Sony has just announced improvements to its Sony Imaging PRO Support program in North America, reflecting its increasing popularity among professional still photographers and videographers.
Dear Canon, …
TIME magazine's latest issue features a special project titled FIRSTS, which features profiles of 46 influential women who are changing the world. For the photography in the project, TIME recruited 28-year-old Brazilian photographer Luisa Dörr to shoot 46 portraits and 12 cover photos using an iPhone.
If you've been thinking about starting a fine art photography collection, now may not be a bad time to start that investment. While most types of fine art are seeing prices plunge, photography is actually growing in clout among art collectors and investors.
Polaroid has a huge announcement scheduled for next week. The company's website now features a teaser for a September 13th reveal, and it sounds like Polaroid is going to make a splash by going back to its instant photography roots.
Right now, a conflict photographer named Eduardo Martins is supposedly driving around in a van somewhere in the Australian outback. And you probably won't see any new work from him anytime soon: he's in hiding after pulling off one of the craziest cons in the history of photojournalism.
Canon is planning to open a new camera factory in Japan by 2019 in an effort to move more of its production "back home," but this time it will be relying more on automation to lower the cost of domestic operations.
A Swiss photographer has been stripped of two awards after it was revealed that she had submitted a Thai photographer's public domain photos as her own to win honors in contests.
In January 2017, the company behind the highly anticipated Lily drone announced that it would be shutting down after raising over $34 million from backers. The company was quickly sued and accused of misleading people with a faked promo video. However, it looks like Lily is now making a bit of a comeback.
Here's a helpful graphic that shows how Leica Camera's famous red circle logo has changed and evolved over the past century, from its creation around 1913 up to the modern day.
FOQUS Type-D 200 is a brand new line of black and white 35mm film from the Russian company FOQUS. It's said to have fine grain, strong contrast, and "pretty good tone range."
Nevada Law and the Nevada Administrative code have a simple definition of when you need to have a permit to shoot photos in their parks. It is based entirely on whether or not the pictures will be sold.
It seems that demand for the new Nikon D850 is huge. So huge, that if you pre-order the camera now, you won't receive one in the first batch that's released on September 8th.
NASA just placed a hefty order for 53 unmodified Nikon D5 DSLRs. The cameras currently cost about $6,500 each, so if NASA paid full retail price for each camera, they just spent at least $344,500 on this purchase.
My name is Kelly Thompson, and I'm a VP at 500px. Buried in Tuesday’s announcement of Google’s Android Oreo was an interesting tidbit for photographers: like Apple the year before, Google’s mobile OS has been reworked to support deep and wide color, and, for the first time, full color management for Android devices.
Google recently published a paper showing how easy it is for a computer to detect an identical watermark from a large collection of photos and then cleanly remove that watermark from each photo. Shutterstock has responded to Google's AI by developing a new randomized watermark that counters it.
If you use the popular CrashPlan for Home as your cloud photo backup service, here's some bad news: you're going to have to start paying more or move your photo archive elsewhere. Code42 just announced that CrashPlan for Home is being discontinued.
Guess who's getting ready to jump into the mirrorless camera race? The Russian camera maker Zenit. After years of dormancy, the brand is coming back to life and will reportedly be launching a new full-frame mirrorless digital camera in 2018.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that the giant NYC-based photography retailer B&H has agreed to pay $3.22 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the agency back in February 2016. B&H had faced allegations of discrimination, bias, and harassment.
The EISA Awards 2017-2018 has announced the winners of the year's best technology and products throughout the electronics industry, and Sony has dominated the Photography category in the latest awards.
The Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5 is a legendary lens that's currently one of the most expensive vintage lenses, available at over $1,000 for a usable one. The original was made in Jena, Germany.
The US Army recently said that it was removing all DJI equipment from its operations due to "cyber vulnerabilities," in what was a blow to the public image of the Chinese drone manufacturer. In response, DJI has now developed an option to fly without any Internet data transfers in an effort to appease sensitive corporate and government organizations.
Yesterday, we reported that Amazon has been issuing refunds to photographers who purchased LEE's Solar Eclipse lens filters, warning that they were not sourced from a recommended manufacturer. Now it looks like the whole thing was a mistake on Amazon's part and that a lot of photographers just got free pricey $150+ lens filters.
Sony only recently got its sensor business back on its feet after its main factory was heavily damaged by the the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes in Japan. If you've been curious as to just how badly the Kumamoto plant was hit, check out the 8-minute video above showing the first public footage of the moments of destruction.
Legendary New York City street photographer Arlene Gottfried passed away yesterday due to complications from cancer. She was 66.
We didn’t start Unsplash to reinvent an industry. We started Unsplash because we thought it might be useful. Unsplash is a community where anyone can share high-resolution photos for anyone to use freely.
Apple just joined Instagram. An unlike most other brand accounts, the new @apple handle won't ever feature ads or announcements for products and services. Instead, it will be used for one, single purpose: to feature the world's best #ShotoniPhone photos.
It looks like the US Army is discontinuing the use of all DJI camera drones and products in its activities due to concerns about "cyber vulnerabilities." That's according to a memo obtained by sUAS News.
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.
