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I rarely tell the stories of my couples on my blog, as I am more of a visual storyteller rather than a writer. But I felt this one was important.

Today, US and Cuban relations are a hot topic, as Obama has made monumental strides to ease the boundaries between our two cultures and open the doors a bit wider for exploration. This new era has created an opportunity for Americans and Cubans to get to know one another on a more personal level.

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A few weeks ago a representative from Meyer-Optik-Grlitz contacted us to see if we were interested in interviewing Dr. Wolf-Dieter Prenzel about Meyer-Optik-Grlitzs new Trioplan f2.9/50. Dr. Prezel was Chief Engineer at the original Meyer-Optik-Grlitz company and is currently the Chief Technology Officer.

Not being familiar with the brand, I tried doing some research on the web in advance but came up with a mixture of... more

Want to mix things up a bit, gear-wise, without breaking the bank? Photographer Mathieu Stern has an idea for you. In this short video he shares four cheap toy camera lenses that he thinks are worth your time.

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Park officials at Disney’s California Adventure were forced to shut down one of their roller coasters for over an hour yesterday due to a serious safety concern: a rider whipped out a selfie stick.

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We’ve seen the potential for drones as a photographic tool, light painting tool, and even a photographic assistant, but a Japanese company called MicroAd just showed off the power... more

Samyang made a big splash yesterday when they debuted their very first autofocus lenses: a 50mm f/1.4 and a 14mm f/2.8, both for Sony FE mount. Today we get our first look at real world images of the 50mm, an autofocus test, and some tentative pricing info from the... more

If you’ve thought about selling your prints but struggled with all of the minute details of putting together a print runpaper type, sizes, pricing, etc.this quick video by Thomas Heaton may help you figure a few of those details out.

From the get-go, Heaton does... more

The messy legal battle surrounding the life’s work of nanny and amateur street photographer Vivian Maier may finally be coming to a close in less than a week.

In case the legal snafu has gotten so complicated you simply stopped following it, here’s a not-so-... more

There are a bunch of ways to make money through Instagram: you can sell prints, attract potential clients, you can even set up an account for your pooch. But one 10-year-old in Finnish kid squeezed $10K out of Instagram without having to post a single photo… he hacked the platform instead.

The prize was awarded to “Jani” (no last name given), a 10-... more

Announced back in February, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II has at long last made its way through our door. We're just itching to get it out and put its 20.2MP sensor and 14 fps burst rate to work shooting some fast action to see what its AF system can do, but first we put it through our slate of studio image quality tests.

Like the EOS 80D there's a big improvement in the camera's dynamic... more

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