Loss and desperation, love and respect, bravery and triumph, these are the themes that COOPH is exploring in their newest video, and they’re doing it by reviewing some of the most powerful photographs ever captured.
The video is called The Power of Photographs, and what better... more
The cat is out of the bag… well, maybe not entirely, but it’s definitely peeking its head out. When Huawei announced the P9 smartphone and its Leica-branded dual-cam, neither company was being very straightforward about what Leica’s role actually was in designing the optics. Now we have some answers.
Renowned travel photographer Bob Holmes says he shoots in a “National Geographic style.” A style that he describes as not about the photographer, but about the subject; a style that is graphic, and features a strong use of color. And in this video, he shares some tips that will help you capture some of that iconic style in your photos as well.
Holmes is in a good place to offer advice on this style. He’s won Travel Photographer of the Year... more
A man in Sutton, Alaska was shot and killed over the weekend when he accidentally stepped into someone’s line of fire to capture photos of video of other people shooting guns at a local makeshift shooting range.
30-year-old Army veteran Adam Malaby was out at a location known locally as “the Gravel Pits,” where people reportedly come to shoot guns and ride ATVs, often while drinking alcohol. Not an official shooting range, it’s... more
Amateur photographer Carola Becker spent last Autumn photographing hundreds of leaves as they turned from green, to gold, to red, to brown. The resulting macro images, placed side by side, show “the beauty of diversity and imperfection.”
News broke back in February that Russian camera manufacturer Zenit was going to come back and take on Leica in the luxury camera market. But the first Zenit products to see the light of day aren’t cameras, it’s three very fast KMZ/Zenit lenses: the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95, 50mm f/1.2, and 85mm f/1.2.
Tamron's venerable 90mm F2.8 Macro is re-born. This iteration, announced in February of this year, offers stabilization, 1:1 magnification and focusing as close as 13.9cm/5.5in. And as far as full-frame primes go, it's on the less-expensive side at $650. Spring is definitely springing... more
Flash manufacturer Phottix has launched a new adapter that is designed to allow hotshoe flash units to be used with standard studio accessories, such as softboxes, umbrellas and snoots. The Cerberus consists of a universal grip that holds the flash directly in the middle of an adapter ring that can be used to attach existing studio flash accessories in the Bowens S, Elinchrom and the Phottix Transfolder softbox range. The idea is that if users already have studio light modifiers they... more
