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Leica has increased the value and volume of prizes on offer for the forthcoming Oskar Barnack awards for 2016, with the winner taking home 25,000 in cash on top of a 10,000 M system camera and lens. The newcomer prize has been doubled to 10,000 in cash, and the winner... more

“Bubbleissimo” is a quirky new photo project by New York-based photographer Mindo Cikanavicius... more

If there’s one piece of technology that I love, it’s my phone. And as a photographer, always having a camera is convenient, occasionally saving myself from missing that once in a lifetime shot.

However the worst part is the fixed focal length of my phone’s camera.

Photojojo offers many solutions to this:... more

Nikon has released a 4K UHD sample video recorded with the newly unveiled D500 DSLR. The Nikon D500 and full-frame D5 are the first Nikons to offer support 4K UHD capture at 3840 x 2160 at 30p/25p/24p. Open the clip above in YouTube, select 2160p and throw it into full-screen mode for the full effect though you might want to proceed with caution if heights make you... more

Photographers often harangue one another over pricing. Ironically, very few are willing to publicly disclose how much they charge for jobs. In economic speak, this leads to an inefficient market that has wide ranging pricing for the same output.

More to the point, no one knows what to charge, photographers dont have an easy way to benchmark their rates and approach, and thus pricing information is guarded like gold. The cycle of opacity continues.

In an age where everyone... more

The Ricoh GR II and a predecessor from the days of film  the Ricoh GR1

The Ricoh GR II is a modest update to the well-regarded Ricoh GR, as well an evolution of a beloved film camera, the Ricoh GR1. In this version, the high-quality formula remains: an 18.3mm (28mm equiv.)... more

“The Boy with a Camera for a Face” is an award-winning 14-minute short film about a boy who was born for a camera in place of a human head. Every moment in the boy’s life is saved for the future, leaving to a unforeseen benefits and challenges in life.

Director and writer ... more

Check out this photo of a potato. It may look like a rather ordinary photo, but it’s one of the most expensive photos in the world: it sold last year for a staggering $1,000,000+.

The photo, titled “Potato #345 (2010),” is by photographer Kevin Abosch, who charges huge fees... more

“The Lab” is a series of 6 creative experiments being conducted on photographers by Canon Australia. Early efforts were interesting: 6 photographers were asked to shoot portraits of the same subject while given different backstories, and then another 6 were asked to... more

Id like to think that as I age I get wiser. I sure hope so because I want to be a better person every day! Lately Ive been pondering about principles. For most of my life Ive been chasing after the 1-2-3 approach only to realize that things are so complex, I would have been better off knowing the principles of life rather than going in without any guiding principle.

Since I am a photographer, Ive compiled 5 principles that Ive discovered that are beneficial for photographers. I... more

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