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Photographer Jimmy Nelson spent three years between 2010 and 2013 visiting some of the indigenous cultures found in the furthest corners of our planet. His goal was to capture portraits of the disappearing people groups and to preserve glimpses of their rites, customs, and traditions — photos that he hopes will remain even if these cultures fade away.

Last month we shared a fantastic... more

Shutterfly has introduced TripPix, an app that turns photos snapped with an iPhone into physical albums. The app assembles 15 to 30 photos from a trip into a single album, which can be styled to reflect the kind of adventure they depict. Read more

Austrian portrait photographer Gerd Tschebular recently did an outdoor fashion shoot and filmed the whole thing from his camera’s perspective. The 2-minute video above offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the different shots were lit and put together.

Here are some point-of-view... more

Underwater photographer Karim Iliya was shooting in the ocean off the coast of the island of Vava’u last August when he had a magical (but scary) encounter with humpback whales. After jumping into the water, Iliya found himself in the midst of a battle between four humpback males that... more

Economist Films just published this 12-minute mini documentary that puts the spotlight on “drone pilots making the world a better place,” from those helping to stop illegal poaching in Africa to those providing an eye in the sky during disaster response operations.

This film... more

One of the fixtures of NBA games is the row of photographers and cameraman sitting under the hoop near the baseline — something the players have complained about for years. That debate was reignited during Game 4 of the NBA Finals last night when LeBron fell into the row of cameras and slammed his head straight into the lens of a heavy broadcast camera.

Here are a couple of clips showing what happened:

LeBron was tended to by medical staff before... more

Zack says he was filming a wedding with a drone this past weekend when he captured this example of “beautiful aerial wedding photography.” He was shooting with a... more

Using a video feed to capture stills isn't a new idea - Nikon's first electronic camera, the QV-1000C, did it in the late 1980s - but the resolution of 4K makes it more useful. Panasonic has recognized this way of working and has introduced 4K Photo mode to its 4K cameras, to make things easier for the user. We took the feature for a test drive. Read more

London's Victoria and Albert museum is to hold a major exhibition of the work of Julia Margaret Cameron to mark the bicentenary of her birth. One of the most important female photographers in the form's history, Cameron would have been 200 years old this year, and the exhibition will be part of a series of exhibitions around the UK to celebrate her work. Read more

Excited about Sony’s new a7R II full-frame mirrorless camera? Photographer and gear reviewer Maarten Heilbron has published a fantastic 21-minute hands-on review of the camera, the available lenses, and the still photography abilities. There are also two other videos in which Heilbron talks about the camera’s... more

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