Photography News

Facebook Moments, a private photo-sharing mobile app, has been updated with support for full-resolution images. Previously, Facebook Moments didn't store the full-res version of users' images, and makes it possible now when a user 'favorites' an image within 30 days of it being uploaded or shared.

In addition to adding full-res image support, Facebook also now makes it possible to share a Moments photo album with others (regardless of whether they're on the platform) using a web... more

Syrian photographer, journalist, and activist Shamel Al-Ahmad knew well the risk he was taking staying in Aleppo, documenting the atrocities being perpetrated on his city. He says as much in this, his last letter,... more

According to a report by Ming-Chi Kuo of analyst firm KGI that was obtained by MacRumors, the iPhone 7 Plus dual-camera is equipped with optical image stabilization in the 28mm equiv. wide-angle lens, but not in its longer 56mm equiv. lens. In the report, KGI claims that optical image stabilization will likely make it into the... more

Korean optical manufacturer Samyang has announced a new series of upper-class lenses called Premium MF. The company has released details of a new manual focus 14mm F2.4 wide angle lens and an upgraded version of its popular 85mm lens but with an F1.2 maximum aperture. The models have a very smart-looking redesigned exterior and are finished in aluminum with narrow focusing rings in smooth rubber and an outline reminiscent of the Zeiss Milvus range.

Samyang says that the new optical... more

Getty Images has filed their official response to Carol Highsmith’s highly-publicized $1 Billion copyright claim against the company. And the gist of the response is, in essence, “no take backsies.”

Highsmith sued the company for “gross misuse” and “false attribution” of 18,755 of her photographs that are... more

As camera sensors get more powerful, third party lens manufacturers are scrambling to prove they’re ready to handle whatever resolution your camera can throw at them. Case in point: say hello to Samyang’s first ‘Premium’ lens lineup.

The Premium linewhich debuts with an 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4seems to us like a bid to steal a little market share from the... more

Facebook’s auto-generated photo slideshows aren’t always the best at nailing the mood of photos. Case in point: after Josh Gibson got into a serious freeway car accident,... more

Announced last week, Apple’s new iPhone 7 Plus claims to pack the world’s most advanced smartphone camera — a dual camera system that can zoom optically and simulate depth of field. Now the first real-world iPhone 7 Plus photos have emerged: they were shot this past weekend at an NFL Sunday Night game and at the US Open.

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Want to upgrade your photography workstation? You can do so in 3 easy steps. Simply (1) create a 21:9 photograph, (2) upload that photo to your social networking page, and (3) visit this... more

Editors' picks: National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2016 

Photo by Nancy Elwood/2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
The Eye Of A Gator 

National Geographic's... more

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