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DPReview's first major event - PIX 2015 - kicks off tomorrow! The best news? You don't even have to book a last-minute flight to Seattle to participate. Starting Tuesday at 9:30AM PT, you can tune in right here and be part of the experience, or watch the archived content later, at your convenience. Read more (link is external)

A 17-year-old boy in Russia has died after falling 9 stories from a rooftop while engaging in extremely dangerous “rooftopping photography.” The goal of the stunt was another eye-catching photo for his Instagram account.

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The city of Atlanta, Georgia, has an old local law from 1977 that makes it illegal to shoot photos of people on public sidewalks. The law has never resulted in an arrest or citation, but it did make the news last week after police officers reportedly cited the ordinance to prevent photographers from taking pictures on city sidewalks.

The NPPA and 11 news organizations wrote a letter to Atlanta’s mayor, Kasim Reed, and now Atlanta is saying that the law will be repealed.... more (link is external)

Here’s a 5-minute short film titled “O (link is external)” that was shot entirely using a lens made with a drop of water and an iPhone. The lens gives the film a dream-like quality, which is perfect, given that the project is intended to give viewers the feeling of nostalgia.

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It's hard to believe that PIX 2015 is only a couple of days away. As we get closer to the show, we're highlighting some of our amazing speaking and content partners. In the slideshow above you'll find a preview of some of the iconic photos Getty Images will have on display in our gallery space. Find out more about the Legacy Collection from Getty Images Co-Founder Jonathan Klein. Read more (link is external)

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) announced this week (link is external) that it has joined in on a new lawsuit filed against the state of Wyoming over... more (link is external)

This past week, 33-year-old Pittsburgh-based photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier (link is external) was announced as one of 24 recipients of this year’s MacArthur “Genius” Grant, a $625,000 no-strings-attached prize.

Frazier has spent the past 12 years documenting her small hometown of... more (link is external)

At first it had been a dream to travel to Asia for a long time already, even before I discovered photography. I am now 22 years old and I finished my bachelors in psychology. Along the way I found out that I really wanted to pursue photography, but nonetheless psychology still gave me some really good insights. It never hurts to have some more knowledge about human life in general.

My passion for photography developed as did my plans to travel to Asia; now I did not only... more (link is external)

The innovative folks at DJI continue to design drones that push the limits of aerial photography (and empty the wallets of eager onlookers). A new edition of the Inspire 1 with an added Micro Four Thirds (link is external) camera system recently arrived on the scene, and we just had a chance to test it out. Lets see if it lives up to the high demands of its price tag.

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If you enjoy knowing the nitty gritty technical details of how photography technologies work, then you may enjoy the 8-minute video above. Published by Computerphile (link is external), it features image analyst Mike Pound of the University of Nottingham explaining the math behind how... more (link is external)

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