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Here’s a 3-minute video that shows the reality behind many picture-perfect Instagram photos. It was created by Ditch the Label, an anti-bullying organizationworking in the USA, UK, and Mexico.

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Here’s a timelapse video showing how an old plastic camera melts away when you expose it to acetone fumes. The 3-minutes in the video spans 25 hours of real time.

Acetone is the organic compound that’s the primary ingredient in nail polish removers and paint thinners. It’s a good solvent for many types of plastic, and as the video shows, you only need to expose plastics to the fumes rather than the liquid for dissolving to happen.

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EyeEm has revealed the finalists for its fourth annual photography contest, the largest competition of its kind. Chosen from more than 590,000 submissions, these photos are contending for the top spot in one of five different categories: 'The Street Photographer,' 'The Great Outdoors,' 'The Portraitist,' 'The Architect,' and 'The Photojournalist.' The 100 selected photos can be viewed on EyeEm's awards website.

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Here’s a 3-minute video byphotographer Francisco Hernandez that shows the difference diffusion panels can make for an outdoor portrait. There are both pros and cons to hard or... more

If you’re a fan of cute animal photos, look no further than the Pet Brothers from Other Mothers collection by the UK-based photo library... more

VAST is a collective of photographers producing “exceptionally high-resolution fine art photos” that boast thousands of megapixels in resolution.

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An iconic photo of Albert Einstein just sold at auction for $125,000. The photo of the famous scientist sticking out his tongue was also signed by Einstein himself.

The picture was captured on March 14th, 1951, by United Press International (UPI) photographer Arthur Sasse after Einstein’s 72nd birthday celebration at The Princeton Club. Sasse was trying to get Einstein to smile for a picture, but Einstein decided to mix things up and put on a silly face instead.

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Korean artistLee Ji-heehas recreated a selection of vintage cameras out of bright, colorful paper in some seriously advanced paper work.

The paper versions are much funkier and bright than their... more

Fast-posing for rapid-fire portrait shoots has been getting quite a bit of attention in recent times — last week we showed how Chinese models pull of two poses per second for retail fashion photos. Photographer... more

Leica chairman of the supervisory board Andreas Kaufmann, image: Leica

By way of its strategic partnership with Huawei, Leica is already involved in the development of smartphone camera technology. However, it... more

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