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The power of the slowly moving ice could be felt even from our lofty vantage point in the small, single-engine plane. A vast river of glacial ice stretched far into the horizon. Treeless mountains reared above us on both sides as we soared up the valley, their grey stone walls loosely robed in a white frock of snow, even though it was the height of summer.

The St. Elias Icefields in Canadas Yukon Territory are remote. The airfield and base camp for many glacial scientists... more (link is external)

Usually at DPReview Connect we focus on high-end devices from established smartphone manufacturers. However, sometimes we come across devices from lesser-known manufacturers that, because of their specification and price point, have the potential to make excellent alternatives for budget-minded mobile photographers. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is such a device. Read more (link is external)

A school portrait photography company in the UK has apologized and pulled its “retouching service” after a mother publicly complained about the service sending the wrong message to children.

BBC News reports (link is external) that Southampton-based... more (link is external)

A new product just landed in the world of high-end camera straps. The new HoldFast Sightseer Sling Strap (link is external) is an elegant and rugged leather camera strap that can be expanded as desired with add-on pouches.

The strap is crafted out of waxed... more (link is external)

Cheerleaders, big and small, support their team at a home game. Ben Moldenhauer/Photographers For Hope

When nine photographers from as far away as India, Hong Kong and Croatia descend upon Newburgh along the Hudson River, 60 miles north of New York City, the question asked most by Newburghers and our friends and family was, “why Newburgh?” The short answer is we are documenting a historic town on the cusp of a revival.

The long answer is that... more (link is external)

Last year, NASA released a 20-gigapixel photo (link is external) of the Milky Way that was made up of over 2 million infrared photos. Back in January, NASA published a 1.5-gigapixel photo (link is external) of the Andromeda Galaxy. If you thought those were big photos, get this:... more (link is external)

Ricoh's upcoming full-frame Pentax DSLR is getting more real! The last time we saw it, the as yet unnamed camera was barely more than a chunk of carved plastic, but at this week's Photo Plus Expo in New York, a much more advanced mockup was on display at the Ricoh booth. Briefly. Shortly after we asked for a closer look it was removed permanently from display and locked in a cupboard. Oh well.... more (link is external)

The Internet is teeming with copyright infringement these days, and there are various ways for photographers to get stolen photos taken down and paid for by the offenders. But what happens when the offender is a UN-designated terrorist organization?

That’s a real situation that photographer... more (link is external)

Chinese manufacturer Zhongyi optics has announced a new lens, the stupendously large Zhongyi 135mm F1.4 Speedmaster. The company is aiming to make less than 100 units, and expects the lens to appeal to specialized stills photographers and filmmakers. We got up close and personal with a prototype this week at the Photo Plus Expo show in New York. Read more (link is external)

Instagram has launched (link is external) a new app called Boomerang that lets you share your life with extremely short looping animations. The app shoots 5 still photos in just 1 second, and then turns those frames into a moving picture that plays forward, and then... more (link is external)

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