Photography News

Great light is what creates great images.

What makes a photograph is not the camera sensor, or the autofocus system, or the depth of field. Photographs are made with light.

Im as guilty as the next person when it comes to... more

Winter is Coming

Winter is only a month or two away and many photographers will find it challenging to press on through the dreary winter months; especially those of us that live in Seattle or other areas where wind, rain, sleet and snow pound the region for months on end.

In this article I've outlined some tips to keep your landscape photography fresh when the weather starts to... more

Using burning steel wool in photography has gotten a lot of bad press as of late, but one thing’s for sure: the stuff looks wild when viewed through a macro lens.

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Google is shuttering Panoramio, the location-centric photo sharing service it acquired back in 2007. The service will officially be ending on November 4th, 2016.

Panoramio was founded in 2005... more

The new music video for the song “Sunday Morning” by musician Ryan-O’Neil was shot in infrared with a DIY modified entry-level DSLR.

“We took a $300... more

Google announced its new in-house Pixel smartphone this week, boasting that it has “the best smartphone camera ever.”... more

Want to have your photos critiqued… by a computer? Keegan is a new online personal photo coach that can do that. Show Keegan one of your photos, and he’ll do his best to give you technical... more

This is a story about my photography portfolio that went missing for 30 years. I made this collection of photographs while working as a photographer at the Goldstream Gazette, a weekly newspaper on Vancouver Island from 1976 to 1978.

Although I’ve had my portfolio back for a while now, I thought I would share this story as part of my 40th year of working as a newspaper photographer.

A bit of background, I had made... more

Winning images from Red Bull Illume 2016

Lorenz Holder / Red Bull Illume

Lorenz Holder of Germany has taken the top prize for a second year in a row in the Red Bull Illume sports and action photography awards. His photo of pro BMX rider Senad Grosic took Overall Winner as well as the Athletes' Choice award. Read on to learn more about... more

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