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Asian cultures have ways of giving thanks that may seem unusual to those living in the Western world. At one photography school in Thailand, there’s an annual tradition of giving thanks with an impressive altar of DSLR camera gear.

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Instagram today announced a slew of new features built to “keep Instagram safe,” including the ability to like comments, disable comments on photos as... more

Another year is coming to a close, and the data crunching team at Flickr has just uncovered the top photos, cameras, and tags in the Flickr community in 2016.

The Top Photos

Here are the top 5 most popular photos:

#1: Cuando amanece la pasin by Germn Jimnez Gil

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Regular readers of the site have seen more photos from this lens than they might realize.

The new Tamron 90mm arrived on our doorstep at some point in the early spring. I admit at first I wasn't very excited, it just seemed like a run-of-the-mill 'check that box' lens for Tamron to round out their SP lineup. I also wasn't excited because its EF mount meant getting out a beast: the Canon EOS 5DS R.

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The Canon EOS M5 comes stacked with features many enthuasists look for in a camera: a 24MP sensor with Canon's Dual Pixel technology, built-in EVF, a tilting touchscreen and 7 fps burst shooting. We've been eager to test it ever since its Photokina launch, and have finally gotten our hands on production-ready models. The M5 has gone with us into the kitchen, over the hills and through the snow... more

When was the last time you saw a round photo? It’s probably been a while. The world is ruled by squares and rectangles. It’s almost as if there’s no place for circles, but I have come round to thinking that maybe those ancient mathematicians were onto something when they got all excited by circles, maybe you can have your pi and eat it too.

There are times when a circle can be just beautiful as a framing element, where it acts as a perfect... more

I entered the world of photography when digital cameras where already on the rise, and as a result, I learned photography on digital. That being said, I am a sucker for anything analog… the sensation of using real organic materials to produce photographs excites me.

While I was exploring alternative processes (Collodion Wetplates and such), I came across the Cyanotype process. Cyanotype is a hand-printing process that was discovered back in 1842a time... more

German flash manufacturer Metz has launched a new compact sized flash unit that offers wireless TTL control and coverage to match 24-105mm lenses. First announced at Photokina, the Metz mecablitz M400 has a guide number of 40m/131ft at ISO 100 at the 105mm zoom setting, along with a tilt and swivel head for bouncing the light. The gun is compatible with Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Micro Four Thirds,... more

“A cry against the terror of perfection and youth.” That’s how photographer Peter Lindbergh describes... more

Cyclops Gear has introduced its new Cyclops 360 (CG360), a camera designed to record your motorsport advenuters with a single super-wide lens for recording 360-degree horizontal panoramas. The CG360 can snap 16MP still images and record videos at resolutions up to 4K/30fps; content is saved to an included 32GB microSD card. A compatible waterproof housing allows the camera to be used underwater as deep as 50m / 164ft.

Cyclops 360 features a total of 16 effects and modes, including... more

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