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My name is Will Chao, and I’m a wedding photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Im a huge fan of large aperture lenses. I shoot every lens almost 100% of the time at the maximum aperture possible. At any given wedding, over 90% of my photos are taken with 35mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1... more

Dear PPA,

You know that I have had nothing but mad love for you. Even as I typed those words, I made a peace-sign with my fingers and thumped them against my chest. Im street like that.

I dont want to say how long Ive supported you with dues, but the number rhymes with firty. And Ive been happy to do so. (Although, seriously, if I added up all the money spent on dues and competition and conventions, I could probably have a really nice condo on the beach right now with... more

Photographer Randall Armor recently wrote an article about the war on photographers in which one scary ‘P’ word is being thrown around: the accusation of being a pedophile. News stories like the one above don’t help the cause.

The 3-minute segment features an interview with a mother who called her local news station’s whistleblower hotline. She says she and... more

Want to experience what it’s like to travel into North Korea? Photographer Aram Pan, best known for his 360-degree panoramas, has just released the world’s first every 360 video... more

Back in the 1970s, Olympus launched an advertising campaign for its Trip 35 35mm compact camera that featured renowned British photographer David Bailey. The 46-second commercial above is one of the ads that was aired: it depicted the popular racing driver James Hunt being confused for Bailey because of the Trip 35 he was shooting with.

Another ad in the campaign featured Bailey showing up an “old school” wedding photographer with his automatic compact camera... more

Last week, freelance photographer Manuel Lopez of Thun, Switzerland, attended the annual Athletissima... more

Photographer Hayden Williams made this abstract photo by shooting a triple exposure with his Canon AE-1 and FD 50mm f/1.8 lens. It’s an idea you can do entirely in-camera.

“Whenever I’m down to my last few shots on a roll, I usually take crazy experimental... more

Dan Hogman has made a career as an architect, while pursuing photography in his free time. In his eyes the two fields are closely related, and finds photography helps him look for new vantage points to capture architecture he likes. Take a look at his photos and find out more him. See gallery

If you can carve a couple of hours out of your day, you should watch the film “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning.” It’s a 2-hour-long documentary by PBS about the life and work of photographer Dorothea Lange, who created the iconic Migrant Mother... more

Shooting splashes is always great fun, even if its a simple image with a coffee cup and a falling piece of refined sugar. Plus, there is always so much room for experimentation for even more fun!

When I made the Empty Cup image seen above, many people asked me how I shot it. And I thought it would be better to show you in a step-by-step breakdown rather then answer individual questions. So, here’s a look at how it was done.

Props

First of all you will... more

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