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The photo above by Getty Images photographer Pascal Le Segretain shows a common scene at the Rio 2016 Olympics: a wall of press photographers competing to snap the most newsworthy and memorable shot of major events at the Games.

Segretain shot the photo during the swimming finals on Day 3. The same can be seen at the outdoor road races:

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

…and at track and field events:


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Steve Jobs has been inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame. The Apple founder is being honored for transforming the world of photography through his company’s products, most notably the iPhone.

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Datacolor has announced the launch of its new Spyder5CAPTURE PRO color calibration kit for photographers. The kit includes the makers SpyderLENSCAL, SpyderCHECKR, SpyderCUBE and Spyder5ELITE to cover all the aspects of camera calibration, including autofocus, display,... more

Before the Olympics began, the Associated Press spent a month installing 35 miles of cables and remote camera systems at the sporting venues at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The 1-minute video above offers a glimpse at how the 8 robots and dozens of remote cameras are being used to capture sports photography during the Games.

AP says the Canon DSLRs — both shooting remotely and in the hands of photojournalists — beam their photos to a team of 16 photo editors who select a... more

Indian Dilish Parekh has once again beaten his own world record for having the largest camera collection, with his personal museum now housing 4500 exhibits. In August 2013 DP Review reported that he had 4425 cameras, but in the intervening three years he has grown his hoard by 75 more models.

Filmmaker Dheerankur Upasak visited Dilish, who has held the Guinness Book of World Records title... more

For his new project The Prince and the Pauper, San Francisco-based photographer... more

Here’s an 8-minute video lesson by photographer Mike Hagen of Nikonians and... more

Many people would agree that this years presidential contest is one of the most polarized and combative in living memory. For that reason, it felt particularly important to me this year to be in Cleveland and Philadelphia capturing the people and events that would surround the candidates and conventions.

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Sales of photographic film have been steadily rising over the last few years, with professionals and amateurs alike rediscovering the artistic control offered by manual processes and the creative satisfaction of a physical end product.

In the early 2000s, the world of photography changed forever. Though digital cameras had been widespread since the mid-1990s, the technology did not produce sufficiently high-quality results for professional and serious amateur... more

It's a bit of a shame the K-70 didn't arrive in the middle of winter. The weather-resistant design would have made it the perfect companion for braving the inevitable Northwest rain, and the famed in body "Shake Reduction" would have helped in overcast light conditions, as well. Nevertheless, when it arrived we took the refined 24MP DSLR out in the hot summer sun for a bit of a sample shakedown.

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