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A computer vision researcher at the University of Washington has developed a face-swapping image search engine that will automatically insert the face from an uploaded photo into any search term at all. No photo editing skills of any kind required.

The researchers name is Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman and the tool he created is called... more

I never get tired of seeing our closest star set below the horizon, and seeing how the landscape changes as the warm light gets fainter by the minute. Every sunset has its personality depending each location, weather and season. One beautiful thing about a sunset is what happens right after the Sun has set. If turn around, you can slowly see the Earth shadow rising from the horizon.

A low horizon is preferred to get a better view of the phenomena.... more

Here’s a 3.5-minute film by SmugMug Films about the life and photography of Dave Powell, the street photographer behind the photo blog... more

The new Wolffepack Capture camera backpack does something that we wish every photography backpack could do: it lets you... more

“Game Over” is a 1.5-minute stop-motion by PES that recreates classic arcade games using photos of carefully arranged things. It’s actually one of PES’ earliest projects,... more

Amazing photography subjects are everywhere, and if you don’t believe us, look no further than this gorgeous macro photography timelapse of pain killers, vitamins, and other over-the-counter pills dissolving in water.

The timelapse was created by 27-year-old Tel-Aviv-based photographer Ben Ouaniche, who has started an entire YouTube channel called... more

A Tokyo-based startup has successfully crowdfunded a wearable camera concept called Blincam. Much the way Google Glass works, Blincam would attach to a pair of glasses and snap photos when the wearer winks or blinks. According to the team behind the product, the final product will be compatible with a mobile app that immediately provides access to photos taken with the camera.

Blincam is said to feature a patent-... more

Konsta Punkka is a 21-year-old nature and lifestyle photographer based in Helsinki, Finland, who has attracted over 750,000 Instagram followers, thanks in large part to his magical up-... more

When, during the sixties, Jane Goodall gave wild chimpanzees a name instead of a number, she put the science world upside down. Anonymous animals were no longer nothing more than a number. Using something as apparently simple as a name, she validated their individuality and uniqueness.

When you face a fox, you face personality.

Many years from then, we still tend to grossly underestimate our fellow earthlings and regard them like interchangeable... more

Cameras and photography were birthed in Europe, so how did the Asian island country of Japan become the most dominant player in the global camera industry? Here’s a great 30-minute video that explores that question, offering a look into the history and culture of cameras in Japan.

The episode is from the show Japanology by NHK World, Japan’s international broadcasting service. They brought in Japanese photographer and photography writer Chotoku Tanaka to discuss his... more

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