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LG has unveiled the V20, a smartphone with a focus on audiovisual performance that is also the first device to come with Google's Android 7.0 operating system. The latter brings with it the new multi-window mode, a new notification system, improvements to battery management and the in-app search application, which allows for content search from third-party apps. Thanks to LG's UX 5.0+ launcher the interface looks very similar to the LG G5's. 

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French criminologist (and high school dropout) Alphonse Bertillon was a pioneer in the field of anthropometry the use of human measurements to identify criminals. As a part of this practice, Bertillon standardized the modern mugshot in 1888 with the now familiar frontal and profile portrait, the latter of which was selected because Bertillon believed the ears to be a highly identifiable characteristic.

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I remember the first time I picked up a digital camera. It was 2003 and I got this little Canon G5, a good point-and-shoot, and it was 5 megapixels.

Before that, I used film. It had to be scanned into a computer, then manipulated digitally. That was alrightbut when I picked up this Canon, I thought it was amazing. Its instant feedback. You see exactly what youre going to get. You adjust your lighting as you go, youre thinking on your feet.

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Sigma has announced its own line of lenses for filmmakers. Sigma Cine Lenses are weatherproof and designed with an emphasis on optical performance and making the most of high-resolution sensors. An 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 for APS-C bodies will... more

Optical new-comer TH Swiss has announced pricing for the two versions of its Irix 15mm F2.4 manual focus lens designed for full frame cameras. The lens was originally announced in March this year, but the company now says the lenses are ready for sale and will be priced from 475 (about $535) for the Firefly model. There are two versions of the lens, the Blackstone and the Firefly. The... more

In 1871, the Prevention of Crimes Act made it a legal requirement that anybody who was arrested in England and Wales had to have their photograph takenthus was born the official “mug shot”. But mug shots from the late 1800s look very different from the ones you might see today.

This photograph shows a page from an album of criminal photographs taken at Wormwood Scrubs prison in London. They were captured c. 1890 by an unknown photographer and they... more

Cape Kiwanda is one of the most beautiful locations on the Oregon coast having visited the area on multiple occasions I can tell you first hand that no photo could ever do the area any sort of justice. It's just that beautiful.

This rugged stretch of coastline that's located near Pacific City, Oregon is home to a number of famous and much-loved rock formations that really can't be found anywhere else on the West Coast. One of those rock formations known as 'Duckbill Rock' was... more

Film photographers sick of the same-old who want to try something totally different definitely need to give Film Washi a look. The self-styled “world’s smallest film company” just started... more

Canon hasn’t given up on the EOS M series of mirrorless cameras. In fact, it seems they’re preparing to launch what might be considered the “next chapter” in the M-line: The EOS M5. And today we get our first look at it.

The M5 has been rumored for some time, with the... more

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