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SmugMug's newest film features travel photographer Trey Ratcliff as he explores the Moroccan towns of  Fez and Chefchaouen and discusses his own journey as a photographer. Check out the film to follow along with Trey in Morocco, and learn more about his work, inspiration, and how he got started with his signature HDR photographic style in SmugMug's interview.

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Forget wildlife cameras, when it comes to capturing cool photos of birds, it seems all we need are traffic cams. Just a few months after a CCTV camera in Canada captured these shots of a snowy owl in flight, a traffic cam in the UK repeated the feat with a ‘speeding’ blue tit.

The image was captured on May 1st by Camera 20 southbound on the M1 in... more

“We have to be humane,” said the driver. It was nine o’clock at night, and since six there had been no cars or buses on the plain of Chiaraje. We were the last unnatural disruption of the monotonous highland landscape, abandoned with a failed engine.

I was in serious pain, sitting in the back seat with a swollen leg that would keep me from walking for another two days, hundreds of kilometers between me and the nearest pharmacy. However, after... more

I got my Pentax K-1 last night and have spent the entire day with it, shooting and getting a feel for the camera. I thought the Pentaxians in the crowd might be interested to read a real... more

Eadweard Muybridge is considered one of the fathersif not THE fatherof the moving picture. But his life story is perhaps more sordid than glamorous, as this fascinating short film by filmmaker... more

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Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) has introduced the Field Jacket, designed for photographers and made from a fully waterproof Swiss cotton fabric called EtaProof. The jacket features both inner and outer pockets for carrying photography gear, a... more

Actor JD Walsh recently created a Hollywood-style movie trailer… featuring strangers he encountered on the street.

In the video above, titled “Run & Gun Pilot,” Walsh shows how he approached people on the sidewalks of downtown Los Angeles and asked them if they’... more

Adding macro capabilities to your smartphone camera usually involves a DIY hack like this one, but if you’re looking for more professional results then you should definitely check out... more

In late 2014, I was given a few pieces of piping — what you might call trash, but which I call the “ring of fire.” It ended up being an incredibly useful tool in my photography. I quickly decided to add it to my (now literal) bag of tricks along with Prisming,... more

Korean electronics manufacturer LG has announced a new action cam that can stream live content to the internet via built-in 3G and LTE connectivity. The LG Action CAM LTE allows users to connect directly from the camera to a chosen video hosting website without using a mobile device as the middle man. The camera will also offer remote access, so it will also function as a CCTV camera or security monitor.

Capable of recording video in up to UHD quality at 30fps and of shooting 12.3MP... more

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