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It’s been a little over a month since Leica promised to “reinvent” mobile photography in partnership with Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei, and today they’re following up on that promise. The long-awaited, much-rumored, and much-... more

Magnum photographer David Hurn has had the type of career one dreams of. He photographed stars like the Beatles and Sean Connery, and worked during what he describes as one of the friendliest eras in professional... more

I was one of those who noted Sony had some troubles, as manufacturers often do, with some of their first generation lenses for full-frame FE mount cameras. When they announced the G Master lens series I was really excited to test them.

I was expecting Sony to have made progress both with optical quality and with copy-to-copy variation. I wasnt sure that theyd be as good as the best lenses coming from the long-term photo manufacturers, but I did expect they... more

In a recent blog post, Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal has confirmed that the company is headed out of the consumer imaging business to focus instead on developing a light field virtual reality platform. Rosenthal admits that it was too risky to compete in an established consumer space (that was in decline, no less, thanks to smartphones), and determined the value-add... more

The new Photonomie app wants you to “say goodbye to the rectangular photo,” at least where photo chat is concerned. With Photonomie, you can ditch the boring old rectangle and begin capturing & sharing immersive, interactive, 360 scenes with your friends in instead.

Inspired by... more

Gap is apologizing this week after a photo in its new Gap Kids ad campaign sparked controversy for a “racially insensitive” pose. The photo shows a white child model resting her arm on a black child’s head.

The ad campaign is a new collaboration with TV host Ellen Degeneres’ lifestyle brand ED, and it features a dance group called Le Petit Cirque that comprises three white girls and one black one.

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Photographer, digital artist, and Photoshop master Erik Johansson just released the behind the scenes video for his latest creation, and you may be surprised when you find out just how much work (not retouching, on-location work) goes into setting up a dreamscape like this... more

Timelapse+, the makers of the new VIEW, call it “the intervalometer. redefined.” We don’t know about all that, but it does boast a few really neat features that will make it a very... more

Exploring and photographing abandoned houses always comes with its share of surprises. It also often confronts you with some moral questions and scenarios — there are many what ifs that can be associated with this hobby.

What if I find a body? What if I find drugs? What if there are squatters and of course: what if I find a bag of money?

It is up to each person individually to decide how they are to deal with these and all the other hypothetical... more

Firmware updates for the Nikon D810 and D810A cameras are now available. Both updates fix a bug that may cause the cameras to stop responding if attached to a WR-R10 wireless remote control running firmware 3.00. The updates bring the Nikon D810 to firmware version 1.11, and the Nikon D810A to firmware... more

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