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Looking for a fun little weekend craft project or some thrifty home decor? You can make yourself an Olympus mirrorless camera out of paper.

Olympus has a special family-friendly webpage for kids, and one of the sections is for... more

My name is Dragos Ionescu. I was born in 1992 in Craiova, Romania, and moved to London, UK, almost 5 years ago to study and pursue a career in photography, and am currently in my final year of studying photography at University of East London.

Over the winter holidays I had some free time from... more

Hungarian photographer and retoucher Flora Borsi has a knack for making creative (and viral) photomanipulations, from placing herself into historical photos to... more

The LensCoat LensHide is a new portable blind for wildlife photographers that helps you become invisible to the wild animals you’re taking pictures of. LensCoat calls the product “the best-engineered portable blind in the market.”

There are a... more

If you’re a fan of the late musician David Bowie, there’s a good chance you’ve seen these police portraits before. Often referred to as one of the best celebrity mugshots, the photos are mistakenly believed to be staged promotional photos. But they’re not: they are official mugshots taken after Bowie was arrested for marijuana possession back in 1976.

The history of the photos is also rather interesting.

The... more

The Los Angeles-based sketch comedy group Mommy created this humorous 6.5-minute “behind-the-scenes video” about the world’s first feature film that was shot entirely with a Toyota Prius backup camera.

“The Prius backup camera is the only camera that... more

You probably know all about the X-Pro2's specs by now, but what's it like to shoot with? Sam and Richard hit the streets of Georgetown, Seattle with the camera to see how it handles different types of shooting. What did they like? What came up short? Follow them and find out...

For the specs and more detail about the camera, read our Fujifilm X-Pro2 First Impressions Review... more

Heres episode 39 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and... more

In 2005, wedding and portrait photographer Lynette Johnson founded an organization that would have a profound impact on over 1,400 families. Celebrating its 10th year, Soulumination is a non-profit that provides free professional photography sessions for individuals and families facing truly devastating circumstances  the loss of a child (or a parent with young children) to terminal illness. Now with almost 50 volunteer photographers, Soulumination provides... more

If you live in a remote area with dark skies, you are one of the lucky ones; the lucky ones that get to look up on a clear dark night and see a thick band of glowing light stretch across the sky.

As a kid I grew up in the countryside of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. On one side I had a corn field and on the other I had a pig pasture. Nights were free from the orange glow of the city and what little light I did see was from the Moon and stars. Being out on those nights and... more

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