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OldSF and OldNYC are two websites created by software engineer... more

Want an incredible dose of photographic inspiration? Check out this newly-released 2-minute trailer for the new TV series Tales by Light, a new TV series that follows 5 top photographers as they take their cameras to the ends of the Earth — photographers who have an unquenchable desire to capture and share the wonders of this world with the... more

The Dallas Police Department has officially released a new general order that’s meant to inform officers on photographers’ rights. The document, titled “Public Recording of Official Acts,” warns officers that they cannot interfere with a person photographing or filming their activities as long as the recording is being done in an appropriate way.

As you may remember, photographers rights in Texas were threatened earlier this year... more

Google is reportedly set to launch a standalone Photos service separate from Google+ in the very near future, and one of the things we’ll be seeing through the transition is a revamped Photos app for Google’s Android. If you’re curious as to what the upcoming smartphone app will be like, there are new leaked screenshots that give us a taste of its... more

Ricoh's Pentax-branded XG-1 is a budget-friendly superzoom with a 24-1248mm equivalent lens and relatively compact body. Continuing with our look at long zoom cameras, we've got a full gallery of sample photos from the XG-1 for you to browse. View gallery

Say hello to the new largest photo in the world. An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengini has published a gigantic panoramic photograph of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain. This... more

Back in 2010, San Francisco-based photographer Christopher Michel received a once-in-a-lifetime photo assignment from the US Navel Institute: to ride in the back seat of a U-2 spy plane at the “edge of space.” At the plane’s cruising and intelligence-gathering altitude of... more

Robert De Niro was recently invited to give the graduation speech to the 2015 class at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts — a large audience that included... more

The 2015 French Open is underway in the tennis world, and one of the big news stories of the first round doesn’t even have to do with tennis. After tennis superstar Roger Federer easily won his first round match today, a young fan sprinted onto the tennis court and attempted to take a selfie with Federer.

Here’s a short clip of what happened. The commentators say that the kid eluded security and, “true to his generation,” tried to take a selfie:

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Want to understand the math and science behind how JPEG files store your digital photographs? The YouTube channel Computerphile has a new series of videos on the JPEG. They’re a bit long and heady, but you may find them interesting if you’ve ever wondered... more

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