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German drone manufacturer Ascending Technologies (link is external) is celebrating Christmas season this year by doing some light painting photography. Each of the photos they’ve made was painted by an automated drone that was programmed to follow waypoints in the sky.

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Louisiana-based photographer Hannah Hawkes is taking heat this week over a family portrait she shot and shared on her Facebook page (link is external). The Christmas photo shows the father holding a sign that reads “Peace on Earth” while the mother and two daughters are gagged with... more (link is external)

Are you improving at photography? We probably all ask ourselves the question, yet often we dont know how to find the answer in any meaningful way. It is something that has nagged me for years, so I finally decided to find out if I really have been improving. Here is how I did it.

The challenge

The challenge that set me on this path was when I decided to make a photo book of my Australian landscape shots. I do print the occasional photo for my walls at home, but creating a photo... more (link is external)

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It was a quiet year for some manufacturers, and a year of milestones for others. We've tested loads of equipment, both in our studio and out, and have voiced our opinions on many of the year's notable cameras and lenses. Now it's your turn! Vote for your favorite gear of the past year in four categories, and stay tuned for the final showdown between the winners in each category.

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This delightful photo of a hamster by Austrian photographer Julian Rad was recently selected and announced as this year’s winner of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (link is external), which honors hilarious animal pictures captured by wildlife photographers around the world.

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Canon’s Japanese store recently began offering (link is external) a miniature 5DS replica camera with two L lens flash drives. This is an official Canon product, unlike some DSLR flash drives... (link is external)more (link is external)

The Federal Aviation Administration has officially launched the drone registration program first reported in October (link is external). Drone operators are required to register their UAVs with the Unmanned Aircraft System registry starting December 21. Failure to register could result in criminal and civil penalties.

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Back in July 2013, we shared how major filmmakers had banded together to rescue Kodak (link is external) by committing to purchasing film from the company. One of the big names was J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opens this week.

The new Star Wars was shot on Kodak film, and thanks to a number of other major productions using... more (link is external)

Adobe has today launched version 2.1 of Lightroom for mobile for Apple iOS devices. The update comes with a number of new features, some of which take advantage of new hardware in the Apple iPad Pro and the new iPhone models 6s and 6s Plus. Read more (link is external)

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