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Joe McNally took a photography course as a requirement for his journalism program at Syracuse University. Though his intent at the time was to become a writer, when he picked up a camera he knew immediately things were about to change for him. Find out more about more about how his career and the industry have evolved, and how being at the right place at the right time (with Peter Jennings) kickstarted his work as a freelancer.

My Gear of the Year isnt a product launched in 2015. Nor is it necessarily the absolute best option available. However, it is the product that Ive grabbed whenever I wasnt committed to something else weve been testing, and its a product Ive really enjoyed.

What I love
  • Classic portrait focal length 85mm equivalent field-of-view
  • Bright... more

If you’re a die hard fan of both Star Wars and photography, ThinkGeek is selling Star Wars camera bags with looks inspired by Darth Vader and Chewbacca.

Both bags have 360-degrees of padding that help protect your valuable gear. There are 3 adjustable padded dividers that let you customize the compartments. There’s also a utility section for storing other accessories — things like your phone, pen, and memory cards.

It’s a bag that helps “store... more

France has passed a new law designed to combat anorexia in fashion modeling and unrealistic body images in fashion photography.

Introduced back in March and passed as law last week, the new “skinny-model ban”, as it’s called,... more

You’ve probably seen countless photos by now of astronauts working inside and outside the International Space Station, but sometimes it’s hard to get a sense of scale when the photos don’t show much of the station. If you’d like an idea of just how big the station is, check out this photo of American astronaut Kjell Lindgren working on it.

Don’t see Lindgren? Here he is:

And the photo above only shows a small portion of the entire... more

The essence of street photography is about documenting everyday life and society on the streets. You can find opportunities to practice street photography everywhere and you don’t necessarily need to travel to capture great shots.

Its a genre of photography usually done candidly without permission and without your subjects knowledge. However, street photography doesnt rule out staged pictures. You may spot an interesting character that catches your vision; you can wander... more

While photographing a Ontario Reign hockey game in the American Hockey League this past weekend, a sports photographer accidentally dropped his lens hood through a small cutout in the glass around the rink. As you can see in the short clip above, the hood fell onto the ice and was confused for a puck by the players. The game had the be stopped while the refs retrieved the hood and returned it to the embarrassed photographer. Oops.

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DxO is bringing its OpticsPro software to Apple's consumer-friendly Photos software for OSX. This $10 extension for Apple's Photos app gives users full access to all of DxO's Optics Modules, which can correct optical distortion and aberrations as well as improving dynamic range and removing haze... more

A new patent granted to Twitter last week shows that the social networking service may be planning for Internet-connected camera drones that can share photos and be controlled by Twitter users.

CNBC found the patent, which is titled... more

Yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket, delivered 11 satellites into orbit, turned it around, and safely landed the first stage booster back to the ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida. It’s the first time this has been ever done with an orbit-capable rocket.

SpaceX photographers were on hand to document the accomplishment, and the company has released two beautiful long-exposure photos showing the journey through light trails.

Here’s a... more

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