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This series of images was made using bio-luminescent shrimp as the blue light source. It was photographed in Okayama, Japan, which is home to these rare and beautiful creatures. Check out the gallery below and read on to find out how they were taken.

The bio-luminescent shrimp are scientifically known as Vargula Hilgendorfii, but are more commonly referred to as sea fireflies and locally known as umihotaru. They are 3mm in... more (link is external)

Since 1932, the renowned Swiss watchmaker Omega has served as Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games 26 times. This year at the Rio Olympics, Omega is once again providing finish line cameras to provide officials and the public with the most precise view of the athletes.

The current generation of cameras, dubbed the Scan O Vision debuted at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The current version, Myria, is now capable of taking 10,000 scans per second; a... more (link is external)

In addition to the recently-leaked 5D Mark IV (link is external), Canon is also planning to release two updated L lenses next week: the 16-35mm f/2.8L III and the 24-105mm f/4L IS II. Both lenses have now also leaked online.

Like the 5D leak, this one comes from Digicame-info (... more (link is external)

Bring back the sliding lens cover design! (link is external)From left to right: The Olympus Stylus Epic, The Olympus [mju :] II, The Olympus XA. The first two are the same camera (different names for different markets), the latter started my love for cameras with sliding lens covers.

My love affair with the ultra compact cameras with sliding lens covers started with the Olympus XA and ultimately lead me... more (link is external)

Heres episode 99 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast (link is external). You can also download the MP3... (link is external)more (link is external)

Samyang Optics has completed its launch of five new lenses over the summer with the announcement that its full-frame 14mm F2.8 autofocus lens for Sony E-mount is ready to hit stores.

The Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE, as it is known, includes 14 elements in 10 groups, 3 of which being aspherical and two extra-low dispersion. The lens has nearly a 114 field-of-view when mounted to a full-frame body and about 90 on a crop body. The 14mm has a minimum focus ... more (link is external)

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Tripod manufacturers Manfrotto and Benro have settled their patent dispute after Mamiya America Corporation (MAC Group) agreed not to market its GoClassic and GoTravel series of tripods in the USA. The battle between the two brands began when Benro began selling tripods that allow the center column to be lifted out of the collar and held at... more (link is external)

It’s happened. Safari did it in June, Firefox will do it by 2017, and now Chrome has officially announced (link is external) they will do it, too: they’re blocking... more (link is external)

Daniel Norton, the same photographer who showed you how to capture three distinct looks simultaneously (link is external) when you’re pressed for time on a shoot, is back for another useful quick tip. This time, he’s showing you how to capture four distinct portrait looks with a single umbrella.

As Norton says at the beginning, an umbrella is a great lighting tool... more (link is external)

After 70 years of providing aspiring photographers with a formal education, Brooks Institute (link is external) announced this month that it... more (link is external)

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