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Apple has a distinctive style when it comes to product images promoting its gadgets. After seeing the teaser image for the new Apple Watch, photographer Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto (link is external) decided that he would try his hand at recreating the shot as closely as possible.

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Yesterday, NBC News aired (link is external) this short but interesting look into the life and career of photographer Roberto Salas. At the age of 15 in 1955, Salas met an activist named Fidel Castro during a photo assignment... more (link is external)

They say to learn about a person you should look at their bookshelf to see what they read. Similarly, we believe that delving into a photographers bag sheds light on their personality and style. Todays article is the first in a series that explores the bags of professional photographers and, of course, your friends here at PetaPixel. Step inside my bag to see what I carry on a daily basis and the significance of each item.

Im honored to start off our adventure of bag... more (link is external)

Back in 2011, we shared a simple tutorial on how you can create a sturdy camera strap using about $7 worth of paracord (link is external). Hamburg, Germany-based photographer Bo Ismono (link is external) recently published the 3-minute... more (link is external)

When he learned that he had a hearing condition that would make continuing his work in music production difficult, Greg Krycinski picked up photography. His stark black-white-landscapes and street scenes resonate in their simplicity. See a sample of his work here and find out more about him in our Q&A. Read more (link is external)

Many photographers unfortunately know the horror of editing a photograph and accidentally saving over the original copy all too well. While Lightroom implements a non-destructive system for saving files, Photoshop can be a bit more dangerous, and accidents do occur. Today, we will show you how to set up a safe workspace area on your Mac that will back up photographs as you edit them.

Note: You’ll need to be on a Macintosh machine running OS X 10.5 (... more (link is external)

Last year, journalist Esther Honig published a viral series (link is external) of images showing how photo retouchers in 27 countries around the world “enhanced” a portrait of her according to their cultural preferences. Inspired by that project, the UK medical website... more (link is external)

In the San Francisco Bay Area, pricey camera equipment is becoming one of the favorite targets of robbers. In 2013, the New York Times reported that photojournalists in Oakland were becoming the victims of camera robberies (link is external). Last month, photographers were robbed in broad daylight by assailants wielding pepper spray.

The San Francisco Police Department is now asking... more (link is external)

A new letter published by Kensington Palace (link is external) in the United Kingdom sheds light at the extreme measures paparazzi are taking in order to capture valuable photos of Prince George, the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton.... more (link is external)

At the 2015 Flash Memory Summit in California this past week, Samsung unveiled the largest capacity hard drive in the world. It’s a 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) that can hold 16 terabytes of data (15.36TB, to be exact).

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