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Researchers have created the first “metalens” that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light onto a single point in high resolution. The breakthrough brings metalenses one step closer towards replacing bulky camera lenses with much smaller chips.

We first reported on the metalens research by Harvard scientists back in mid-2016, when they... more

Oops. Godox recently leaked its own strobe lighta new model called the AD600 Provia a product listing published briefly on its website. That product listing has since been pulled and no official announcement has been made, though a version of the light sold under the Flashpoint name is already up for preorder on Adorama for $900 USD as of this writing.

The Godox AD600 Pro retains the same 600 watts of power as the original model, but improves other elements such as decreasing recycle... more

Another notable photographer is being accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. This time it’s photographer... more

Researchers onboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus recently captured rare images of a jellyfish that looks like exploding fireworks when it’s illuminated.

The Halitrephes maasi jelly was spotted at a depth of 4,000 feet (1,200m) at the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California, Mexico.

“When something remarkable floats by in the middle of sampling operations, our team quickly switches gears to marvel and document,” the researchers... more

Stock photography website Shutterstock has banned images showing monkeys and apes in unnatural situations following a complaint made by PETA. The complaint is made on the behalf of primates that may be exploited in order to produce the images, which may also show these animals in a state of distress even if they're not perceived in that way.

An unnatural image, in this case, is one presenting an ape or monkey is an environment where it wouldn't ordinarily be found, in costume or... more

“If you have someone that you think is the one,” the comedian Bill Murray once said, “dont just sort of think in your ordinary mind, ‘Okay, let’s make a date. Let’s plan this and make a party and get married.’ Take that person and travel around the world.”

“Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world, and go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. And if/when you come back to JFK, and... more

Carl Strmer was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist who’s best known for number theory and studying auroras. Aside from his intellectual pursuits, Strmer was also an avid street photographer. When he was a 19-year-old college student, he used a hidden spy camera to shoot street photos in Norway in the 1890s.

A young Strmer (left) and Strmer later in life (right).... more

Michel D'Oultremont is one of the brightest rising stars in the world of wildlife photography, and that's not just our opinionat just 22-years-old, he was named 'Rising Star' by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. His work very much speaks for itself, but his work ethic is what's turned the most heads, thanks to this intense short film by Contra titled... more

I recently came back from a trip to India. I left the UK with the intent of photographing a culture entirely different from mine. Searching for a new challenge, I looked at India in the eyes, and I faced myself.

I tried to capture the emotions felt during the journey. I decided to do it my way, capturing my favorite subject: people. Stepping away from the landscapes and the incredible Indian colors and showing what for me was the real beauty of this country.

India... more

Image credit: Jared Sisler/Harvard SEAS

Until recently, metalensesflat 'lenses' that can focus light using nanopillars on their surfacewere a cool-but-limited area of study when it came to photography. Sure, these flat lenses are 100,000x thinner than glass, but they could only work with... more

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