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Digital colorizations of historical photos have gotten quite a bit of attention in recent years. Retrographic is a... more

Image quality, weight and value for money. We have come to accept that most lenses are strong in only one or two of these three factors, which I personally focus on when researching lenses to buy. Sometimes though, we stumble upon a great lens design which is strong in all three.

One of the prime examples of such a design is the “nifty fifty” — the... more

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Adaptalux Studio, the miniature lighting studio launched on Kickstarter in 2015, is on the receiving end of some new special effect lighting attachments called the EFX Lighting Arms. The new lighting arms... more

In 2016, there were 762 murders in Chicago, the most by far anywhere in the United States — more than the total of New York and Los Angeles combined. This year there have already been over 600 homicides. I was born and raised in Canada, where there are fewer murders in the entire country than Chicago has in one year.

They are not the nameless; they are not a number They are the victims of violence, and all were killed in Chicagoland.

The bicycles of 5-year-old twins... more

Wanna pit your skills against tens of thousands of other photographers... for free? You'll soon have your chance. The 2018 Photo Contest by Shoot & Sharewhich bills itself as the worlds only free & fair photo contestwill start accepting entries on January 8th.

What sets this particular contest apart is the voting process. No hoity-toity group of judges sifting through your entries, the whole system is democratic.

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After earning over $1.2 billion around the world and becoming a cultural phenomenon, Disney’s Frozen will soon be reborn as a Broadway musical. Photographer... more

My name is Hendrik Wieduwilt, and I’m a journalist and photographer based in Berlin, Germany. I went to Cuba with a full frame DSLR and ended up deliberately using only a compact, the... more

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Yongnuo has made a name for itself as the go-to brand for cheap photo gear, and that includes several Canon lens alternatives (some of which seem like outright clones) that sacrifice some quality while slashing 60-80% or even more off the price. So far, Yongnuo has released its own versions of Canon's... more

Apple has just issued a public apology for slowing down aging iPhones. The company originally admitted to the slowdown last week, sparking outrage and a flurry of lawsuits against the company.

Last week, after iPhone users on Reddit shared how their iPhones had miraculously become fast again after receiving a battery replacement, Apple admitted that it intentionally slows... more

Episode 241 of thePetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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