Photography News

The latest photo trend taking over your Twitter feed this week is also quickly rising to the top of the Internet’s “Reasons I Shattered My Smartphone Screen” list. It’s been dubbed the “hands-free…” or “self-five selfie,” and it’s exactly as ridiculous as it sounds.

The momentary Internet “trend” was created, originally, by one... more

Adventure photographer Mike Mezeul II captured something truly extraordinary a couple of weeks ago. While hiking around Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii one night... more

The Dolly Zoomalso known as the Vertigo Effectis a powerful cinematic technique that involves moving the camera in one direction while you zoom the lens in the opposite direction. But did you know you can actually create this same effect in post without a zoom lens? Thanks to high-res cameras, you can.

This was as much of a surprise to us as anybody... more

An Italian astrophotography company called PrismaLuceLab has launched a modded version of the Nikon D5500 DSLR. Called the “... more

The Sigma 30mm F1.4 DN DC Contemporary was announced February 2016, and sits atop Sigma's line of DN mirrorless lenses, with a two-stop advantage over their previous 30mm F2.8 offering.

As a Micro Four Thirds lens, it is one of only several current autofocus F1.4 prime lenses available, with its closest competitor being the Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 25mm F1.4. While the Panasonic offers a field-of-view equivalent to a 'classic' 50mm lens, the Sigma ends up around 60mm. While that... more

To promote its 5D Mark IV DSLR and to show its confidence in the camera, Canon recently challenged 4 notable photographers with an “impossible” task: shoot and put together a photo exhibition at the world famous Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC in just 24 hours.

Photographers Roberto Valenzuela, Jendra Jarnagin, Sue Bryce, and Alex Strohl were each given the full frame DSLR and asked to create and deliver museum-worthy photos in the span of one day starting from... more

Amateur photographer Pierre-Louis Ferrer wanted to capture the dreamier side of Paris. But how do you offer a fresh take on a city that’s been photographed from every angle… twice? For... more

Australian photographer Beau Pilgrim got the surprise of a lifetime recently when an adult humpback whale breached right in front of him, landing just a couple of meters away from the swimming photographer. Fortunately... more

Internationally acclaimed photographer Tim Mantoani has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 47.

Mantoani had been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of sarcoma in 2000. After... more

Western Digital has partnered with design firm fuseproject to create a new look for its My Passport and My Book external hard drives. They continue to offer the same hardware encryption, password protection and storage capacities of existing models, but they've been given a cosmetic update with new textures and vibrant colors.

The My Passport and My Passport for Mac drives will start at $79.99 and the My Book desktop drive starts at $129.99. Each comes with a two-year warranty.... more

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