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When shooting travel photos, it’s very tempting to direct your subject and stage your composition. A lot of people are very happy to be photographed and even happier to be able to make a few bucks being your subject.

But for me, directing is a big “no.” I do not stage photos and I’m actually against this practice. As staging photos is way too easy to do, it doesnt help one become a better photographer. Secondly, it is the best way you can spoil people... more

Photographer Andrius Burba is back again with another set of his trademark “... more

Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and its minerals, mines and more. His images bring a painterly beauty to... more

Episode 167 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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D7500 vs D500

The launch of the D7500 presents an interesting quandary for camera buyers: should I buy the D500 or save some money and get the D7500?

Well look at the differences between the two, to help illuminate the question for you. Which one is best will be a choice for you, of course, since itll depend on what you shoot and what you need.

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Photography makes guest appearances on plenty of video games, but it has rarely been the entire point of a game. Pokmon Snap is a rare exception, and if you ask any child of the 90's who owned a Nintendo 64, it's a heck of a way to spend hours of your time.

Pokmon Snap debuted in North America in June 1999, and gameplay is extremely simple. You play as Todd Snap, a guy on a perpetual Pokmon safari armed... more

'Don't take photos on train tracks.'

If you feel like you've been hearing this message a lot lately, it's because you have. And it bears repeating because apparently, it hasn't gotten through. Not even a month after another tragic,... more

No matter your current skill level, you could (and should) always be getting better. And if you ever find yourself in a creative rutas we all do from time to timewatch this video. Photographer and filmmaker... more

Before I bought the Edge 50 optic earlier this year I did a bit of online searching to find out how people were using it, what their thoughts were and what sort of images they were creating with... more

National Geographic is being heavily criticized by photographers across the globe for posting a train track portrait on their... more

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