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The oldest known Nikon camera in existence has gone up for auction at WestLicht. This particular Nikon I, serial number 60924, was made in April 1948 and is... more

Facebook’s rigid content restrictions and community standards are softening a bit today, and it’s all because of Nick Ut and his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph... more

A long time ago I was a young art student, being told about the Rule Of Thirds. I was told its one of the most important fundamentals of art and photography, as it helps you get the right composition in your images.

Overlay a tic-tac-toe/noughts and crosses grid over your image and crop or move your picture around so that the points of interest lie on the lines or line intersections. Sounds simple enough. It has been the basis of countless millions of images... more

DIY photography tricks… need we say more? Whether you’re stuck in a creative rut or just want to break out of your photography comfort zone a bit, this video is the perfect way to start the week.

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Tamron's newly updated SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 G2 telephoto lens is weather sealed and sports a number of upgrades, including improved image quality over its previous iteration. The real question is how does it hold up in the real-world? We took the lens to the streets and to the roof deck  to get a feel for its performance in this sample image gallery.  

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Episode 118 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 winners announced

Entwined lives. Tim Laman, USA, Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016

When we heard that the winners of the 2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition had been announced, we were all ears. The... more

Photographers are increasingly being asked to seek informed consent from people they photograph in development and humanitarian situations. The stated intention is to protect their rights and dignity.

As two photographers who have been engaged in humanitarian photography for decades, we offer some thoughts about how we understand informed consent as neither informed nor consent. We believe it offers little to protect the rights or dignity of people we... more

This Nikon 1 rangefinder from 1948 is the earliest known surviving production Nikon camera in the world. It’s up for sale at the Westlicht camera auctions,... more

Kodak got the photo world talking this week by announcing its new photographer-focused Ektra smartphone. Along with the camera, the iconic camera brand has also unveiled a new logo… one that’s a rebirth of an old logo.

The new logo was created by the New York-based studio Work-Order, and it replaces the red Kodak word mark logo... more

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