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Once a year, photographer Andy Reynolds takes his camera and lighting gear to Alki Beach in West Seattle, Washington, to shoot portraits on the street. Justin Lapriore of... more

A man in Houston, Texas, is being heavily criticized this week after causing traffic on a major freeway to come to a standstill while he proposed to his girlfriend — all for “priceless” photos and a video that were shared on Instagram and Facebook.

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Camera sales haven’t been doing too well in recent years, but that hasn’t kept picture taking from exploding. While the dedicated camera industry has seen year-on-year declines, smartphone photography has turned everyone into a casual photographer: there are now 8 times as many picture takers worldwide than there were 10 years ago.

That’s the... more

Tragedy and drama have so far been the images of the refugee crisis. When I went out there to document the situation I knew there would be more to it and I was not disappointed.

Smiles greeted me more than tears. Joy and gratitude for the small things that we take for granted; shelter, food, family and, most of all, security. I witnessed the smiles of people on their way to a new life.

Let me show you some of my favorite Smiles in Exile.

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Canon’s latest billboard ad campaign in New York City does more than promote the camera brand: they can actually help you shoot better photos. Each of the fixed and mobile truck billboards is updated in real time with useful photo tips you can use on the spot.

The 200 tips use data obtained from the Web, from weather reports, from traffic updates, and more,... more

Adobe announced its quarterly results last Thursday, and investors are happy: the company beat market expectations by doubling profits from a year ago thanks to a huge growth in Creative Cloud subscribers. It seems that the shift from boxed software to digital subscription plans is paying off big time for the San Jose, California-based company.

833,000 new subscribers signed up for Creative Cloud in the company’s 4th quarter this year, a much higher count than analysts... more

Here’s a new inspiring and thought-provoking video from Canon Australia’s The Lab project, which aims to “shift creative thinking behind the lens.” For this latest experiment, 6 photographers were invited to a cemetery and asked to capture “eternal life” in a single photo… without using a camera. They simply had to think about how they could best capture the concept and discuss their ideas with... more

Here’s a 1-minute stop-motion commercial Karen X. Cheng recently produced and directed for Totspot, a resale... more

Street photographers Chuck Jines and Keenan Hastings both uploaded videos this week showing confrontations... more

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