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Say hello to the new largest photo in the world. An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengini has published a gigantic panoramic photograph of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain. This... more

Back in 2010, San Francisco-based photographer Christopher Michel received a once-in-a-lifetime photo assignment from the US Navel Institute: to ride in the back seat of a U-2 spy plane at the “edge of space.” At the plane’s cruising and intelligence-gathering altitude of... more

Robert De Niro was recently invited to give the graduation speech to the 2015 class at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts — a large audience that included... more

The 2015 French Open is underway in the tennis world, and one of the big news stories of the first round doesn’t even have to do with tennis. After tennis superstar Roger Federer easily won his first round match today, a young fan sprinted onto the tennis court and attempted to take a selfie with Federer.

Here’s a short clip of what happened. The commentators say that the kid eluded security and, “true to his generation,” tried to take a selfie:

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Want to understand the math and science behind how JPEG files store your digital photographs? The YouTube channel Computerphile has a new series of videos on the JPEG. They’re a bit long and heady, but you may find them interesting if you’ve ever wondered... more

Stephen Cheatley's love of photography started with a Kodak Instamatic 100 and has grown significantly from there. He's an avid astrophotographer who also enjoys capturing the dramatic sunsets of his home in the northwest of England. He's the latest subject in our ongoing effort to feature the high quality images created by our readers. Take a look at his work and read our Q&A. See... more

France’s Ministry of Culture and Communication has published a new report on the state of the photography industry in the... more

Having had a few weeks now to spend significant time exploring Flickr 4.0, I thought I’d write up a detailed post about my ongoing thoughts on the recent update by Flickr.

1. Autotagging

Autotagging has received a mixed reception by the Flickr community as well as the broader press. Initially a lot of the Flickr diehards have... more

The 2014 wedding season was very unique for me. It wasn’t just that I participated on it from “the other side” — I myself became a happy husband — I was also a part of one particularly unconventional wedding photo shoot.

“Aren’t we going to shoot some really funny stuff for our wedding?” I was asked by the wife and husband to-be. “There will be some people on Friday too, so they can join us.”

My response: “Ok! Why not?” And what happened after my... more

After issuing a warning earlier this month that a DNG file bug with its new Monochrom (Typ... more

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