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The Winners of the 2021 Nikon Surf Photo and Video of the Year Awards

By Jaron Schneider on May 06, 2021 05:17 pm

Nikon Australia, in partnership with Surfing Australia, has announced the winners of its 2021 Nikon Surf Photo and Video of the Year Awards. The industry-recognized awards provide a national platform to celebrate the work of local surf photographers and videographers.

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Sigma fp L Camera Review: Does Size Really Matter?

By Ryan Mense on May 06, 2021 04:30 pm

Making cameras is a tough gig. Every release demands to stand out from the crowd in some way. For the Sigma fp L, it’s turning heads by the remarkably compact size and resolution-dense full-frame sensor. Is it enough? … [visit site to read more]



New York Times Launches Prototype System to Combat Misinformation

By Anete Lusina on May 06, 2021 04:14 pm

The New York Times R&D team has partnered up with the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) to create a prototype that gives readers transparency and authentication of news visuals in a continued attempt to reduce the spread of false information.

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Photographer Asks Strangers What They Wanted to Say But Never Did

By Michael Zhang on May 06, 2021 02:35 pm

For the past year and a half, photographer Geloy Concepcion has been working on a project titled “Things You Wanted To Say But Never Did.” It consists of images featuring words strangers have wanted to communicate but have never done so with anyone.
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Photographing Red Squirrels from a Hide in an Irish Forest

By Jimmy Mc Donnell on May 06, 2021 01:13 pm

Eurasian red squirrels are diminutive, skulking mammals with an extensive range from Ireland through Siberia to Japan. They are very photogenic and have that cute gene that really shouldn’t be a winner when it comes to evolution.
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The Lost America Project: 30-Years of Urban Exploration Light Painting

By Troy Paiva on May 06, 2021 01:08 pm
Camping With The Ancients
 – Off the map with a rotten derelict trailer, in a weird forgotten valley in central Nevada, November, 2016. Lens open under the full moon ‘round midnight for 90-seconds, while I casually strolled around casting yellow, white, and red from an LED flashlight.

It was the late-eighties. I had been working at Galoob Toys as a designer on the Micro Machines line, creating cars and playsets for several years. A dream job, drawing and painting cars and roadside architecture for a living, but I also craved something different that I could do for personal work.

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The Best Mirrorless Cameras in 2021

By Joy Celine Asto on May 06, 2021 12:10 pm

Given all the choices when it comes to a new camera, it can be quite an ordeal to research and decide on just one. While it mostly depends on what you need as a photographer. If you’ve been leaning more towards picking up a mirrorless camera, then you’re in the right place and we’re here to help.

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How to Find Your ‘Style’ in Photography and What That Means

By Pat Kay on May 06, 2021 11:57 am

Over the many years I have spent teaching photography, one question I constantly get — over and over again — is, “How do I find my style?”

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Why You Should Upgrade Your Speedlight to a Studio Strobe

By Jake Hicks on May 06, 2021 11:52 am

I’d argue that nearly all of us owned a speedlight at some point before we owned a studio strobe. When we’re looking to dip our toes into supplemental lighting, strobes seem like a big investment. It just makes sense to pick up a cheap speedlight to play with, right?
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Canon to Launch First-Ever Tilt-Shift Lens with Autofocus in 2022: Report

By Jaron Schneider on May 06, 2021 11:29 am

Canon is rumored to relaunch its tilt-shift line of lenses in RF mount in 2021, but a new report restates they won’t be simply re-mounted versions of their EF counterparts but instead will feature autofocus — a first for tilt-shift lenses.

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WildArt Photographer of the Year Unveils its ‘Space’ Contest Winner

By Anete Lusina on May 06, 2021 11:04 am

WildArt Photographer of the Year has unveiled its “space” theme contest winners, which is the second of a set of themed competitions from the organization set to be published throughout the year.

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Photojournalist Arrested at BLM Protest Wins Lawsuit Against Police

By Anete Lusina on May 06, 2021 10:52 am

An independent photojournalist that sued the D.C. Police following his arrest for filming a protest in 2020 has won a settlement.

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Leica Unveils the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH Lens

By Jaron Schneider on May 06, 2021 09:00 am

Leica has announced its version of the popular “desert island” lens in the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH., what it calls an “ideal lens with broad appeal,” as it is capable across multiple disciplines from travel, studio, architecture, photojournalism, portraiture, and more.

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