Getty Images photographer John Moore has won the prestigious World Press Photo Contest for 2019 for his photo titled “Crying Girl on the Border.” The photo was selected from among 78,801 submitted by 4,738 photographers. Captured on June 12th, 2018, the photo shows 2-year-old Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez crying as ...
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The Mystery of the Fly in the $2,100 ‘Weathersealed’ Lens
Weather-sealing in modern camera lenses is great at keeping things like water, sand, and dust from getting inside the (often pricey) gear. But it seems that it may be no match for flies. The camera gear rental company Lens Rentals shared today that it recently received back a $2,100 Canon ...
Read More »Pixelmator Photo is a ‘Desktop-Class’ RAW Photo Editor for the iPad
After finding success with its layer-based image editor for iOS and Mac, Pixelmator is now bringing a powerful new RAW photo editor to the iPad. Called Pixelmator Photo, the app competes against the likes of Adobe’s Lightroom CC for iPad. “Pixelmator Photo is a powerful, beautiful, and easy to use ...
Read More »The Winning Photos of the 2019 Wet Plate Competition
Modern Collodion has just announced the winners of the 2019 Wet Plate Competition, the second annual contest for wet plate collodion photographers around the world after launching last year. This year, over 220 photos were submitted by 90 photographers based in 19 different countries. The judges, Michael Godek, Giles Clement, ...
Read More »This Robot Photographer Just Shot Her First Wedding
Robot photographers may be coming soon to a wedding near you. An AI-powered photography robot named Eva just shot her first wedding over in the UK. Bride magazine reports that Eva was hired by a couple named Gary and Megan for their April 7th wedding at the Wroxall Abbey Estate ...
Read More »Instagram Now Hides ‘Inappropriate’ Photos from Explore and Hashtags
If you’re a photographer who posts edgy or risqué photos to your Instagram account, you may now see your popularity and view counts plummet. The photo sharing service just announced that it is demoting inappropriate content even if it doesn’t go against the Community Guidelines. TechCrunch reports that Instagram’s policy ...
Read More »Recreating the First Color Photo Ever Made
In the “Olden Days,” professional science was still in its infancy. People who trained in science and practiced science were using every ounce of creativity and imagination at their disposal to discover the nature of the world. They were scrappy and inventive. In this article, I will outline a modern ...
Read More »How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole
The first-ever picture of a black hole was unveiled yesterday, generating a huge amount of interest and excitement across the world. But how exactly was this picture captured? Well, it definitely wasn’t as simple as “pointing and clicking” a giant camera. One of the researchers who has become a poster ...
Read More »Sony a7/a7R III Firmware v3 Adds Real Time Eye AF, Animal Eye AF, Timelapse
Sony has just released firmware version 3.0 for the Sony a7R III and a7 III mirrorless cameras. It’s a major update that adds Real-Time Eye AF, Animal Eye AF, and Time Lapse features to the cameras. Real-Time Eye AF In v3.0, the existing Eye AF technology has been upgraded further ...
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