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One of the cardinal rules of documentary wildlife photography and filmmaking is to not interfere with the natural course of events in the scenes and situations you’re trying to capture on camera. A BBC wildlife film crew decided to break that rule by coming to the rescue of trapped penguins. ...

22-year old professional drone racing pilot Johnny Schaer has built a strong social media following on Instagram and YouTube with visually stunning video capture from his custom built drones. His skill level is piloting the drone is jaw dropping, and his scene visualization and video editing skills are also really ...

Instagram influence is worth big money these days, and many users have turned to third-party services to gain fake followers and likes. If you’re one such user, here’s some bad news: Instagram is now wiping out the artificial numbers that you may have paid money to get. “Recently, we’ve seen ...

Heads up: if you enjoy watching documentaries about photographers and photography, there’s a great one that’s now free. Cheryl Dunn’s highly-regarded 2013 documentary Everybody Street is now free-to-watch on YouTube with ads. You can watch the 1.5-hour film above. Dunn announced the project back in 2011 and raised over $45,000 ...

Google has released an update to the Google Photos app for iOS that brings bokeh adjustment for Portrait mode photos. The company announced the news through a Tweet yesterday. New to iOS, adjust the background blur and change the focus of your portrait mode photo. Just pull up a portrait ...

There was a terrifying crash at the Macau Grand Prix on Sunday. 17-year-old Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch crashed, went airborne, and slammed directly into a photographers’ box. And it was all caught on camera. The video above and the two below show the 168mph (270km/h) wreck from different angles. ...

Now here’s a strange tail tale: a man wearing bunny ears is wanted for questioning in South Carolina in connection to a series of deer camera thefts. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office shared an unusual post on Facebook on November 16th asking the public for help in identifying the man ...

The British Wildlife Photography Awards recently announced the winners of its 2018 contest to celebrate the work of both amateur and professional photographers in capturing the beauty and diversity of British wildlife. The top prize was won by photographer Paul Colley with his photo “Contrails at Dawn (Daubenton’s Bats)” captured ...

Iconic spots in Kansas City, Missouri, are banning photographers from their property due to photo shoots getting out of control. Professional photographers argue the trouble is being caused by “a few bad apples” that aren’t representative of the whole industry. In a new article and the 3-minute segment above, FOX ...

Colombian graffit artist Sepc recently created an mural showing a woman snapping a Polaroid picture. But it’s unusual in that it’s a negative: you can see the normal “positive” version by snapping a photo of the mural and then inverting it. Here’s what the mural above looks like when you ...