Photography News

Here’s a fascinating piece of journalism published today by the New York Times. The 10.5-minute video, titled “Fragments of a Life: A Curbside Mystery,” is about how Times reporter Deborah Acosta found an abandoned...

Philly-based portrait photographer Chris Loupos has a personal project that’s tentatively titled “Young at Heart.” It’s a series of images showing elderly people acting like little kids. “I have seen it done wh...

Over in the UK, a police force’s announcement this week is raising eyebrows among some photographers. In a statement regarding hate crimes against women, taking photos without permission is listed as an example. The No...

When astrophotography enthusiast Stephen King of Yakima, Washington, asked his then-girlfriend Andrea to marry him recently, he did so in a creative and unusual way: with a 360-degree night sky photo inside a Google Card...

Korean lens manufacturer Samyang has announced that it intends to enjoy a summer of new lenses in what it is calling a 'Samyang Blockbuster', starting on Monday 18th July and running until 15th August. The '5 NEW Samyang...

I've pretty much shot RAW all my life. There are so many benefits of shooting RAW in terms of how much flexibility you have with the files, as well as the raw data in the files. However, as time goes on, I'm starting to ...

It seems Apple is determined to stay at the forefront of smartphone imaging. According to French newspaper Dauphiné Libéré, the iPhone-maker is planning to open a dedicated imaging research laboratory in Grenoble, Fr...

BBC Future explores the temperatures of the Universe from Absolute zero (-273.15°C/ -459.67°F) to 'Absolute hot' (Planck temperature)

USA Landscape Photographer of the Year was founded in 2013 by Charlie Waite, one of the world's most respected landscape photographers, and this year, the competition is bigger than ever. With a top prize of $15,000, the...

Australian adventure photographer and Canon master Krystle Wright is constantly dreaming up new extreme ideas for photos and figuring out how to turn those dreams into actual images. 4.5 years ago, Wright came up with a ...

For a Harry Potter-themed newborn shoot she did recently, photographer Kelsey Clouse made portraits of the tiny baby as a screaming mandrake. In the magical world of Harry Potter, a Mandrake (the Mandragora) is a plant t...

If your mantra in life is “bigger is better,” then here’s a lens for you. Over in Ukraine, someone is selling a gigantic lens from a Soviet spy satellite on the country’s “craigslist”. USSRPhoto reports that ...

“The Allegory of the Cave” is a surreal time-lapse short film by Hong Kong-based Visual Suspect. It uses cleverly reflected scenes for a mind-bending and eye-popping effect. The team says the video is inspired by the...

Sony has issued firmware updates for its 35mm full-frame primes which claim to improve focus point reliability when using manual focus for long periods of time. The new firmware is offered for the FE 35mm F1.4 ZA and FE ...

If you’re going to be doing a photo shoot involving a $400,000 sports car, you should probably be extra careful and have an experienced driver handling it. A photographer in the UK just crashed a $400K through a showro...

I've avoided writing about Pokémon GO for a whole four days, trying my best to keep from inundating the Internet with yet another think-piece. However, something interesting has happened the last two times I have played...

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting

Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016 winners Harrodsburg © Dougie Wallace / Institute. Street Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016. The winners of Magnum's first photography competitio...

There are times and moments where even the best autofocus from the most advanced cameras won't be able to deliver the image that you really want from them. In a situation like this, more advanced photographers often opt ...

Mario Palufi is a 22 year old photographer from Indonesia living in Sydney. He's a street photographer and absolutely loves the medium due to the inspiration he's gained while shooting. He works light with minimal gear a...

If it wasn't for the videos, I almost wouldn't believe it

Globell, a software distributor and the company behind Meyer-Optik Gorlitz lenses, has announced it plans to introduce a new screen calibration device if it gets enough support from the Kickstarter campaign it has just b...