Photography News

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

Award-winning German photographer Michael Wolf, best known for his photos showing the quirks and density of megacities, has died. He was 64. The New York Times reports that Wolf died in his sleep on Wednesday at home in ...

Despite Instagram's Terms of Use (TOU) saying purchasing likes, followers and general activity isn't permitted, there's no shortage of services available that'll do just that. Instagram has long tried to shut these servi...

Skylum has launched Luminar 3.1.0, the latest major update to the popular photo editing program. The Accent AI filter has been upgraded with content-aware object and facial recognition. Luminar’s Accent AI provides ove...

Cheating at Instagram by buying fake followers and activity is becoming a huge business, but Instagram is pulling out the big guns to quash this type of deceitful activity. The company just filed a lawsuit against a comp...

In July of 2018, a Virginia federal court sparked an uproar among photographers by ruling that finding a photo on the Internet and using it without permission on a commercial website can be fair use. Good news: an appeal...

Gannett, the media company behind USA Today and dozens of local news publications, has announced the launch of Imagn, its own image licensing and wire service. Imagn is a rebrand of Gannett's USA Today Sports Images busi...

Dear writer of the Forbes Magazine article, "Your Top 10 Objects Your Kids Don't Want"… I just read your article. In it, you outline the objects in your home that you feel one's children will not want passed on to them...

"It encouraged me to discover what I actually did over the next 18 days - without limits". These are the words of Omer Essam as he describes the impact Japan had on him and his street photography. Having found himself in...

A chimpanzee is making headlines this week for its unusual hobby: it enjoys scrolling through Instagram and browsing photos, and it’s quite skilled at doing so. The short video was posted by animal conservation advocat...

DJI Osmo Pocket$350 | dji.com The Osmo Pocket is an all-in-one camera with a built-in stabilizer that is, as the name suggests, pocket sized and incredibly easy to use. The camera is similar to what is found on DJI's dro...

Any photographer will tell you that noon is the worst time to shoot portraits because of the harsh light of the sun and unflattering shadows it casts. But if you absolutely have no choice but to shoot in that light (like...

Wow, there are some fantastic deals to be had right now in the photography world. If you act fast (the deal ends this weekend) you can grab the Sony A7 II with a 28-70mm lens for just $998! A Full Frame camera with a len...