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Japan's parliament passed a law this week outlawing the operation of a drone while under the influence of alcohol. If authorities catch anyone flying an unmanned aerial vehicle while intoxicated, offenders will face up t...

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Photographers were just dealt a big legal blow this week after a Texas state appeals court ruled that the state can infringe upon copyright without risking punishment under the state’s or federal government’s “taki...

Whether it's a wedding, a festival, or a protest, crowds present photographers with some unique challenges. I've spent some time working on figuring out the best ways to handle crowded environments in order to produce im...

Sony's semiconductor division (which makes its image sensors) has for years been one of the most successful business units within the Japanese company, generating 16 percent of Sony's total operating profit in the fiscal...

Photographer and actor Josell Mariano recently had a friend ask him to babysit her beloved cat, Jade. He decided to use his time with the blue tabby cat to do a photoshoot. “If I babysit the cat for more than 3 days, t...

2019 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year winners Cities 1st place - and Grand Prize winner Photo and Caption by Weimin Chu / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest | GREENLANDIC WINTE...

The Nikon Z series of mirrorless cameras current consists of the $1,800 Nikon Z6 and the $3,400 Nikon Z7, but get ready for a third camera. Nikon will reportedly be announcing a “mid-level” Z mirrorless camera that m...

Huawei has gotten quite a bit of bad press in recent days, and its latest PR nightmare is a strange one. Users around the world started complaining after advertisements began quietly showing up on their lockscreens as de...

National Geographic has announced the winners of its 2019 Travel Photo Contest. Photographer Weimin Chu won the $7,500 grand prize for his Cities photo “Greenlandic Winter,” which shows the fishing village of Upernav...

One of Sony’s crown jewels in its empire is its image sensor business, which dominates global market share and has helped the company hit record profits. But now a famous investor is calling for Sony to spin-off the se...

Ultra-wide-angle lenses are becoming increasingly popular on smartphones in both rear and front cameras. Especially the latter are frequently used for portraiture in the shape of selfie images of both single subjects and...

Canon have always had a knack for making some truly gorgeous 50mm lenses, and perhaps one of their best is the 50mm f1.2L EF Mount lens that has been loved, and adored by many since it was introduced back in 2007. Now th...

Approaching and photographing strangers in the street is one of the most daunting, and most challenging things street photographers do but it is a skill set that, once mastered, will open up new doors, and thousands, upo...