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Interesting insights from David Sandberg aka 'ponysmasher'. Also, *spoiler warning* if you haven't seen Shazam

Remember the Nikon D600 sensor dust issue? The problem--and resulting service advisory--dominated the headlines for a couple of years, from the time the issue first surfaced in 2012 until Nikon announced it would fix all...

With style now one of the biggest considerations for camera bag designers and makers, it's certainly a great time for photographers with a penchant for chic options. There are plenty of choices now, but of course, additi...

Researchers with the University of Zurich (UZH) and ETH Zurich have detailed the development of a novel recurrent neural network that can reconstruct ultra-high-speed videos from data captured by event cameras. Unlike co...

A high school girl was traveling in Zambia, Africa, last month when she came across an elephant that apparently hates having its picture taken. When the girl pulled out her smartphone to snap a photo, the elephant lashed...

While looking at my own images on Shutterstock, I noticed the Shutterstock algorithm was suggesting my photos as "similar" images. I thought it was a bug on the Shutterstock website until I noticed that others had downlo...

Renowned photographer Nadav Kander was recently surprised to find one of his portraits used without permission on the cover of a magazine. When confronted with this, the magazine’s explanation was that the image was pu...

Leica has released the V-Lux 5, a rebranded Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II that's a successor to its V-Lux Typ 114, which itself was a rebranded Lumix FZ1000. Aside from a few aesthetic changes, such as a smoothed pop-up f...

The CIA has a sculpture at their HQ with a secret message that hasn't been cracked in over 30 years

Leica has unveiled the V-Lux 5, the latest premium compact camera in Leica’s V-Lux lineup and a rebranded version of the Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II that was announced back in February. The Panasonic LUMIX DC-FZ1000 II L...

It should come as no surprise that everything on Instagram is not as it seems. And yet, the revelation that the famed #GatesofHeaven photo op in Bali, Indonesia is a fake photo op that will cost you one or two bucks has ...

With its penta-camera setup that includes two 12MP RGB and three 12MP monochrome sensors, the Nokia 9 PureView offers arguably the most unusual camera technology on any current smartphone. Despite the innovative technolo...

In his most recent video, portrait photographer Miguel Quiles decided to tackle what we’ll call the “Ricky Bobby” problem: what do you do with your [model’s] hands? After years of trial and error, Quiles has come...

David and Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn is being criticized yet again by the photography community after people working with him at a prestigious internship with renowned photographer Rankin told a British tabloid th...

Sirui, a Chinese company that focuses mainly on photography products and accessories, has unveiled two new mobile lenses designed for photographers: the TL-400mm Long Focus Lens Kit and the VD-01 Anamorphic Lens. Both mo...

Less than 24 hours ahead of the expected announcement, product photos and rumored pricing for the upcoming Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/2.8 lenses for Sony E-mount and Panasonic/Leica L-mount have leaked. I...

So, you've decided to take photography more seriously and finally get yourself a new camera. What you haven't decided on, however, is the exact camera to get for the kind of photography you want to do. Well, we think thi...

Based on reader feedback, we've updated our selections for best travel zoom and best tele-zoom lenses in our Micro Four Thirds lens buying guide. The new travel zoom is more versatile choice, while the tele-zoom is an ol...

The first time I shot in a hotel, I made a big mistake. Looking back now, I honestly think that I still wasn't in the right, but luckily I didn't do anything that went on to scar my career. Additionally, I was quick, qui...

"Just the tip of the iceberg," so a famous saying goes, and this featured series offers a glimpse of what underneath the all the ice exactly looks like. In his hypnotic series titled Shades of Water - Ice, German underwa...

In 2013, I walked away from a proposed $10,000 Adobe ad spend with the Phoblographer. There was a previous spend of this much with the Phoblographer, which came to us as soon as the Creative Cloud service was announced. ...

Photographers: lots of gear on the market is used and available at more affordable prices. If you're looking to add another item to your camera bag, then consider some of these great deals that we've found. It will make ...