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To catch their prey, blue-footed boobies can dive deeper than 20m and for longer than 30 seconds

A judge in Ohio has decided that the two teenagers charged with killing 44-year-old photographer Victoria Schafer in Hocking Hills State Park two months ago will be tried as adults. If convicted, they could face life in ...

A grisly photo has been making rounds in photography groups and even Reddit threads showing a kid in a pool holding a Sony A7 mirrorless camera. If that photo has reached your feeds, we're sure you had a mini heart attac...

Canon very quietly today released a dedicated astrophotography version of its EOS R camera, the EOS Ra. Much like the Nikon D810a and Canon's own 60Da, the EOS Ra has been modified to better capture celestial objects in ...

The first release candidate for Darktable 3.0 has been released for users to test. The new version represents a major upgrade for the software, which joins RawTherapee in being one of the best open-source applications fo...

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Without fanfare or so much as a press release (yet), the Canon EOS Ra camera has officially been released. The specially-designed astrophotography camera is Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera “dedicated to de...

Here’s an inspiring 7-minute video by SmugMug Films titled “Imagination Unbound.” It looks into the life, mind, and work of Russian photographer Kristina Makeeva and follows her as she visits Lake Baikal in souther...

Irix has announced the 45mm T1.5 Premiere, a mid-range cine prime lens that features a new optical design and minimal distortion. Inside the lens are 11 elements in 9 groups, including four high-refractive elements, one ...

If you're a fan and collector of quirky yet cool cameras, we're sure you'll love our latest vintage find. This incredibly rare Budweiser Can point-and-shoot camera looks like it was made for parties and will instantly st...

Commercial photography seems so glamorous and it certainly can be. But I've found that a few things were really bothering me over the last several years. Don't get me wrong: I'm always crazy honored when any client anywh...

A largely forgotten bit of photographic history might be of interest: the civil war between realism and pictorialism. The justly famous Ansel Adams and his contemporaries were very strong advocates of photographic realis...

Dropbox Transfer, a file-sharing service previously made available to beta testers, is now available to all Dropbox users. The tool enables anyone to share files at capacities up to 100GB with optional password protectio...

Introduction Out-of-camera JPEG.Sony 16-55mm F2.8 G | ISO 400 | 1/250 sec | F2.8 In Eden, there is greasy pizza, hoppy beer, a DJ and a ton of hipsters (myself included). I am of course describing Eden Seattle, an event ...

The Fujifilm X Pro 3 is targeted at those who want to stop chimping. But surely there's a cheaper solution? The announcement of the Fujifilm X Pro 3 has plenty of people talking within the street photography community. T...

We all have to start somewhere when learning a new skill or hobby, and photography is no different. Whether it's shooting with a new camera or taking better photos with a smartphone, there are some essential basic photog...

At the beginning of this month, Sony announced the next iteration of its top tier A9 flagship, the A9 II. The most noticeable change Sony has made to the A9 II are the physical changes that borrows heavily from the A7R I...

There are lots of lenses on the market that are considered portrait lenses, but the 85mm focal length is perhaps the sweet spot for portrait photographers. This focal length sits nicely in-between 50mm and 135mm offering...

A 17-year-old high school student was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train in Troutdale, Oregon this weekend during an ill-fated and ill-advised senior portrait shoot on the tracks. According to local news outlet K...

Dell has used Adobe MAX as an opportunity to announce the UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor Monitor, a new 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) Thunderbolt 3 monitor made with photographers and videographers in mind. The monitor, which g...