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

Photographer Jens Heidler recorded a 10-day timelapse of a cracked egg in macro and captured the various stages of its drying and crystalization. What results is are some beautiful and unexpected patterns. Heidler has an...

A team of researchers from the Secure Mobile Networking Lab (SEEMOO) and the Cryptography and Privacy Engineer Group (ENCRYPTO) discovered that it is possible for an attacker to learn the phone numbers and email addresse...

In October 2020, the family trip to the local zoo was interrupted by an unexpected telephone call - I had won the 2020 Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, a feat I had never imagined in my wildest dreams. Thi...

The Ethical Consumer, an alternative consumer organization based in the UK, found that it could not rate any camera manufacturer as ethical, and as a result recommends buying second-hand instead. The organization conduct...

Fujifilm announced a batch of major updates for the GFX100 Medium Format camera that includes some significant performance improvements for autofocus. The company also launched an updated pixel shift combiner and a new d...

Photographer and filmmaker Daniel Haussmann recently joined the crowds enjoying the incredible volcanic eruption in Iceland and captured it using a mix of his DJI FPV, Mavic 2 Pro, and Mavic Air 2. During one sequence, h...

As Earth Day 2021 quietly came and went, it seems like we live on a completely different earth than we did 365 days ago. As a full-time travel photographer and writer, I could never have imagined I would be taking a 12-m...

Are you in the market for a new Sony E mount zoom? How about a new fast prime? If so, you're in luck. Sony has a huge sale going on right now. You can save $300 on the Sony 24-105mm f4 G OSS. The Sony 24-70mm f2.8 G Mast...

Samyang, which is distributed in the United States under the name Rokinon, has announced a new autofocus ultra-wide prime for Sony E-Mount APS-C cameras. The 12mm f/2 AF is a compact, lightweight, and “rugged” lens t...

Fujifilm has announced a major firmware update for its GFX 100 medium format camera will be arriving in June 2021. Firmware version 4.00 for the Fujifilm GFX 100 mirrorless camera will improve autofocus performance, upda...

Samyang, also known as Rokinon and Bower depending on your region, has announced the 12mm F2 E, a new autofocus wide-angle prime lens for Sony APS-C mirrorless camera systems. The len, which offers a similar angle-of-vie...

Photo: 35mmc It's fairly common to come across a film camera with a busted light meter or one that requires discontinued mercury cell batteries to operate. Likewise, there are plenty of film cameras that don't offer a bu...

The AF 12mm F2 E is a new autofocus, super-wide-angle prime lens for Sony APS-C sized sensors mirrorless cameras from Korean manufacturer Samyang (also known as Rokinon). This compact and lightweight lens has a short min...

Step back in time to the last moment you physically felt your heart beating from excitement. That's the feeling the Nikon Df is bound to give you. We're a website that champions the future, but we also adore the past. An...

Waldo Photos has launched a new AI-Powered Mobile Sales Platform that combines with a tech called FaceBlocker. Together, the platform allows photographers to copyright protect proofs, prevent theft, and maximize sales op...

Following last month’s announcement that it was testing full-size images as previews in timelines, Twitter today announced that both iOS and Android users can choose to upload and view images in 4K. As reported by Enga...

Some of you may think I'm nuts to say that film photography is back. But it really, truly is. In the pandemic, more people decided to take it up and start their own darkrooms. It's fun and a completely different way of c...