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The Three Best Photos FromThe joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) BepiColombo mission performed its sixth flyby of Mercury yesterday, January 8, 2025. This historic maneuver enabled... the spacecraft to capture incredible new photos of the planet's surface from just 295 kilometers (183 miles) away.
"The book is devoid of text and so the viewer must rely on the recurring symbols, references and echoes to try to find their bearings--stone archways and doorways which lead to nowhere, hand gestures... recalling fascist salutes, brick walls and ruins," says the press release about a new photo book by Federico Clavarino. "The book opens with a broken watch mechanism in the palm of a hand--signaling that time has stood still. There is scant human presence in the images and those who are pictured are only partly shown, pictured from behind, or moving out the frame giving the impression of a silent and scarcely populated land." It continues to speak of the grand columns and structures of the old alongside collapsed umbrellas, plastic bags, rubbish and graffiti--showing a landscape at odds with...
0.03-Megapixel Pixless CameraThe Pixless camera on Kickstarter channels the lo-fi spirit of the iconic Nintendo Game Boy Camera. With similarly low image quality, the Pixless promises to capture pixel art-like digital photos with... just 0.03 megapixels of resolution.
Have a Sandisk SD card in yourImages: Sandisk / Canon If you have a Sandisk SD card in your Canon EOS R5 II, you may want to check that it's compatible. Canon recently put out a warning, reported by The Digital Picture, that... "certain SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II 64GB, 128GB and 256GB V60 cards" may cause still images taken with the camera to be "recorded as corrupted/abnormal." The exact model number of the cards will vary by region, but Sandisk's support site lays out which cards are and aren't compatible with the EOS R5 II. The cards in question have a big red "Not Compatible" stamp next to them, so they should be hard to miss. Broadly, though, the affected models are: SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II V60 64GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II V60 128GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II V60 256GB If you have an EOS R5...
Adobe's Generative AI JumpsLast year, Adobe updated its Firefly generative AI platform multiple times, the most recent coming in September. Over that time, the Lightroom and Photoshop tools that rely on the technology have... gotten steadily worse and the system's choice to add a Bitcoin logo to a photo of a seagull is a perfect distillation of the problem.
How the FantasticalWhen it was released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz broke new ground in movie production thanks largely to its remarkable lighting setup. The blockbuster prequel Wicked, based on the award-winning Broadway... play of the same name, likewise captivates contemporary audiences thanks in large part to its visual aesthetic and incredible lighting.
LG's Apple-Inspired 32-InchLG's new UltraFine 6K monitor is the first to support the new lightning-fast Thunderbolt 5 standard.
The 570-Megapixel Dark EnergyThe groundbreaking Dark Energy Camera (DECam) entered service in 2012 and served as the primary camera used for the Dark Energy Survey. The 570-megapixel camera, which features 74 total CCD image... sensors, recently captured a dazzling photo of the Antlia Cluster (Abell S636), a group of at least 230 galaxies located about 130 million light-years from Earth.
Kickstarter campaigns have some truly exciting innovations in the making. From light meters to 3D film cameras to DIY pinhole cameras, there is something distinct to revive the saturated camera... market. And now, yet in another exciting turn of events, a new camera allows you to achieve Game Boy aesthetics in your photographs. How so? Read below to discover the new invention.
Have AI Companies Run Out ofElon Musk and former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever say that AI companies have run out of real-world data to train generative models on.
Drone Footage Captures theThe L.A. wildfires are still burning but already drone footage has captured the devastating aftermath of the areas wrecked by the deadly blaze.
SanDisk SD Cards Corrupt WhenAs if photographers needed another reason to avoid SanDisk, the company's memory cards may record corrupted or unreadable still photo files when paired with the Canon R5 Mark II. At the time of... publication, there is no fix for the problem other than to stop using the cards.
The Tiny Hollyland Lark M2SThe sixth-generation Hollyland Lark Series microphone, the Lark M2S, is exceptionally tiny, weighs just seven grams (0.25 ounces), and is logo-free, ensuring it is easy to conceal while still... delivering high-quality wireless audio for videographers, content creators, vloggers, and streamers.
Google Street View ImageA Google Street View image led police to solve the mystery of a woman who wandered off from her home and couldn't be found.
Reports around upcoming Fujifilm cameras and lenses are plenty. From the GFX 100RF to a panorama camera to even the launch of the much-awaited X Pro 4, we come across reports that build up our... excitement. Like the cameras, a new report about a Fujifilm sensor is also making rounds online: the launch of a new non-stacked X-Trans CMOS. But is it the truth?
Squid Game Cameraman SpottedShooting an action sequence for a big television or movie production is fraught with logistical headaches as camera operators often have to hide in plain sight so directors can get the frames they... want.
The year 2024 ended on a challenging note for Fujifilm. While the company achieved significant profits in its second quarter, photographers expressed concerns about the lack of devices specifically... designed for their needs. Out of the four cameras released last year, two were hybrid models aimed at content creators. Consequently, the launches of dedicated devices such as the X-Pro 4 and the GFX series have been delayed. To provide Fujifilm users with a clearer understanding of the company's direction for this year and beyond, Theo Georghiades, General Manager of Fujifilm Imaging Solutions UK, shared some insights.
Viral Olympic Surf Shot TopsSports photography is a game of split-second timing and never-to-be-repeated moments, so to be at the top of your game takes no small amount of skill. The best of the best in this demanding genre has... just been recognized with the winning frames from the World Sports Photography Awards.
Panasonic GH7 sample gallery:When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. The Panasonic GH7 is the company's premier Micro Four Thirds camera for video, but it also includes all the photography... features found in its sibling, the G9 II, making it an all-around photo-video hybrid machine. As we work to wrap up our Panasonic GH7 review, we've been out shooting the camera in locations as varied as Seattle's Museum of Flight, Miami Beach at night, and Florida's Everglades National Park, which you'll find in our gallery.
Sports photography is one of the most challenging genres of the medium. It requires the same zest, talent, and hard work to nail the perfect shot as athletes prepare for the biggest championships.... Yet, despite the era-defining moments captured in sports, there is very little recognition of the craft of those behind the lens. And so, it brings us great honor to reveal the winners of the World Sports Photography Awards 2025, the only global awards dedicated to photography. The winning images will shock, surprise, and inspire you, but above all, illustrate how the unrivaled power of sports and photography.
World Sports PhotographyWorld Sports Photography Awards Winners The World Sports Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2025 competition, highlighting showstopping moments across a vast number of sporting... events. The contest included work from more than 2,200 professional sports photographers from over 96 countries around the world. In total, more than 13,000 images were submitted this year. Rising to the top and earning the overall Gold award was Tahiti-based French photographer Jerome Brouillet. His image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medin, titled "Golden Moment," was captured on the third day of the 2024 Olympic Games surfing event in Teahupo'o. Petr Slavik earned Silver with "Heaven," while Anton Anestiev earned the Bronze overall award for "Zebra Crossing." Beyond the three overall winners, the...
The rise of artificial intelligence is disrupting digital photography. In fact, it is changing the way we consume photography, and the seeds of mistrust are being sown with each passing day. In such a... scenario, it becomes increasingly challenging to find meaningful ways to change the discourse around the medium, one that is positive and inspiring. The 99 Cameras Museum, which houses the 20th century's most iconic cameras, was discovered to make us fall in love with the medium again, and that is with a new film photography exhibition, The Analog Chronicles. Here's a look at how the new series will change your perspective.