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Get ready for the spectacular Perseids meteor shower next month
Jul 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Even though there are many meteor showers each year, the Perseids holds the crown as the best of them all. And its most spectacular nights…
Court rules again: Embedding an Instagram photo isn’t copyright infringement
Jul 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Two photographers have lost a copyright case against Instagram. The court recently ruled that embedding photos on third-party websites is not a copyright infringement. This…
Singer sparks a debate after stopping concert to call out selfie-taking fans
Jul 20, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Country singer Miranda Lambert recently got to the center of attention after she stopped singing in the middle of a concert. She did it to…
My experience shooting the Litli-Hrútur volcano eruption
Jul 20, 2023
Idan Arad
I got to shoot the Litli-Hrútur volcano eruption almost by accident. I just happened to be in the area, as the saying goes. That said,…
Street artist steals photographer’s work in pro-Russia propaganda mural
Jul 20, 2023
Alex Baker
Australian photographer, Helen Whittle, has expressed deep pain after discovering her image of her daughter has been used in a pro-Russia mural on a war-ravaged…
Alaska photographer’s final moments captured on his own GoPro
Jul 20, 2023
Alex Baker
A photographer from Juneau, Alaska, inadvertently filmed his own tragic fate on a glacial lake. Paul Rodriguez Jr., a 43-year-old outdoor enthusiast, met with a…
You can now download a virtual camera for shooting virtual photos within Blender
Jul 19, 2023
John Aldred
Some of you might remember a bizarre virtual camera we featured recently. It was a 3D virtual camera, constructed in Blender, that used models of…
Zeiss targets virtual production with motion tracking company acquisition
Jul 19, 2023
John Aldred
Zeiss has acquired UK-based Ncam Technologies Ltd. Founded in 2012, Ncam is a developer of camera tracking systems. These are used for things like motion…
VFX artist loses his gear bag, the community gets together to help him get it back
Jul 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Filmmaker and VFX artist Mohamad Sofian lost his bag on a flight when someone took it by mistake. It’s frustrating enough as is, but for…
Toronto zoo: “Stop showing phone videos to gorillas, it upsets them”
Jul 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
It’s not only that our children and we spend too much time staring at our phone screens – even the gorillas are, according to the…