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Russian movie accused of stealing “Human Christmas Tree” photo idea for its marketing poster
Jan 31, 2022
John Aldred
We see almost daily reports of photographers having their work stolen and reproduced elsewhere without permission and against their wishes. But it’s not often that…
Photographer assaulted while photographing a wedding couple in San Francisco
Jan 31, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
A wedding photographer recently got assaulted in the middle of doing his job. While photographing a wedding couple in San Francisco, the photographer got assaulted…
Joby just dropped a whole bunch of new microphones for content creators
Jan 31, 2022
John Aldred
Joby, the company famous for its GorillaPod line of bendy tripods, has always had a pretty strong focus on vloggers, social media shooters and self-contained…
Photographer dies from hypothermia on busy Paris street after being ignored
Jan 31, 2022
Alex Baker
Swiss photographer René Robert died after suffering a dizzy spell and falling on a Paris street in his neighbourhood. Robert was ignored by passersby and…
Three Canon RF mount cameras rumoured for 2022 including EOS R/RP replacements and one APS-C
Jan 28, 2022
John Aldred
Rumours about new Canon cameras seem to have been fairly quiet since the Canon EOS R3 was announced. At least, they’ve been very quiet when…
Hiker dies after falling 700 feet in selfie slip
Jan 28, 2022
Alex Baker
A young man hiking and camping in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix Arizona plunged to his death after attempting to take a selfie on a…
The Digi Swap is an adapter to shoot your old cameras with your smartphone’s sensor instead of film
Jan 27, 2022
John Aldred
Well, we never really did see “digital film” come to fruition, but this might be the next best thing to let you use your film…
Flying a drone in Iran sends a French tourist to jail for 8 years
Jan 27, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
A French tourist has been arrested in Iran after he was caught flying a drone. He was accused of espionage and arrested in 2020, and…
Syrp to be rebranded “Syrp Lab” with products folded into the Manfrotto Move ecosystem
Jan 26, 2022
John Aldred
New Zealand based camera slider and timelapse gear company, Syrp has announced that it’s rebranding itself to Syrp Lab and that its products will be…
Nirvana photographer hits back at angry fans over NFT sales
Jan 26, 2022
Alex Baker
Never-before-seen concert photos of Nirvana from 1991 will go on sale as NFTs on February 20th, Kurt Cobain’s birthday. News of the release, however, has…