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The thrift store challenge is over. Student finds pristine Leica M2 for only $5
May 17, 2017
John Aldred
I like thrift stores as much as the next photographer. And garage sales, car boot sales, and other places where another man’s trash is my…
A widower’s heartbreaking appeal for the last photo of his wife before she died
May 17, 2017
John Aldred
A widower in the UK is appealing to help find the stranger who shot the last photo of him and his wife together before she…
Photographer leaves out photo from bodybuilding contest gallery because of contestant’s excess skin
May 16, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Imagine exercising your butt off, entering the bodybuilding competition, only to later find out your photo was omitted from the contest gallery because you’re not…
“MySpace Tom” became a photographer after selling MySpace, and he’s darn good
May 15, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
You must remember the recognizable photo of a smiling man named Tom, who was your no. 1 friend on MySpace. In 2005, News Corporation bought…
FilmLab app lets you scan and process film with your smartphone in a few seconds
May 13, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
No matter if you shoot film or digital, I’m sure you have at least a few rolls of film lying around the house. Our parents…
Polaroid sold to The Impossible Project’s largest shareholder
May 13, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The owner of well-known Polaroid brand, PLR IP Holdings, LLC, now has a new owner. A group of investors has bought 100% of the shares,…
Action camera captures bear chasing a cyclist
May 10, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
With the expansion and increased availability of action cameras, we’ve seen tons of different videos. Many of them are really epic, fun or so stupid…
Photographer Souvid Datta admits plagiarizing the work of Mary Ellen Mark
May 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Imitation can be a form of learning, and using other people’s photos to create something new is perfectly fine. But when one awarded photographer takes…
Festival organisers blow millions on Instagram posts and marketing leaving no budget for the festival itself
May 4, 2017
John Aldred
When you’re organising a festival, or any kind of event, really, you need to advertise. But one month before the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas…
The Guggenheim Museum shares over 200 free art books through their online archive
May 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Guggenheim Museum has a real treat for all art lovers and book worms. They have released an online library containing over 200 art books,…