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Photographer charged and beaten by police for shooting a lockdown enforcement in South Africa
May 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
On 15 May, police officers in Meqheleng, South Africa reportedly beat photographer Paul Nthoba. He was photographing them for a local newspaper while they were…
Cine Gear Expo 2020 in Los Angeles has been cancelled due to coronavirus
May 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Cine Gear Expo, which was supposed to take place this fall, was cancelled altogether. The reason is not surprising at all – like all events…
Sony’s new AI image sensors could become the future of cameras everywhere
May 19, 2020
John Aldred
Sony recently announced a pair of new smartphone-sized IMX camera sensors. They’re the first two models of what Sony calls their “intelligent vision” sensors. Sony…
When life imitates art – Roadrunner caught on camera being chased by coyote in Arizona desert
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
As a kid growing up, I used to watch Looney Tunes cartoons all the time. The Road Runner cartoons were definitely favourites, as Wile E….
BBC releases photos of 100+ empty popular TV show sets to spice up your Zoom & Skype calls
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
With much of the world now working from home and communicating via Skype, Zoom and other online video conferencing platforms, the standard headshot against the…
Tennessee: Shooting creepy photos of women ruled legal because it was done in public
May 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A 40-year-old-man who was following women and photographing them was recently freed from all charges despite the fact that he pointed his camera at their…
September’s IBC 2020 trade show in Amsterdam has been cancelled due to coronavirus
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
IBC is one of the world’s largest trade shows when it comes to video production. It takes place in Amsterdam each September, coupling nicely with…
Tourist in Hawaii breaks mandatory quarantine, gets arrested after sharing beach photos on Instagram
May 18, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Sharing photos of your exotic vacation on social networks can be a double-edged sword, especially during the pandemic. For a 23-year-old tourist from New York,…
Autel Robotics wins patent suit over DJI – Calls for stop of sale and import of most DJI drones
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
Autel Robotics USA has won a pretty major victory over competing drone manufacturer DJI. The suit claimed that many of DJI’s consumer drones have been…
The SMOOTH-X is a sub $60, foldable smartphone Gimbal
May 17, 2020
Udi Tirosh
Zhiyun just announced a smartphone gimbal that is cheaper than a cup of soup in some restaurants – the Smooth X. I am actually kinda…