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The Camera Canopy stops your camera getting wet in the rain – and it’s a real thing
Nov 11, 2019
John Aldred
It turns out that the Camera Canopy, first shown off near the beginning of this year, wasn’t a prank after all. It’s a real genuine…
Photographer trampled to death by a wild elephant after getting too close to its herd
Nov 11, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
India’s West Bengal state has seen eight trampling deaths in the past ten days. The latest tragedy happened when a photographer got too close to…
Instagram to start testing hidden likes in the USA this week
Nov 10, 2019
John Aldred
Instagram will begin hiding the like counter for some people in the USA this week, according to Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri. The possibility that Instagram…
The QooCam 8K is the world’s first 8K 360° camera that actually fits in your pocket
Nov 9, 2019
John Aldred
There are a number of pocketable 360° cameras out there now, like the Insta360 ONE X, Insta360 EVO, YI 360 VR, and countless others, but…
Two teens responsible for killing photographer to be tried as adults, could be sentenced to life
Nov 8, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In September current year, photographer Victoria Schafer tragically lost her life after she was hit by a falling branch of a tree. Two teenagers were…
Sony teases their new IMX686 quad Bayer smartphone sensor with sample photos
Nov 8, 2019
John Aldred
Sony seems to have taken a bit of a back seat to Samsung lately when it comes to smartphone sensors. With many of them utilising…
Getty Images is dumping rights-managed “creative” image licenses to go exclusively royalty-free
Nov 8, 2019
John Aldred
Getty Images has announced that after poring over sales data and customer research, they’re ditching the rights-managed licensing options and going over to royalty-free for…
Video captures the moment a woman almost falls into the Grand Canyon while shooting a photo
Nov 8, 2019
John Aldred
Stupid selfie risks seem to be on the rise, leading to ever-increasing bans on places where you can shoot. But being stupid while shooting photos…
VueScan reverse engineered over 6,000 scanner drivers to bring compatibility to macOS Catalina
Nov 7, 2019
John Aldred
macOS Catalina killed support for 32-Bit applications. This includes many (still) popular applications like Aperture and iPhoto, but also a lot of hardware for which…
Elle Germany publicly apologizes after insinuating that black models are “a trend”
Nov 7, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Elle Germany has recently come under fire after publishing a “racially insensitive” issue. The November 2019 issue contains a tagline reading “black is back” along…