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Philadelphia urbex photographer killed after flash flooding swept her away
Jun 4, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A 30-year-old urbex photographer Rebecca Bunting died after flash flooding swept her away in on 2 June. She was reportedly shooting photos in Pennypack Creek…
New “NOCT” trademark hints at upcoming Nikon mirrorless low light performance
Jun 4, 2018
John Aldred
It seems like Nikon might actually be making an effort with their new mirrorless offering, after all. A derivative of Nox, Latin for “night”, NOCT…
Weather satellite releases incredible time-lapse photos of the Earth
Jun 2, 2018
Chad Verzosa
Looking at pictures of our own planet isn’t really a big deal anymore. But witnessing high-definition timelapse of clouds and even wildfires from space? Now that’s…
Licensed or Not? A Closer Look at the Fox News Flood Footage Fiasco
Jun 1, 2018
Allen Murabayashi
In the face of breaking news, smartphones have made everyone a frontline reporter, and social media has allowed users to become self-publishers. However, with a…
Patent shows new Canon full frame mirrorless lens mount may be compatible with EF lenses
Jun 1, 2018
John Aldred
A new patent spotted by Canon News shows a lens mount that looks similar to both Canon’s EF and EF-M mounts but is actually neither. The…
500px Marketplace shuts down, Getty Images will soon take over
Jun 1, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Getty Images has announced an exclusive distribution partnership with 500px. Starting from late June 2018, 500px Marketplace will quit direct sales and e-commerce. Instead, Getty…
The GDPR – how bad is it for photographers?
May 31, 2018
Hendrik Wieduwilt
The EU has a new data protection law, the so-called GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation, or as we Germans like to call it: “Datenschutzgrundverordnung”…
Camera+ 2 brings a new interface, raw editing and dual camera support to your iPhone
May 31, 2018
John Aldred
Camera+ is one of my favourite iOS apps. It’s almost certainly the one I’ve used the most during the time that I owned iPhones. Whenever…
US Copyright Office proposes 41% increase in copyright registration fees
May 31, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing changes to fees for copyright registration. The Office has issued a statement outlining the proposed changes in detail, but…
Leaked Panasonic GH5/GH5S/G9 firmware updates made official
May 25, 2018
John Aldred
It probably wasn’t much of a surprise that Panasonic was planning to release new GH5, GH5S and G9 firmware updates. Mostly because Panasonic are always…