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    It’s official – Bowens is dead after 94 years
    Jul 20, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    As we reported a few days ago, it seems that Bowens has gone into liquidation. And now they’ve confirmed – after 94 years in the…

    Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh shot a secret new movie with an iPhone
    Jul 20, 2017 John Aldred

    We’re constantly being told that “it’s not about the gear”, and to just go out and create with what we have. Typically by people with…

    London restaurant gives you “Instagram kit” so you can take better food photos
    Jul 20, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    In some restaurants, the food looks so good that it calls for a photo before you dig in. But London restaurant Dirty Bones took a…

    Beware: scammers using Facebook Marketplace and Venmo to steal camera gear
    Jul 19, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

      For two weeks now, there has been an ongoing scam that caused twenty people from LA to lose thousands of dollars in camera gear….

    Want your photographic gear nicely handled by FEDEX? Better make a big media splash
    Jul 18, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Not long ago, photographer Marc Weisberg shared with us a very unpleasant experience he had with FedEx. They failed to deliver the gear on time…

    Family of camera assistant killed while shooting on train tracks awarded over $11 million
    Jul 18, 2017 John Aldred

    Midnight Rider was to be a biographical movie on the journey of Gregg Allman. From struggling artist to the eventual success of the Allman Brothers…

    There’s a drone flying around the International Space Station – and it’s adorable
    Jul 18, 2017 John Aldred

    Looking like something pulled right out of Wall-E, there’s a spherical object floating around the International Space Station. This object is Int-Ball, a camera drone…

    Google AI now takes professional photos. And it does it based on Street View images
    Jul 17, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Thanks to Google Street View, we can see many corners of the world we may never even visit.  Some artists even use it to create…

    These are the top 10 film stocks that photographers prefer
    Jul 17, 2017 Vincent Moschetti

    When a new film photographer asks the community which films are the best, all voices tend to agree on Porta, Tri-X, and HP5 but are…

    Another photography giant fatality – Bowens International going into liquidation
    Jul 14, 2017 John Aldred

    Just over one year ago, Bowens along with Calumet were snapped up by investment company Aurelius. At that time, their press release waxed lyrical about…