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    The camera lenses of the future could be thinner than the light they focus

    Jun 3, 2016 John Aldred

    A team at Harvard University have build a lens that’s thinner than the waves of light it focuses.  Based on light-warping metamaterials, this lens may one…

    Sugar Land, Texas erects statues in honour of selfie shooters

    Jun 2, 2016 John Aldred

    People have been creating statues to celebrate the the real and fictional characters they have admired for at least the last 35,000 years.  Washington has Lincoln,…

    Lens falls on ice during Hockey NHL Stanley Cup Finals, players think it’s a puck and hit it away. Ouch!

    Jun 2, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Here is one thing you don’t want happening to you if you are covering the Hockey Stanley Cup Finals. One of the journalists covering the event…

    Couple “saved by selfie” in England’s Peak District National Park

    Jun 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Reaching into five counties, and seeing more than 10 million visitors each year, the Peak District offers some of the most amazing views of the…

    Here is how to composite around the world, get free LUT sets and win a 30% discount

    Jun 1, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    I know how hard it is to find a good set of backplates for your composites. If you don’t travel the world, your options are…

    PSEUDO Film Canister plans to succeed where others failed, bringing digital sensors to 35mm bodies

    Jun 1, 2016 John Aldred

    I’d love nothing more than to be able to slap a digital sensor into my old mechanical film bodies and wander off doing some street photography….

    Adele stops concert to call out a filming fan, telling her “take your tripod down”

    Jun 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Whenever you use the words “concert” and “photography” in the same sentence, emotions often tend to start flying.  Whether you’re a professional trying to earn…

    Timelapse showing Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on descent

    May 28, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    While technically, this clip is described as a sped up video, I am going to let it fall under the timelapse category, because some achievements need…

    Man takes selfie with walrus, pays with his life

    May 28, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    As the selfie bar keeps getting higher, we report more and more sad selfie stories, and while some may argue that selfie caused deaths is the…

    Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art Lens may be coming as soon as September

    May 27, 2016 John Aldred

    Canon Rumors have reported that Sigma will be introducing an 85mm f/1.4 DG Art series lens at Photokina in September. With rumours that Sigma are…