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Clever Parody Mocks Apple’s Brag Campaign By Displaying Photos Also Shot On iPhone 6

Mar 27, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

Those Apple advertisements featuring gorgeous photos and a simple line of text which shares the photographer’s name along with “Shot on iPhone 6” are starting…



A New Law Allows Indiana Photographers to Refuse Same-Sex Clients

Mar 27, 2015 Liron Samuels

A bill called ‘Religious Freedom Restoration’, recently approved by Indiana’s Senate Judiciary Committee, was signed earlier today by governor Mike Pence. The bill’s authors stated…



Facebook to Support Spherical Interactive Video in News Feed

Mar 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

These 360-degree interactive videos are shot with up to 24 cameras at a time, allowing the viewer to change the point of view in any…



Rentmeester v. Nike Jumpman Logo Lawsuit to be Heard in June 2016

Mar 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

Just one week after Nike filed to dismiss Jacobus Rentmeester’s lawsuit, a proposed schedule was filed on Tuesday in a Portland federal court. The 17-page…



Heidi Levine is the Inaugural Winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

Mar 25, 2015 Liron Samuels

The award, given by the International Women’s Media Foundation, was created in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed while covering…



Paul C. Buff, the Man Behind White Lightning, AlienBees and Einstein Flashes, Dies at Age 78.

Mar 24, 2015 Liron Samuels

Buff, through a company carrying his name, has been creating studio flashes since 1981 when he introduced the game-changing White Lightning flash. In 2001, realizing…



Studio Binder Aims to Simplify the Chore of Coordinating Talent

Mar 23, 2015 JP Danko

For a recent bridal photography fashion session, I had over thirty emails flying around between myself and my talent just to confirm availability, let everyone…



Bill Criminalizing Photographers Leads to Death Threats; Will Be Amended

Mar 21, 2015 Liron Samuels

The backlash sparked by Bill 2918, which would make photographing police within 25 feet of them a misdemeanor, went far beyond the usual social media…



ESA Captures Total Solar Eclipse from Space

Mar 20, 2015 Liron Samuels

The total solar eclipse I’ve been telling you about (here and here) ended just minutes ago. For those who were unable to see it due…



Photographer Sues EliteDaily Over Unauthorised Use Of Photos

Mar 20, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

EliteDaily, one of the top 1000 most visited websites in the world, is being sued by photographer Peter Menzel. On April 15, 2014, the viral…