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Photographer Wally McNamee Talks About His Time With John F. Kennedy
May 8, 2014
Maaz Khan
“He would allow people to photograph his most unguarded moments with his family.” Wally McNamee used to work for Newsweek, a job that took him…
LAPD Reaches Out to Social Media and Launches a Crowd-Sourcing Tool For Gathering Photo and Video Evidence
May 6, 2014
Maaz Khan
Recently, there was a riot in Isla Vista, California. As the investigation behind it continues, the LAPD’s decided to try something unusual in the hopes…
VSCO Gains Recognition as it Receives $40 Million in Investments
May 6, 2014
Maaz Khan
Visual Supply Company [VSCO] is a small company in Oakland, California. Right now, they employ 43 people. You’ve probably seen their name pop up on…
Amazon’s New Patent: Why We Should Probably Chill Out
May 6, 2014
Maaz Khan
There’s been news circulating around of a new patent Amazon’s recently secured itself with, and it sounds a bit ridiculous when you take a look…
There Goes Your Workday: Toronto Star Photojournalists Show Us How They Get Their Shots
May 6, 2014
Maaz Khan
Three nights ago, the Houston Rockets were taken out of the NBA Playoffs after Damian Lillard made a layup with 0.9 seconds left in the…
You Can Close The Studio, Amazon Patents Photographing On Seamless White
May 6, 2014
Udi Tirosh
I am not really sure how to tag this other than a big #fail for the USPTO, or a huge Kudos for Amazon’s IP attorneys….
Yosemite National Park Puts A Ban On Drone Usage
May 4, 2014
Udi Tirosh
It seems that the next battle on photography is about drones. Between photographers, videographers, police, FAA and courts, this battle is still wide open. The…
Security Guard and Photographer Skirmish ends with Memory card Deleted and Damaged Gear
Apr 30, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Over the time we’ve seen a lot of Police activity we tag under photography is not a crime, but I think that this is the…
Photographer finds Developed Kodak Super XX Roll of an Unknown Man’s Life Post-WW2
Apr 28, 2014
Maaz Khan
If you read my last post, I was emphasizing heavily on how important photography is to our time today; it’s become a way for us…
History.JPG: The American Museum of Natural History Digitizes its Photography Collection for Online Public Access
Apr 28, 2014
Maaz Khan
Back about two hundred years ago, the development of chemical photography brought forth the first camera. For the next one-hundred and fifty years, most photographers…