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    JWST Spots a Rare Beast: A Possible Direct-Collapse Black Hole
    Jul 16, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has stunned astronomers yet again. This time, it may have caught something never seen before. Scientists believe JWST has…

    Is Manual Focus Relevant in the Digital Age?
    Jul 16, 2025 David Prochnow

    Photographers are spoiled with a wealth of “automatic” features on today’s cameras. Autoexposure, auto white balance, and autofocus make taking a photograph as easy as…

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    These 5 Photo-Sharing Platforms Actually Grow Your Audience
    Jul 16, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

    Let’s discuss something that might be on your mind. Where can you share your fantastic photos so that people can see them? You put a…

    Askar 71F: A Full-Frame Flat-Field Wonder for Astrophotographers
    Jul 15, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The Askar 71F is a wide-field imaging telescope built for simplicity and performance. Designed with photographers in mind, it delivers pinpoint stars across a full-frame…

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    How to Create Stunning Black & White Landscapes Every Time?
    Jul 15, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

    Black and white photography has a unique charm that many people love. It removes the colors, allowing you to focus on shapes, textures, and, most…

    Local photography

    Why Local Photography Might Be the Best Thing You Can Do to Improve?
    Jul 15, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

    I used to believe that outstanding photographs needed grand locations. The type of scenery you fly long distances to get to. Mountain ranges, glaciers, and…

    Aftershoot Rolls Out AI Retouching to Speed Up Portrait Workflows, and it's Free Until September

    Aftershoot Rolls Out AI Retouching to Speed Up Portrait Workflows, and it’s Free Until September
    Jul 15, 2025 Alex Baker

    Aftershoot has just rolled out the early release of its new AI Retouching tool, aiming to simplify portrait retouching. Retouching is one of the most…

    Stellarvue SVX090T: A Refractor for Serious Observers and Imagers
    Jul 15, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    The Stellarvue SVX090T is a high-end 90 mm apochromatic refractor. It’s designed for both visual astronomy and astrophotography. Made in the USA, it combines expert…

    Reflecting on Some Polarizing Filter Pranks
    Jul 15, 2025 David Prochnow

    Every photographer knows the benefits of using a screw-in polarizing filter for minimizing glare from water and windows. There are a couple of other lesser…

    Hubble Photographs a Time Capsule: Globular Cluster NGC 1786
    Jul 14, 2025 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    ESA/Hubble has released a dazzling new image of the globular cluster NGC 1786 in incredible detail. This image became their “Picture of the Week.” Captured…