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Photokina 2016: Hands-on with Laowa 15mm F2 FE and 7.5mm F2 MFT Venus Optics is showing off two brand new lenses at Photokina - the Laowa 15mm F2 FE for Sony E-mount and 7.5mm F2 MFT for Micro Four Thirds. Photokina 2016...

Today, we know the Eiffel Tower as the much beloved symbol of Paris. It wasn't always like this though. In fact, many Parisians were not too fond of their new landmark back in 1889 and many of them wanted it taken down. ...

Prehistoric scorpions the size of a house cat? Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope

It looks like Amazon has abruptly ended its $12 per year plan that provides unlimited photo storage, which included RAW files and was a fantastic deal for photographers looking for a backup solution. Subscribers of the p...

Ok, so the X-T2 is out, Photokina is over and the GFX line is all everyone is talking about. But if we live in reality, most of us know that we likely won't be upgrading to the new GFX line for financial reasons, so let'...

Flash and accessory manufacturer Phottix has announced a new version of its Indra500 studio head that has a built-in TTL radio receiver for Canon's RT flash system. The new head can be controlled directly from a Canon RT...

Instagram has finally launched a 'save draft' feature following months of testing. With the feature, a post-in-progress can be saved as a draft when the user hits the back button, making it available for continued edits ...

Zach Galifianakis sits down with Hillary Clinton and things get weird

We all have a blind spot, both literally and metaphorically. Ansel Adams had one so big and powerful that he, Beaumont Newhall, and a few others "disappeared" some very important and wonderful photographers from the hist...

Despite initial worries that shipments on some orders could be delayed a month or even more towards the beginning of September, Amazon US now has the Fujifilm X-T2 back in stock.This had been an incredibly popular camera...

Over in Helsinki, Finland, there’s a photo studio called Cahute, named after an old French word meaning “little hut.” What’s unusual about this studio is that it shoots portraits exclusively on 8×10 direct posit...

The prospect of leaving behind the “safe route” to pursue a career in photography is daunting at the best of times, but it’s that much more difficult when friends and family don’t support your decision. Here’s ...

Softboxes are a staple light modifier for many photographers, both in the studio and on location. The Phottix Solas Series of softboxes are developed with new materials that are both lightweight and durable.

Here’s a short video showing how the British sci-fi TV show Doctor Who recreated the Beatles’ famous Abbey Road album cover photo. Since Abbey Road is an active two-way road in London, the team had to stop traffic at...

The Flickr Marketplace is no more. Two years after launching a commercial licensing marketplace--a place for Flickr users to license their images to big companies looking for “authentic” user-generated content--Yahoo...

Three Instagram photographers have been selected as recipients of this year’s Getty Images Instagram Grants. Their mobile-shared photos have earned them each $10,000 and an exhibition in New York. Back in 2015, Getty I...

The opening helicopter shot is incredible

If you’re a member of the photo sharing service Flickr, you might want to change your password as soon as possible. Yahoo, which owns Flickr, has reportedly suffered a major hack. Recode reports that Yahoo is preparing...

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at running your own Ramen shop

The Canon EOS M5 launches the M line of mirrorless cameras into greater significance than ever before. With abundant external controls, a mature touchscreen interface and extremely impressive Dual Pixel autofocus, it's a...

We dropped in on indie/pro video camera and grading software maker, Blackmagic Design and were impressed by their Video Assist monitor/recorders. Alongside demos of various cameras (which now range from Micro Four Thirds...

Photokina's Greatest Hits Every two years, all eyes in the photography world are focused on Cologne, Germany for the biennial Photokina tradeshow. The first Photokina was in 1950, and it moved into the giant Koelnmesse ...