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This Microbiologist Can Spot Your Fake Images
When National Geographic published Beth Moon's images of "the world's oldest trees by starlight," seasoned astrophotographers like Adrien Mauduit cried foul. Not only were sections of the sky cloned, but specific stars were appearing in portions of the sky that…
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Are You an Ethical Photographer?
A group of boys in Baraboo, WI assembled for a junior prom photo and posed with a Nazi salute. One of the boys posted the image to Twitter with the caption “We even got the black kid to throw it…
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Have Camera, Will Travel: 40 Exciting Photography Workshops Happening in 2019 & 2020
After taking a little hiatus, we’re back with our comprehensive list of some of the best workshops available to photographers of all skill levels. We’ve got everything from bucket-list worthy international trips to online courses you can take from the…
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Photo Mechanic 6 (Still) Supports PhotoShelter Uploads
Photo Mechanic built its reputation on being the fastest software to ingest, review, and keyword images. And although a slew of image browsing and editing software has been introduced in its wake, Photo Mechanic – now in version 6 –…
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How Rhinos Changed the Trajectory of Ami Vitale’s Career
For a long time, Ami Vitale’s dream was to be a war correspondent. After graduating with an International Relations degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, she worked as an Editor at the Associated Press and then moved abroad to pursue journalism, eventually…
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April 18, 2019

Exploring Extreme Climates with Maria Sahai

Maria Sahai’s work makes you want to get a credit card with better travel miles. A Fujifilm-X photographer and f-stop gear ambassador, she’s best known…

April 17, 2019

Instagram Hashtags for Food Photographers

Earlier this year we released The 2019 Photographer's Guide to Instagram Hashtags in partnership with Feature Shoot. The guide includes curated lists of some of…

April 16, 2019

A Final Review of the Leica Q: 3.5 Years in the Making

If there’s a fundamental flaw with product reviews, it’s the typically short duration that reviewers have with the item before hitting a publishing deadline or…

April 15, 2019

Can Viewing Photos Be Hazardous to Your Health?

Facebook's content moderators have to look at some awful images and video to protect the rest of us from graphic content. Casey Newton at The…

April 11, 2019

Why Can’t We Celebrate An Image Without Snark?

I've read The Onion headlines and McSweeney's pieces that have knocked me off my chair. I can still remember staying up late during high school…

April 11, 2019

How Photojournalism and Tech Intersect in “Texting Syria”

Our fascination with the relationship between photography and technology is no secret—in fact, it’s the subject of our latest podcast. We believe that understanding the…

April 8, 2019

Can you become famous by just photographing Beyoncé?

It certainly won't hurt your career if Queen Bey hires you for a photo shoot, but the photographers who have worked with her in the…

April 4, 2019

Pointe and Shoot: Discussing Dance Photography with Kike Calvo

For National Geographic photographer, author and visual anthropologist Kike Calvo, combining photography and his love of dance has been a lifelong project. He notes that…

April 1, 2019

Filters Ain’t Just Optical Anymore

In traditional photography, filters were used to block certain frequencies of light or to create in-camera effects like starbursts or soft focus. But in the…

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