Photography News

Following a teaser released yesterday, Nikon has officially announced the development of its new mirrorless camera system. While few details were given, we do have confirmation that the system will unsurprisingly feature a new mount.

NASA has announced plans to bring nine “social media-savvy” photographers together this August to take and share photos from inside the facility in which its latest rockets and spacecrafts are being constructed, in a scheme the agency is calling “Photo #NASASocial.”

Elinchrom is joining forces with Red Bull to offer the best action photographers with reliable and robust flashes. It will translate into more behind-the-scenes content and inspirational content for all of us as well.

Imagine getting a call out of the blue telling you that were being given $25,000 by an anonymous donor to do with whatever you pleased. One photographer's organization has made that call 220 times, giving out a total of $5.5 million dollars, and now, she's finally revealing herself.

A man has proposed to his photographer girlfriend in an unconventional manner: etching a huge thigh tattoo of a vintage film camera along with the message, “Can’t Picture Myself Without You. WYMM?”

Nikon just released a teaser video for what is undeniably a new camera. The thin form-factor, large screen-to-body ratio, and even a new exterior lens design all point to the much-rumored mirrorless camera system expected to be released at or before September's Photokina event.

Sad news out of Iowa, as a photographer's 65-year-old business was destroyed when a powerful tornado ripped through his town.

No stranger to controversy, Time Magazine is sparking debate again with their most recent cover, an eerie combination of Trump's and Putin’s faces, the magazine’s response to the former’s desire for a summit with the Russian president.

The basis for many photographers choosing Canon has always been their lens lineup, and that line up should be growing even larger very soon. The drool-worthy, professional red ring "L" series super-telephoto lenses from Canon are getting some upgrades.

You read that correctly: f/1. Fujifilm is planning a lens that will be the first of its kind.

Fujifilm isn't playing around. Today, the company announced two new professional-level lenses, the XF 200mm f/2 OIS WR (with included XF 1.4x TC WR Teleconverter) and the XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR.

The second-best-selling photography book of all time in the “Digital Photography” section of Amazon has been made available for free download by its authors, who are currently celebrating reaching one million subscribers on YouTube.

This week Gitzo announced two new products for Sony camera owners: a Traveler series tripod kit with a custom-fitted plate for the latest Alpha mirrorless camera models, plus an Arca type L-bracket to take it to the next level.

In a world first, phone manufacturer Huawei have launched a photography competition which sees their phone’s artificial intelligence serve as one of the judges.

It was announced this week that Adobe is developing the full version of their photo-editing software Photoshop for the iPad and other mobile devices. The news was confirmed by Adobe’s chief product officer, Scott Belsky.

As the World Cup nears a close, FIFA has ordered broadcasters to stop zooming in on "hot women" in crowds at matches.

Homeland Security did its best impression of the Party from 1984 this week after taking to Twitter to claim that photography can be a sign of terrorism.

EyeEm and Space for Arts are teaming up to give photographers free studio time in New York City to photograph and pursue passion projects. Here’s all the info you need.

Today, Apple announced a hefty refresh of the MacBook Pro. The top end now comes with up to six cores, 32 GB of RAM, and up to 4 TB of SSD storage. The price of that storage might make you fall over, but these are updates for which power users have been waiting for for far too long.

The Pelican 1510 is the ideal case for a ton of photographers and videographers, as it has Pelican toughness, loads of great features, and it's the maximum carry-on size, making it the perfect solution for those traveling to tough locations. Today only, you can get a great deal on the Pelican 1510.

Meet the Coolpix P1000, Nikon’s new announcement which features 125x optical zoom.

Moment is known for its fantastic smartphones lenses bringing DSLR like experience on your mobile device. They are releasing a new version of their app to offer you the best photographic experience possible on your phone, even if you don’t own any of their lenses.

The folks at B&H Photo are offering blowout savings on most Fujifilm products! Below are a few products that I'm definitely contemplating adding to my bag.

A wedding job for one Turkish photographer took a dramatic turn last week, after he ended up in a physical altercation with his client, even breaking his nose upon learning the bride-to-be was only 15 years old.

In a court ruling last week, Robert Davidson, the sculptor of a Statue of Liberty replica in Las Vegas, was awarded $3.5 million because the U.S. Postal Service mistakenly licensed a photo of his statue instead of the real Lady Liberty.

Phase One has announced a new series of Capture One Style Packs titled "Latitude." The series contains two stunning packages: Latitude | Deep Forest and Latitude | Sunbound. These inspired timesavers adjust images quickly and easily while preserving exposure and adding creative flair.

I don't think there's any topic that's producing more anticipation in the world of gear than the upcoming Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras. And that anticipation is only going to heat up more with this news about Canon's upcoming cameras (yes, plural).

Details have emerged of a deal between Getty Images and Melania Trump, in which the latter benefited financially from a sum of at least $100,000 in an agreement that also saw the Trump family’s images used only in positive news stories.

A legal battle that erupted between a photographer and a Film Festival after the latter used a copyrighted photo has concluded with a federal court in Virginia, which ruled that taking an image from the Internet without permission for a commercial website can be considered fair use.

Pentax continues to commit to its K-mount lens lineup with the announcement of the new 50mm f/1.4.

Major changes are happening at 500px. The photo-sharing platform is to cease permitting photographers to license their photos under a Creative Commons license, effective July 1. Announcing the news, 500px also shut down its stock photo subsidiary, 500px Marketplace.

You want your pictures and videos to look like Oscar movies, but you’re not sure how to do that? Lutify.me has got you covered with its latest update adding nine LUTs and presets inspired by famous awarded movies.

Leica has released a new firmware update that adds new features and adjustments to some of their popular digital cameras.

A slimmed-down version of the wildly popular photo sharing social network was launched in Mexico this week and is probably coming to more countries later this year.

Adobe’s Behance has been around for over a decade and continues to grow as a platform for creators to share their work. Mostly known for promoting the work of illustrators and graphic designers, Behance’s reach for photographers is continually growing, and today marks the most significant update to Behance since its start.

The Sony a9 now has a professional super-telephoto lens to complement its insane autofocus and frame rates. Today, you can preorder the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens, the world's lightest 400mm f/2.8 lens.

If you have been looking to have a deeper understanding of your camera, here is an excellent offer for you. Today, CreativeLive is having a huge giveaway of their series of camera tutorials.

A new announcement from the SD Association reveals the maximum capacity SD cards can store is to jump from 2 TB to a whopping 128 TB thanks to a new SD Express standard. Select cards will also run with a maximum transfer speed rate of 985 MB/s.

PONF is a multi-format camera still in the works, but that will launch with both film and digital backs through a presale later this year. In the meantime, you have a chance to be heard and help them decide what they should be looking at if they want you as a customer.

Getty Images is coming under fire on social media after having published a gallery of the World Cup's "sexiest fans." The gallery has since been deleted.

MagMod has become known for pushing the boundaries of light modifier design. They always put quality, portability, and ease of use into all of their products. With the release of three new lighting tools, they don’t disappoint.

If there's one thing all photographers need, it's power, power, and more power. Today only, you can take half off this complete kit, which includes a large battery pack, power inverter for charging devices like laptops, and a solar panel for working off the grid.

In another innovative use of unmanned aerial photography technology, journalists are using drones to view conditions at detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Processing raw files accurately drastically reduces the amount of time spent in Photoshop. On June 23, learn for free from one of the top beauty photographers and retouchers, Tina Eisen, how to use Capture One to get as close to the final image as possible.

One of the great benefits of buying gear online is the ability to buy cameras, expensive lenses, etc. and not have to pay sales tax (if ordered from out of state). That all appears to be changing now.

A few years back I had heard about the Sigma Art lenses from my buddy Tom Harmon and when he started speaking really highly of the lens he had just got, I began to have some faith in them. After that, a lot of my photography buddy's and other sources started raving about the Sigma Art lenses and now here they are for the Sony E mount.

Instagram just released a new feature that had been rumored for a while: long format videos. Named IGTV, the service will let users share and watch one-hour long clips. But will it be good enough to compete with existing platforms such as YouTube?

The all-in-one photo editor from ON1 has learned some new tricks. This free update includes performance and organizational improvements as well as new tools such as LUTs for color grading.

If you’ve been waiting for a good deal to come around to upgrade your gear, your patience has paid off. B&H is throwing a two-day Mega Deal Zone featuring popular name brand products for photography and video.

Adobe has realized the need to make video editing easier than it is with Premiere, After Effects, and the like. And they've now created Project Rush, a way to edit in the cloud using your desktop computer, phone, or tablet.