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Those who want to photograph the night sky can leverage techniques common to all of landscape photography, but they still need to know when, and where, the objects they want to capture in the night sky are going to happen. To help out with that, Telescope Guide has released its 2021-2022 Astronomy Guide and Events

Razer has announced a new 27-inch PC monitor that it says is the first in the industry to receive THX certification. It features a Quad HD (1440p) monitor with a 165Hz refresh rate, a one-millisecond response time, and covers 95% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. Razer says that this new monitor keeps the same design

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photographing Afghans in the Forever War – Adam Ferguson Disillusioned with making photos that turned soldiers into heroes, the photojournalist turned to civilians to show the

[embedded content] Sports photographers and videographers usually work stealthily in the background, documenting athletes without distracting from the competition, but one cameraman in China stole the show after he outran the sprinters in a 100m race. The college student videographer at Datong University in northern China’s Shanxi province was tasked with shooting the 100-meter sprint

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a way to use smartphone photos to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in the mouth. The method can visually identify microbes on the skin that contribute to acne as well as those that cause gingivitis and dental plaques. The team was led by Ruikang Wang,

[embedded content] Minutiaecoins itself as the “anti-social” social app. It challenges conventional design by restricting users to just one minute of usage per day and anonymizes shares in an attempt to encourage users to “embrace the boring and mundane.” Four years ago, the “Anti-Social” photo project “Minutiae” was released through the Apple App Store. Since

A new report alleges that not only is Facebook working on its first smartwatch, but it will also come equipped with two cameras, with at least one capable of being detached from the wrist to more easily function as a photo and video capture device. The Verge reports that it has learned that Facebook’s smartwatch’s

[embedded content] A wedding venue in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom has just published an incredibly ambitious, scripted, single-shot first-person view drone video that takes viewers on a 500-meter journey through the full grounds of its picturesque rural location. Clearly influenced by the recent viral videos produced by Jay Christiensen of Minnesota-based Rally Studios — like this

Google has announced that Night Sight, its low-light photography feature that is commonly used for astrophotography applications, is getting video support. While it is technically a video, more accurately it is a stitched animation that is generated from a burst of still photos. Pixel Owners can now create videos of the stars moving across the

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! The Photographer Who Opened a Store to Serve the Community – The Cut Introverted Unisex Long Sleeve Tee – Black from photodom Dominick Lewis is

A photographer has filed a lawsuit against Capcom, accusing the Japanese video game giant of infringing her copyright by using her photos extensively in its best-selling video games. Polygon reports that Judy A. Juracek filed her initial complaint in a Connecticut court yesterday. Juracek is a designer and photographer who has published several books with

In an update to its privacy policy earlier this week, the popular social media video app TikTok has added a new section that allows it to “collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users’ content. As reported by TechCrunch, the policy appears to allow the app to collect biometric information, which is the latest

Facebook Rights Manager, which helps creators protect unauthorized image use, has been gradually rolling out since it was announced last year. As part of that process, the system can now provide detailed insights to photographers into how photos are used, including unauthorized use. Image theft as well as unauthorized use — such as users sharing

[embedded content] Nikon has announced the NX Field, a new remote shooting system that is meant to support photographers and videographers “on the front line of news and sports photography.” This application will allow users to link multiple Nikon digital SLR and Mirrorless cameras, operate and adjust settings, and automatically upload images captured from all

Canon has revealed additional details of its upcoming EOS R3 professional camera along with a set of new images. The company states that the camera will feature a vari-angle rear LCD and offer a host of video features. Photos of the rear of the camera also reveal a very large viewfinder eyecup. While Canon still

Associated Press (AP) will auction 10 non-fungible tokens (NFT) to celebrate its “iconic photojournalism” over the past 175 years. The NFTs are artistic representations of notable, iconic photographs and will be available on the blockchain for the first time. AP worked in concert with blockchain knowledge company Everipedia, NFT marketplace OpenSea, and multiple digital artists

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Meet Steve Babineau, the Photographer Behind Wayne Gretzky’s $3.75 Million Rookie Card – The Boston Globe Best in Set: 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Cards #18 Wayne Gretzky

Faye Schulman was a Jewish partisan photographer who courageously fought against Nazis with both a gun and a camera. She was the only photographer to document resistance efforts in Eastern Europe during World War II. Faigel “Faye” Lazebnik Schulman was born on November 28th, 1919, in the Eastern Poland city of Lenin (a town that’s

Following a rumor that the iPhone 13 would possibly feature sensor stabilization in some capacity on all of its models, a new report alleges that looks more and more likely as it appears Apple will be purchasing the necessary parts for the feature in large quantities in the next two months. Apple is expected to

Photo Credit: Thomas Pesquet / ESA European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet recently published a set of images from the International Space Station of Earth that show only water and clouds, which makes the planet look very different than it is normally seen. Thomas Gautier Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer and took part in

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in a federal court in San Francisco that targets Instagram’s embed publishing tool. It alleges that Instagram and its parent company Facebook enabled copyright infringement by encouraging online publications to embed links Instagram posts in articles. In a report from Reuters, the complaint alleges that Instagram’s embedding tool allowed

[embedded content] Over the last several months, Samsung has published several detailed and easy-to-understand videos that discuss specific aspects of its imaging technology. Its most recent video combines many of these topics into a succinct and informative overview of its 108-megapixel ISOCELL HM3 sensor. While it is clearly a video designed to market and sell

Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the results of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, a collection of 25 stunning photos showcase the night sky from locations all over the world. This compilation is published in the spring of each year which is considered the peak of the Milky

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Holding Onto You: Photographs as Protest Signs – Magnum A funeral procession for assassinated student leaders. Demonstrators carry a photograph of Arlen Siu, an FSLN guerrilla

Twitter recently announced full-size images in mobile feeds, much to the delight of photographers. The company has now revealed that one of the reasons for the change is that internal tests revealed race and gender biases in its AI photo-cropping system. Twitter first introduced its AI-powered “intelligent” photo cropping back in January 2018, and the

Efforts to reduce bezels and notches at the top of smartphones are impeded by one major must-have feature: the front-facing camera. While many Android devices have adopted the “hole punch” over the iconic Apple notch, Google may be headed towards a unique under-display camera. Reported and illustrated by Lets Go Digital, a new from Google

[embedded content] Confirming a report from early March, Snap has officially announced its ambitious next-generation augmented reality (AR) Spectacles. They sound incredibly ambitous, but they also aren’t for sale. The new, lightweight display glasses are made for creators and enables them to overlay what are called “Lenses” directly onto the world through immersive AR. The

The attorney general’s office of New York is preparing an insider-trading lawsuit against Eastman Kodak and its top executive which focuses on stock purchases that occurred before a deal with the Trump administration to finance a pharmaceutical venture during the Coronavirus pandemic. As reported by Reuters, the case focuses on Executive Chairman Jim Continenza’s purchase

[embedded content] ON1 has announced NoNoise AI, its new state-of-the-art application for image noise removal that it says was designed to give better results than any other noise reduction application on the market. According to a statement from the company, the app will intelligently reduce image noise by leveraging ON1’s AI-Based machine learning to remove

Kolari Vision has announced a set of clip-in magnetic filters that fit between the sensor and the back of a lens. Compatible with the R adapter, or native RF lenses, these can be used to add rear filtering to RF lenses, or two layers of filtering when paired with the R filter adapter. The company