Photography

In the 20th century, the Rolleiflex was one of the most respected names in camera circles. First made in Germany in 1929, it’s a twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera, which means it has two lenses stacked one above the other. The top one shows you the scene on a viewing screen, the bottom lens takes the shot. Favored by photojournalists, fashion photographers and street photographers, those stacked…

When you think of Hasselblad, you probably picture beautifully crafted medium-format cameras, legendary portrait photographers, or perhaps even the cameras that accompanied astronauts into space. What you probably don’t imagine is taking one underwater. However, Instagram photographer @wetnegz is doing exactly that, using an incredibly rare underwater housing originally designed for the…

Growing up in a small farming town in northern Belgium, Eva Verbeeck learned about the USA the same way most Europeans do, via films, magazines and music videos. In her mind, then, the typical American girl conformed to a number of well-worn stereotypers. A cheerleader. A science nerd. A goth. All, in their own way, glamorous, distant (both figuratively and literally) and slightly unreal. Years…

Dave Newman is an amateur wildlife and pet photographer based in Lincolnshire in the UK. He submitted this fantastic photo to Digital Camera World magazine, responding to shoutouts for its regular ‘Rate My Photo’ page. The image gets a full analysis, highlighting the aspects that excel, and ones that could be improved upon. Before deconstructing Dave’s photo, let’s go…