Well-known astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a stunning new photograph of the Sun with an impressive amount of detail by combining 150,000 separate photos captured from his backyard.
The resulting photograph is titled Fire and Fusion and weighs in at a whopping 300 megapixels.
“A detailed look at our star,” McCarthy says. “I captured around 150,000 images of the sun…
Red Bull Illume has announced the winning photographs from its 15th annual Action Sports Photography competition.
Over the years, the Red Bull Illume competition says it has solidified itself as one of the largest photo competitions in the world and has produced…
A large collection of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photographs will be offered at auction starting on December 9 and includes quite a few images that have never appeared at auction before.
Henri Cartier-Bresson lived from 1908 to 2004 and is considered a master of…
The Sony Alpha 1 Was the Most Rented Camera of 2021
December 8, 2021
Lensrentals has published its end-of-the-year data that reveals the most popular equipment that has been rented in 2021. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Sony Alpha 1 was the most popular stills camera, with Nikon’s Z7 II in second place.
Lensrentals says that it believes its data is a great tool to measure industry metrics to determine where both the photo and video markets are trending.
This Ring Box Opens Like the Aperture of a Camera Lens
December 8, 2021
If you are looking to propose to a photographer, take a look at this sleek new ring box that is designed to reveal a ring as you open what looks like the aperture of a camera lens.
The ring box was designed by Matt Zabloski, the founder of Kelo Designs, who received…
Just published: More sample images from the Nikon Z9
December 8, 2021
We recently took delivery of a pre-production sample of the Nikon Z9, and we spent our time with it shooting as much as possible. We’ve just updated our previously-published gallery of samples with more than 50 new images taken in and around the Pacific…
Sony adds Animal Eye AF for video to its a7C, ZV-E10 cameras with 2.00 firmware update
December 8, 2021
Sony’s ZV-E10 compact camera.
Sony has announced a pair of new firmware updates for its a7C and ZV-E10 camera systems. In addition to overall improved performance, the 2.00 firmware updates bring Animal Eye AF to both cameras while recording video.
Starting first with the a7C, Sony has added a new USB Streaming option so you can use the camera as a webcam when connected via USB to a…
Nikon is licensing intoPIX's TicoRAW technology for 8K/60p Raw video in its Z9 camera
December 8, 2021
When Nikon announced its forthcoming Z9 camera, it confirmed it would be able to shoot 8K Raw video at up to 60 frames per second (fps) with a firmware set to be released in 2022. At the time, Nikon didn’t specify how it had achieved this, but we now know it’s being done…
15 Photos From the 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year
December 7, 2021
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the images from its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 of the best photos that highlight the aurora borealis or australis captured from around the world.
The…
Canon has developed an image sensor that is capable of capturing high-quality color photography even in the dark. The company says that it will be able to shoot clear photos even in situations where nothing is visible to the naked eye.
In a report from Nikkei, Canon says that it has developed a new type of light-receiving element called a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and is…
