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Photographer Paints Pastels with Her Camera

February 24, 2021
Teresa Freitas is a photographer, although her photographs look more like airy pastel paintings. Her imagery is not just art for art’s sake, but she makes a living as a professional photographer working with brands like Adobe, American Express, Chloé, Club Med, DKNY, Dior, Fujifilm, HP, Huawei, Issey Miyake, Montblanc, Netflix, Olympus, Pantone, Polaroid, and more. Freitas, 30, works out of her…
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Who Should Own Photos of Slaves?

February 24, 2021
In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon opened a drawer in a wooden cabinet. Inside, she found a number of flat leather cases which contained a…
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Sigma Launches 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Lens

February 24, 2021
Sigma has announced the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN zoom lens for Sony E-Mount and L-Mount. In contrast to what is commonly associated with Sigma lenses, the company says this new lens is the smallest and lightest full-frame f/2.8 standard zoom for mirrorless systems currently…
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These Photos of Fireflies in Japan are Magical

February 24, 2021
In the summer, around June and July, firefly season kicks into full swing in Japan and watching (and photographing) the natural light show is a popular pastime. Photographer Daniel Kordan shot a beautiful set of photos that captures the magic of hotaru season. In the summer of 2019, Kodan was shooting in a remote location on Kyushu, the third-largest island of Japan’s five main islands, and he…
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Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN sample gallery

February 24, 2021
The Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN is a compact standard zoom for full-frame L- and E-mount bodies, designed from he beginning for mirrorless digital imaging. Potentially a highly attractive ‘step-up’ lens for mirrorless shooters, Sigma promises that image quality from…
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This Super-Fast, All-Access Camera Bag Raised $600,000+ on Kickstarter

February 24, 2021
Bevis Gear is closing in on the end of a Kickstarter campaign that has so far raised over $600,000 for the Top Shelf, a camera bag that promises fast, easy access to gear in a way that has never been done before. Bevis Gear claims that all bags to this point have struggled to create a design that properly allows fast and easy access to equipment while also keeping that gear secure. Its solution…
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Why You Should Use a 100-400mm Lens for Landscape Photos

February 24, 2021
Photographer Michael Shainblum is known for some truly impressive landscape images and in previous videos has strongly advocated for the use of telephoto lenses. In this 10-minute video, he shows how he captured two days worth of images with mainly a Sigma 100-400mm. Before…
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Samsung Unveils New 50MP Sensor with Next-Gen Dual Pixel Autofocus

February 23, 2021
Samsung has announced the next generation of its 50-megapixel sensor called ISOCELL GN2. It follows last year’s GN1 and promises significant autofocus improvements thanks to a new phase-detection advancement the company calls “Dual Pixel Pro.” Dual Pixel is a technology most commonly associated with Canon cameras and splits a pixel to allow it to sense a phase change on a per-pixel basis…
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