Photographer Pete Mauney’s mesmeric long exposures of fireflies are not only works-of-art but shed light on the insects’ behavior.
Mauney’s enchanting photographs consist of anything from 100 to 1500 30-megapixel RAW files and the large data require custom computers to handle the processing.
“If I process them in 16bit the files, they will often be in the 150GB range, or…
LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias
September 1, 2022
One of the judges for LensCulture’s 2022 Street Photography Awards selected a member of the photo collective he is a part of as a winner, leading to questions of bias or impropriety.
Last week, LensCulture revealed the winners of its 2022 Street Photography…
World’s First and Only 8K Footage of the Titanic Reveals New Details
September 1, 2022
The 2022 Titanic Expedition has succeeded in capturing the first and only 8K footage of the wreckage which shows the most detail that has ever been captured of the sunken ship.
The Titanic Expedition’s goal is to survey the wreck of the RMS Titanic that sits…
NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music
September 1, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope’s first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST’s image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images.
Sonification is the process of using non-speech audio to convey visual information. The Webb team, in conjunction with NASA’s Universe of…
Hasselblad Teases a New Camera to be Revealed on September 7
September 1, 2022
Hasselblad has published a teaser for a live event scheduled for September 7, presumably for a new mirrorless camera in the styling of the X series.
The company published the teaser on its social channels that links to its website where interested parties can sign…
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September 1, 2022
Another wide, fast prime from the clever folks in Aizu, Japan? Yes, please! We took this new Sigma lens (in its L-mount version) for a journey around Washington State and came away with a bunch of fresh sample images.
View our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art sample gallery
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Chroma Cameras unveils new 24mm lens for Leica M39 screw mount that weighs only 16g
September 1, 2022
Chroma Cameras has announced its first lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras, a compact 24mm F11. The M39 thread mount lens is currently in pre-production, so specs aren’t quite finalized yet, but beta units have weighed a mere 16g. Per Kosmo Foto, the working name for the new lens is ‘Glass,’ but that may change ahead of the official release.
The lens barrel is constructed…
Photographer Exposes How Kim Kardashian Warps Her Body in Photos
September 1, 2022
A commercial photographer is teaching “media literacy skills” on TikTok by revealing how celebrities like Kim Kardashian edit their photos.
Photographer and Educator Caroline Ross shared a viral video on TikTok this week where she asked viewers if they could…
Sony announces the Xperia 5 IV smartphone with 4K/120p video, will retail for $1,000
September 1, 2022
Sony has announced its latest smartphone, the Xperia 5 IV. As with its predecessors, this model takes inspiration from Sony’s higher-end Xperia devices and packages it into a smaller, more affordable package.
On the imaging front, the Xperia 5 IV uses the same camera array…
The 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s Most Commended Photos
September 1, 2022
Treefrog pool party by Brandon Güell, Costa Rica/USA | Highly commended, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles
The Natural History Museum has shared an early look at the top photos from its 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition through a set of its “most commended” entries.
The Museum is set to unveil a new and redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition that…
