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Scammers Snare Celeb with Smashed Camera and Fake Photographer

An Australian celebrity fell foul of a nasty scam by a criminal group pretending to be a Palestinian photographer. Bryan Dawe, 74, a noted satirist, comedian, and writer, came across a Facebook post by a woman named Sarah Murtaja who claimed that her Canon 5D Mark III had been destroyed by an Israeli bombardment of Gaza. “Israel prevented the introduction of financial aid into Gaza…
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Desert Photos Illuminated by UV Light Look Straight Out Science Fiction

Photographer Cody Cobb has a knack for shifting the perception of a familiar landscape photo into an entirely new experience. His ongoing photo series Spectral takes viewers through environments that feel like something out of science fiction. In Spectral, spotted by Colossal, Cobb morphs the American West into a sci-fi dreamscape, by using a trick of the light —UV light to be…
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Annie Leibovitz Criticized for Her ‘Dark’ Photos of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Photographer Annie Leibovitz is facing criticism for her photos of United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as many argue the photos are poorly lit. On June 30, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the Supreme Court. Leibovitz photographed Jackson to accompany a story published on August 16 for Vogue.
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Canon Has Designed a Magnetic Liquid Cooled Camera

Canon has patented a design for a ferrous liquid-cooled mirrorless camera. The designs indicate that the liquid would be moved around the inside of the camera using a series of magnets. Originally filed with the United States Patent Office in February but published on…
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Leica Collabs with Streetwear Brand BAPE in Limited Edition D-Lux 7

Leica has announced a collaboration with streetwear brand A Bathing Ape (BAPE) to produce a limited-edition D-Lux 7 camera that it says merges “industry-leading technology with a chic, urban sensibility.” The Leica D-Lux 7 “A BATHING APE X STASH” collaboration consists of a black-finish compact camera that will be sold exclusively through Leica and a silver-finish version…
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