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Shy sea lion and orangutan operation lead Nature Photo Contest wins
January 16, 2024A new photography competition has released its first batch of winners and finalists. A portrait of a playful sea lion has won the inaugural Nature Photography Contest, which showcases animals, plants, landscapes and human impact on the environment. -
"Millennium Camera" to take a 1,000-year long-exposure photo
January 09, 2024What did your area look like 1,000 years ago? Well, people in the year 3023 might have the luxury of finding out, thanks to an art/science project called the Millennium Camera, which will take an extremely long-exposure photo of the Arizona desert. -
Universal Lite turns almost any smartphone into an underwater camera
January 09, 2024Although most smartphones are now waterproof, you definitely shouldn't take them snorkeling without an underwater housing. The Universal Lite is one such device that fits a wide range of phones, allowing them to serve as underwater cameras. -
Best photos of 2023: Animals, aurorae and amazing landscapes
December 27, 2023Every year, countless stunning images are submitted to photography competitions around the world. From cosmic structures to microscopic marvels and everything in between, here is a snapshot of the most awe-inspiring photographs of 2023. -
Gallery of Fluid Motion: Science at its most visually stunning
December 18, 2023In fluid dynamics, hard science often comes with dazzling aesthetic beauty – a fact the American Physical Society highlights annually with a photo/video contest. Here are this year's winners – equal parts fascinating, hypnotic and visually stunning. -
Powerful solar storms dazzle in annual aurora photography gallery
December 05, 2023In good news for aurora photographers, the Sun is approaching the most active period of the solar cycle. As such, the stunning light shows in the 2023 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection are particularly vibrant. -
Motorized Hyperdolly gets cameras moving for slick dolly shots
December 04, 2023Handheld gimbal stabilizers are all very well and good, but for really classy-looking cine camera movements, nothing beats a wheeled dolly shot. The Hyperdolly is designed to get those shots, without having to lay down any tracks. -
Vote now for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards
December 03, 2023Here’s your chance to play juror and vote in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Awards 2023, a collection of 25 stunning photographs that shine a light on the beauty and brutality of the natural world. -
Mega-retro Jollylook Eye converts digital photos to instant prints
November 28, 2023Six years ago, Ukrainian startup Jollylook brought us a very retro-looking analog camera that produced instant-print photographs. The company is back again with the similarly old-school Eye, that converts digital photos into instant prints. -
Kodak's long-awaited "new" Super 8 film camera finally reaches production
November 27, 2023Almost seven years ago, Kodak announced it would soon be offering a digitally enabled movie camera that shot on good ol' Super 8-mm film. Well, it's taken a while, but prospective buyers can now reserve a Kodak Super 8 Camera of their very own. -
Powerful planet: Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 winners
November 26, 2023Photo contests offer a window to the world around us, and in this case, it's one full of grand beauty but also, increasingly of extremes. These images capture both the fight for survival and our resilience as we face life on a rapidly changing planet. -
The 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo winners – naturally, they're a hoot
November 23, 2023A kangaroo riffing on his air guitar, a sentient snowball, a face-planting seabird, a comically depressed owl and a twinkle-toed otter are among the funny, candid images that shone brightest in this much-loved, feel-good wildlife photography contest. -
Sony completes field test for in-camera image authentication tech
November 22, 2023Last month, Leica released a new camera rocking hardware and software designed to help with image authentication. Now Sony has announced the completion of a month-long field test that will see similar tech enabled in its cameras. -
Insta360's latest actioncam boasts stabilized 8K video and Leica optics
November 21, 2023Insta360 has launched a new wide-angle actioncam called the Ace Pro, which was co-engineered with imaging titan Leica, and has the outward appearance of a GoPro, but offers more in the video and photo departments. -
Sony's latest Alpha is the first full-frame global shutter camera
November 13, 2023Sony has launched the Alpha 9 III mirrorless camera, which is billed as the first full-frame model rocking a global shutter system, which enables high-speed shooting at up to 120 frames per second and shutter speeds of 1/80,000 of a second.
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