Midas the Four-Eared Kitten is an Instagram Star

Cat photos have always been popular on the Internet, but there is a new kitten stealing hearts on Instagram that looks different from all the rest. Meet Midas, a four-month-old kitten that has four ears. The kitten lives in Ankara, Turkey, with its owner, Canis Dosemeci, and it was born with a rare genetic mutation… Continue reading Midas the Four-Eared Kitten is an Instagram Star

Enter 23 Images for Free Into the Sony World Photography Awards!

Have you entered yet? We’re proud to announce that The Phoblographer is a media partner for the current Sony World Photography Awards. Lots of folks scoff at the idea of entering modern photography contests. But for years, the Sony World Photography Awards has fascinated editors, art buyers, curators, and more. We’ve featured various winners over

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This telescope will spy distant galaxies using 168 off-the-shelf Canon lenses

The Dragonfly Telephoto Array installed in New Mexico. It presently uses 48 Canon 400mm lenses (in two arrays), but that number will be increasing by quite a bit. Image by Pieter van Dokkum, Yale University The Dragonfly Telephoto Array is a scientific telescope designed by an international research team from Yale University and the University… Continue reading This telescope will spy distant galaxies using 168 off-the-shelf Canon lenses

CPB Photo Awards Reveals its Jury

Photojournalists and visual storytellers have been at the forefront of reporting and documenting both life-challenging as well as underrepresented stories across the globe. They have worked diligently to keep a record of every incident, every disaster, every shift across time, from ecological collapses and climate change debates to paradigm shifts in culture and society, conversations… Continue reading CPB Photo Awards Reveals its Jury

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The Best Black Friday Deals for Photographers in 2021

The post The Best Black Friday Deals for Photographers in 2021 appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. If you’re looking for the best Black Friday deals for photographers, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together a huge collection of discounts, including incredible savings on cameras, lenses,… Continue reading The Best Black Friday Deals for Photographers in 2021

Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl given sanctuary in Italy following Taliban takeover

The green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ made world-famous by Steve McCurry’s 1985 National Geographic magazine cover has arrived in Italy after the Italian Prime Minister answered her call for help in leaving Afghanistan following the takeover of the Taliban in August. Sharbat Gula was a 12-year-old refugee when McCurry photographed her in 1984 at the Peshawar refugee… Continue reading Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl given sanctuary in Italy following Taliban takeover

NASA’s Curiosity rover shares postcard from the red planet

NASA’s Mars based Curiosity rover has shared new lanscape images of the terrain on Mars. The rover recently travelled to Mount Sharp, the central peak of the Gale Crater. Greetings from high up on Mars’ Mount Sharp! My team combined two black-and-white images from different times of the day and added colors to make this… Continue reading NASA’s Curiosity rover shares postcard from the red planet

Solarcan Puck is a Limited-Time Palm-Sized Pinhole Solargraph Camera

Solarcan has announced Puck, a smaller limited-time version of its soda-can-shaped Sun-catching camera. The new model comes shaped like a circle and produces round instead of more traditional rectangle images. Solarcan, created by photographer Sam Cornwell, specializes in producing solargraphy cameras that don’t require any DIY skills. Anyone can use them without knowing a single… Continue reading Solarcan Puck is a Limited-Time Palm-Sized Pinhole Solargraph Camera

The winners of the My Rode Reel 2021 short film competition have been announced

My Rode Reel 2021 is over and the winners have been announced, with the overall Judge’s Prize winner being the video above; Two Halves by Chen Wei Choon, based in Malaysia, who walks away with a cool $250,000 in cash as well as a bunch of gear from the competition’s sponsors;  Zhuyin, Insta360, Nanlite, Adobe, Arri, DZOFilm, Pelican, MZed, Musicbed and Rode themselves. It’s interesting… Continue reading The winners of the My Rode Reel 2021 short film competition have been announced

‘Afghan Girl’ Escapes Taliban, Evacuated to Italy

Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman made famous by photographer Steve McCurry’s iconic Afghan Girl photo, has escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been evacuated to Italy. The 49-year-old Gula, also known as Sharbat Bibi, received international attention as a young girl after photojournalist Steve McCurry photographed her at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in… Continue reading ‘Afghan Girl’ Escapes Taliban, Evacuated to Italy