Awarded Highly Commended in the Urban category. “The world’s longest train, with 3 kilometers of railroads, trundles through the Sahara desert bringing iron from an oasis to the coast. ‘The Backbone of the Sahara’ is also the world’s heaviest train load and provides the only free of charge long-distance mean of transport in one of… Continue reading Venture high in the sky with the winners of the 2022 Drone Photo Awards
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A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
When built, the MAGIS-100 atom interferometer will be the largest in the world. But it’s still missing a key component: a detailed camera. Stanford University This story originally appeared on Popular Science. In suburban Chicago, about 34 miles west of Lake Michigan, sits a hole in the ground that goes about 330 feet straight down. Long… Continue reading A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
Take your back-to-school photography and kick it up a notch
Earlier this summer, GapKids captured the imagination of parents and kids alike with their Everybody Belongs back-to-school campaign. Inspired by the children’s book of the same name, written by the author and Down syndrome advocate Heather Avis, the campaign celebrates the interests, abilities, and talents that make every kid unique. As part of a “digital… Continue reading Take your back-to-school photography and kick it up a notch
JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Rudiescu on Flickr A race car zips down the track to a child’s delight. The sun’s last golden tendrils cling to a cloudy sky. A horse and its rider share a tender moment. For this week’s Photo of the Day challenge, we asked readers to show us what they most love to photograph, and the… Continue reading JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Adventures in the outback: Winners of the 2022 Australian Geographic photo awards
“Head on.” Runner-up in the Threatened Species category. Matty Smith The skeleton of a tree rises towards the Milky Way. Sharks encircle the carcass of a dead whale. Tiny critters search for a snack. These scenes are among the winners and finalists of the 2022 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards. They invite… Continue reading Adventures in the outback: Winners of the 2022 Australian Geographic photo awards
Skateboard photographer Atiba Jefferson on getting your foot in the door
Andrew Reynolds frontside flips a hefty double set of stairs in front of a crowd. © Atiba Jefferson Atiba Jefferson is a legend in the world of skateboard photography (and skateboarding in general). With more than 25 years of experience behind the lens, his work has and continues to grace the covers and pages of… Continue reading Skateboard photographer Atiba Jefferson on getting your foot in the door
The state of AI in your favorite photo editing apps
ON1’s forthcoming Super Select AI feature automatically detects various subjects/elements in an image, allowing user to quickly create a mask. ON1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in photography are more widespread than ever before, touching every part of the digital image-making process, from framing to focus to the final edit. But they’re also widespread in the… Continue reading The state of AI in your favorite photo editing apps
Best cameras for sports photography in 2022
Abby Ferguson Best overall Canon R3 Check Price Best Nikon Nikon Z9 Check Price Best budget Canon R7 Check Price Like high-level athletes, cameras for sports photography can achieve feats their more casual competition can’t. Sure, you can shoot sports with just about any camera. David Burnett has famously created incredible Olympic photos with an… Continue reading Best cameras for sports photography in 2022
Best Canon lenses for 2022
Stan Horaczek Best overall RF 50mm F1.2 L USM Check Price Best budget RF 50mm F1.8 STM Check Price Best standard zoom RF 24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM Check Price There are a lot of Canon lenses in the world. In 2021, the company announced that it had manufactured more than 150 million EF and… Continue reading Best Canon lenses for 2022
Wildlife photographer David duChemin on finding your voice
David Duchemin David duChemin is a photographer, author, and educator, known for both his humanitarian work as well as his nature and wildlife photography, both on land and underwater. As with most image makers who travel to create their work, COVID-19 put the brakes on many of his projects, but also gave him time to… Continue reading Wildlife photographer David duChemin on finding your voice