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Edmund Clark photographed Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, home to more than 40,000 people
America’s largest enclave in Afghanistan, Bagram Airfield, was home to more than 40,000 people, most of whom never leave the base, says Edmund Clark, who has recorded the everyday spaces in which they live and their limited views of the country they are occupying. Our impression of war is shaped by images of soldiers on patrol or in combat. Actually, points out photographer Edmund Clark, the vast majority of the 40,000 people who were stationed at Bagram Airfield – America’s largest enclave in Afghanistan – never left it....
read moreLooking for Alice: a mother’s gradual acceptance of her daughter, born with Down’s Syndrome
Alice was born with Down’s Syndrome. Her mother at first struggled to accept her. “I wondered how it might be for Alice to be valued without distinction,” Sian Davey says, “without exception and without second glance.” On one level, Looking for Alice is an illustration of family life, says Sian Davey, with “all the tensions, joys, ups and downs that go with the territory”. But on another, this photography series challenges perceptions of difference, because it focuses on images of her...
read moreMarita Pappa’s Athens: what it’s like to be young and Greek today
The Greek financial crisis is the source of headlines the world over. But what is it like to call it your home, and be forced to leave? Living in London, Marita Pappa returned home to explore the seductive beauty and power Athens held over her, and to celebrate a people who have, despite everything, carried on having fun. It seems fitting that we have the Ancient Greeks to thank for the word ‘crisis’, or κρίσις. They interpreted it as a “separation from a judgement or decision”, and there is an air of apocalyptic fervour...
read moreNikon D810A: An astrophotographer’s perspective
@RetziusWhat they know (and what you fail to notice) is that there will always be a demand for robust, straightforward cameras. So this is a safe bet, although it makes it impossible to keep the revenue they had a while back. These cameras can evolve much slower than the most “innovative” ones, because “being innovative” is not why people buy them anyway. On the other hand, many people who switched to mirrorless, did it because of the size difference. And these people might eventually move to even smaller cameras, when...
read moreRicoh announces THETA+ app and two new camera accessories
Ricoh Japan has announced a new app called THETA+ for iOS and Android. With THETA+, owners of Ricoh’s THETA spherical camera can edit images shot with the device via a smartphone or tablet. Due to be released ‘soon,’ the new app is designed to work in tandem with the existing THETA app, which enables shooting and sharing from a smartphone. THETA+ includes options to trim photos, change their color tone and switch projection format. In addition, Ricoh will be expanding the THETA accessory lineup and...
read moreCanon EOS 5DS R sample gallery updated
Aside from an ability to print larger, I don’t see the benefit of the megaton of pixels. I mean, the pictures here look great but how much more detail would this camera capture vs the likes of the top Nikons or Sony mirrorless? And just what is that extra detail? Moreover, how does it actually matter, particularly when shooting recreationally? I never thought I’d be the guy to say that, when it comes to pixels, you ought to keep it real. This is especially true with Canon and their history of generally lower than the best in class...
read moreHow to Take Criticism to Improve as a Photographer
If you share your photography in any public manner, you’re bound to run into critics who point out things you should improve in. While some of the critiques aren’t worth listening to and should be tuned out as noise, others may be from more experienced people who have genuinely valuable feedback that could help you grow. Photographer Don Giannatti wrote about this subject a few months ago, but here’s another take: above is a 3.5-minute video with tips on how to take criticism without getting defensive. It’s about criticism in general...
read morePetition for Saving Freedom of Panorama in Europe Passes 300K Signatures
Last month, we shared how “freedom of panorama” has come under attack in Europe. According to a proposed amendment to copyright reforms being considered, photographers would need to seek authorization before commercially using photos showing copyrighted works that are permanently located in public spaces. Once word of the proposed amendment got out, photographers have been working hard to speak out against the proposal in order to retain freedom of panorama. On July 3rd, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales himself wrote an op-ed for The...
read moreHow I Turned a Caravan Into a Mobile Darkroom for Wet Plate Photos
Having failed woodworking at school, probably the worst thing I could have done is venture into the world of wet plate photography. Back in 2012, I learned the dark art of the silver stuff, just around the time the wave of interest was starting to build worldwide. However, as I live in New Zealand, an island nation, it has taken a while (and is still taking a while) to reach us. As a result, getting anything wet plate-related is quite a task. One does not simply walk into a store and buy a ‘wet plate kit’. As a result of wet plate...
read moreNo Filter: This ‘Vintage’ Photo Was Shot with a Phone and Binoculars
Kaleta Bartosz was on a boat with his girlfriend off the coast of Croatia last week when they spotted the Royal Clipper — a five-masted cruise ship — sailing by in the distance. Bartosz raised his binoculars, placed his smartphone camera against the eyepiece, and captured this vintage-looking photo that looks like something from the pages of an old book. The Warsaw, Poland-based cinematographer tells PetaPixel that the ship was about 10 miles away on the Adriatic sea when he examined the “spooky boat” through his binoculars and snapped...
read moreA 3D Flythrough of the Milky Way Created with Over 400K Telescope Photos
Want to be blown away by the size and beauty of the Milky Way? daveachuk of Vancouver, Canada, created this 8-minute-long flythrough of our galaxy in 3D. It may look like a CGI rendering, but it’s not: it’s actually the result of combining over 400,000 photos captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope across various wavelengths and over 6 years. Gigapixels upon gigapixels of photos were processed and manipulated over 5 months of spare-time work to create what you see above. Dave has posted a technical explanation of how the 3D effect was...
read moreAn Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. ...
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read more7 Street Photography Rules That Should Be Broken
There is an all-too-common path that many people follow when they begin to practice street photography. They grab their camera, go to the busiest place they can find, and capture people head-on over and over again. While this is certainly something that you should do, it is not the only thing. I want to dispel a few myths about street photography to help broaden the content that you photograph. There is a wide range of ways to capture interesting street photographs for you to try. Plant, Chase Bank 1. People need to be present in the image...
read moreThe First 3 Photoshop Blend Modes You Need to Understand
Photoshop can be extremely intimidating to learn, but once you start to get a grasp on some of the tools it has to offer, you’ll wonder how you ever processed photographs without it. If there’s one area of Photoshop that is both extremely confusing, and yet, extremely powerful when harnessed properly, it’s got to be the collection of blend modes. While this article won’t cover all of the options available within Photoshop, it should give you a good place to start your journey into using Photoshop blend modes. Photoshop blend modes: a few...
read moreDiscover the Secrets to Perfectly Focused Photos [Save 50% on Jay & Varina Patel’s Focus Collection]
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read moreMichael Hoppen’s gallery goes online
Michael Hoppen’s eponymous gallery has been at the cutting edge of photographic print sales in the UK since 1992, but it’s now launching into online sales. One of the few London galleries solely dedicated to photography, Michael Hoppen Gallery has been at the cutting edge of photographic print sales in the UK since it opened in 1992. Its list of international artists is eclectic and diverse, representing the old and the young, the incredibly famous and the lesser known, and it accommodating a wide range of...
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.