As protests against systemic racism swept the globe this year, there have been calls by some photographers for ending the use of the terms “master” and “slave” in the industry. Now Canon has come forward as the first camera company to officially stop using those terms on its camera gear. In photographic lighting, a “master” […]
In the interest of creating a more diverse and inclusive brand, Fujifilm has announced some changes to its “X-Photographer” ambassador program. These include the creation of a new “Creator Website,” plans to add 10 diverse new photographers to the roster, and the creation of a transparent process by which photographers can “get on the path” […]
After months of rumors and development announcements and price speculation and uncertainty about when exactly Canon would reveal the EOS R5 and EOS R6, we now have confirmation from the company itself: Canon has scheduled a “Virtual Product Launch” livestream for 8am Eastern Time on July 9th, right on schedule. The announcement trickled out through […]
Following through on its public commitment to improve the diversity in its own ranks, Nikon is adding two new world-class photographers to the prestigious Nikon Ambassador Program: New York-based documentary and editorial photographer Jide Alakija, and Chicago-based children’s photographer Audrey Woulard. As you would expect, both Alakija and Woulard are at the top of their […]
If you’re a Photoshop user who’s considering switching to the free and open-source image-editing program GIMP, PhotoGIMP is a patch designed to smooth out the transition for you. Created by the Brazilian blog Diolinux, PhotoGIMP aims to make GIMP look and work more like Photoshop on Linux, which Photoshop doesn’t support. The first thing you’ll […]
When the Mekong Delta in Vietnam floods every year, farmers take their boats out and spend days harvesting water lilies. Photographer Trung Huy Pham has captured a series of beautiful overhead photos of the harvest that feature its mesmerizing patterns and colors. For generations, women have been taking small boats out onto the water in […]
This month photography, like everything else, has been dominated by the novel coronavirus and protests. Here are some of the stories and photos that did not make it into our regular coverage. Addressing Racism and Issues of Representation Through Photography –BJPCarrie Mae Weems, Dana Scruggs, Lola Flash, and Mark Sealy invite us to look and […]
When the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house in Barcelona reopened on June 22nd after the months of coronavirus lockdowns, its first concert was rather unusual. Instead of humans filling the seats, the live performance was attended by 2,292 plants. The unique concert was put together by conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia and the Max Estrella […]
Artist and designer Jessica Johnson of Creators Couture has created a unique set of Photoshop brushes that do something we haven’t seen before. Stroke by stroke, and controlled by brush size and direction, you can add an impressionist painting effect to all or part of your photos. The set is referred to comically as the […]
Sigma has released a major firmware update for the tiny Sigma fp full-frame mirrorless camera, adding a bunch of high-end video features like external ProRes RAW recording, Blackmagic RAW recording, Dual ISO support, cinemagraph capture, and lots more. Big firmware updates seem to be the way of things these days. From Nikon, to Leica, and […]