79 Celebrations of Pyromania

Fire. It’s what separates Man from the animals, warming our hearts, fueling our engines, propelling our species to fates greater than our mammalian brethren. It’s also just really neat to look at, as proven by these 79 Shooting Challenge entries. More »

71 Failed Photographs…That Turned Out Incredible

Some of the best scientific discoveries have been encountered by mistake, and photography is really no different. Here are 71 photo screw-ups that should, for all intents and purposes, be wretched to look at. But they’re not. They’re downright beautiful. More »

Olympus PEN EP-3: Micro Four-Thirds Is Starting to Get Good. Real Good.

Micro Four-Thirds cameras have long promised to bridge the quality of DSLRs with the size of point and shoots. The Olympus PEN EP-3 is the fullest realization of the Micro Four-Thirds dream so far, even if it’s not quiiiiiiite perfect. More »

Childhood Photos, Recreated as Adults Today

We all have cute childhood photos. But would they still be so adorable today? Five of our grown-up Gizmodo readers remade their childhood and family photos for this week’s Shooting Challenge. And yes, you’re more adorable than ever. More »

72 Different Memories of Exactly One Second

It’s a cool idea: your brain doesn’t necessarily catalog whether something lasted one second or five seconds. But a camera is precise. The 72 photos from this week’s Shooting Challenge were each exposed for exactly one second. More »

111 Scenes that Lasted 1/1000 of a Second

Every image in this collection was captured in 1/1000 of a second—300x faster than a human blink—the briefest of moments that we would miss if not for the remarkable capabilities of the modern camera. More »

61 Moments Captured in a Single Attempt [Photography]

I love you guys. I give you the hardest challenge ever—take a great photo with only one shot—and you choose very risky, high margin for error techniques and subjects. The best submissions? Screw ups…that created something unexpectedly wonderful. More »

97 Gorgeously Golden Photos [Photography]

For two hours a day the world is at its most beautiful. These 97 remarkable photos celebrate that time. More »

10 Stunning Photos of a Piece of Black Paper [Photography]

You’ve probably taken a photo before where the sunset looked beautiful, but the landscape was too dark. By placing a black card over part of your lens, and taking a slow exposure shot, you can take photos like these: More »

19 Objects Cloned by Light [Photography]

You know that special Mortal Kombat kick where there are, like, multiple Johnny Cages? Well, by firing a flash a bunch of times during one photo, you can create Johnny Cage kicks out of anything. More »