The Very First Mirrorless Camera Was a Gem Made by Epson. Yep. Epson.

The Very First Mirrorless Camera Was a Gem Made by Epson. Yep. Epson.

By 2010, the mirrorless camera had become a model on the rise, with Sony, Olympus, and Panasonic each pushing their new compact interchangeable-lens systems on the world. But the very first mirrorless camera came years before, made by a company known mostly for printers.

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Looxcie shifts away from consumers: it’s Vidcie from here on out

What appeared to be a relatively small news bit from the folks at camera-focused group Looxcie earlier this year during CES 2014 has suddenly taken center stage, as their Enterprise-focused … Continue reading

These Prints Were Made By Pressing Photo Paper To a Computer Screen

These Prints Were Made By Pressing Photo Paper To a Computer Screen

Analog or digital: it’s the Thunderdome throw-down of our time. Two formats enter; one format leaves. Either or. Pick a side. Or do like Brooklyn-based artist Job Piston, and use ’em both. Reds is a series of physical prints made on light-sensitive paper pressed up against a computer screen—and they’re pretty dang cool.

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Shooting Challenge: POLAR VORTEX

Shooting Challenge: POLAR VORTEX

We’ve all heard. The Polar Vortex Part II: Vortex Returns is coming. And the best way to suffer through this frigid end of the world is to grab it by the snowballs and make some art.

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A frozen Niagara Falls light show looks like a magical wonderland

A frozen Niagara Falls light show looks like a magical wonderland

Niagara Falls is always powerfully beautiful. A frozen Niagara Falls is even more impressive, like pressing pause on nature to hear the silence. A frozen Niagara Falls filled with colors from a light show? Just look. Photographer Michael Muraz showed us these amazing images of Niagara Falls and the frozen colors make it look like a wonderland.

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Fujifilm X-T1 believed to come with weather-sealed lens

Just a few days ago, Fujifilm teased what seems to be a new X-mount lens camera coming end of the month. Now we’re seeing two new images and hearing more … Continue reading

Staring at these spiders straight in the eyes is sucking my soul away

Staring at these spiders straight in the eyes is sucking my soul away

I can’t do it. These photographs by photographer Jimmy Kong are absolutely fantastic in capturing the venomous detail of spiders in their habitat. They look positively alien and almost peaceful. But don’t you dare think that. Not for a second. Because once you think these fur ball mini aliens come in peace, the spiders are going to leap off the screen and rip your freaking head off.

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Photos of Post-Soviet High Rises Are Grandiose and Surreal

Photos of Post-Soviet High Rises Are Grandiose and Surreal

Photographer Frank Herfort’s recent book Imperial Pomp is a beautiful collection of images depicting a very strange breed of architecture in Russia.

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Nokia’s Cinemagraph update brings GIF export

There’s an update for the app called Cinemagraph out there this week that allows the user to export the media created by the app through the camera of the mobile … Continue reading

Photos of Tourists Staring at the WTC Are Weirdly Riveting

Photos of Tourists Staring at the WTC Are Weirdly Riveting

If you’ve ever taken a lunchtime stroll in Lower Manhattan, you’ve seen them: Sightseers (and locals, too) with their eyes raised skyward, watching the construction of One World Trade Center. Annoying to some, but revealing to photographer Keith Goldstein—whose photo essay Looking On captures the craning.

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