Leitz Photographica Auction has announced an auction of another historical Leica. This time, it’s a prototype of the 16mm film camera that never got to be produced for the wide market. The prototype was made of wood, so it’s not an actual working piece of gear. Still, thanks to its historical value, it’s expected to fetch over $162,000 at the auction this June. This prototype was made in 1959 after the commercial success of the Leica M3....

Oppos have recently showcased a prototype of a retractable rear camera in a mobile device at Inno Day 2021. It’s breakthrough technology and with this design, the Oppo team have managed to fit a large 1/1.56 inch 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor in an 8.26mm thick phone. In this particular design, the actual sensor moves, so increasing the distance between the sensor and the lens. The result is a 50mm equivalent with 2x optical zoom, with vastly improved detail and a more natural portrait mode with better separation between subject and background....

Founded in 2012, ParaZero specialises in the development of parachute systems for both manned and unmanned vehicles. And we’ve shown you some of their drone parachute technology a couple of years ago being tested on a 3DR Solo. Since then, ParaZero has gone on to produce a range of “SafeAir” parachutes for larger drone models, like the DJI Matrice 600 series. Now, though, they’re looking at a more mainstream audience, offering new SafeAir parachutes for DJI’s very popular Mavic Pro and Phantom series drones....

Former White House photographer Pete Souza has announced a new book. Titled “Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs,” the book shows around 300 of the photographer’s favorite and most iconic images from the years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Some are the photos we’re familiar with, and some of them have never been seen before. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTW2x6qlY8e/?taken-by=petesouza The description of the book states that “it is a seminal book on the Obama presidency, documenting moments of national import....

I find canyons and gorges to be among the most breathtaking places to visit and photograph. They’re as beautiful from a viewpoint as they are from air, and photographer Mitch Rouse sure proves it in his stunning aerial images. While drones are easily available today, Mitch chooses a more complex, and I’d say braver method for taking his aerial shots. Pairing a Phase One IQ4 with his passion for photography and flying, he takes mesmerizing photos from up high....

Christmas is a holiday that brings people joy and happiness and puts them in festive mood. Most of us spend time at home with our families, sharing love and joyful moments. And it’s probably kids who enjoy this holiday the most, because there are presents waiting for them under the tree. Unfortunately, not all children are able to spend Christmas at home with their families. Many of them are spending holidays in hospital bed, scared and uncertain what will happen tomorrow....

Photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz has shared his splendid work with us before. His signature technique is high-speed photography of models “dressed” in milk splashes. After Milky Pin-Ups, Splash Heroes and Fallen Angels, Jaroslav has created another stunning series for 2018 calendar and he shared the work with DIYP. This time, he blends pin-up style with the inspiration from popular movies. In his latest series, you can see Morticia Addams, Jessica Rabbit, Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction, to name just a few....

Before and After photos are pretty common when it comes to people. Weight loss, fitness gains, makeovers, etc. When it comes to animals, not so much. For photographer Grace Chon, a visit to the groomer’s became an exciting opportunity. Grace is no stranger to producing cute photos of dogs, she has several of her own with which to practise. In her new series, Hairy, she takes adorable to the next level with these fantastic images before and after a visit to the groomer....

Passion for photography often takes Neil Burnell to remote areas with stunning sceneries. For his ongoing project Mystical, he photographed an incredible Wistman’s Wood in England. The name of this wood reportedly means “eerie” or “haunted,” and looking at the images, I sure understand why. Neil’s photos look like illustrations of fairy-tales, and it’s easy to imagine fairies dancing around tangled, gnarled, moss-covered trees. In the description of his project, Neil points out that many writers have described the wood as being “the most haunted place on Dartmoor....

Photographer Alex Stemplewski has got under fire before, when he interrupted a photo shoot so he could take photos. But his latest project sparked quite an outrage among photographers: he was accused of exploiting Black Lives Matter movement for self-promotion. With 8.4 million followers on TikTok, Stemplewski is quite a star on this platform (yes, “TikTok star” is a thing and I am old). His bio reads “I make strangers famous” and from what I know, he approaches strangers and takes their portraits....

Next up in our ongoing Photographer Spotlight series we have Micky Wiswedel. Micky is a Cape Town, South Africa based documentary, travel and outdoor adventure photographer. His work has been featured by Red Bull and Outside Magazine. He is the winner of the 2016 Red Bull Illume photo contest in the Wings category and he is currently working with free solo climber Matt Bush. Q&A With Micky Wiswedel – Outdoor Adventure Photographer I love photographing people in awesome locations outdoors, interacting with the world in ways that hopefully inspire people to explore....

Having several talents and skills is wonderful, and bringing them together can create some truly stunning works of art. Eddie Putera joins his talent in model making and photography with plenty of creativity, patience and storytelling. And the result: a set of amazing hand-built dioramas, captured in photos that tell stories of different places and times. All Eddie’s dioramas are handmade, and he makes them all himself. It takes him about a week to finish one miniature model....

Many wildlife photographers like to travel to photograph animals they can’t see in their home country. But Roie Galitz likes to push it a bit further. From the Arctic to Antarctica, Roie has traveled to the remote corners of the Earth to bring us photos of animals we rarely get to see. Roie was born in Israel, but he is currently based in New York City. He has been exploring and documenting our planet’s wildlife and nature for over a decade....

The Brooklyn photographer who was accused on social media of being “fat-phobic” has sued for defamation. In March, William Lords was publicly called out for charging plus-sized models $100 more for a photoshoot. Lords allegedly charges $950 for ‘standard’ and $1,050 for ‘plus/curve’ models. The information was shared on TikTok by model Sixtine Rouyre and her agent Megan Mesveskas after they enquired about pricing for a portfolio shoot. ‘This is just one more example of how awful the modelling industry is to literally anyone over a size zero,’ Rouyre said....

Whether we like it or not, Instagram influencers are a thing and they can make some serious cash from… influencing. But some of them “fake it till they make it” and use all sorts of cunning tricks to appear way more popular than they are. In his latest book, photographer Trey Ratcliff has decided to expose these fake influencers and reveal the tricks they use to create the fake following and get companies to pay them for sponsored posts....

Photographer rights are always a bit of a hot topic, and often brings out extreme points of view from all sides. There’s the law, there’s common sense & decency, and then there’s just outright stupidity. The world over, the rights of photographers do seem to be becoming more common knowledge amongst non-photographers, but Tim Berry of Practical Photography Magazine wanted to see just what would happen while doing a little architectural photography out on the streets....

Hidden in the mountains of Bosnia there are animals you would never expect, who are surviving along hot summers and freezing winters, fighting bears and wolves to keep their families safe. I started my trip having no idea of what would happen during my stay. All my expectations were exceeded the moment I had the very first sight of a wild horse. I would have been perfectly fine with just watching the herds all day long....

It’s been a minute since we heard about Pixii, huh? It’s been right around 18 months, actually, but now the Leica M mount rangefinder that sounds suspiciously like the Leica M10-D (but without a memory card) has finally given us an update. It’s now for sale with either 4GB or 8GB internal memory, and it starts at around $3,000. It features an 11.1-megapixel APS-C electronic global shutter CMOS sensor and yes, 4GB and even 8GB don’t sound like a lot of storage, but the whole point of this thing is not to store pictures on your camera but to send them straight to your phone where you can edit and share them instantly....

Advertisements The first issue of Popular Photography (or Pop Photo) hit the newsstands in 1937, and it was based in New York City. It was a monthly magazine for all these years, but they switched to bi-monthly edition about six months ago. However, it seems this wasn’t enough to keep the magazine alive, so Pop Photo will definitely be folded due to declining ad revenues. Just like its sister magazine, American Photo will suffer the same fate....

When you need to select the best images to edit and send to the client, it can be quite a boring task. When you get home from a photo shoot and have hundreds of images to choose from, it really takes up a lot of your time. This is when Lightroom’s Survey Mode comes to the rescue. In this video, Scott Kelby shows you one way of using Survey Mode to quickly choose your best images and move on to editing....