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Power House Mechanic, Lewis Hine © 2013 USPS

It's hard to quantify the importance of photographer Lewis Hine's work in the United States. More than just an incredible artist, his work documenting child labor in the early days of the 20th century were instrumental in ending the practice. He spent much of his career...

 

 

The Sony NEX series of compact system cameras has been around for quite a long time now, yet they still amaze me when I look at one or pick one up to shoot. I'm wrapping up my review of the latest model, the Sony NEX-5T, and this tiny little, lightweight body just feels great in my hands, yet somehow sports a...

 

 

Time to get our deal on! We've rounded up a nice selection of camera and lens deals this morning including the recently re-stocked refurb Canon 5D Mark III and a big dual lens and printer bundle with the tiny Canon SL1. There's also a new price drop on the Fuji XF1 and a couple nice discounts on some Canon...

 

 

Planning to pick up one of Nikon's latest digital SLRs as soon as it hits the market, and want to be ready when it shows up? If so -- and if you're using a Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8 computer -- we've got a download you'll want to grab.

Nikon has just updated its NEF Codec package, which lets Windows...

 

 

A couple of years ago, Kenko Tokina launched the AT-X 116 Pro DX II, an 11-16mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom lens that updated its earlier version with improved coatings, and for Nikon shooters, an SD-M autofocus motor and GMR sensor. These both allow use on bodies lacking a screw-drive focus motor, and improve...

 

 

Ever missed that once in a lifetime shot, and had to struggle not to throw your camera in dismay? Well, a new project over at crowd funding site IndieGoGo aims to have you throw your camera for a different reason: to take a photo. (Or more accurately, 36 of them.)

The Panono is a panoramic ball camera whose...

 

 

The high-end Olympus Stylus 1 marries the company's premium compact XZ-2 with the acclaimed mirrorless OM-D E-M5, so of course our interest was piqued when the bridge camera was announced just a few weeks ago. We've been eager to get the Stylus 1 into the lab and put it to the test; as such, we share our first...

 

 

While North Korea is still probably the most strictly controlled and authoritarian nation in the world, it is slowly starting to open its borders. More images are starting to leave the country -- and thanks to the recent rollout of 3G in the isolated nation, photos are now leaving via another route: Instagram....

 

 

What would you do if, every morning for the month of November, you woke up and found your toys had taken on a life of their own while you slept? That's what writer Refe Tuma and his wife have done for their kids in an event they've dubbed Dinovember, and they're chronicling it all over Facebook.

Writing for the...

 

 

As of right now, if you're a smartphone photographer looking to shoot Raw, your options are pretty limited. There are a couple of Nokia phones that have that capability, but other than that you're more or less out of luck. But Android users could soon be shooting uncompressed too, if new reports are to be believed....

 

 

There's something remarkable about old mugshots, a glimpse into the criminal past of our world, and the way it has changed. Recently, Swann auction galleries held a large photographic auction, and buried within were multiple sets of incredible old mugshots.

Probably the most impressive of the bunch was Lot 60, a...

 

 

Happy Monday, everyone! It's a brand new week with brand new deals! Up today are a nice variety of camera and lens deals. We've found a great Canon camera and printer bundle as well as discounts on refurbished Canon gear direct from the Canon Store. There's also big Canon camera and lens promotion at Amazon. Woot...

 

 

For this week's Firmware Friday update, we have news of firmware tweaks for nine cameras from Canon and Nikon, although two of Canon's updates have since been pulled due to issues. We'll start with Nikon, whose updates are for cameras most of us can afford. In all, the company has updated five DSLRs -- the D3100,...

Photography is, quite literally, writing with light -- and it's lighting that can make or break a shot. With wide-angle close-ups, your challenge is to get a balanced exposure in situations where the background is too light or too dark compared with the subject and the dynamic range of the digital camera cannot embrace it.

That short distance between the front element of...

 

Steve Winter / National Geographic

Earlier this year, we talked about photographer Steve Winter, and his incredible year long journey to photograph a cougar in Griffith Park, L.A.. Now National Geographic has published the shots that he took, and they're more amazing than you could believe.

The article reveals some...

 

 

With the Philippines still reeling from the immense destruction caused by Typhoon Haiyan, there's been a move to turn the usually inherently self-obsessed act of the "selfie" into something far more noble. Dubbed the "unselfie", it's a move to take a selfie with your face obscured, instead giving information on how...

 

 

Joe Fellows of Make Productions has made a name for himself by animating still photos, turning a 2D image into not quite 3D by using what's known as the parallax effect. In this video he walks through the laborious task of turning a single photo into a living animation, thanks to a large dose of Photoshop and After...

 

Olivier Laurent / British Journal of Photography

Newspaper employees the world over are facing the specter of their jobs disappearing — but it's photojournalists who have the most to dread. Photographers have faced the brunt of recent job cuts, leaving papers far poorer for their absence. But one French newspaper has...

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! We've got a lot of great deals this morning to finish off the week, including great deals on a Canon 5D Mark III and another Canon EOS M bundle. We also have other DSLR deals on Canon, Nikon and Pentax models -- plus, a new series of Pentax manufacturer instant rebates and price drops. For...