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Fujifilm released its first zoom lens, the Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS, alongside the compact X-E1 mirrorless camera; the lens features a variable aperture that's a bit brighter than your average kit lens (f/2.8-4), as well as optical image stabilization. We've put Fuji's kit lens through its paces in our...

The 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners for 2013 were announced today, and the two photography awards both went to coverage of the ongoing conflict in Syria, one to a group of photographers with an agency, the other to an individual. The two Pulitzer's for journalism photography are awarded for both Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography, the latter of which is awarded...

A little more than a year ago, Adobe released its most recent major update to Photoshop Lightroom -- the company's flagship photography workflow application -- after a two-month open beta program. Today, the company takes the wraps off a beta release of the followup, continuing a tradition of public beta that stretches right back to...

 

 

In March, we reported that the Micro Four Thirds version of the popular Metabones Speed Booster was set to launch in April. Unfortunately, it's April now, and it looks like we're a while away from seeing the adapters yet. Metabones has updated its website, and the Micro Four Thirds version has now been pushed back...

Another month has come and gone, and the latest update to French software company DxO Labs' flagship, photographer-centric workflow app, DxO Optics Pro, is here -- but this time it's a little different. Instead of the usual mixture of newly-supported camera bodies -- or occasionally, fixed-lens cameras or camera backs -- from a variety...

 

 

Movie and TV star Ashton Kutcher has been the familiar face of Nikon cameras for 4 years now and despite reports to the contrary, he's still the company's spokesperson in print ads and television commercials, Nikon told Imaging Resource in a statement.

"Ashton Kutcher remains a key part of Nikon's advertising...

The 16-megapixel Pentax X-5 may look and feel like a digital SLR, but it clearly belongs in the entry-level superzoom class. Photo enthusiasts who have shot with a DSLR and who may be drawn to the X-5's serious-looking but compact design -- it reminds us of a shrunken Pentax K-30 -- might want to look elsewhere, unless they're seeking an...

 

 

The GoPro Hero3 action camera is a great little device for capturing high definition and 4K footage in hard-to-reach situations. In fact, we've catalogued quite a few of them, including this GoPro shooter who captured footage of a diver hitching a ride with a Great White Shark and this GoPro, which got up close and...

 

 

The photography as collectible art market appears to be alive and well. Recent auctions of several well-known photographs fetched over $30 million in sales, including record prices for work by Man Ray and Diane Arbus, according to PDN Pulse.

A signed, gelatin silver photogram by Man Ray from 1922, called...

 

 

(Update: Not as bad as it sounds, see the update at the bottom of the article) A controversial new bill is up before the Vermont legislature, and while there's an awful lot we don't know about it, at this early stage it looks like it might heavily curtail the rights of photographers. Currently, photographers are...

 

 

When Red Bull sets their minds to something, they don't do it by halves. After all, this is the same company that had a man dive from the stratosphere. So when Red Bull got interested in light painting, they did something we've never seen before — they strapped lights to wakeboarders, and photographed them doing...

Earlier today we shared a fun and educational infographic that showed the difficulties amateur snapshooters face when trying to become full-time professional photographers. One of the biggest challenges is consistently creating images that are of professional quality.

To that end, check out this humorous, satirical gallery we ran across online: "Amateur Photography Gone...

Nigel Barker is a famed fashion photographer, and probably most well known for his role in the popular reality show "Americas Next Top Model." Barker recently talked to Nightline's Juju Chang, on a segment on the popularity of the self portrait or "selfie." In this six-minute segment, Barker gives his opinion on the art of the portrait, and how to take one with a...

 

 

For someone who has just purchased a digital SLR, the whole prospect of shooting on Manual mode can be intimidating and leads to many newbie photographers never taking their cameras off Auto. But Canon has released an online tool, which simulates the various settings on an SLR, and clearly shows how they effect the...

 

 

Yes, anybody with a camera (or smartphone) who enjoys taking pictures thinks life would be much sweeter if they just became a professional photographer. Well, it's really not that easy and, in fact, amateur photographers who decide to "make the jump" to becoming a pro can do a lot of harm by lowering the value of...

 

 

If you ever wondered what the Material Girl looked like before she acquired all her fancy, material things, then you're going to love a new photography show opening in New York City tomorrow. Called "MADONNA: A Transformational Exhibition," the exhibition will be on display at the W Hotel in Times Square. It...

One of the hidden losses of the 9/11 attacks were some incredible pieces of art that were stored in the World Trade Center. Not the least among them were 40,000 negatives of the Kennedy family, shot by acclaimed photographer Jacques Lowe, and stored in a fireproof safe, in a bank vault in the Twin Towers. But now, the Newseum of Washington DC has used a team of photo...

 

 

Lego artist Suzuki has created something mighty impressive: a life size replica of a Nikon F, crafted entirely out of Lego. The Lego SLR is not only the size of the real camera, but even has some of the mechanical functions of the real thing, including the ability to advance the film or open the camera. While it's...

 

 

This 25-minute video tour of the International Space Station (ISS) from last year is cool in itself but a Redditor has made it especially interesting to photography fans by cueing it up to the 17:40-mark, which shows several DSLRs with massive telephotos hanging on the wall in zero gravity.

Though we can't see...